Comments for ..:: avneriginal ::.. http://www.avneriginal.com/blog an animation workbook Sat, 17 May 2008 08:28:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 Comment on Stick Figure Vine Swing by The J http://www.avneriginal.com/blog/2008/05/16/stick-figure-vine-swing/#comment-161 The J Fri, 16 May 2008 11:20:16 +0000 http://www.avneriginal.com/blog/2008/05/16/stick-figure-vine-swing/#comment-161 Is this a geriatric Indiana Jones? if it is you have nailed the movement. :) Is this a geriatric Indiana Jones? if it is you have nailed the movement. :)

]]> Comment on A couple of new tests by Avner Engel http://www.avneriginal.com/blog/2008/05/13/a-couple-of-new-tests/#comment-159 Avner Engel Tue, 13 May 2008 01:05:12 +0000 http://www.avneriginal.com/blog/2008/05/13/a-couple-of-new-tests/#comment-159 Hey D, Yeah I know this movie, I watched it a few years back. It's actually one of the top animations I have on my Youtube playlist. As for the mechanic arm, yeah I agree it's not rigid enough, when I started to doodle around with it, I was more into figuring out the way it moves over giving it the right volume. I guess not having this elemnt detracts from the feel of the animation. For the time being I don't think I am going to persue working on this shot, as I prefer focusing on more character stuff. About the flour sack, don't you think that having the sack cycling in the air is a little bit too cliche? Oh well, I will have a go at it and see what it looks like. Thanks for tuning in mate, I really apprecaite your input. Hey D,

Yeah I know this movie, I watched it a few years back. It’s actually one of the top animations I have on my Youtube playlist.

As for the mechanic arm, yeah I agree it’s not rigid enough, when I started to doodle around with it, I was more into figuring out the way it moves over giving it the right volume. I guess not having this elemnt detracts from the feel of the animation. For the time being I don’t think I am going to persue working on this shot, as I prefer focusing on more character stuff.

About the flour sack, don’t you think that having the sack cycling in the air is a little bit too cliche? Oh well, I will have a go at it and see what it looks like.

Thanks for tuning in mate, I really apprecaite your input.

]]> Comment on A couple of new tests by Daniel Huertas http://www.avneriginal.com/blog/2008/05/13/a-couple-of-new-tests/#comment-158 Daniel Huertas Tue, 13 May 2008 00:28:45 +0000 http://www.avneriginal.com/blog/2008/05/13/a-couple-of-new-tests/#comment-158 Hey Avner.. you are always having fun eh!? hehehehe your new tests look pretty cool.. the mechanic arm made me remember a short film i saw a long time ago called "Defective" you can check it out here if you haven't http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=nY-A5W8uxIs and the first thing i could see in the mechanic arm.. is that it doesn't have the mechanic part into it.. it needs to be more riggid and probably only the hand could overlap or dragg in different directions.. now it looks like a rope more than an arm.... but the ball animation has some nice weight and snappy timing :) for the triangle test.. i would put a little more anticipation in the jump..throw a couple of frames there making it go screen right before it swings screen left.. and make a nice arc to the swing.. and i would say to watch the settle of the rope also.. but overall good work! :D the jump with Jason's reference always it's a fun test!.. and i like the flour sack exercise.. it's just matter of taste.. but at the end i would make him kinda bike/swim in the air before it zipps down to the screen.. that wouyld be a bit funnier ! :D all the best! and keep animating! Hey Avner.. you are always having fun eh!? hehehehe your new tests look pretty cool.. the mechanic arm made me remember a short film i saw a long time ago called “Defective” you can check it out here if you haven’t http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=nY-A5W8uxIs and the first thing i could see in the mechanic arm.. is that it doesn’t have the mechanic part into it.. it needs to be more riggid and probably only the hand could overlap or dragg in different directions.. now it looks like a rope more than an arm…. but the ball animation has some nice weight and snappy timing :)

for the triangle test.. i would put a little more anticipation in the jump..throw a couple of frames there making it go screen right before it swings screen left.. and make a nice arc to the swing.. and i would say to watch the settle of the rope also.. but overall good work! :D

the jump with Jason’s reference always it’s a fun test!..

and i like the flour sack exercise.. it’s just matter of taste.. but at the end i would make him kinda bike/swim in the air before it zipps down to the screen.. that wouyld be a bit funnier ! :D

all the best! and keep animating!

]]> Comment on More Doodles by Darrell http://www.avneriginal.com/blog/2008/05/12/more-doodles/#comment-157 Darrell Mon, 12 May 2008 03:56:08 +0000 http://www.avneriginal.com/blog/2008/05/12/more-doodles/#comment-157 Avner, these doodles are awesome. I actually can't wait for the weather here in Boston to get better because I need to get outside and do some doodles of my own. I have also heard this plenty of times and agree with the 100%. Thanks for giving me some feedback on my new flipbook drawing posted on 11 Second Club! Appreciate it much. Best.... Darrell Avner, these doodles are awesome. I actually can’t wait for the weather here in Boston to get better because I need to get outside and do some doodles of my own. I have also heard this plenty of times and agree with the 100%. Thanks for giving me some feedback on my new flipbook drawing posted on 11 Second Club! Appreciate it much.

Best…. Darrell

]]> Comment on Revision Time by Erik http://www.avneriginal.com/blog/2008/05/09/revision-time/#comment-156 Erik Sat, 10 May 2008 23:11:50 +0000 http://www.avneriginal.com/blog/2008/05/09/revision-time/#comment-156 Hi Avner, I think Darrel has a good suggestion regarding a more extreme stretch as the sack falls. While I agree with Darrell about this, I don't necessarily agree there is a problem with the tempo as the flour sack backs up. Perhaps there is a better way to put this in your shot, perhaps not, but what you seem to be accomplishing is a variety of rhythms... nice texture. In addition, the fast rhythm seems to add an element of 'eagerness' to the effort. So, its a flour sack with personality. Oh, and maybe the bottom corners to adjust downward slightly when the block drops from under him. As for the ball sequence... well done. You got rid of the extra frames at the end that had the stripe appearing to swim and migrate around. Too much precise math involved in the original attempt at a slow to a stop. Instead you made it simpler and therefore better. It will be interesting to see how this renewed sense of clarity shows up in future. Cheers. Hi Avner,

I think Darrel has a good suggestion regarding a more extreme stretch as the sack falls. While I agree with Darrell about this, I don’t necessarily agree there is a problem with the tempo as the flour sack backs up. Perhaps there is a better way to put this in your shot, perhaps not, but what you seem to be accomplishing is a variety of rhythms… nice texture. In addition, the fast rhythm seems to add an element of ‘eagerness’ to the effort. So, its a flour sack with personality. Oh, and maybe the bottom corners to adjust downward slightly when the block drops from under him.

As for the ball sequence… well done. You got rid of the extra frames at the end that had the stripe appearing to swim and migrate around. Too much precise math involved in the original attempt at a slow to a stop. Instead you made it simpler and therefore better.

It will be interesting to see how this renewed sense of clarity shows up in future. Cheers.

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