Animation Topix

A little Diddie from StoryCorps

Posted by on September 15, 2010 at 8:11 am

This is just a really touching story with fun animation. A student at AM posted it on someone’s workspace and I thought I would share it with everyone, as well. Its a sad one, but a good one. Synopsis below: Danny Perasa and his wife, Annie, came to StoryCorps to recount their twenty-seven-year romance. As [...]

Disney Short: Runaway Brain (1995)

Posted by on September 3, 2010 at 7:08 am

This is another goodie from my former mentor Dave Vallone. Its only awesome!

The Goon Trailer from Tim Miller and Jeff Fowler!!

Posted by on August 24, 2010 at 9:10 am

From Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller: The Goon Based on the cult comic from Dark Horse Entertainment, created by Eric Powell in 1999, the comic follows the adventures of a muscle-bound brawler who claims to be the primary enforcer for a feared mobster. The stories have a paranormal and comedic edge to them and concern [...]

Burning Safari and the Making of!!

Posted by on August 13, 2010 at 9:50 am

Last term at Animation Mentor (AM) my teacher Dave Vallone showed us a short from that great French School Gobelin. It was called Burning Safari. Welp, I found the making of from the main guy’s vimeo account. C’est si formidable, Florent de La Taille! Check out the clip: Burning Safari from Florent de La Taille [...]

From Norway With Love!!

Posted by on August 11, 2010 at 11:26 am

Wow, I was checking out the latest winner from the 11SecondClub Contest this month, and again wow! A Norwegian fellow by the name of Arthur Gil Larsen won this month, and rightly so, in my opinion. See his blog here for more delightful work. What a talent! Check out his Show Reel below:

Latest Version of my Stewie 911 Animation!!

Posted by on August 10, 2010 at 10:20 pm

I already have a page dedicated to my Animation Mentor progress, but its so much easier to post here–also my feed picks it up. In this shot I have Stewie (the rigged character we are provided with at AM) dressed as if characters from Reno 911 and Police Academy had a baby. check it out! [...]

Deadline… a short by Double Impact Films

Posted by on August 1, 2010 at 11:23 pm

I came across this short by Double Impact VFX on CGtalk. Its dubbed in Spanish and the flares come on a little strong, but its pretty impressive–especially because the cars were modeled, textured, lit and animated by Joe Rodriguez in Lightwave, and the simulations were worked out in 3D Studio Max. Congratulations Joe!

Trailer for Thor from Comic Con

Posted by on July 29, 2010 at 8:46 am

“The trailer for Marvel Studios’ Thor, featuring the same footage seen during Marvel’s panel at Comic Con last Saturday, has been released (legit or not) online.” says www.blogomatic3000.com.

A nice short from Gobelin :)

Posted by on July 27, 2010 at 10:00 am

A couple weeks ago I was polishing some animations from Animation Mentor, and a French couple with a son were curious what I was doing. The wife had mentioned that she had gone to school with someone who eventually went to a famous animation school in France. I immediately asked, do you mean “Gobelin?” Anyway, [...]

New Tron Legacy Trailer!!

Posted by on July 23, 2010 at 6:46 pm

The new trailer for Tron Legacy was released at the San Diego Comic Con yesterday in California. Day one started off with a bang! Apparently there’s a young Jeff Bridges in it.