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Summer Reel

2007-07-07T02:54:00.000-07:00

404 - Revision

2007-02-16T21:41:00.000-08:00

Here is a revision of the "O Brother" clip.
This has been a really fun shot - some things got really wacky with the arm rotations - to make it look right I had to resort to keying every frame when he first walks in and points.

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306 - 403 Dialogue Clip

2007-01-30T02:01:00.000-08:00

Through a nice winter break and a new job it’s finally here: my dialogue clip using audio from the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

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Class 3: Session 301-305: Pantomime Story

2006-10-27T17:16:00.000-07:00

The pantomime story: Sting like a butterfly.
This is a simple acting test that consists of two distinct and contrasting "beats". -SH

Sting like a butterfly: FINAL

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Class 2: Session 207-211: Sticky Door

2006-10-02T10:54:00.000-07:00

Sticky Door: Final

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Class 2: Session 207: Sticky Door

2006-08-25T13:09:00.000-07:00

In this assignment we had to choose from five scenarios: Balance on a beam, Dive off a diving board, Throw a ball, Pull or push a heavy object and Open a sticky door. I chose the Open a sticky door because I thought it would be challenging and it really looked like a lot of fun. Here is my process. -SH

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Class 2: Session 204-207: Stuie Post Jump Revision

2006-08-22T15:10:00.000-07:00

In this assignment we had to choose from four scenarios: a run, character leaping over a gap, jump up onto a box, or a jump from one post to another. I chose the post jump with a character named Stuie who has no arms. Here is my process from thumbnails to final output. -SH

Final Revision

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Class 2: Session 204: Finishing -Turn around 180 degrees

2006-08-04T02:56:00.000-07:00

Finally, I’ve polished the shot, taking critiques from my classmates and mentor.

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Class 2: Session 203: Turn around 180 degrees

2006-08-04T02:29:00.000-07:00

Here I’ve blocked out the shot using the video reference and planning sketches.

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Class 2: Session 201: Turn around 180 degrees

2006-07-13T23:58:00.000-07:00

Semester Two. New semester, new mentor, new class. Things are moving pretty well after a little vacation – our task was to pick an assignment from a list of three that ranged in difficulty – I chose the more difficult one of “Ballie” turning around 180 degrees. The first thing we had to do was shoot some video reference of our selves and then plan out the process through thumbnail drawings. I also decided to do an animatic using my thumbnails, which is going to help out a lot during next week’s assignment of blocking. Well – enough yammering – here is week one:

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Animatic

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Class 1: Session 112: Archive

2006-07-09T14:17:00.000-07:00

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Class 1: Session 111: In-depth look at the hips

2006-06-18T22:43:00.000-07:00

After a long week of adjusting and tweaking here is the “Exhausted” walk in 3D (focusing on hip movement) …woo-hoo – 3D Yeah! Also here are drawings and a pose of this week’s theme “Balance”.

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Planning

"Balance" Sketches

"Balance" Pose

Class 1: Session 110: Introduction to Walks with Character

2006-06-18T21:42:00.000-07:00

Add some character to that walk! So our theme this week - draw and pose characters that communicate that the character is "Exhausted". I took it a step further and animated a character that was exhausted.

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Class 1: Session 109: Revision

2006-06-09T10:03:00.000-07:00

This is a revision for the vanilla walk. I've smoothed the up and down as well as the leg extensions.

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Class 1: Session 109: "Concern Sketch and Pose"

2006-06-06T01:26:00.000-07:00

Here are sketches that depict a sense of "Concern". This was tuff - especially knowing that the final 3D character pose will not have a face.

Class 1: Session 109: Exaggeration and Weight

2006-06-06T01:20:00.000-07:00

This week we focus on adjusting the last weeks walk and then finishing the walk cycle adding necessary in-betweens to make it all come together.

Vanilla Walk - Finishing

Class 1: Session 108: "Strength Sketch and Pose"

2006-06-06T01:08:00.000-07:00

Here are sketches that depict a sense of "Strength". The following is a selected pose sketch that has been translated to the 3D character "Stu".

Class 1: Session 108: Introduction to Walks

2006-06-06T00:38:00.000-07:00

The WALK!
No in-betweens - just keys, breakdowns and extremes.
Basically this is going to be kind of choppy but will have the essential ingredients to define the walk.

Vanilla Walk - Stepped Mode

Class 1: Session 107: Revision

2006-06-06T00:11:00.000-07:00

This is a revision of my Tailor animation.
Needed to quiet the tail a bit and work on my arcs.

Revised Tailor Bounce

Class 1: Session 107: Arcs and Path of Action

2006-05-23T08:54:00.000-07:00

This weeks study was on arcs and path of action. Arcs are everywhere in life, the swaying of a branch, the swing of your arm, etc. Arcs give an organic feel and add life to your animation.

Here is the animation:
SH_107_Tailor_Bounce.mov

Class 1: Session 106: Overlapping Action

2006-05-18T18:51:00.000-07:00

This pendulum lesson was a study on an organic action generated when forces like gravity are applied. This really sets us up for the next lesson when we work with Tailor a squish and stretch ball with a jointed tail.

Here is the animation:
sh_106_pendulum.mov

Class 1: Session 105: Sketchbook 3 Devastating Pose

2006-05-13T17:44:00.000-07:00

Here I had to create a "devastating" pose for Stu.

Class 1: Session 105: Sketchbook 2 Dynamic Sketches

2006-05-13T17:37:00.000-07:00

Had to find dynamic poses in comic books and sketch them.
My references were from the following:
Burne Hogarth: Dynamic Anatomy
Frank Miller: Sin City

Class 1: Session 105: Anticipation and Squash and Stretch

2006-05-13T17:30:00.000-07:00

This week I had to use the principle of Squash and Stretch as a ball moves through an obstacle course.

Here is the animation:
SH_105_obstacle_course.mov

Class 1: Session 104: Bouncing Ball with Different Weights - Planning

2006-05-01T23:55:00.000-07:00

Here is the animation:
BouncingBalls.mov

Class 1: Session 103: Sketching Excitement and Posing Stu

2006-04-25T22:40:00.000-07:00

Continuing the session is sketching depicting an excited character.

Here is the pose in 3D:

Class 1: Session 103: Bouncing Ball Planning Sketch & Animation

2006-04-25T22:26:00.000-07:00

My first animation in class so I must prepare.
Here is my planning sketch of a bouncing kid sized basketball.

Here is the animation:
BouncingBall.mov

Class 1: Session 102: Sketches and Posing

2006-04-16T02:01:00.000-07:00

My good friend Dan and I went to Starbucks the other night for some good java, drawing and a little BS’n. Here are some of my sketches from that night. The circled sketch above is the one I chose for the posing assignment.

Here's another that did'nt make the cut:

Wow! Learning a lot.

2006-04-12T13:44:00.000-07:00

This week and a half have been crazy busy. Learning Maya and the Principles of Animation.

-Sh

Started Animation Mentor Yesterday!

2006-04-03T11:42:00.000-07:00

Second day of class and I'm meeting all of my classmates -it's amazing! What a great job they've done with the AnimationMentor site.

-Sh

Learning Maya

2006-03-29T09:27:00.000-08:00

I've been learning Maya over the last week or so and it's going well. The tutorials on lynda.com have been outstanding. Moving on to animation.

-Sh

Animation Mentor and 3D Software

2006-03-16T08:05:00.000-08:00

Animation Mentor classes start on April 3, 2006.

Animation Mentor provides software training in Maya. Also they offer fully modeled and set-up characters ready to go for Maya. So it looks like I’ll be learning Maya over the next couple of weeks. Ironic though - I have been working in Softimage for over 10 years now and I love it and feel very comfortable with it, it’s like my own 3D nigh-nigh. But, in the end I think learning Maya will broaden my horizons and allow me to be a more versatile animator.

-Sh

Accepted to AnimationMentor.com

2006-03-11T20:26:00.000-08:00

Accepted to AnimationMentor.com
WooHoo! Let the animatin' begin!

Test

2006-03-10T11:06:00.000-08:00

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