Fiiinal

I crashed at my friends house last night and saw my animation on youtube with a fresh set of eyes in the morning. I was mortified and had to rush home to fix the horrible way that this guy was sliding down his chair. Then I didn't like the sliding hands, then I didn't like the popping elbow, and then and then and then...I got it into the competition with 15 minutes to spare. It refused to acept my .mov, which it had before, but finally accepted an .avi after I lost a little hair. There are still a couple of areas that I need to smooth out but this one is in the bag.

In the previous version, the body started of rigid as he layed back in the first 2 sec, and the right arm was resting on the bar. But the additional body contortions moved the rt arm forward so that it was floating. So I moved the hand to rest on the right thigh. As he adjusts his body in the first 24 frames I made the hands really wrap around the leg as is slides up his thigh. I also played with the reverse curvature of his spine. I calmed down the return of his extended rt arm after the point too. I turned it in with 20 minutes to spare.

Although there is some smoothing to do in a couple of places before it's reel ready. Not to mention lighting, a reaction shot, etc. Film Director Dan halprin has offered to assist me with the cuts and has alredy made some great suggestions o keep it natural and story driven. This exercise was a estament to the words of Brian DeMetz who told me that in CG it takes 10 percent of the time to get 90 percent of the work done. The last 10 percent of the work takes the remaining 90 percent of the time.



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First final to 11 second club.

My first FINAL submission. Nice workout. I did manage to get a day o surfing in this Tuesday at Sunset beach. Water was a tad icy and I broke my zipper suiting up, but I had a relaxing session. I saw UP today with the fam. I wept. The story gets to me and also I marvel at teh artistry of the Pixar clan. I just cant believe that storytelling can be so wonderful. I feel myself going down the emotional path , I'm aware of every device that they use and I jus cant help but be swept awy. Live action film seldom moves me like they do. Pete Doctor spoke at my graduation ceremony and he said to persue my passion. I am. And HE has a monkey!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKHMWospgm4

day 3 of Barfly

I took the recomendations of the online community and added a few frames to the beginning. I also removed some of the center poses for more acting opportunities. I might back down some of the head movement but I need to move forward. next is to offset keys, do facial animation, adjust the eye target. Thanks to PhelanS and KeithE for your input.



://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LaINfPTaVE

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11 Second Club - Barfly

Second full day of animating and I think that I made pretty good progress. I wasn't going to add any blinks but months ago Sean Sexton showed me a pretty sweet way of adding them quickly so I threw them in. I am next going to soften some of the hand movements and add eye brow directions.





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11 Second Club

This is my first pass at the 11 second club May 09 contest. The 11 Second Club provides an audio clip and all participants who choose to take it on animate that same clip, which levels the playing field. This is also my first ever submission to the The 11 Second Club. I srtarted this at the end of the month so I might no get a polish pass in, but i like where this is going. i might move the camera for a more interesting angle and add a second character.

2D and 3D Animators group on Linked-In

I posted the following to the Linked In Group for animation. I'm hoping for crits and job leads ...

Demo review requested

Hi guys! I'm tweaking my character animation demo and would love to have some feedback. I graduated from animation school last year and finished my first animation gig a few weeks ago. Demo, Web site, CV...do I need anything else to find work?
-John


Demo
http://www.jgibsoniv.com/JG_Demo_60Sec-sfw.mov

Web Site
www.jgibsoniv.com

CV
http://www.jgibsoniv.com/JG_CV_CA_V02.pdf

We are all interconnected

So I showed my final resume to Phelan and we had a good ol time fine tuning it. We also decided that I should have a version for games animation and a separate version for film animation, a different version for being a chef! And a different reel for each too. I humbly take the coaching. And in keeping with my newfound commitment to reach out for help comes the added commitment to give something back. I am committed to donating time to ASIFA. A few months ago I had it that it was all about me. But it aint. I am here for others and it's about tiome I started acting like it. Not that there was anything inherently wrong with the way I conducted myself before. But I assisted in a workshop for the last 9 months that ended about a month ago and it changed my perspective in what it means to be of service. The ultimate reason why I want to animate characters and 'bring them to life' is because I want to make a difference in peoples lives. I could make a cartoon full of cynacism or resignation, but that woudn't be satisfying. Life is hard enough for folk. But making them laugh. That's a noble diversion. Or touching a piece of humanity that lets people know that they aren't alone; that we are not alone, that would be an endeavor of a higher order. Because after all, we are all profoundly connected.

ASIFA HOLLYWOOD
http://www.asifa-hollywood.org/

REEL
http://www.jgibsoniv.com/JG_Demo_60Sec-sfw.mov

CV
http://www.jgibsoniv.com/JG_CV_CA_V02.pdf

I'm Baaaack!

Wow, has it alread been a year since my last post. The world has happened. I got an animation job and that job ended. I've opened and closed an office. We got a new shiney President, the economy turned upside down, and still love animation. I saw Monsters Vs. Aliens and loved it. Revisited Horton Hears a Who and was amazed at the apparent complexity of the rigging for those bad boys. I saw Mulan again for the first time and marveled at the sheer beauty of the designs. That snow scene is incredible. And PIXAR!? I am not worthy

So I've completely revamped my resume and I'm afraid that it's better than my demo reel. My resume is smoooth. My reel is, well...not. More pops than Orville Reddenbacher. I'm going to take my guru, Phelan...aka Gilgamesh's, coaching and join the 11 sec club to move forward, and find some way to give back. Well, I've got my chamois ready. Time to get to polishing.

CV
http://www.jgibsoniv.com/JG_CV_CA_V02.pdf

Peace out
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