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The Making of “Don’t Shush Me!”

Here is the making of “Don’t Shush Me!” – my first acting/lip-sync animation.

Click on the image to see the videos of -

• Reference (Captured with my mobile camera)
• Blocking Pass (Key Poses)
• Final Pass (Tweaking, lip-sync and facial expressions)
• Final Output (Texturing & Lighting)

Don't Shush Me - The Making

Animation Tips & Tricks Volume 2 – 2009 Edition!

Last month Animation Mentor released the “Animation Tips & Tricks Volume-2″ eBook. This second volume of Tips & Tricks is full of insider knowledge from professional animators who have contributed to the Animation Tips & Tricks blog, Carlos Baena’s site carlosbaena.com and the Animation Mentor newsletter. It includes tips and tricks on the working life of an animator, making a scene, acting, bringing characters to life and workflow.

The eBook is free and can be downloaded from here:

Animation Tips & Tricks Volume-2 (13 MB)

‘Coraline’ Trailer

Yesterday i saw the trailer of the movie ‘Coraline’. This is first time a stop-motion animated feature is being made into 3D.
Coraline looks pretty interesting. I like the cinematography and the concept of the movie looks pretty good. It’s like an even more disturbed Alice in wonderland…can’t wait to see it in 3D

Trailer:

Tips and Tricks by Shwan Kelly -ebook

Few months ago Animation Mentor released it’s first ebook. Each month in the AM newsletter Shawn Kelly, co-founder of AM and animator at ILM, writes up some tips and tricks for animation. And now, it’s all been compiled into an ebook!! You can download it from here:

Tips and Tricks by Shwan Kelly (12 MB)

To complement Shawn Kelly’s popular Tips & Tricks articles, Animation Mentor has launched a Tips & Tricks blog! This blog serves as a forum for people to ask questions about character animation. Host Shawn Kelly and Animation Mentor staff and associates will answer questions, provide tips and tricks, and share ideas about animating.

http://AnimationTipsAndTricks.com

One of the animation resources that I always check out is the Animation Mentor Newsletter. The newsletters are great because you can always find great animation tips, interviews with industry greats, featured short films from AM students, and cool articles.

Jeff Gabor’s Comparison Reel

Jeff Gabor (Character Animator) recently posted his comparison reel in which you can view side by side, the reference, blocking, polish and final render passes of his shots. Many animators at Blue Sky use reference as an animation tool and Jeff Gabor seems to be an amazing actor and animator. Click on the image to view his Comparison Reel…

Jeff Gabor Comparison Horton Reel

Hello!

Woo hoo!
This is the first post on my brand new blog! So here we go…..
This blog will chronicle my journey through animation. I have just started animating the characters …I am a newbie in this field, so this is going to be an interesting ride. I am planning to post my drawings, digital paintings and what most important all my work related to animation. I’ll will try to update this blog regularly, so I hope all of you enjoy reading about the trials and tribulations of an animator in progress……

Any comments always welcome!

So much for the first post. And if you think the future posts will be better, then you have nooooo idea!