MAX Pose!!!!!!!!!!

Introducing........'MAX!!!!!!!'

Bean Character Concept!!!!!!!!!

MR BeanStool!

Invention of SOUND!

'Skeleton dance'_ 1929 disney short

Timed to music.

Character poses_ 'GoodGuy'

Key poses for POSE TO POSE animation technique, Featuring the 'GoodGuy'!!!!!!!!!

 

Cleaned-Up CHARACTER DESIGN- The GoodGuy!

'GooD GuY' Character Design

Assignment 3, Spaceship; ball and bouncing monster.

Animation History- Treasure Hunt Quiz

A man that inspired my childhood dreams and imagination- 'CHUCK JONES'
I'll never forget my well spent Saturday afternoons watching Warner Brothers greats.

http://www.chuckjones.com/

1. Which studio produced the two short animated films featured today?
Warner Brothers Studio.

2. Who directed the two films?The films were Directed by 'Chuck Jones'.

3. What were the names and dates of production of the two films?The Case of the Missing Hare produced in 1942.
The Aristo-cat producted in 1943.

4. Many of this directors films in the 1930's and 1940's tried to imitate the style of which famous studio?
Walt Disney's Studio

5. Did he ever work at that studio?
One of Chuck's first jobs in the animation industry was as a cel washer for former Disney animator, Ubbe Iwerks, 1932.  From this experience an opportunity arised for Chuck when he meet Frize Frelen, an aminator for Leon Schlesinger Studio (later sold to Warner Brothers.) He was hired in 1936. He remained at Warner Bros. until the studio closed in 1962.

Chuck did work for Disney's Studios breifly in his career after the closure of Warner Brothers.

6. After directing a film in 1942 he broke away into a new style of animation

humour and design. From the late 1940’s and into the 1950’s the animation

style and design in his films and characters were a leading influence in

animation history. What features of his style of animation and design made

his work stand out?
The film 'The  Dover Boys' was one of the earliest examples of a new animation technique called 'Stylized animation' . The technique used shape-heavy designs with minimal movement. 

7. Remember that Brad Bird, director of

Giant’

animated feature film

which cartoon by the animator you are researching today? (Film title and

year please)‘The Incredibles’ and ‘The Iron, paid homage to Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston… In the Pixar‘Monsters Inc’ (2001), the directors paid homage to

'Feed the Kitty'- produced in 1952.
And for your viewing pleasure!

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8. Is that cartoon, the one you answered in the previous question, one of

Frank’s favourite cartoons?
No Frank doesn't like cartoons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My First 2D ANNNNIMATION!

I LOVE ANIMATION!

This first task in 2D was great. I have learnt and applyed animation techniques that are starting to sink in. It's great to see them in action. Check out my Bouncing Ball; Bouncing Ruffs and my Bouncing Cleans. ENJOY!

                                                                   BOUNCING 'BALL'

BOUNCING 'RUFFS'

BOUNCING 'CLEANS'

Rain, Rain, awesome days!!!

There is nothing like a rainy day! What better way to spend it then camped out in front of the computer watching movies all day long, guilt free of cause. After all, there are no birds a churpping, and the sun's not a shinning. And apart from the occasional rain dance, I find myself house bound and am loving it!!!!!

So here are a couple of shorts that have kept me entertained and needless to say INSPIRED.

Hope you all enjoy the beauty of these films.





And FRANK!!!! This one is for you. I found it. The film is called 'Make-Down' by Maurice Hübner. It's really cool. Well I love it.

MAKE-DOWN (Ausschnitt) from Maurice Hübner on Vimeo.

ReSeArCh TechNiqueS

1. Shaun Tan, an Australian born animator, illustrator and writer.
Resources available at the Libary include: 'The Arrival' and 'The Bird King'.

2. The Journals specificatly related to the Animation Industry would be the 'Animation Magazine' located on Floor 2, Reference Number TR 897.5.A54. Also located in this section are other journals relevent to our course of studies. Have a flick through 'Inside Film' Ref. No.- PN1993.I57 and 'Cinefex' Ref. No. TR845.C56.

3. There is copyright information located on the Librarys 'Home Page' under the section title 'Teacher Resources'. Alternativily further information can be obtained by vistiting the Librarian 'Help Desk' located on level 4.

4. Frank and Ollie from Disney's 'Nine Old Men' produced the amazing book called 'The Illusion of LIFE'.
This is quite a special book documenting the fundermental years at Disney studios, personal collections of there own works, and a complete foundation of animation from 'principles' to 'production'. This book is a gift! It is located on level 3.

5. Richard Williams worte and illustrated the 'Animators Servival Kit', located on floor 3. He also turned this book into lecture series and released a DVD collection explaining in greater detail with functioning examples of his Book.

6. Frank around the world journey has blessed us all with the movie ' Paris: Chambre de Commerce et dindustrie de Paris'.

7. Miyazaki the Japanese animator has films located on level 3. These include 'Howls', 'Spirited Away', 'Laputa', 'Nausicaa', 'Kikis' and 'Parco Rosso'.  \

8. Yes it was usefull.

Ray Harryhausen- Stop Motion Animation

The magical power of history shines bright when we view the knowledge and experience of those pioneers who have laid the foundation for which we all tread. Ray Harryhausen is one such pioneer in the cinematic history of 'Dimensional Stop-Motion Animation'. He is well known for his life works on fantasy films during the 1950's, 60's and 70's.

Ray derived a process were he could combine live-action with animation. It is similar to the split-screen process we see today.

His fundamental years of experimentation and exploration into new processes for combining live-action and animation began early in Ray's life. As a boy he created his first studio in his parents garage. One of his first experiments was filmed in a garden. He quickly learnt that sun light moves, effecting the shadows and continuity of his film. With this fundamental lesson learnt early that every framed exposure needs to be controlled, he began collecting lights and a Kodak Cine II camera that possessed a one frame shaft allowing him complete control over the scene.

During the time between 1938/40 Ray meet 'Willis O'Brien', the master animator who created the dinosaurs and animated them for 'The Lost World' and 'King Kong'. These two impressionable movies inspired Ray to follow his passion for animation. After meeting O'Brien at MGM Studios he received advice about his animation projects that would change the way he worked helping him create more fluid animations. "You've got to put more character into it and study anatomy to learn where the muscles connect to the bone". Determined and passionate Ray enrolled in night classes in art and anatomy.

Ray went on to develop beautiful films and also published books on the art of animation.

Although Ray has a list of successful films he worked on including 'MIGHTY JOE YOUNG" and "JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS" to name a few, my favourites have been his earlier works on Fairy Tales. Below is the 'MOTHER GOOSE STORIES' released in 1946.
Enjoy the work of a talented and passionate man who loved this amazing art form of ANIMATIONNNNNNNN!