Redamancy Update #1

Film's going really well. We have 32 seconds for the presentation tomorrow, as well as a Powerpoint explaining everything and a 24 frame storyboard.

Excited to make a film look this shiny. :)

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Summer Prep

I keep hearing little whispers everywhere I go these days. The snippets of conversations that even as an "adult" still send little shivers of dread tumbling under my skin.

"Summer's almost over!" "Better start looking for all your back to school stuff now."

To be fair, when I hear this I'm normally in a shop like Old Navy or Apple (The sales department must be desperately trying to get rid of their summer inventory before the autumn wear shows up by the ton), but it still bothers me that people July seems to be the time when people start saying "summer's almost over." I wouldn't say the two-thirds marker is the time to start panicking about a back-to-school wardrobe, but the notion has still stirred me into action about my own preparedness.

Since my final year dissertation is about the history of Christian imagery in science fiction and horror films, I've decided my final year film will be a ghost story. I'm going about making images as I think of things.

This is the second idea I've come up with. The first being a redo of the first film I ever made. The second is about a man who thinks he's being haunted by the devil, but in reality it's his deceased tabby cat. My sister asked me what I was trying to say with the film, and I honestly don't know. The "deeper meaning" bit is always what stumps me when it comes to my own work. I'll post my progress on my final film here.

Also I've been casually doing a character design project with some friends of mine. Although I only have one turnaround done, I'm quite pleased with the results.

I'll post these up as they get done as well.

Down in Front

Down in Front from Gee Suarez on Vimeo.

Finally finished my second year, second semester film. Watch and enjoy! Leave a comment! Thanks!

Animations Currently on Vimeo

This is a basic run-down of what I have on my Vimeo account. It's all of out After Effects lessons as well as one of my films.

First lessons on text in After Effects. We were to animate our name.

Jointed puppet animation. The basic puppet was originally by our teacher, Ed Barrett, but we were allowed to modify the design. So, naturally, I made it Doctor Who. Also, flying Tardis just because.

One of my favorite lessons, fake 3D. Kind of fell in love doing this, and I'm dying to build more environments and objects like that.

Okay, I don't particularly like this film, but I may as well put it up.

Last, but certainly not least, my British Animation Awards Sting for 2012. I really love the puppet animation I did here. : ) Lots of character with limited deign.