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Character Design References What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work, collaborate or share your creative time with?Currently I'm working in-house at a VR studio, so a lot of my creative time during the week is devoted to my work there. I’m usually pretty quick to wake up, eat breakfast, and get dressed, and then I have a pretty long commute (an hour, one way) to the office. When I get there, I make some coffee, check emails, and then it’s straight to work, which is mostly drawing/designing whatever the project needs and occasionally attending meetings. We’re a pretty small, quiet studio and most of our collaboration takes place on Slack (basically Skype for the office). What are some of the things you have learned from other artists who you have worked with or whose work you have seen?

Falstaff (Chimes At Midnight) Martin Scorsese's Film School: The 85 Films You Need To See To Know Anything About Film Interviewing Martin Scorsese is like taking a master class in film. Fast Company’s four-hour interview with the director for the December-January cover story was ostensibly about his career, and how he had been able to stay so creative through years of battling studios. But the Hugo director punctuated everything he said with references to movies: 85 of them, in fact, all listed below. Some of the movies he discussed (note: the descriptions for these are below in quotes, denoting his own words). Ace in the Hole: “This Billy Wilder film was so tough and brutal in its cynicism that it died a sudden death at the box office, and they re-released it under the title Big Carnival, which didn’t help. All That Heaven Allows: In this Douglas Sirk melodrama, Rock Hudson plays a gardener who falls in love with a society widow played by Jane Wyman. An American in Paris: This Vincente Minnelli film, with Gene Kelly, picked up the idea of stopping within a film for a dance from The Red Shoes. 1951 Mr.

How to Create Character Animation Poses | Animation Mentor Animation Mentor Co-Founder and Creatures Workshop Mentor, Shawn Kelly writes about animation and what he’s learned in his animation career. Shawn currently serves as a Lead Animator at Industrial Light & Magic, where he has worked on numerous films including The Avengers, Battleship, the Transformers film franchise, Rango, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, War of the Worlds, the Star Wars: Episode I – III film franchise, The Day After Tomorrow, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Hulk, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, and The Adventure of Rocky & Bullwinkle. -The Animation Mentor Crew This blog post was originally published in the book Animation Tips & Tricks. There are many types of reference materials that will be invaluable to you as an animator. One misconception that I often hear from students is that “using reference is cheating.” First, let’s talk about some of my favorite reference photography for a second. Jim Lee’s Batman J.

Chimes At Midnight – Falstaff – Orson Welles, John Geilgud, Ralph Richardson, Jeanne Moreau – SANTA FLIX Chimes At Midnight (Falstaff) DVD Region 1. Black & White. Excellent picture and audio. On the brink of Civil War, King Henry IV (John Gielgud) attempts to consolidate his reign while fretting with unease over his son s seeming neglect of his royal duties. Region One. Canon EOS C300 – Review & short film | Nino Film - Blog - Nino Leitner - DSLR video, filmmaking & more Check out our C300 test short “13:59″ above. Here’s the new great BTS from Peter Hainzl. Thanks so much! … and here’s another NEW behind-the-scenes video from Patrick Zadrobilek, thanks again! Big thanks to our actors Karim Ismael Rahoma and Mirjam Birkl, and the entire crew. It was a fun shoot but a lot of stress! An ungraded version of the entire film will be made available for download shortly as well. The Canon C300 on a Steadicam rig (photo by Dan Taylor) Sometimes you just have to grab a chance when it’s in front of you: Both my friend Mario Feil and I were on Canon’s list as testers for the new C300. Mario, based in Germany, called Canon directly … And was offered to test the camera immediately. We have to point out that we received a preproduction unit of the C300 from Canon. And that we did … Mario had the basic idea for a script and together, we developed it further. Our actor Karim, me and Mario reviewing shots from the tram shoot – in the rain! Ergonomics, built quality Order …

Doing Hand-Drawn Animation Using Photoshop & After Effects CS6 (PART 1) | Animation, Filmmaking, Techniques & Tutorials This Tutorial is part of a series. Please read my Introduction to Hand-Drawn and Organic Looks Tutorials before proceeding. Hand-Drawn Animation is usually traced frame-by-frame with paper and pencil on a light box or animation table. It’s a very common technique and was used for most animated feature films and cartoons before computer-based workflows became commonplace. Now digital hand-drawn animation can be done in the computer using a tablet and stylus. By eliminating the shooting process, the speed of animation production is greatly increased by providing instant digital frames that can be exported and composited at will. Although digital hand-drawn animation will never look the same as real analog animation, it’s possible to achieve something very close using the new tools in Photoshop and After Effects CS6. Digital hand-drawn bouncing ball loop done in Photoshop and After Effects with a frame randomizing expression on the background loop, courtesy of Dan Ebberts. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Who is Martin de Thurah » Flux - A global creative community celebrating film, art, music and design Photo by SØREN SOLKJÆR STARBIRD Name: Martin de ThurahCreated on: 1974-April-29 Record last updated on: 2008-November-20 Homepage: Martin’s homepage, Academy Films Domain: Filmmaking, Photography, Visual Effects, Animation, Eating Location: Copenhagen, Denmark After touring his stunning 2005 Carpark North music video and his subsequent videos around the world with RESFEST, I had an affinity for Martin de Thurah, but we had never met. This week, that changed, as we invited him out to Los Angeles to present the U.S. premiere of his new film Young Man Falling as part of the Flux Screening Series tonight at the Hammer Museum. Over sushi Tuesday night, after a rather surreal sneak peek of footage of the new Star Trek film yesterday and finally over email this morning, I was able get to a clearer sense of this talented Danish filmmaker. Tell us a little about yourself, your background and what inspired you to become a filmmaker? Can you share with us a little about your creative process?

The Definitive Guide to Hand Lettering Tutorials Online - Skillshare Blog A brush pen is basically what it sounds like: a brush tip housed in the structure of a typical pen. In this video, Will does an excellent job of illustrating the basic techniques and offers advice on how to weight your different strokes (more pressure on the downstroke, light on the upstroke). The complete brush lettering guide via Skillshare Not to toot our own horns here, but Lance’s Complete Guide to Brush Lettering, based on Peggy Dean's class on Skillshare, is a super comprehensive look at the techniques, the materials, the terms, and how to continue your brush adventure. Once you get through this, you’ll be brushing and talking shop like a lettering veteran. As we’ve already seen with brush lettering, the medium for lettering isn’t simply isolated to a pen and paper. Chalk lettering via Lauren Hom

A Media Manager Has Your Back In the world of HDSLR technology, media management is a very important position. Every Elite Team member has held this position at some point during the untitled Navy Seal Movie to gain an understanding of HD image capture in a small footprint work-flow system and they all have jumped in head first! The unique skill set that my Elite Team brings is that they all have a film background and are comfortable with certain rituals that accompany being a motion picture film loader and 2nd assistant cameraman. These include: managing the truck; keeping track of the gear and specialty pieces of equipment; creating an inventory and log; assessing how many magazines you have to load and color coding it according to the stock; labeling the magazines with the date, job, film stock and amount loaded on the magazine itself; and writing a camera report with the same information. MacBook Pro We shoot 10 to 15 minutes on a 8GB card. Card Reader with 8GB Card 2 of 4 Hard Drives How do you manage media?

Set up your own workspace If you're working from home and find yourself constantly being distracted, setting up a dedicated workspace could be just the solution. Whether you're learning how to draw, working on your design portfolio or creating a new logo design, a dedicated space to do so can work wonders for your creativity. Preparation of a workspace is particularly important where artists are concerned. In this article, I'll give you a few tips based on my own experience to make your workspace and, by extension, your work, comfortable and rewarding. 01. If, like me, you never liked being told to tidy your room, it's best to find a space which doesn't need to be cleared up after you've finished a creative session. 02. Artists through the ages have drawn and painted on every surface and at all angles. 03. I use an angle poise for most of my work. 04. This comes in the form of books and DVDs. 05. You'll need somewhere to put your raw materials and finished paintings – safer than the floor. Words: Dave Kendall

An Abandoned Country Estate in Yonkers & Scouting NY Note: I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ALDER MANOR AND WEDDINGS!! I’ve tried to figure it out, but the person in charge of weddings has never called me back, and it remains a complete mystery. I receive emails daily complaining about a lack of response for weddings, and I just don’t understand the situation. Very sorry! It sits on a hill just outside of New York City, completely empty and, for years, decaying and nearly forgotten… This is Alder Manor, and it’s without question one of the most amazing places I’ve ever had the pleasure of scouting. After both he and his wife died, the mansion was traded between owners who had no use for it and eventually wound up abandoned. When you first enter, you find yourself in the enormous Main Hall, with the huge grand staircase off to one side. Reverse of the main hall. Which leads to the incredible library: Standing in the reverse corner, with a great stone fireplace and working chandeliers. A painting over the fireplace is still in excellent shape:

Improve your drawing speed with these tips - StoryboardArt - Creating Storyboards In A Flash So there you are at your desk. You have your script, check. Your monitor and tablet, check. Art program set up with the shortcut keys you like, check. Your pen calibrated to the proper settings, check. You start pumping away at boards and feel like you can finish the whole thing in one night. What happened and how can we avoid this scenario? Speed is part of the overall foundation of your skill and understanding. First things, first: Know your tools. Whether you use traditional medium or digital tools, be ready. Some people say, “I don’t need shortcut and hot keys, they slow me down”. And those “some people” sound just as ridiculous as folks who only swear by traditional media. Take full advantage of what you have. This leads straight to the next point: KNOW YOUR TOOLS! Now that your setup is ready, learn how to actually use them and what’s the best method for you. I vote for the second option. So here we are at the starting line. Do exercises to get warmed up.

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