I have set up a new blog since I left Uni and have been busy with my life and so on.
You can follow me on www.funkyfresh903.blogspot.com, if you would like.
It is great seeing you all are doing well for the 2nd year I am happy that most of you managed to crack the previous trailer project. Leo's team had very well organised and liked their result a lot.
Good luck with your future projects.
Hope to keep in touch with you all.
Baja
Hey Everyone
Posted by Baja
in Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Alan - Maya Support
Posted by Baja
in Tuesday, 20 April 2010
I am kinda frustrated with the myself because I can't seem to be able to figure out these Maya problems. One of the problems I am encountering despite following the tutorial 100% are:
1st is the bouncing ball with the rotation, once you input 70 at a keyframe, the ball doesn't rotate like is shown on the video.
2nd is the crane shot, dolly shot, and pitch shot, none of the cameras seems to be following the keyframe. the problem i am having with those tutorials is that, once you put a keyframe at 1 and another at 70 or so, the camera simply won't move from point A to B.
Where am I going wrong?... Are there any kind of tick boxes that I should be aware of?
I would greatly appreciate your help
Thanks
Phil
Posted by Baja
in Thursday, 1 April 2010
Hey Phil, when you get the time could you please provide me all the blogs of the 2nd Year and the 3rd Year students?....
I'd like to follow all of them. Thanks :-)
Connection Editor Problem
Posted by Baja
I have come across a certain problem, which I can't figure out despite following the tutorial step-by-step. Anyone know the solution to this problem?
Forehead stapling
Posted by Baja
in Friday, 26 March 2010
As for the story of the drunken stapler I am thinking of ending the stapler's chaotic scene by stapling a forehead of the worker in the office. Just to show how painful stapling a forehead can be I have provided a video.
If you don't like blood, please don't play the video.
Jason and the Argonauts - 1963
Posted by Baja
in Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Definitely my favourite of all time, I have seen the movie 5 times and I haven't grown bored of it. It seems everyone has shared a significant childhood memories about the film. Having watched for the first time when I was 10 or 11 I really enjoyed it, loved the mythical giants and especially Gods watching over Jason through a pool of water from bird's eye view.
The special effects at the time were marvelous, blending stop motion with film feature is not an easy task to achieve. The most famous scene and my favourite is the skeleton fighting scene. The stop-motion animation was animated by Ray Harryhausen. It took Ray 4months to animate the skeleton scene. There was no room for mistake but Ray successfully completed the fighting scene. Accurately calculating the actor's moves with the skeletons.
The story is a tale of adventure where Jason is on a quest to find a Golden Fleece to save the war between Greeks and the Romans. During his adventure Jason and his crew stumble upon Greek mythical creatures.
Essay
Posted by Baja
in Wednesday, 10 March 2010
As part of the animators research for the essay I have chosen to do my research of Ray Harryhausen. In my opinion I believe he is a genius who revolutionized the art of Stop-Motion animation.
I grew up watching some of his movies and I totally adore his work, although at the time I used to get scared by the monsters.
Nevertheless I believe he has contributed a lot in the animation industry and therefore he is an important person to talk about.
