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Ninja Squirrel Character Animation Tests

Joe — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:58:41 +0000

Hero Squirrel

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Steve Glutton

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Ah, finally some personal stuff! Here are animation tests for the characters of my next animated short: Ninja… Squirrel?!

These are mostly for motion timing / flow and acting. There are obvious intersections with cloth and skinning that will be addressed on a per shot basis (although skinning has been fixed now). These also have allowed me to set up my render layers and make master character files so that I don’t have to worry about render layer setup once my shots are done, for the characters at least.

Enjoy!

Clank

Joe — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:16:10 +0000

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This is a project I worked on with a colleague at Pixel Farm, Eric Schulist. The goal was to demonstrate visual effects integration into a live action plate rather than an in-depth story. It was entered into a local visual effects festival, Minnesota’s Electronic Theater, and shown. I was responsible for the modeling, animation, some simulation, and dust/plasma particle effects.

It’s a Trap!

Joe — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:01:03 +0000

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A quick animation for the challenge. That silly Admiral Ackbar…

Cycle Animation

Joe — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:00:06 +0000

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I have completed another 2 week Challenge animation. The theme was cycle.

Stretched

Joe — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:10:06 +0000

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Another animation for the physics challenge. The principle was elasticity.

A Traveling Nightmare

Joe — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:06:17 +0000

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A concept I developed after traveling on a plane with an annoying kid kicking my chair. This animation expresses what the situation felt like and what I wish I could have done.

The Magnetgician

Joe — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:02:28 +0000

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Another animation for my school’s physics animation challenge. This time the topic was electro-magnetism. Therefore, the piece is entitled, “Magnetgician.” Enjoy!

Credits to Peter Starostin for the character rig.

Emergency!

Joe — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:58:41 +0000

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Created for a physics challenge held at my school. The concept was to show how rockets placed on the ship moved it around. Although I only got around to rendering the main engine rockets…

A Hotdog’s Fate

Joe — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:55:09 +0000

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One time I was grilling out and…well you’ll just have to watch this one to see what happens.

Rooftop Showdown

Joe — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:50:47 +0000

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An animation inspired by all things that are action and little story. I focused mostly on color, composition, and timing rather than character development. The music is from Perfect Dark by artist Grant Kirkhope.

Animation Exercise: Extreme Reaction

Joe — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:46:45 +0000

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Another assignment for my advanced animation class. The goal was to show an extreme reaction to a situation. Credits go to Peter Starostin for the character rig.

Animation Exercise: Lift

Joe — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:42:04 +0000

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The second assignment for my advanced animation class. This exercise focused on push, pulling, or lifting in order to show correct application of the weight principle. Credits go to Peter Starostin for the character rig.

Squirrel Retaliation: Training!

Joe — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:01:58 +0000

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The second installment of my Ninja Squirrel shorts. It focuses in on the squirrel training hard to one day get revenge on Steve, the very large obnoxious man who ran over his parents. Is this training too brutal? Find out!