Tangled Progression Reel

Found this on Animation Progression Reels...

Walk Cycle Depot

Recently came across a blog called Walk Cycle Depot by David Nethery .He has developed a fantastic resource for animators. It is a collection of walk cycles and mostly uploaded as Quicktime files, so the animation can be studied.Thanks david keep updating...

Docteur Tom . La Liberté en cavale

the first music video from "Dr Tom ou La Liberté en cavale" album...

MORPHEUS RIG

click above image to download rig

Morpheus is a fantastic open release candidate rig by Josh Burton,try it..this is not a final release, but it will be soon out for public after fixing few bugs...thanks to Josh Burton for the rig...

Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special

Kung Fu Panda Holiday is a DreamWorks-produced TV special based on the blockbuster favorite, Kung Fu Panda. The half-hour holiday special first aired on NBC.

Story: The Winter Feast is Po's favorite holiday. Every year he and his father hang decorations, cook together, and serve noodle soup to the villagers. But this year Shifu informs Po that as Dragon Warrior, it is his duty to host the formal Winter Feast at the Jade Palace. Po is caught between his obligations as the Dragon Warrior and his family traditions: between Shifu and Mr. Ping.

Brendan Body’s Blog

Found this wonderful blog through carlos baena..contains great tutorials/analysis on weight/anatomy and physicality. so, check it out.

Les Metiers - Short

Loved it ..thanks to keith for sharing it..

LES METIERS : LE BOULANGER from lam le thanh on Vimeo.

I Have No Time - Music Video

It's been long time i posted something ,so here it is a music short by Carlos Lascano.Even the title of this short suited for my absence...

Azureus Rising, a Sci-Fi Action Adventure

Azureus Rising is the proof-of-concept test for a Sci-Fi action-adventure feature film trilogy. Azureus is the story of a young man who after escaping death and enduring a life changing journey - matures into a heroic freedom fighter. Azureus Rising is an epic tale of self discovery, obligation and love against all odds.Production by Black Sun Entertainment & Directed by David Weinstein.

www.azureusrising.com

Walt Disney's Tips on Animation

Walt Disney's Tips on Animation is a very rare series of book on "how to do animation "in the early 1950's,and it is even mentioned by Eric goldberg in his book character animation crash course.Thanks for Dan Jenkins to share it with Jenny Lerew's blog The Blackwing Diaries.Kids could do some animation on the sheet and actually send them in to Disney to have Disney film them and return to them their film with their animation.

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Upcoming Movies...

Despicable Me

Despicable Me is a computer-animated 3-D feature film from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment.The film stars Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, and Julie Andrews.

MegaMind

MegaMind is an upcoming animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation.Tom McGrath will direct the film.Starring the voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Tina Fey.

Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3 is an computer-animated 3-D film and IMAX 3-D film, being produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the third installment in the Toy Story series.Lee Unkrich, who edited the previous films and co-directed the second, takes over as director.Starring the voices ofTom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack.

Shrek Forever After

Shrek Forever After is an upcoming animated IMAX 3-D film, by DreamWorks Animation. It is the fourth and final installment in the Shrek film series .Mike Mitchell will direct the film.Starring the voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy.

How To Train Your Dragon Winter Olympics

Dreamworks is celebrating the Winter Olympics with this new series of mini clips of How To Train Your Dragon .They have produced a series of seven winter sports-themed custom, CG animated vignettes tied to the film.

Hope u all enjoy it....


How to train your Dragon – Bobsleigh


How to train your Dragon – Ski Jump


How to train your Dragon – Snowboarding


How to train your Dragon – Speed Skating


How to train your Dragon – Medal Ceremony

Dragons Bowled Me Off....

I saw How to Train Your Dragon last night. ....

This film is definitely one of Dreamworks best film to date. There’s is some incredible animation that blew my mind, especially on Toothless. There’s also some animation that looked to me like live-action, because they tried to emulate live-action motion too much,so i think this is called "Exaggerated Naturalism"which KeithLango is mentioning for years ...but, Whatever it was, I noticed the really good Acting...

I’m not going to Speak on the story because, while I recognized some repetitive elements, they were repeated because they work. And who am I to critic a film anyway? I’m of the mindset now that if I can’t do better, shut up. And all in all I was very entertained, I think some people forget that, and get too analytical, and criticizing the strength of the storyline by comparing it with "Pixar "Movies in which have strong emotional roots. But,I admit the first part of the movie is bit slow .Besides, I am more interested in the film making and animation aspects than anything else. The sequence where Hiccup meets Toothless is Truly magical and powerful. The bond between these two characters is worked Very well,and in the ending they truly complete each other .

It’s clear that they used dogs as part of their reference for the dragons, which as a dog lover I really tuned into. Toothless’ design was incredible! You can tell they really had to nail it down perfectly because he’s literally seen from every angle & its anatomy is awesome.The CG animator in me dreams of Playing with the Toothless Model and see what I can do with it. They just look like they were so well made. They really brought Toothless to life, and whoever did any of his shots should really be proud.

I saw the film without the 3D classes. I might go see it again in 3D because I was just curious. Anyway, go see it. Well Done, Dreamworks. Great work!!!

Garuda Short Film

An Animated short film about a young boy in India chasing after his dream. Animated at Les Gobelins in Paris by Nicolas Athane, Meryl Franck, Alexis Liddell, Andres Salaff & Mailys Vallade.

Bugs & Daffy at the Academy Awards

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck presented the Best Animated short Oscar in 1993. Joe Alaskey provided the voice of Daffy, Greg Burson voiced Bugs.

Training the Dragons

These shorts were made quite a while ago as character tests for How to Train Your Dragon. They explored the types of dragons, different characters, and the interactions between them. The clips have now been published as teasers for the film. - Posted by SOA.

Artist of This Month: Ken Harris

This piece of dance animation by Ken Harris from "Mississippi Hare" ,and it comes from a Chuck Jones-directed cartoon.He worked on "Bugs Bunny", "Daffy Duck", "Wile E. Coyote",and "The Road Runner" under the direction of Chuck Jones for 28 years. After Warner Brothers closed he drifted to Hanna Barbara to draw "Tom and Jerry" at MGM under his old director Chuck Jones. His last main feature before retirement from MGM was "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" under Chuck's direction.

Harris came to the studio of independent animator Richard Williams in London, where he served as Richard's mentor as well as his employee. Harris's credits with Richard included A Christmas Carol (1971) — as animator of Ebenezer Scrooge — the opening titles of The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), as supervising animator for Vixey in The Fox and the Hound and the still-unfinished animated feature The Thief and the Cobbler.

Official site: http://www.masteranimator.com/

Kung Fu Panda Progression Reel

Animatics made by Nassos Vakalis for DreamWorks...

The Beginning?

Hello , Welcome you all for my new blog which i am planning to open for a long time.But, not able to do it .I suppose it's the right time.So a quick introduction , I have been working as an 3d Animator in a variety of television series for 3 years.

I wanted to share some of the good stuffs, i found along these years.There is always a plenty of resources available in our animation community ,which many good people are sharing it for a long time.Hereby,i am trying to compile those resources in my page which will be useful for new budding talents.

I really want your support & feedback to make it more useful to the animation society.so,thanks for coming by!Please come back & visit again!

Miles to go........