Inspirational animation & design

[jeremyhopkins]

Please feel free to post animation and design that inspires you.
Some of James Baxter's animation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcydhJ-_eu0

Sergio Pablos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxPbK20U9-4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a074PfDfDCA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl3W7J5Ijmo

I can't find much of John's work on the internet. If anyone could post some, I'd really appreciate seeing more. Here's his work on the firebird character:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enPRDHAcryc

Milt's work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8ofphoOdaI

http://xsheet.net/pictures/milt_drawings.jpg

That's just a start to get things rolling.

[zanekohler]

Awesome stuff..
Thanks for sharing!

[den_titov]

Here is my links:

Rough animtion from 'Rescuers'

http://vimeo.com/150552

Sher Khan rough animation

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xn9nv_kahl_creation

[Klyrical]

I'd like to post the entirety of the unfinished, would-be masterpiece that is The Thief and the Cobbler. I've been told it's pretty unknown, but I'm not quite sure if everyone on these forums has heard of it. Maybe, since everyone here is quite the 2D animation enthusiast, but regardless...

Here it is, in eleven parts.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgQy2I9NCS8
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPnP.....eature=related
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ7c.....eature=related
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA5y.....eature=related
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuRI.....eature=related
Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpeT.....eature=related
Part 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRAY.....eature=related
Part 8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRPP.....eature=related
Part 9: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPiA.....eature=related
Part 10: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX1o.....eature=related
Part 11: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZjV.....eature=related

[jeremyhopkins]

Thanks guys, these are great! That Rescuers clip is golden and its great to show how differently everyone approached their shots.

Klyrical, yeah the making of Thief and the Cobbler is a sad story. I'm glad people have put together the original and we can see it on the internet now.

Glen animating:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHbA6lG79Eo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCS_H7-5DwU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEhi6xaCDGs

Mr. Collieu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVZAcsKtLEw

[jeremyhopkins]

Nico Marlet:
http://www.xsheet.net/pictures/14960.jpeg
http://www.xsheet.net/pictures/14973.jpg
http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=photoGalleryAlbum&galleryid=1523&order=2

[zanekohler]

The Thief and the Cobbler is a sad situation. I had no idea the whole thing was on YouTube tho... very cool!


Also Nico has amazing work. Congrats to him taking home best character design for the Annies!

[johncbeggs]

Milt Kahl

One of my favourites,his work on films is awesome.

[fanimation]

I have so many favorites! I love Glen Keane's work! The Beast transformation sequence is a favorite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms05La1pDIU

The Bear attack he did in The Fox and the Hound is also great!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUZFTtSvBG8
Glen's work is always so powerful, I love the way he draws!


The Secret of Nimh, Loved the entire movie!! But, the Great Owl sequence is a favorite scene! (the cave scene does not start until about half way through the first you tube link, but the stuff leading up to it is great also!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzraioowel4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gPVTCPfYk8

[AnimatorX]

biteycastle.com

Best flash animation I've ever seen.

[CanAur]

Best flash animation I've ever seen.

I know. It is the best flash animation the WORLD have ever seen!!

by Adan Phillips
http://media.linkedin.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_80_80/p/3/000/003/0db/03ca0e1.jpg
Bio:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/phillips

http://pic.ipicture.ru/uploads/090319/1EU4LpwVhR.jpg

http://pic.ipicture.ru/uploads/090319/vN7QXfTIcG.jpg

Especially the "Waterlollies"! :)

-- > http://biteycastle.com

[IzzyS]

I'm a Winsor McCay fan, myself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcSp2ej2S00&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsXV0Lr2xqg&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36gqBoUSJ4M&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6N3giozPbI&fmt=18

[asifaarchive]

Inspirational Design

Boris Artzybasheff (http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/02/media-artzybasheffs-machinalia.html)
John Bauer (http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/11/illustration-john-bauers-bland-tomtar.html)
Willy Pogany (http://www.animationarchive.org/2008/03/illustration-willy-poganys-mother-goose.html)
Gustaf Tenggren (http://www.animationarchive.org/2008/02/illlustration-tenggren-tell-it-again.html)

Inspirational Animation

Fleisher's Swing, You Sinners (http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/11/filmography-swing-you-sinners.html)
John Sutherland's Rhapsody of Steel (http://www.animationarchive.org/2008/01/filmography-john-sutherlands-rhapsody.html)
The Wan Brothers' Uproar In Heaven (http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/09/filmography-uproar-in-heaven-1941-1961.html)
Lotte Reiniger's Adventures of Prince Achmed (http://www.animationarchive.org/2008/11/filmography-reinigers-prince-achmed.html)

Inspirational Artists

Grim Natwick (http://www.animationarchive.org/2007/11/exhibit-grim-natwicks-scrapbook-index.html)
Eldon Dedini (http://www.animationarchive.org/2009/02/pinups-eldon-dedinis-satyrs-and-nymphs.html)
Bob Givens (http://www.animationarchive.org/2008/11/interview-bob-givens-walt-and-war.html)
Ralph Bakshi (http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/03/media-ralph-bakshis-phone-doodles.html)

[johncbeggs]

I ussually go on youtube and type in pencil tests, they have some great ones on their. :D

[CanAur]

johncbeggs

But i prefer deviantart.com
they have really a LOT of pencil animations.

here is the one INCREDIBLE pencil animation sketch

http://th01.deviantart.com/fs36/film/o/2008/278/e/2/e28c0be58bc2d079b00283f862c982c3.jpg

http://sarahhorner.deviantart.com/art/Danny-99768242

[jeremyhopkins]

Umm wow! I really appreciate all the hard work the volunteers and staff put in to the asifa website. Keeping a record of this beautiful work is so important.

Thanks CanAur! Sarah's work is very nice.

[CanAur]

Very inspirational drawing of comics!! ))))

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG083AFDc1Q

[IzzyS]

Very inspirational drawing of comics!! ))))

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG083AFDc1Q
watching Jeff Smith do it is quite nice, too :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0FC9hmBm08

[CanAur]

http://alanbecker.deviantart.com/art/Animator-vs-Animation-34244097

An animator faces his own animation in deadly combat. The battlefield? The Flash interface itself.
A stick figure is created by an animator with the intent to torture. The stick figure drawn by the animator will be using everything he can find - the brush tool, the eraser tool - to get back at his tormentor. It's resourcefulness versus power. Who will win? You can find out yourself.

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs15/i/2007/077/5/2/Animator_vs__Animation_by_alanbecker.gif

[den_titov]

Take a look at that thread: Don Bluth's movies production art.

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2862419

[DarkWolf91]

Yes! I go to SCAD, and I have to say that collection is fantastic. I've sat in the archive room for hours, just poring over boxes and boxes of artwork. There are really no words to describe it.

[dentitov]

Michael Sporn have published some rough pictures from "All dogs goes to heaven". I'v put it together into flash file, look:

(The flash file is too heavy, so I'v replaced it with a link)

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/385/alldogs.swf(3,2 MB) (http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/385/alldogs.swf)

You can check out the source article here

http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/?p=1851

[jeremyhopkins]

Wow, that's great! Thanks for putting that together dentitov!

I've heard this is one of John's scenes from Atlantis:
nJZtnhscu_A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJZtnhscu_A

Umm.. wow..

[zanekohler]

Great stuff. I could really spend all day watching pencil tests.

On the Beauty and the Beast platinum edition they have a version of the movie where it switches throughout various stages. Storyboards, pencil tests and completed. I totally dig watching that version.

[Mithmeoi]

I could watch pencil tests forever. I just love 'em! XD It's so neat to see some of these movies in wip form.

[Alexandra Poston]

Yes! I go to SCAD, and I have to say that collection is fantastic. I've sat in the archive room for hours, just poring over boxes and boxes of artwork. There are really no words to describe it.

I volunteer in the library and process Don Bluth's animation cels from Banjo, and get access to a lot of their production work from their other films. At least, the stuff that's already been processed, like most of NIMH, and portions of Thumbelina. Also, Don produced a magazine series in the 80's (around the time that NIMH got awarded I think?) called 'the Exposure Sheet', that had a function very similar to this new website. It was really exciting and informative to read through, I'm not sure if it's easy to get your hands on another issue now, but if anyone can, it's way cool.

Everyday I work at the library, it spurs my inspiration and motivation! I have some photos I took from an unnoficial 'exhibition' that the library had a few days ago. They said I could take pictures, so maybe I can get them up here to show you all :) I got some snapshots of 'Satyrday', 'Piper', and beautiful Pans from Rock-a-doodle and Thumbelina.

[Alexandra Poston]

Oh, by the way, straight from SCAD's Don Bluth collection:
Don's Piper
0WHDRFl0rSs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WHDRFl0rSs (hhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WHDRFl0rSs)

[Lifed]

Winsor McCay
Truly ancient.

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[CanAur]

called 'the Exposure Sheet'

http://www.cataroo.com/exposht.jpg

[feliceworkshop]

They said I could take pictures, so maybe I can get them up here to show you all I got some snapshots of 'Satyrday', 'Piper', and beautiful Pans from Rock-a-doodle and Thumbelina.

....ooohh yes, That would be simply awesome...especially 'Satyrday'

http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=14&pictureid=116

I've seen some artwork on few websites and it just looks amazing.

[dentitov]

One of my favorite artist - Ivan Oviedo.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Qpz0IiKijvQ/SOk--H3DLJI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/qnW7S2GW9pg/s320/LADRAO-cor_05.jpg

Check out his blog

http://ivanoviedo.blogspot.com/

[dartzy]

One of my favorite artist - Ivan Oviedo.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Qpz0IiKijvQ/SOk--H3DLJI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/qnW7S2GW9pg/s320/LADRAO-cor_05.jpg

Check out his blog

http://ivanoviedo.blogspot.com/

Thanks for sharing this great artist/animator. Loved his pencil tests!

[arif]

wonderful..i just mentioned it in another thread that we should put all the link in one place as we can find all great stuff easily...here it is...................Thanks Jeremy and all for your posting...........:laughing:

[OwenWelsh]

One of my favorite artist - Ivan Oviedo.


Check out his blog

http://ivanoviedo.blogspot.com/

Wow, thanks for sharing this.

[Hammy]

This thread is full of great stuff, thanks everyone! Most everyone had already shared my favorite Disney animator's works here, so I thought I will try and share the other good stuff I liked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noArYD__29g
Mina and the Count was one of my favorite cartoons from the What a Cartoon Show for it's brilliant gags and appealing characters.

Some of my favorite childhood cartoons. It's in Chinese however.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrTpuciUM6k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mden9JBTRR0

Here's a 3D one from a Ringling student.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02O2E5x9DmU
Guillermo Careaga now works at DreamWorks animation if I am not mistaken. Great style.

Oh, not to mention, Gobelins student's works are always amazingly visually inspiring and impressive . :) If you hadn't seen some of their works, here's two of my most recent favorite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE8UlqOGjTM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml297IBrtwg&feature=related

[jeremyhopkins]

Bill Peet:
http://www.billpeet.net/

Shanes' work:
http://cartoonretro.blogspot.com/
One of his recent posts helped me identify a few Dan Haskett drawings in my collection. Makes sure to pick up his new book too:
http://www.drawingboard.org/viewtopic.php?t=67126&sid=03c5eabb99b63c5871e0cfef0608acc9

Shane Prigmore:
http://shaneprigmore.blogspot.com/

Peter de Seve
http://www.peterdeseve.com/

Will Eisner's New York: The big city.
http://www.willeisner.com/books/ny_big_city.html

[jeremyhopkins]

I think everyone here knows Matt's work but I'll include a link:
http://handdrawnnomadzone.blogspot.com/

Wish this clip had more of the sequence - especially Tony's work when then the Giant and Hogarthe say goodbye:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I77RA3nvko&feature=related

Demoreel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx7Lp922-WU

[arif]

i dont know if anyone posted it here or not...i found an excellent line test by Milt Kahl from jaungle book-1.....here is the link..

http://www.vimeo.com/4215260

another line test by Frank thomas..

http://www.vimeo.com/4215426

and here are many more..

http://www.vimeo.com/videos/search:milt%20kahl

Regards,
Arif:rolleyes:

[OwenWelsh]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-suBg240pg

Short little dialogue clip.

[LMR70]

I gave this its own thread but sadly no one commented. However for me
im really inspired by Don's Jawbreaker trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6uUMPoynRc

I love the character designs, and just how over the top
it is. I wish this was a feature! Great special effects too.
Is there anymore to this?

I think its the best looking animation Dons directed next to Nimh and
Dragons Lair II.

[dchilders89]

I just discovered this youtube channel. It has several Milt Kahl tests I've never seen before. Very Cool!!

http://www.youtube.com/user/mondaynightanimation#play/uploads

[wolfsymphony]

Wow, thanks for sharing the link! Definately inspirational seeing some of these tests!

[dchilders89]

Heres some more:

I don't think this has been posted yet, my apologies if it has-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMDrnaIW0v8&feature=related

tigger-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-AUJu9YF3w

commercial- Glen Keane animated this-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JieSRsAYr0A

This isn't a pencil test but found it interesting anyway-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v15rj5NDAA

[jeremyhopkins]

These are some of the links Steve posted in another thread and I thought I'd add them here too:
Biography: Carlo Vinci (http://www.animationarchive.org/bio/2006/01/vinci-carlo.html)

Vinci's education at the National Academy of Design (http://www.animationarchive.org/2007/12/theory-how-to-pick-animation-school.html)

Vinci the artist (http://www.animationarchive.org/2007/08/biography-training-of-golden-age.html)

Vinci at Terrytoons 1 (http://www.animationarchive.org/2009/05/history-terrytoons-studio-tour-1939.html)

Vinci at Terrytoons 2 (http://www.animationarchive.org/2007/01/filmography-temperamental-lion-1940.html)

Vinci's Terry-Toons Love Notes (http://www.animationarchive.org/2007/06/terry-toons-carlo-vinci-notes.html)

Vinci at Hanna Barbera (http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/09/biography-john-k-on-flintstones.html)

There were a lot more great animators in the golden age than just the "nine old men".

Grim Natwick (http://www.animationarchive.org/2007/11/exhibit-grim-natwicks-scrapbook-work-in.html)

Ray Patin 1 (http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/10/media-ray-patin-studios.html) / Ray Patin 2 (http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/11/media-more-ray-patin-studios-drawings.html) / Ray Patin 3 (http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/11/media-yet-more-amazing-ray-patin.html) / Ray Patin 4 (http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/11/media-ray-patin-spot-news_18.html) / Ray Patin 5 (http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/12/media-ray-patin-collection-continued.html) / Ray Patin 6 (http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/12/media-last-of-ray-patin-art.html)

Clair Weeks 1 (http://www.animationarchive.org/2007/02/biography-clair-weeks-goodbye-book-1952.html) / Clair Weeks 2 (http://www.animationarchive.org/2007/08/history-clair-weeks-pioneer-of-indian.html) / Clair Weeks 3 (http://www.animationarchive.org/2007/12/another-christmas-gift-snow-white.html)

Preston Blair 1 (http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/05/media-preston-blairs-animation-first.html) / Preston Blair 2 (http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/05/media-preston-blairs-animation-1st.html)

Berny Wolf (http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/09/biography-berny-wolf-1911-2006.html)

I'm currently working on gathering material on two more animators you might not be familiar with... Ray Patterson (http://www.animationarchive.org/2009/07/animation-art-ray-patterson-at-mintz.html) and Paul Fennell.

Mike Nguyen's blog: http://rainplace.net/
Sandro Cleuzo's blog: http://inspectorcleuzo.blogspot.com/
Tezuka Osamu - Jumping http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-9Cj_9CQMg

[johncbeggs]

you should add a link up from da vinci one of my favourite artists! I did alot of research on him a few years back and still study his sketches!

[jeremyhopkins]

Anyone is welcome to contribute. If you have anything you like to add, please feel free to do so. Here's a link to the Art Renewal Center that has a variety of classical artists:
http://www.artrenewal.org/

[johncbeggs]

well heres a great website I just found

Da Vinci - sketches
http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/

One of the best ever artists I believe and maybe even the first caricaturist!

[WillW]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRy-jZbWBCs

any one seen this one, its pretty awesome : D

[madanimator]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj4RBmU-PIo

I found this short film very impressive. I love the style and how they create atmosphere. Check it out!

[WillW]

I saw that recently, a fantastic animation which I definitely recommend. Thanks for linking madanimator c: Here's an animation called The old man and the sea by Alexander Petrov, which is a really mind blowing animation... I wish I could find an HD verision though :C.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1EbNvHDxbA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2_KszEnlq0&feature=related

[jeremyhopkins]

An amazing first year Cal-Arts film featured earlier this year on cartoon brew: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8srEvrF90-s

[madanimator]

Who wants an ice? :D Oh my, that's scary!

[Don Bluth]

An amazing first year Cal-Arts film feature earlier this year on cartoon brew: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8srEvrF90-s

Hi Jeremy,
Thanks for posting this animation. It really is very impressive. And, to you David Ochs, wherever you are, you've done an amazing job. What I like about your piece is that it goes way beyond just graphics. It is actually entertaining. I found myself laughing right out loud.

Amazing. thanks
Don Bluth

[madanimator]

This is also an amazing short film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNF6zH3pjDU&feature=related

[jeremyhopkins]

Another student short film that was a collaboration between Gobelins and Cal-Arts: For Socks Sake (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7PQorA8E2o)

[Alexandra Poston]

I watched for Sock's Sake in the middle of last year, and had no idea it was a student film - it was just very entertaining! All these student films are very inspiring. What exactly, though is Gobelins? I just watched the collection of Gobelins Annecy 2009 yesterday when a student brought it up to my professor.

[Elodie_TVPaint]

Hi everybody !

I've created this topic to tell you the trailer of the new Copenhagen Bombay's movie is now available !

Enjoy it on http://copenhagenbombay.com/

And by the way, the animation on this movie has been made with TVP Animation 9 (http://www.tvpaint.com);-)

http://copenhagenbombay.com/photos/aeblet-og-ormen-1.jpg

[jeremyhopkins]

I think Sock's Sake was produced during the summer when students from Cal-Arts visited Gobelins or was it the other way around.. I'm not sure.

Eric G animating Jimmy Cricket:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzfP1clTWII

James Baxter drawing Spirit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8hncmoniFo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GelTMXgkAQ

Spirit running study:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JewYtd8Ih7g

Tiny animated James B:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKuUaZ81xSU

and Po from KFP:
http://vimeo.com/4564382
Thanks David!

John Lounsbery's Tony animation:
http://vimeo.com/6346117

Frank Thomas' Hook animation:
http://vimeo.com/4981931

Thanks again for posting all of these David!

[lavallelee]

pure gold!

i just saw spirit for the first time a few days ago

really good movie

also eric goldberg animating jiminy cricket was awesome!

[arif]

did you mean Dream work`s `Spirit the stallion`???...........that is mine one of the all time favorite animated movie....

[OwenWelsh]

I really like this short. It held my attention (which isn't easy) and I watched it twice! :)

Moongirl:
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[jeremyhopkins]

`Spirit the stallion`
Ugh.. well I've never seen the film but James Baxter was the supervisor for Spirit and he has a reputation for being very nice and extremely talented. I've only spoken with him briefly but I feel that reputation is well deserved. Just thought it was interesting to watch him draw.

[madanimator]

I've only spoken with him briefly but I feel that reputation is well deserved. Just thought it was interesting to watch him draw.

You spoke with james baxter? That's so cool! He's one of my favourite animators!

[arif]

Ugh.. well I've never seen the film but James Baxter was the supervisor for Spirit and he has a reputation for being very nice and extremely talented. I've only spoken with him briefly but I feel that reputation is well deserved. Just thought it was interesting to watch him draw.

yea..James Baxter was the supervisor of the Spirit animation....and after watched the movie and his topics with spirit..i became his fan as well.....and i found that he is one of the greatest animator of these days...and..he did extremely well Beauty and the beast and others as well with Glen keane........
and who can forget his intro for KUNFU PANDA.....

and the opening shot is Spirit is the all time opening shots ever..as it is 3.30 mins long without any cut with 3d rotating of background and characters...it took 9 months...wow....

and it is great that he returned to Dream works again.....it is my thought that Dream works should return of making 2d animation .....i cant forget their stylist production like `PRINCE OF EYGYPT, Road to Al dorado...and SPIRIT.....

Jeremy,it is great that you talked with him and saw him drawing....what did he say about animation?? and what was he drawing?? just curious....

Regards,
Arif:)

[jeremyhopkins]

I met James briefly at Dreamworks when I was visiting my friend/mentor Jason Ryan. He works in the office right beside Jason - or he did in January. Later in the day I was able to meet him and Dean Deblois again at the Annies. What I take away from that experience was not only is James (and Dean) incredibly talented but also very generous and kind. While I'm glad James is still working in the industry, part of me is very sad to see the loss of his tradition animation production company - James Baxter Animation. Live action might have bigger stars but the very best people in the animation industry have the heart. I'd choose heart over glitz and glamor any day.

[arif]

What I take away from that experience was not only is James (and Dean) incredibly talented but also very generous and kind. While I'm glad James is still working in the industry, part of me is very sad to see the loss of his tradition animation production company - James Baxter Animation. Live action might have bigger stars but the very best people in the animation industry have the heart. I'd choose heart over glitz and glamor any day.[/QUOTE]

i completely agree with you.....we want to see these great animators are doing 2d animation also with their light box....
and Jason Rayan is your friend?..wow....did you ever see his website regarding 2d and cg workflow doing by Flipbook and maya....?

Regards,

Arif

[madanimator]

Jason Ryan... wasn't he a mentor at AnimationMentor?

[arif]

Jason Ryan... wasn't he a mentor at AnimationMentor?

yes..he was..now he is an animation supervisor at Dream works...

[johncbeggs]

Jeremy thats awesome, you must have had fun a dreamworks :D

[zanekohler]

yes..he was..now he is an animation supervisor of Dream works...

He also runs his own tutorial site now called
http://www.jasonryananimation.com/

He has tons of great tutorials on there. I have not purchased any from his site as of yet. He still has some tutorials on Animation Mentor and based off of that I would say his site tutorials are probably worth the price!

[jeremyhopkins]

I was in Jason's first class at Animation Mentor and it's great that he's built such a nice site to share his knowledge and passion with students all over the world. When I was visiting him, the director of Shrek 4 stopped by to view his work and he pretty much said, wow - WOW! Jason is an excellent model for not only producing great work very quickly but for having a great attitude towards his work and life in general. Thanks Zane for sharing his the link to his site.

While this isn't animation, I really enjoyed this quirky film. It feels animated with its limited use of dialogue and it plays on the romance cliches. Films like this and Amelie are the kinds of films I enjoy and would like to be involved in creating:
http://www.struckthefilm.com/index.htm

[jeremyhopkins]

Jeremy thats awesome, you must have had fun a dreamworks
I don't mean to get too off topic but this can be filed under inspiration. Glendale Dreamworks has a beautiful studio and actually it was somewhat overwhelming. I've been fortunate to have the opportunity to work all over Canada in beautiful studios or ugly warehouse/close to the ghetto type studios. At the end of the day, while its nice to work in a clean building or even a beautiful one, what matters is working with great people who have the opportunity to create something special. Sometimes its easy to get hung up on the studio name and forget that the studio is only as good as the people & the management style that allows these talented people to explore their full potential.

I'll include this link to an Ed Catmull interview where he discusses some interesting theories like talent vs ideas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2h2lvhzMDc
Talent and freedom to create artistically driven stories are the most exciting thing about a studio and if it looks nice, well that's alright too but not essential.

[LordDirk]

That was wonderful! While I was at Disney I met Ed Catmull and I got to listen to him speak. I think it's odd that he resembles my father so much, but I remember notating everything he said.

[jeremyhopkins]

Again, not so much animation or design but here's an bafta interview with editor Pietro Scalia:
http://www.bafta.org/learning/webcasts/pietro-scalia,867,BA.html

[DNethery]

Hi everybody !

I've created this topic to tell you the trailer of the new Copenhagen Bombay's movie is now available !

Enjoy it on http://copenhagenbombay.com/

And by the way, the animation on this movie has been made with TVP Animation 9 (http://www.tvpaint.com);-)



I also thought this recent film from the Gobelins school was quite well done , and by the way it is also made using TVP Animation software (drawn on Wacom tablets):

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(click here to watch it in larger HD size: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf9WQlWZ54w )

LE PHARE (THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER), animated film made by David FRANCOIS, Rony HOTIN, Jérémie MOREAU, Baptiste ROGRON, Gaëlle THIERRY, Maïlys VALLADE in 2009 at GOBELINS- l'école de l'image (http://www.gobelins.fr/) .

[CanAur]

Yannick Puig's animation


greatest music clip i ever seen!!

I lived on the Moon

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official site (http://www.yanim.net/Yanim/About.html)

[zanekohler]

I really dig this thread. Get to discover such great animation!

Here is one that could fit well in time for Halloween.


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[CanAur]

zanekohler

Nice birdie! :)

[jeremyhopkins]

Wow, great short David! I'm always impressed by Gobelins. Here's the 5 minute montage from Up that we were talking about a few months ago. It's my favorite part of the film and taking the sequence out of context doesn't help but with that in mind, I still think it's beautiful!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QYJMnika0Y

[johncbeggs]

Jeremy- for some reason that part bugged me becuase I though he couldnt talk:laughing:, the young girl said "what you cant talk or something" and the boy used hand signals! drove me crazy untill I realized he could talk!

my favourite part of "UP" was when he first took off and you could see all the colors reflecting off the buildings! it was magnificent :D

overall the movie was okay, but did not like the ending! :laughing:

[jeremyhopkins]

I agree with you John, the ending sort of lost me as well at about the time they introduced the villain. Sorry I edited your response to remove spoilers just in case there are a few people who haven't see Up yet.

What I loved so much about the montage is the lack of dialogue and responsibility put on the viewer to watch and understand what's going on. Normally for children's entertainment, certain people want exposition for everything and quiet moments are lost. There will be aspects that children don't understand, like the stillborn baby, but they will know that something is wrong. Everything can be clearly read so its not pretentious filmmaking but the audience has to be listening to get something more. I greatly admire every department that worked on this sequence and feel that everything is in harmony - story, design, animation. What I appreciate most is for many people I've spoken with, including non animators, this sequence connects and is the most memorable part of the film. It has the most Miyazaki-ish feeling of any of the Pixar films I've seen to date.

I'd also like to add that for the most part Pixar has amazing sequences but at times they don't always fit together well. This sequence is excellent because it leans on what came before and after very nicely and places some nice foreshadowing for the ending sequences. It makes the early part of the movie feel very cohesive.

[johncbeggs]

I really liked the beggining, was great I think the could have had an awesome adventure as kids! :laughing:

yeah I got that miyazaki vibe aswell among the first part only!
most of all I like the visuals.

[LaurenWilsonArt]

I recently saw Atlantis: The Lost Empire again for the first time since I was a kid and the animation actually is quite nice! There's a scene when Milo's ranting about something to the Atlantean woman where I especially noticed the gestures and the way his facial perspective changes as he gesticulates and moves his head around. Too bad this film is largely forgotten by the general public.

[joedorsey]

If it weren't for Dug the dog, I would have fallen asleep. He at least kept me laughing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmt7D9BH3sE

[jeremyhopkins]

If it weren't for Dug the dog, I would have fallen asleep.
Ouch... So the opening sequences and had no meaning for you? Guess we all go to the theatre for different reasons... though I enjoyed Dug as well.

[Dave]

Someone sent this link to me today... Excellent piece of work
Click here: (http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/077/2/e/Animator_vs__Animation_by_alanbecker.swf)

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/077/2/e/Animator_vs__Animation_by_alanbecker.swf

[jtq3]

Spectacular! That is great work.

[arif]

yea...i have seen this few years ago....it is really great work..and it has couple of versions...let me find out them....

[lavallelee]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF5KWMX3u4Y

This is a great short. I love the style, if it had fluid animation, i think it would be fantastic. This is more like an animatic. Pixar short featuring George and AJ, character from the feature film Up.

[WillW]

that was fantastic, I was picturing in my head how all the dialogue would be acted out. I'm very tempted to try and animate some of those scenes as a practice lol!

[johncbeggs]

-made by- "Reggaenights" on youtube!
Her Lions Jump

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb5PFYQcxvs

(everyone feel free to post some of your own interesting finds)

[Diego]

ooh man, coool, the main history hit my hearth ist really a emotional short. well pretty animation.

[johncbeggs]

another very inspiring animation, Im amazed at how emotional this short film got with nothing actually really moving about, this tells me you could get a strong emotional feel in your animation without even animating but with good planning and direct expressive poses!

http://vimeo.com/6731192
here is the link guys and gals check it out I though it was kinda cool, the way I almost believed the piece of paper was alive - the artists certainly has amazing skills
:D

If I were to make a movie guys this is the way I would start it and grab the audiences attention instantly :)

[jeremyhopkins]

Her Lions Jump

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb5PFYQcxvs

Neat short and it's an interesting blend of styles. Part of it reminds me of Miyasaki's catbus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdJrUuoU53s
which by itself is inspiring animation.

[madanimator]

This short is a film from a german student (Film Akademie Baden-Württemberg). This is the best film from a student, I've ever seen!
It's name is 'Wunderwerk', what means in english: 'The marvel'
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR2jcuUKq54

[dentitov]

Great blog here
http://radhowto.blogspot.com/

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wLFaaH-nXQE/SyswCBI9PkI/AAAAAAAAAns/6EbkKW3J8Wk/s320/gestureparts5.gif

[Rodney]

Great blog here
http://radhowto.blogspot.com/


Over the years I've seen a lot of tools put forward to facilitate the making of animation but relatively few tools useful in analysing it.

Blogs like this one remind us the best tools for analysing animation are usually quite simple.

That is indeed a great blog.
Thanks for posting the link!

[Gabriel-Carson]

http://blog.chuckjones.com/chuck_redux/2009/12/archive-of-american-television-airs-chuck-jones-interviews.html Chuck Jones interview...

[Richard Willimot]

Thanks for posting that.

[jeremyhopkins]

I'm guessing pretty much everyone has seen BJ Crawford's animation but here's a link to his first film: http://vimeo.com/8846259

It's a really wonderful, fun film!

[Elodie_TVPaint]

What a rythm ! The animation is so fluid and the characters are so expressive. There is only a piano's melody, but my head heard voices, tap dance and squeaking teeth. It's a really good animation. An excellent homage to the silent movies.

[ericaanimation]

Two my favorite animation clips of all times are at the following links.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WxDdz-Anls&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sISIWP14Ul0&feature=PlayList&p=3B6B0E0C8170FD81&index=9

This have inspired me since I was a young child. The first being a clip of Lady and the Tramp eating spaghetti. I think Frank Thomas really captured the emotion well in this sequence. I especially love the way Lady turns after accidently bumping muzzles when eating the same strand of spaghetti. I think this scene really captures the emotion of love.

The second is the scene from Secret of NIHM where Mrs. Brisby use the power of the necklace and her own self courage to save both her home and her children from sinking. I think this scene along with the part leading up to it is very dramatic and is also a good example of how to animate strong emotions. Another thing that I love about this scene is the special effects of the glowing necklace as a kid I can remember being wowed by this.

Erica
:D

[jeremyhopkins]

A new site that has more drawing tips and tutorials: http://theartcenter.blogspot.com/

[Rodney]

Those are great links Erica and Jeremy!

Access to animation and instruction like this makes me feel tremendously fortunate to be living in the age of the internet.

The inspiration and entertainment of movies like 'Lady and the Tramp' and 'Secret of NIHM' and an extended capability to study in detail the art of design and animation to a degree never before seen in history is proof to me that we aren't in the end times of hand drawn animation but rather in a learning cyclic between periods of prolific and inspired professional capacity.

In times past animation was mostly reserved for a few select individuals whose work was the equivalent of magic, but the time is coming (and in many ways now already is) where artists from all walks of life and all levels of society share an understanding of the art of animation with which all may tell their tales. This will scare some (there will be a lot of low quality animation as artists learn through their mistakes and others spectacularly fail) but regardless, for those with that burning desire, the art of animation will continually be embraced.

(Yikes... where'd that come from... back to drawing)

[madanimator]

Here you can find some really good portrait pictures. Check it out!

http://www.stars-portraits.com/en/membre-shahin.php

[jeremyhopkins]

Sorry for reviving this dated thread but I found a new film to add to the list:
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Original link from Dan Caylo (http://www.onanimation.com/2011/01/03/one-by-one/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+OnAnimationDotCom+(On+Animation ))r & Brian Sibley

[joedorsey]

Thanks for the add Jeremy. That was a beautiful piece. The blog is really nice too! I found this video of "The Little Match Girl" on it as well. Both of these creates so much longing for hand drawn animation.

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[andrew sharp]

Thankyou for sharing these gems, here is The Man Who Planted Trees coloured pencil on frosted cells
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2a4ti6uLMg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DF02_zC7bg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh8q8Febqyw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcGV446u3KI&feature=related

[jeremyhopkins]

Thanks guys! Thought I'd add Destino to finish the set:
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[zanekohler]

Here is a clip from Fantasia 2000 about the firebird shot.

I think SpiralEFX might find this interesting with a lot of fx drawings.

http://www.squarefootagefilms.com/smith/movies/firebird_suite_extra.mov

[arif]

Nice finding Zane.....of course, spiral fx will be very pleased with it....but..me too......thanks for sharing.....

[Elodie_TVPaint]

Wow, that's so impressive !

[macprofilms]

WOW, what a scene!!!!! This just shows what traditional animation is capable of doing.

[JoshSketchInMotion]

Really cool to see the animation on that firebird! Along the lines of Effects Animation here is some stuff from the awesome Michel Gagne http://www.gagneint.com/Final%20site/Gallery/films/irongiant/movies/dome_of_doom.mov http://www.gagneint.com/Final%20site/download/ITSP_Web_Release_July2009_720p_H264.mov! He didn't have any videos showing pencil construction, but these are still really cool! You can check out more of his stuff here if you want http://www.gagneint.com/index.html. Enjoy!

[zanekohler]

I did think of Michel Gagne when I saw that. Big fan of his work. Loved his work on Prelude to Eden (http://www.gagneint.com/Final%20site/misc/Prelude%20to%20Eden/Prelude.htm).
Was a little sad to see he did not get the oscar nomination on sensology. He was on the short list.

[zanekohler]

Here is a clip of Glenn Keane discussing and drawing Rapunzel.
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[Elodie_TVPaint]

When I see such a talent, I don't understand why they made it in 3D... :o

[Lina-chan]

....ooohh yes, That would be simply awesome...especially 'Satyrday'

http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=14&pictureid=116

I've seen some artwork on few websites and it just looks amazing.

Mind if I have some close-up cels and model sheets of Satyrday, please?

[feliceworkshop]

Sorry to disappoint you but I don't personally own any cel or artwork from Satyrday ... the picture that I posted a long while ago was from a collection of artworks donated by Don Bluth himself to the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. I have nothing to do with the picture itself to begin with (I'm guessing that A SCAD student might be responsible for shooting that picture), I have simply post it here on this forum from a different website.
If it helps, the talented Arif started not long ago a thread about a Facebook page displaying a lot of artwork from unrealized projects of Don. I believe that you might be able to recognize a lot of sketches and concept designs for Satyrday as well. Here's Arif's original thread:
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/for...ad.php?p=24681
and here's the Facebook's page link:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Don-Bl...9511?sk=photos
You don't need to be logged in Facebook to access the material posted in it...

[feliceworkshop]

...classic, I messed up the links and I can't edit my own post since that I'm not a club member (Moderators, feel free to edit my post...and sorry about the re-post.).
....I'll try again.

Don's Films Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Don-Bluth-Films/123421301059511

Arif's thread:
http://www.donbluthanimation.com/forum/showthread.php?p=24681

They seem to work well now...:p

[Rodney]

Thanks for that Felice.
I needed that. :)

[LMR70]

I bought a bunch of model sheets and productions drawings from Don's games over the past few months, I'll post a few. Hopefully I'll post these correctly.
I'll try to take better pictures.

http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt308/arifnbd/M_Sheets.jpg

[Lina-chan]

Please show me the snapshots of Satyrday, Alexanderia.

[dartzy]

Here's a really cool short called BRIDGE. There is also a short Making video..very intresting...made me think of Beatrice's style...:)

http://vimeo.com/tingtey/bridge

http://vimeo.com/tingtey/bridgemaking

Enjoy!

[Richard Willimot]

Isn't this an amazing short,done by a friend of mine who is an awesome animator. The really wonderful thing is is that it has a message which alot of shorts don't seem to anymore.

[dartzy]

Think that's why it stands out to me. I love shorts that have a message. Make you think...

[madanimator]

Here's a really cool short called BRIDGE. There is also a short Making video..very intresting...made me think of Beatrice's style...:)

http://vimeo.com/tingtey/bridge

http://vimeo.com/tingtey/bridgemaking

Enjoy!

I saw that short film before. It's indeed a very nice, film. Simple characters, simple conflict and entertaining :) It reminded you of my style? :D

[dartzy]

Yes, the way you create some of your animal characters, especially the raccoon in the short. :) All good :)

[Ben Sword]

The drawings are crude but its very good!
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WARNING! Most of this guys stuff is very raunchy but the animation is really good: http://www.youtube.com/user/ianmichaelmiller23
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