Thursday, January 27, 2011

Monday, January 24, 2011

Notes On Facial Expressions

Really Cool..click the pic to check it out

Photo of a big bunny rabbit!

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Acting Reference #46

First off I wanted to show this clip in honor of Pete Postlethwaite who passed away a couple of weeks ago. I’ve always been a fan of him, especially his performance in In The Name of The Father. And Steven Spielberg famously dubbed him the “best actor in the world,” which is pretty high props coming from Mr. Spielberg. Here’s a clip of his last role in The Town…if you haven’t seen it I highly recommend it.

This is a perfect example of Secondary Action. This was a principle of animation I had a lot trouble understanding originally. It’s often confused with Overlapping Action. In this clip, his dialog with Ben Affleck is the main action of the scene, the “secondary action” is him cutting the roses. It’s an unrelated Secondary Action, as there is nothing in the dialog that mentions flowers, but it works perfectly with the scene, as it’s a slightly aggressive action which causes a lot of tension. Secondary Action is a great way to add some flavor to your scene because in life we tend to always be doing something when we talk.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Acting Reference #45

Nice little clip from Road to Perdition. I love the bit towards the end when the boy is about to take a bite of his pie, pauses, then asks his question. Interruptions like this are a great way to show your character thinking.

Friday, December 17, 2010

My First Light Cycle

This was my entry for my companies current art challenge...the theme was Tron. Did it pretty quick

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

The Tree of Life

I'm a huge Terrence Malick fan, his movies are a master class in cinematography and this trailer proves that. Too bad he only makes one every seven years haha

Monday, December 6, 2010

Thought of You

very beautiful short

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Monday, November 22, 2010

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Thursday, November 11, 2010

And a Trailer Too

Winnie The Pooh

First images from the new feature length film that comes out next summer. Glad to see its not CG


Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Acting Reference #44

Here's a sweet clip from Hot Fuzz. I'll just let it speak for itself haha Just a great example of using interesting layout to help make a shot funnier. The end is so perfect. Oh and I found this over at the 11 Second Clubs Helpful Hints section...great resource.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Alexis Wanneroy Animation Reel

Great reel from Dreamworks animator Alexis Wanneroy