Pushing test *Final*
Couple of days ago, I finally finished the pushing test I was working on for the past few weeks. Thanks to some good and valuable feedback I was given by some of you, I pushed this exercise further to achieve the fluidity I was after. I also shaved 13 seconds of the animation towards the end (which I am quite happy about). There are still few small timing tweaks I would like to do but overall I am pretty happy about the end result. Anyway, enough of me rambling, here...
Read MoreWIP – Pushing – Final pass
For those of you who were wondering what happened to the unfinished “Pushing” exercise I started some time ago, I finally managed to look at it again over the past few days. Sorry my schedule was busy with a lot of distractions. I added the follow through and overlap and then continued on with the in-between pass. The more I worked on it, the more I kept on editing the timing and spacing of the actions. Overall I am quite content with the timing of the character, however I still...
Read MoreAnimating to dialogue exercise – blocking pass
After the CG Talk animation challenge I was quite inspired with all the great work the other animators did. Even though my work didn’t score a lot of votes, I was quite happy with it. I decided not to waste any time and jump straight into the next bit I am going to work on. It’s an audio clip from the movie “Back to the Future”. I spent a whole afternoon filming myself around the house, saying the lines from the movie, over and over again. At the end I looked through the...
Read MoreNew Demo Reel May 2007
After a hectic few days, I finally managed to put my show reel together (Yay!). It still needs a little bit of work but it showcases what I have been up to over the past few months. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page]
Read MoreAnimation Challenge on CGTalk – Final Submission
Here is what I submitted for the first animation challenge I participated on CG Talk.
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Hi, my name is Avner, and I am addicted to animation!
Welcome to my work in progress animation workbook. Feel free to share ideas, thoughts, feedback or anything else that can help me evolve and further my learning. 

