1. It's really late
2. I want it to be spring
3. It's my birthday next week
4. BLAGO BUM BLAGO BUM BOSSO FOKKOTA
5. I'm supposed to have storyboards done for Friday (whoops)
6. I broke and fixed my glasses
7. Apparently I'm somewhat good with numbers
8. Richard Cullen (and Darren Hayes) are pretty awesome people
I would love to meet the guys at Pixelfing; their stuff is amazing
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Done, but not finished
https://udrive.oit.umass.edu/jgchan/introAnim51.swf
FINALLY I have a semi presentable version of the Wayang Outpost intro to introduce the two characters I've been working on, Jake and Jane. Any and all feedback would be great (constructive feedback will be the most appreciated)
FINALLY I have a semi presentable version of the Wayang Outpost intro to introduce the two characters I've been working on, Jake and Jane. Any and all feedback would be great (constructive feedback will be the most appreciated)
Friday, February 6, 2009
Coraline
I just saw Coraline. Visually, it's breathtaking; I found myself picking my jaw up from the ground many, many times. I also forgot for many segments that this was done by hand with stop motion; there's something about the way everything moves that it just has so much more CHARM than a lot of the 3D stuff I've seen.
As far as the content goes, it's DARK. REAL DARK. There were a lot of young kids in there and when it got to the exciting dark parts (which I wish there were more of, those parts were definitely the movie's strongest points) the entire theater went dark. I heard kids whimper "Daddy I don't like this movie anymore" and I could feel everyone sitting on the edge of their seats. I definitely wouldn't take anyone younger than 13 to see it; not many of the kids in the theater I saw it at could quite handle the morbid nature, especially towards the end of the film.
BUT- Coraline, as a character, is amazing. Finally, a female protagonist that has some spirit and puts up a fight! (what can I say, I like em strong)
If anything, go see Coraline. See it because it's so unique, see it for the stunning visuals, see it to turn some heads in the Hollywood offices so that someone will sit up and say "Wow, if these things can make money, we should make more!" Laika is going down as one of those few studios with enough balls to release something different and that doesn't cater to the cookie cutter mold that all cartoons have to fit in, and I think that fact alone was worth the $6.25 I spent on the ticket
As far as the content goes, it's DARK. REAL DARK. There were a lot of young kids in there and when it got to the exciting dark parts (which I wish there were more of, those parts were definitely the movie's strongest points) the entire theater went dark. I heard kids whimper "Daddy I don't like this movie anymore" and I could feel everyone sitting on the edge of their seats. I definitely wouldn't take anyone younger than 13 to see it; not many of the kids in the theater I saw it at could quite handle the morbid nature, especially towards the end of the film.
BUT- Coraline, as a character, is amazing. Finally, a female protagonist that has some spirit and puts up a fight! (what can I say, I like em strong)
If anything, go see Coraline. See it because it's so unique, see it for the stunning visuals, see it to turn some heads in the Hollywood offices so that someone will sit up and say "Wow, if these things can make money, we should make more!" Laika is going down as one of those few studios with enough balls to release something different and that doesn't cater to the cookie cutter mold that all cartoons have to fit in, and I think that fact alone was worth the $6.25 I spent on the ticket
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Truth is stranger than.... well... anything I could make up!
http://i.gizmodo.com/5146564/bill-gates-just-unleashed-a-swarm-of-live-mosquitoes-on-a-room-full-of-geniuses
Bill Gates, the name synonymous with geeks, windows, and rich, can also now be affiliated with the crazy.
Honestly, I wish I could make this stuff up. I could see this as being a hilarious scene in a cartoon.
Bill Gates, the name synonymous with geeks, windows, and rich, can also now be affiliated with the crazy.
Honestly, I wish I could make this stuff up. I could see this as being a hilarious scene in a cartoon.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Fish
My greatest source of inspiration is always the real world, because reality is more bizarre than any thought that flutters through my head.
I swear I'm not making any of this up:
This lion headed fish sort of layed face down the entire time I was at my great aunt's house (which was, oh, about 5 hours). Yes, it was alive; I saw it swim around for a bit before embedding its face in the marbles again. Can fish be narcoleptic?
The fish in that tank were hugenormeous (about the size of my fist) but this guy was bigger than everyone else. You know how most fish swim by wiggling its tail? This guy is such a fat mess that he has to squirm his entire body to move foward, not that it moved much at all
Also, Happy Year of the Ox, everyone! I think I gained 5 lbs from all the food I've eaten today... oof!
I swear I'm not making any of this up:
This lion headed fish sort of layed face down the entire time I was at my great aunt's house (which was, oh, about 5 hours). Yes, it was alive; I saw it swim around for a bit before embedding its face in the marbles again. Can fish be narcoleptic?
The fish in that tank were hugenormeous (about the size of my fist) but this guy was bigger than everyone else. You know how most fish swim by wiggling its tail? This guy is such a fat mess that he has to squirm his entire body to move foward, not that it moved much at all
Also, Happy Year of the Ox, everyone! I think I gained 5 lbs from all the food I've eaten today... oof!
Saturday, January 24, 2009
https://udrive.oit.umass.edu/jgchan/introAnim37.swf
Progress on that into animation for Wayang Outpost , an experimental SAT math program being developed at my school (of which I am the resident character animator)
This is one of those times where I regret not having spent enough time laying down the foundations for the characters (character model sheet). Oye!
Progress on that into animation for Wayang Outpost , an experimental SAT math program being developed at my school (of which I am the resident character animator)
This is one of those times where I regret not having spent enough time laying down the foundations for the characters (character model sheet). Oye!
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