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Jul31 6

A Few Words of Advice

Posted by Avner Engel in Animation, Animation Mentor

It was brought to my attention that some of my work from Animation Mentor is on someone else’s reel. I don’t know if I should feel flattered because someone found my work good enough to copy or pissed off because they stole it and claimed it as their own. Either way, I want to mention a few words of advice:DON’T STEAL OTHER PEOPLES WORK! It is fine to use existing animation and recreate it for your own learning purposes, but keep that to yourself and at home. Don’t put...

Jan03 1

Lovely Accent – Shot Surgery

Posted by Avner Engel in Animation, Animation Mentor

The main aim was to punch up the performance by making the timing feel a bit crisper in some areas and not as even as it was before. I also wanted to simplify some of the acting choices like the reaction of the lady in the second shot and the steps backwards the waiter takes at the tail of shot one. Old version: Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page] Versus most recent polished version: Get the latest...

Dec19 3

Not Here – almost done

Posted by Avner Engel in Animation, Animation Mentor

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Nov27 3

Not Here – shot update

Posted by Avner Engel in Animation, Animation Mentor

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Nov09 0

Not Here – latest blocking revision

Posted by Avner Engel in Animation, Animation Mentor

This is a revision I made after I received some feedback from my mentor. Overall he wanted me to be more specific with the acting choices, the attitude and the overall timing so each gesture hit the right beat. Here it is for what its worth. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page]

Oct31 0

Not Here – rough blocking

Posted by Avner Engel in Animation, Animation Mentor

As some of you may know I went back to Animation Mentor after a much needed break to attend the last class, Polishing and Demo Reel. Usually in the last class we work on finessing and cleaning the shots we worked on during the program in order to have a solid reel at the end of class 6. However since my mentor thought my old shots were in good shape, he encouraged me to start working on a new acting test. Even though it was quite challenging to choose a new line to animate (there are way too...