Archives "December 2008"

Holy Briefs Batman? Another Walk Cycle?

Posted on Dec 08, 2008
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We got an actual Brief for these two walk cycles. Basically we had footage recorded of us pacing up and down doing 'a walk'. I did 'my walk'. It is a pretty casual walk, yet quite quick partly because I have a fairly long stride. Since this was to be a walk cycle, I had to analyze my reference footage carefully to pick out the essential aspects and subtleties (that word doesn't look like it is spelt...


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The walk cycle is not finished by a swim.

Posted on Dec 08, 2008
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That goes out to you triathlon obsessed types. The walk cycle is the latest of the 3D exercises we have undertaken. Learning to walk again is actually very interesting, unless you are doing it traditionally frame by frame on paper. At that point for me it is very tedious and frustrating. I am pretty pleased with my 3D walk cycle, hence why I am putting it at the top of this post. Put the nasty stuff...


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Bradford Animation Festival 2008 – Saturday

Posted on Dec 02, 2008
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The final day at the Bradford Animation Festival of 2008.  Finally, the epic week of sitting down in front of screens and having to watch your back in the streets of Bradford was almost at an end. The morning was an emotional one, with the John Coates Retrospective. It featured interviews with various people he had worked with, including Joanna Quinn and Paul Wells. These were followed by John's...


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