ANIMSQUAD CLASS #01 - EXPERT WORKSHOP

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE MY LAST POST. DURING MY BREAK BETWEEN WORKSHOPS I'VE BEEN WORKING ON MY PORTFOLIO, MAINLY BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THINKING ON RETURNING TO SCAD. HOPEFULLY I WILL BEGIN MY SOPHOMORE YEAR ON JANUARY 2015 :). 

SO, LAST WEEK I STARTED THE EXPERT WORKSHOP AT ANIMSQUAD! I HAD A GREAT FIRST CLASS WITH MY NEW MENTOR, ANDREW CHESWORTH. I CAN SAY THAT EVERY THING HE CRITIQUED ABOUT MY SHOT_1 BLOCKING WAS EXTREMELY RICH, LOTS OF "AHA MOMENTS" HAHAHA, I DONT KNOW IF THAT MAKES SENSE BUT ANYWAY. 

TONIGHT I'LL BE SUBMITTING MY BLOCKING + BREAKDOWNS AND AFTER THAT ITS A LOT OF WORK WORK WORK!! :).

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SO I'VE CREATED THIS NEW WEBSITE, CHECK IT OUT :).
HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE IT.
CHEERS!

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CHARACTER ANIMATION REEL JUNE 2014

PROGRESS REEL - ANIMSQUAD INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #12 - INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP

THIS WAS MY FINAL SUBMISSION FOR THE INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP AT ANIMSQUAD. AWESOME WORKSHOP BY THE WAY, LEARNT SO MUCH IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. I HAVE TO SAY ONCE AGAIN, MICHAEL WOODSIDE IS A GREAT MENTOR I REALLY OWE HIM SO MUCH OF MY LEARNING. THE WORKSHOP WENT BY EXTREMELY FAST BUT I THINK I DID TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERY SECOND I PUT INTO MY ANIMATION.

OK... NO MORE TALKING... HERE IT IS. ILL BE UPLOADING FINAL VERSIONS TO MY VIMEO CHANNEL AND I'LL BE POSTING A PROGRESS REEL HERE. 

CHEERS!

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #11 - INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP

I HAVEN;T UPLOAD ANYTHING FOR A WHILE, I'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY WORKING LATELY, IM SORRY I DIDN'T UPLOAD MY ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE LAST 2 CLASSES. HERE'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE CLASS.

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #8 - INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #7 - INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP

THERE'S STILL SOME STUFF TO FIX BUT HOPEFULLY I'LL BE FINISHING IT NEXT WEEK. I ALREADY HAVE SOME IDEAS FOR MY NEXT SHOT SO I GUESS I'LL POST SOME OF THAT LATER TOO. 

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #6 - INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP

SPLINE PASS 2

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #5 - INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP

JUST SPLINED THE TANGENTS... LOT OF CRAPPY STUFF TO FIX. HONESTLY IT'S TAKING LONGER THAN I THOUGHT BUT I CAN SAY ITS REALLY FUN AND I'M LEARNING A LOT IN THE PROCESS :)

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #4 - INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP

BLOCKING PLUS

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #3 - INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP

SUBMISSION FOR WEEK 3. SOME SMALL CHANGES AND I CAN WORK ON THE BLOCKING PLUS AND THEN SPLINE :).

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #2 - INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP

MY SUBMISSION FOR WEEK 2. STILL NEED TO FIX SOME STUFF BEFORE WORKING ON THE BREAKDOWNS :)

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #1 - INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP

SO I HAD MY FIRST INTERMEDIATE CLASS, AMAZING SHOTS FROM EVERYONE, REALLY TALENTED CLASSMATES :) .. HOPE TO LEARN FROM THEM. AS ALWAYS MICHAEL HAS GIVEN ME SOME TIPS TO STRENGTHEN MY IDEA FOR THE FIRST SHOT AND MAKE IT MORE ENTERTAINING. I CAN SAY THAT WORKING WITH BODY MECHANICS IS VERY FUN BUT IT ALSO IS A GREAT CHALLENGE, SO MUCH STUFF TO BE AWARE OF. STILL, LETS HOPE I CAN GET USE TO USING VIDEOREF AND GET THE BEST OUT OF IT.

ANYWAY, HERE'S MY SUBMISSION FOR THE FIRST CLASS. 

PROGRESS REEL - ANIMSQUAD BEGINNER WORKSHOP

ED_405 - SHOT 3 - FINAL

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #12 - BEGINNER WORKSHOP

HERE'S MY FINAL SUBMISSION FOR ANIMSQUAD'S BEGINNER WORKSHOP. I AM GLAD TO SAY THAT IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE, I REALLY LEARNT TONS OF STUFF HERE. MICHAEL WOODSIDE IS A INCREDIBLE MENTOR, HE HAS A GREAT WAY OF TEACHING AND ALWAYS WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR.

I HAVE ALREADY REGISTER FOR BOTH THE INTERMEDIATE AND EXPERT WORKSHOPS :). I'VE CHOSE, ONCE AGAIN, MICHAEL AS MY MENTOR FOR THE INTERMEDIATE WKSHP, AND ANDREW CHESWORTH FOR THE EXPERT WKSHP.

AS FOR THESE LAST SHOTS, I STILL NEED TO FIX SOME LITTLE THINGS AND THEY'LL BE READY TO GO. 

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #11 - BEGINNER WORKSHOP

1 MORE WEEK TO GO AND LOT OF STUFF TO WORK ON AND POLISH... HOPEFULLY I WILL MAKE IT ON TIME. HERE'S MY SUBMISSION FOR WEEK 11.

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #10 - BEGINNER WORKSHOP

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #9 - BEGINNER WORKSHOP

HERE'S WHAT I DID FOR CLASS #9.... CANT BELIEVE ITS WEEK 9 ALREADY, IT WENT BY SO FAST AND LEARNED SO MUCH IN SUCH SHORT TIME. 3 MORE CLASSES TO GO AND STILL PLENTY OF WORK TO FINISH .... HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ABLE TO FINISH THIS STUFF IM WORKING ON RIGHT NOW, ... WAIT A MINUTE... OF COURSE I WILL, I LOVE THIS...CMON... BALLS OF STEEL HAHA.

SO I PLANNED MY 3RD SHOT AND BLOCK OUT A SEXY WALK CYLE FOR JILL (CHARACTER).

SHOT 3 - PLANNING

ED_405 - SHOT 2 - FINAL

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #8 - BEGINNER WORKSHOP

MY SUBMISSION FOR CLASS #8... JUST 1 POSE THIS TIME :( ... DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME THIS WEEK. I AM WORKING ON A COMMERCIAL AS A FREELANCE ANIMATOR, DOING A BUNCH OF 2D STUFF, FX ANIMATIONS (BOUBLES, SPLASHES, SHAPES, ETC), COLORING AND ALSO DOING SOME CONCEPTS. I'LL PROBABLY POST SOME OF THIS AFTER THE PROJECT IS FINISHED.

SO, I WAS GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO START PLANNING MY NEXT SHOT, JUST NEED TO WORK ON SOME FINAL TOUCHES FOR THIS SHOT :).

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #7 - BEGINNER WORKSHOP

POLISH, POLISH, POLISH

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #6 - BEGINNER WORKSHOP

A WEEL LATE BUT HERE IT IS. THIS WAS MY SUBMISSION FOR CLASS #6 AT ANIMSQUAD. :)

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #5 - BEGINNER WORKSHOP

WELL I'M POSTING THIS A LITTLE BIT LATE BUT ANYWAY.... HERE'S MY SUBMISSION FOR CLASS #5 :)

- POSES -

ED_405 FIRST SHOT FINAL VERSION

FINALLY, HERE'S THE RENDERED VERSION OF MY FIRST SHOT AT ANIMSQUAD.

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #4 - BEGINNER WORKSHOP

MY SUBMISSION FOR CLASS #4. RENDER OF THE FIRST SHOT AND BLOCKING OF THE SECOND COMING UP NEXT :).

PLANNING FOR SHOT #2... IT WILL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT, MICHAEL GAVE SOME NICE IDEAS TO INCLUDE :)

POSES (POST CLASS CORRECTIONS)

 

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #3 - BEGINNER WORKSHOP

SO THIS IS WHAT I SUBMITED FOR MY 3RD CLASS. I WORKED ON SPLINING THE SHOT AND A LITTLE POLISH. I STILL NEED TO FIX SOME MINOR THINGS. BUT I WAS GIVEN GREEN LIGHT TO START WORKING ON MY NEXT SHOT :). 

AND HERE ARE SOME POSES TOO... ALREADY APPLIED THE MICHAEL'S CORRECTIONS.

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #2 - BEGINNER WORKSHOP

Here's what I submitted for my second class with Michael Woodside. Just a few simple things to correct and then I can work on my splining :D. 

And here some poses also.

ANIMSQUAD CLASS #1 - BEGINNER WORKSHOP

SO I HAD MY FIRST CLASS AT ANIMSQUAD... LOOKING GREAT SO FAR.

MICHAEL WOODSIDE (MENTOR) SEEMS A REALLY GREAT GUY. HE DEFINITELY KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

HERE IS WHAT I SUBMITTED FOR THIS FIRST CLASS. ITS THE BLOCKING FOR MY FIRST SHOT... GOT SOME REALLY GOOD CRITIQUE SO I'LL BE WORKING ON IT VERY HARD DURING THIS WEEK.


PLANNING

BLOCKING

SHORT BASKETBALL TEST

Short Basket Ball Test from Maxi Keller on Vimeo.
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