Character Animation Reel 2012

11 second club February Entry

Man, I really neglect this blog. But in my attempt to keep it alive here is an update. This is an animation I did for the 11 second club for the month of February. At first I wasnt really feeling the music track and I wasnt going to enter. Then the track started to grow on me and I got some ideas brewing based on an animation I had done at work a while back. So with a plan and a slow work week I was able to finish something that I could enter. Heres da outcome.

Treadmill Boogie_Render from ryguy on Vimeo.

UPDATE! Pop Secret Spot!

The first spot in a series of 3 for Pop Secret. This first one is based on the movie "The Dark Knight." Everyone has been working super hard on these at Nathan Love and the work has paid off. Everyone involved did an amazing job! I came onto the project a little late into the production but I did get a chance to animate some characters. I animated grandma in the shot where she gets off the chair and bobby in the very last shot. Click the image to check it out!

Ill be updating some more once the other spots get released.

How Sweet it is!

Yanks win the AL east title and are headed back to the playoffs. They swept the Red Sox in their last series of the season to make it official. For a Yankee fan it really dont get any better than that.

G-MEN!!!

OOOOOOOOOh yes!

11 second club August Entry....2nd Place!

So I finally decided to throw my hat in the ring and enter August's competition for the 11 second club. Ive been wanting to do one of these since it was the 10 second club. Im pretty psyched I got second place. There was a ton of entries and some really top notch pieces in there this month. I got a lot of positive comments which is a great feeling. Big thanks to anyone who took the time to write something!

I really liked the sound clip but had some trouble coming up with an idea. Once I finally had a clear idea that worked I was able to hit the ground running and finish in time. I'd eventually like to write a little something about my workflow for the shot because it was a little different then what I usually do. But for now heres the clip....

11secondClub_August from ryguy on Vimeo.

yawn.....

what a boring blog heh? Im not sure how many people actually check this thing but im hoping to have some new stuff up soon, hopefully by the end of this week. so stay tuned....

SWEEP!

For those of you who dont know, im a HUGE yankees fan. So of course, I hate the red sox. So im gonna gloat a little bit. The yankees completed the sweep last night of their weekend series with the sox. The yanks have lost every meeting they had with the sox so far this season up until this weekend. There still 4-8 against them, which still has a bit of sting to it, but at least they beat them when its really starting to matter. GO YANKS!

Oh Nuts

Some "train-amation!" A quick animation test I did commuting back and forth to work using the suirrel character from animation mentor.

Oh Nuts! from ryguy on Vimeo.

this thing on....?