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The Soup!

2011-08-08T03:50:00.001-07:00

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Flooby Nooby: Acting Notes by James Baxter

2011-07-26T13:16:00.000-07:00

Flooby Nooby: Acting Notes by James Baxter: "Performance Animators are the ones that throw the switch; the ones who make an audience forget that they are animated characters. ..."

2011-06-08T10:22:00.001-07:00

Mayerson on Animation: The Elements of a Scene Part 2

2011-04-16T07:12:00.001-07:00

Mayerson on Animation: The Elements of a Scene Part 2: "This is the second in a series analyzing the elements in a scene from The Grapes of Wrath. For this entry, I want to talk about personalit..."

Mayerson on Animation: The Elements of a Scene Part 1

2011-04-16T07:12:00.000-07:00

Mayerson on Animation: The Elements of a Scene Part 1: "I'm going to do something different for several entries. What's above is a scene from The Grapes of Wrath, based on the novel by John Stei..."

Who is Your Character and What is His State of Mind?

2011-04-15T05:21:00.000-07:00

"I frequently remind animation students to always think about these questions when animating a character. It is really important to know who your character is when working on a shot and to know what happened before and what is going to happen afterwards. The character's current situation and state of mind will determine what choices your character will make and therefore dictate to some extent what your acting choices should be. By that, I mean you have to think beyond the mechanics and physics of your animation. Of course, as you start learning the principles of animation, you're more concerned about making your animation look right, to avoid any pops or floaty movements, and that's understandable. But hopefully you will also start to think about WHY your character is doing something, and not just HOW.
I remember watching an episode of Inside the Actor's Studio and the guest mentioned something very interesting that stuck with me ever since. Imagine these two situations: one, you're coming home and you're going to bed. Two, you're going to a hotel and you're going to bed. Technically both objectives are the same. But at home you're familiar with the surrounding, you know where what is and you've done this procedure many times. At the hotel you enter your room for the first time and you need to figure out where what is and you're generally thinking more about your actions. So, to be specific, you enter your house and throw your keys onto the same table as always. Since you've done this many times before, you don't even have look at where you throw the keys. You're mentally one step ahead, so your movements are fluid, casual, etc. At the hotel, you might look around first in order to figure out where you'll put the keys down and do the same in order to get undressed and to brush your teeth. Your movements will be more hesitant and distinct. That approach was really interesting to me and made total sense once I thought about it.

Now on top of that, throw a specific state of mind in there. Is your character tired after a trip, or grumpy, happy to be home, drunk, or is he/she a fugitive, hurrying, etc.? The way a character feels will influence your acting choices and the same goes for his/her surrounding.
So when you have a thief robbing a museum as a shot for instance, is the thief super confident or nervous, does he have to hurry? And so on. It's much more interesting to come up with acting choices once you're thinking a bit more about who your character is and why he's doing what he's doing."

by Jean-Denis Haas

Eyes

2011-02-27T03:47:00.000-08:00

tobyshelton.blogspot.com

Sound2!

2011-02-26T02:34:00.000-08:00

D: "If there's anything that this horrible tragedy can teach us it's that a male model's life is a precious, precious commodity. Just because we have chiseled abs and stunning features it doesn't mean that we too can't not die in a freak gasoline fight accident."

The sound!

2011-02-12T02:12:00.000-08:00

TRANSCRIPT

Voice:"Lou, give me a milk... chocolate."

The Guru!

2011-02-05T13:14:00.001-08:00

My 11 Second Club Entry for JANUARY 2011

Render script Maya 2011

2011-01-30T07:01:00.000-08:00

The render script 2011

// Batch rendering workaround - John Mather (NextDesign)
string $filename = "render";
string $cameraName = "camera2";
int $startFrame = 0;
int $endFrame = 24;
string $directory = (`workspace -q -rd` + "images/");
for ($i = $startFrame; $i <= $endFrame; $i++)
{
    currentTime $i;
    // Old version
    render -x `getAttr defaultResolution.width` -y `getAttr defaultResolution.height` $cameraName;
    
    // New version - supports MR and other renderers!    
    renderWindowRender redoPreviousRender renderView;
    
    string $concatFilename = $directory + $filename + "." + $i;
    if (`getApplicationVersionAsFloat` >= 2011)
        // Thanks to nowayfra on creativecrash for his workaround
        catch(eval(renderWindowSaveImageCallback ("renderView", $concatFilename, `getAttr defaultRenderGlobals.imageFormat`)));
    else
        renderWindowSaveImageCallback ("renderView", $concatFilename, `getAttr defaultRenderGlobals.imageFormat`);
    print ("Saved " + $concatFilename + "\n");
}
print ("Completed rendering of " + ($endFrame - $startFrame) + " frames.\n");

The render view fix

//run these commands at start time:

$exists=0;
 for ($item in `getPanel -scriptType "renderWindowPanel"`) {
  if ( $item == "renderView" ) {
   print "renderView exists.\n";
   $exists=1;
  }
 }
 if ( $exists == 0 ) {
  for ($item in `getPanel -scriptType "renderWindowPanel"`) {
   //print ( $item + "\n");
   if ( $item == "renderWindowPanel1" ) {
    //delete it and rename it to something that renderman can use
    print "renderWindowPanel1 detected: switching to renderView so renderman can use it...\n";
    deleteUI renderWindowPanel1;
    $renderPanel = `scriptedPanel -type "renderWindowPanel" -unParent renderView`;
    scriptedPanel -e -label `interToUI $renderPanel` $renderPanel;
   }
  }
 }

These commands were put into "/grp5/ghost/home/mel/renderView_fix/renderView_fix.mel".

2011-01-22T10:11:00.000-08:00

2010-12-16T12:48:00.000-08:00

Color wheel complementary colors!

2010-12-12T12:10:00.000-08:00

My 11SC November Competition!

2010-12-05T14:15:00.000-08:00

My 11SC November Competition! Final Rating: 3.19. Finished 201 out of 295 entries.

Push Blocking!

2010-06-06T03:12:00.001-07:00

Exhausted walk update 3!

2010-04-29T07:39:00.001-07:00

Exhausted walk update!

2010-04-22T08:39:00.000-07:00

Exhausted walk!

2010-04-21T16:22:00.001-07:00

Run cycle

2010-03-30T16:43:00.000-07:00

This a new animation exercise, a running cycle. About 15f.

Walk again.

2010-03-19T09:27:00.000-07:00

Walk updated! from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

Grinding the walk.

2010-03-16T04:06:00.000-07:00

To remove the effect of foot stuck to the floor, I followed instructions from Eric Scheur at 11SC.
This was the initial position:
And that is the current position:
Video in detail looks like this:

Detailed walk! from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

Walk side repaired! from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

Normal walk 12f, third attempt!

2010-03-15T15:27:00.000-07:00

Walk 12f from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

Walk cycle. 12 F from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

Walk cycle - 12f -front from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

Paintings from the age of 8

2010-03-15T14:35:00.000-07:00

©AndrewRoot

3D normal walk on 12f

2010-03-13T12:59:00.000-08:00

Second attempt:

Normal walk second attempt! from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

First attempt:

Normal walk 12f from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

2D-normal walk cycle

2010-02-27T14:56:00.000-08:00

2D Normal walk 12f from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

This is a normal walk cycle on 12f, for my own reference.

Oh, that acorn!

2010-02-26T05:16:00.001-08:00

Oh, that acorn! from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

This is the completed squirrel animation exercise.
The exercise is inspired by AM exercises. I made it because it is very important and it helps me to understand the principles better.

The stage!

2010-02-23T13:02:00.000-08:00

The 2D background with the 3D branch and the 3D acorn.

The stage!

Planning the squirrel story!

2010-02-22T09:40:00.000-08:00

This is a planning for my squirrel animation.

The squirrel is going for that acorn!!!

Jewish Grandpa

2010-02-17T13:49:00.000-08:00

©AndrewRoot

Jewish Grandpa Profile

3d ball squirrel test!

2010-02-16T03:33:00.001-08:00

3d ball squirrel test! from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

A test for the squirrel animation exercise.

The rig is made by Suchan Bajracharya.

Self Portrait

2010-02-13T13:57:00.001-08:00

Self Portrait - ©AndrewRoot

The Aristocrats!

2010-02-12T18:00:00.000-08:00

The Aristocrats!

This is my last work, i didn't find any name for the characters. They are french aristocrats, dressed after the 1770 fashion.

Head details:

2d squirrel with tail run study!

2010-02-08T13:59:00.000-08:00

run from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

2d squirrel with tail motion study!

2010-02-06T16:51:00.000-08:00

I did add the tail to the squirrel!
2d rough animation.

2d squirrel with tail motion study! from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

Revised

2d squirrel with tail motion study!-revised from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

2d squirrel run study!

2010-02-06T11:48:00.000-08:00

Run study for the Grey squirrel. Animation without the tail for tempo.
Reference.

2d squirrel run timing study! from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

2d squirrel motion study!

2010-02-05T13:26:00.000-08:00

Motion study for the Grey squirrel. Animation without the tail only to figure out the tempo. Main reference.
Next i will add the tail.

2d squirrel motion timing study! from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

Preparing the squirrel animation exercise!

2010-02-05T08:19:00.000-08:00

I have decided to do the squirrel animation exercise also because this is an important exercise (i see that all the students at animation school do it).

I will link the reference regarding a squirrel motion:

1-Grey squirrel
2-Grey squirrel
3-Red squirrel
4-"Preston Blair squirrel"

I hope i didn't violate any copyright.

Pendulum exercise update 4!

2010-01-28T10:51:00.000-08:00

Pendulum exercise update 4! from Andrew Root on Vimeo.

Flying Pendulum Test!-Update 3

2010-01-22T04:52:00.000-08:00

What i did add:

-slowing-in/slow-out.
-rotation before the first loop.
-faster impact.

Flying Pendulum Test!-Update 3 from Andrei Radacina on Vimeo.

Flying Pendulum Test!-Update 2

2010-01-17T03:44:00.001-08:00

Flying Pendulum Test!-Update 2 from Andrei Radacina on Vimeo.

Flying Pendulum Test!-Update

2010-01-13T08:37:00.000-08:00

Flying Pendulum Test!-Update from Andrei Radacina on Vimeo.

THE 12 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ANIMATION

2010-01-09T06:46:00.001-08:00

1. Squash and stretch
2. Anticipation
3. Staging
4. Straight Ahead Action and Pose to Pose
5. Follow Through and Overlapping Action
6. Slow In and Slow Out
7. Arcs
8. Secondary Action
9. Timing
10. Exaggeration
11. Solid Drawing (only 2D)
12. Appeal

Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston