"Disc Combat" - Final Render 13/02/2012
Add Comment "Disc Combat" - Splining 03/02/2012
"Disc Combat" - Blocking 26/01/2012
Here is the blocking for a new animated scene I've been working on in the evenings. Wanted to try something that showed more body mechanics, and I've been really inspired by the disc fight choreography in Tron: Legacy. Very happy to report that 2 of the films I worked on last year have been shortlisted for the public choice award at the British Animation Awards 2012 
 "Pirate Map" - Final Render 20/11/2011
Here is the final render of an the "Pirate Map" animated scene I've been working on the last few weeks after work. "Pirate Map!" - Splining 06/10/2011
Here is the third pass of my animated scene. Here I have taken my blocking and began smoothing out the motion in the graph editor and adjusting timing and whatever needs to be done in order to get the performance as I want it. I went through a few passes of this for different parts of the body and to create "smear" frames where I thought they could work well. "Smearing" is an animation term for essentially stretching the character into an impossible shape, popularly used for Warner Bros. cartoons. It creates both the illusion of motion blur, and enhances the feeling of the action. "Pirate Map!" - Blocking 28/09/2011
I've been rubbish at blogging recently, so I thought it'd be a good idea to post some of what I'm working on when I'm not at work. Here is the blocking stage for a piece of animation titled "Pirate Map". I find that my "blocking" is coming along much better now, and I am able to get a lot more ideas and gestures across, before moving into splined.  Our film, "Unorganized Crime" has been short listed at the Canterbury Anifest 2011, you can see the film at the "Bristish Animated Films" on Sunday 2nd October. See you there! New site, new blog! 10/09/2011
I've switched over to using weebly to host and manage my website, as much as I love blogger and all the fantastic features it offers, weebly has provided a simple clean website design, with a neat image gallery and button navigation. If you would to look at my previous posts, I am still keeping my old blog live at: danewinn.blogspot.com |
Dane Winn - Animator
