Recently discovered this amazing piece of work by Dana-T, called “Kickball”
Such a beautiful sketchy style of animation, with so much character and movement. On top of that, the story is fantastic!
Very impressive 3rd year film. 2D animation is still very much alive!
Wanted to put the spotlight on an awesome group called Ozanimate.
Started by some good talented friends of mine, It’s a great place to look up cool highlights in the animation world, animators themselves, companies, and general animation goodness.
Please check it out! Viva la animation!!
Short answer? YES
Recently saw the movie out in Australia (which is due for release May 4th in the U.S.), and oh wow is it absolutely amazing.
Where do I start? Well, where do I start without spoiling anything.
For starters, the visual effects and design is pretty amazing. Not only do you get an action packed extravaganza that Hollywood offers these days, but you still get a nice blend of modern realism meets comic book nostalgia. The action is over the top, but you enjoy every moment of it (and still understand what’s going on!) The costumes are pretty amazing, and mixed with some brilliant stunts, you’d almost swear the comic book characters themselves had taken on physical form!
And speaking of characters, they were done amazingly well. Iron Man feels like Iron Man, the Hulk feels like the Hulk, Thor is Thor and so on. Credits to the writers, actors, director and everyone else involved who took the time to flesh out these beings so not only can you watch them kick total butt and believe it, but you can sympathise with them. While I imagine a bigger fan could spot details that needed more fleshing out, I myself enjoyed them thoroughly, and really look forward to the next installment that Marvel brings out.
If you haven’t seen it yet, please do. It’s well worth it.
Updated demo reel for 2012!
Includes work I’ve done as a freelance animation and graphic artist which I do not claim ownership, but have permission to display for professional purposes.
Brand new demo reel!! Equipped with more animation goodness from my animation and graphic art freelancing.
Hey guys!
A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of working with the ever talented Paul Lalo and other talented animators, as part of a joint Paul Lalo / Live Labs project, to work on a music video clip!
This clip, is none other than “Empty Space’, but the awesome Powderfinger!
Check it out! It was awesome to work on, and it came out great!
Updated the animation section with a new 3D 11 second short. Focused on facial animation, as well as animating 2 characters at once.
Have a look!
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