Class 4 - Assignment 1 - Continuing Class 3 Dialogue Shot

So for the first 3 weeks of Class 4 we had to continue with our dialogue shot from last class, and add lip sync and facial performance. We were given a new rig that had more than just a mouth rotate and blink controls. We now have eyebrows and lip controls, etc!

We had Jay Jackson (my mentor from last term) sub for a week which was nice, he got to see the final take on my Princess Bride shot with lip sync.

Here are some of my passes for this shot, starting with the most recent (still needs work - when are you going to hear an animator say that their shot is done?):

Week 4:




Week 3:




Week 2:




Week 1:

Class 4 - New Mentor Sean Ermey!

Class 4 is here and I have a new mentor, Sean Ermey! He goes all around doin' freelance type stuff. He has worked on TMNT and just wrapped on Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Check out his IMDb here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2194909/





I'm not posting my class reel yet, I will after this term since the Princess Bride clip shot carried over into this class.

Class 3 - Shot 2 - Dialogue Shot

Our second assignment was to take a 10 sec dialogue clip from a TV show or movie. I chose a clip the Albino recited from The Princess Bride.

Week 11 - Polishing:



Week 10 - Polishing:



Week 9 - Splining:



Week 8 - Blocking Plus:



Week 7 - Blocking:




Vid Ref:


Much thanks to Adam for the ref! Thanks to John who stopped by to help too!


Dialogue Choice Research/Prep:

Class 3 - Shot 1 - Pantomime

Sorry all, I have been way behind on updating this blog. I'll try to condense what has been happening over the last few months. Shot 1 for Class 3 was on Pantomime. As you will be able to see that this shot still needs a ton of work. Here are my different steps, starting with my most recent pass:

Splining:




Re-block/Partial Splining:




Blocking Plus:




Blocking:




Vid Ref Redo:

Class 3 begins! New Mentor Jay Jackson

So I was going back and forth on if I should retake Class 2 for a third time. My mentor encouraged me to retake, but my advisor said that they have seen people do well in Class 3 that have performed like I have in Class 2. Since I would have to retake the old curriculum and I was getting antsy, plus money is not infinite I opted to continue on to Class 3.

My new mentor is Jay Jackson. He has worked on TONS of stuff and seems like a pretty cool guy. He has worked on Sebastian in the Little Mermaid, the Simspons movie, Cat's Don't Dance, Oliver & Company, and more, check out his IMDb!

The assignment is to take Stewie and create a 5-10 sec pantomime clip with two different emotions. I am choosing confident and embarrassed. Stewie walks in confidently and trips over himself. Jay had some really good suggestions, I either keep moving the direction I was walking and skulk off, or I knock over something and run away. I'm still pondering that. Here is my vid ref:

Progress Reel

Progress Reel! Instead of picking and choosing bits I liked from each time I took the class I decided to compile EVERYTHING together, the horrible and the hideous are all here (I'm not kidding)! Enjoy:

Weeks 9-11

Sorry for the lack of updates, but here are Weeks 9-11

Week 11: Repolish



Week 10: Polishing




Week 9: Blocking Plus