Archive for the ‘animation’ Category

I put the complete version of “The Instant Animator Machine” on my Vimeo page. This short was created in 2001. I did receive some help in sound effects and tape layoff. But, the visuals themselves only took me a couple of weeks of off time work to complete. It was fun. And it wasn’t really meant to go anywhere. However, it ended up in the 2001 Siggraph Electronic Theater. Seeing it played in the Shrine Auditorium in LA was awesome. It also appeared on a tv show called “EyeDrops”.

Since then, it has been sitting in storage.. Until now anyway.

The Instant Animator Machine from Rick May on Vimeo.

I was cleaning up my computer and came across this animation test from a year or more ago. It was one of those quickie things I did over a weekend. The model/rig was some generic one found on the internet somewhere. I don’t remember much about the rig, although I seem to recall it having an issue with its legs, so I made sure I animated something where he was seated the whole time.

Monkey test from Rick May on Vimeo.

I have a blog? Oh yeah. Forgot about that. Well, here we are. Nearing the end of May. The last 6 months have been crazy. Not because of work, but because of doing stuff around the house. I committed almost full time to getting the house fixed up. Painting and repairs. All that fun stuff. I’m happy to report that I’m done. The house is perfect! I can’t find anything else to do on it. Okay, maybe that is a lie. However, I can say that all the walls are painted and repairs have been made. It looks pretty darn good. Yay!

From house

I just finished up animation on a commercial the other day. Actually, I may have to do some tweaking next week. But for the most part, it is done. It was great fun. Looks like I’ll get about a week or two rest before a new one starts up. Keep it coming, I say!

Well, glad you stopped by. Come back again in a year for the next post! :D

Just a few moments ago, I announced via the CGCHAR forums and CGCHAR linked in group that the CGCHAR forums are shutting down. This was a hard decision to make. It has been part of my life since 1996. Unfortunately, I just don’t have the energy to keep at it. Giving it the attention it deserves.

I’ve been getting a lot of thanks privately. That means a lot. The community has been great and has provided for some lasting friendships. Maybe some day CGCHAR will rebound into something new. But for now, I’ll be closing the forums sometime after the New Year.

Thanks to the thousands of members, hundreds of thousands of threads, and everything else that went along with that. It has been a great experience!

www.cgchar-animation.com

P.s. There is a CGCHAR linkedIn group that will remain. Join the 3500+ others that are part of this group and join.

I did another animation test in my spare time. Since I’d do an hour here and there, I have no idea how long it took to complete. If I were to guess, it was probably 30 something hours.

This is, I believe, is from Anchorman. Since I find Will Ferrell funny, I just had to do something with the audio clip.

Once again, after uploading an animation to Vimeo, I notice the audio is a frame or two out of sync. I’m not sure what is going on, but it sure it annoying. Besides the sync problem, it could use some additional work, but sometimes you just have to call it quits and move on.