Once again the On-site Workshops are full! Wow, thanks for all the interest!
You can always check the info on who is attending which day here. The Fall 2011 slots are already filling up, so feel free to email me about any future workshops.
And even if they are full, there are always changes, so email me just in case and you'll be put on the waiting list.
Thanks again and see you next week!
Cheers
JD
Showing posts with label Spring 11. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spring 11. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Mobile version of Spungella available
Thanks to the fine folks at Blogger you can now see a speedy mobile version of Spungella. Of course there's an option to view the full web version at any time.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Animation Mentor Newsletter - May 2011
This month we get:
-Tackling Thor: Animation Mentor graduates work on Digital Domain’s feature film, Thor
-Animals & Creatures: Online campus tour
-Animation Mentor descends on FMX in Germany!
-Annecy International Animation Film Festival
-Mariya Kalachova Showcase Testimonial
-Tips & Tricks with Tom Gibbons
Thursday, May 26, 2011
The fantastic flying books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
I've received a lot of information regarding this and the short is looking very interesting. If you head over to morrislessmore.com you can check out all the info about it. Watch the trailer:
You can also watch a studio tour and making-ofs via pictures and clips (cool to see that they used real models) and they also have an iPad app ready. You'll have to pay to watch the short on iTunes or you can go to Starbucks and use their Wifi to watch the movie for free.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Animation Quality vs Quantity – by Jason Schleifer
There is a great breakdown of how to approach a shot on Jason Schleifer's blog and really worth a read. He broke it down into multiple posts:
Animation Quality vs. Quantity – the great debate!
Animation Quality vs Quantity – learning to focus.
Animation Quality vs. Quantity – What about Quality?!
Animation Quality vs Quantity – Intent
Animation Quality Vs Quantity – Finding the Intent
(keep checking his site for updates!)
Friday, May 20, 2011
Spring 2011 Spungella Animation Workshops are done!
Wow! And another batch of workshops is done! Both on-site workshops wrapped this week and so is the majority of the online animators.
As always, and it never ceases to amaze me, you guys have been incredibly talented, fun and patient! This Spring session must have been the one that made me laugh the most. :)
I wish all of you only the best and good luck!
Thanks for another awesome workshop!
Cheers
JD
The Prodigies - French Trailer
It's like Heroes meets The Matrix, but could be cool! Thanks Le Roy for the tip!
"As it ramps up, Pixar's under pressure"
Hypercritial has discussion about three major companies:
It's an interesting perspective and worth a listen.
But this article in Variety, "As it ramps up, Pixar's under pressure", was a bit surprising and unfortunately familiar. (you need to register, or as the page loads, do a quick copy/paste. :) ).
Pixar's Bill Polson outlines the strategy and worries of releasing more and more movies.
This sounds a bit like the structure of an FX house and the aspect of multiple independent pipelines is not exactly something that's worth celebrating There are some positive aspects about it for sure, but boy does it come with headaches as well... Why is there a need to release more and more movies? Is it because Dreamworks is doing it? Is it just the pressure of the current movie landscape? What about over-saturating the market?
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin turn a critical eye towards last week’s episode on criticism, then try to pick the single biggest challenge facing three different wildly successful companies: Google, Facebook, and yes…Pixar.
It's an interesting perspective and worth a listen.
But this article in Variety, "As it ramps up, Pixar's under pressure", was a bit surprising and unfortunately familiar. (you need to register, or as the page loads, do a quick copy/paste. :) ).
Pixar's Bill Polson outlines the strategy and worries of releasing more and more movies.
On the production side, Pixar updates its software for each new movie. That means that as many as six distinct software pipelines are working at the same time. It's a huge strain on the technical staff. It also complicates things as basic as dailies. Some versions of the software require specific hardware, and not every screening room can have every hardware setup, so some screening rooms for dailies can't be used by some toons in mid-production.
...
In short, Pixar is starting to look and feel a lot more like a traditional movie studio, with crews and productions working independently...
This sounds a bit like the structure of an FX house and the aspect of multiple independent pipelines is not exactly something that's worth celebrating There are some positive aspects about it for sure, but boy does it come with headaches as well... Why is there a need to release more and more movies? Is it because Dreamworks is doing it? Is it just the pressure of the current movie landscape? What about over-saturating the market?
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