Friday 26 October 2012
Porco Rosso
Thursday 25 October 2012
Sunday 16 September 2012
animation, dialogue
dialogue, Keys from Stine Agerskov Frandsen on Vimeo.
So, this is a shot I started working on the other day. I wanted to get some animation done, and I find dialogue clips really inspiring, when I can find one for my taste. And this clip, from The Shining, is just my thing.
I love the timing of it. And that you can feel a living person in there. Someone with experience. Someone who has experienced some disappointments in life, but has now come to terms with who he is. And that being him, might not be such a bad thing after all.
Yet, he still thinks back, regretting how things were. Perhaps he was quite the idiot, before he surrendered to his fate.
And I enjoy that feeling of an experinced person giving his advice to someone less experienced, that this clip contains.
At least, this is what I heard and felt when I came upon this clip.
For the animation, I have done a stupid thing. I haven't planned anything out, but roughly in my mind. It is against everything I have learned, and I feel bad about that (as I should).
Yet I hope this will turn out okay. It is fun to get some animation going again.
I may jys cut that last handgeture. It feels... too much. I am going to try it out without it, at least. I had this idea of him gesturing at the person he is talking to, implying that this person isn't shining either... But right ow, the gesture is just too much.
UPDATE
dialogue, WIP 02 from Stine Agerskov Frandsen on Vimeo.
halfway through today. I had troubles with the final beat. Later I ended up moving the key out, and making a new one. Sometimes this is just the way to go.
dialogue, WIP 03 from Stine Agerskov Frandsen on Vimeo.
I talked to one of the animators at work about his way of working. I have always been taught to plan my shots carefully, making nice thumbs, and not start working in 3D before I was certain of what I wanted to do. This has never felt intuitive enough for me. Some people say the first idea that comes to mind, is the worst, and you have to keep digging to find a good idea. But I tend to find, that my first idea is the most natural thing. If I start moulding it over for too long, I end up being very cliché and I start doubting myself. And I doubt the idea. And then I get stuck.
This guy at work says he and the other animatordon't plan that much. He prefers to go into 3D as fast as possible. I have always felt bad that this is how I like to work. But hearing this made my day. I find that the character speaks to me, when I look at it in 3D. And I find the best poses when I have a rough idea, and then sculpt it in 3D.
Oh well, we all have different ways of working. I do keep my timeline clean. The lack of planning means I have to be that more carefull - if anyone wants me to make changes, I need to be sure that is possible.
UPDATE
Further progress. Version 04, adding keys on timeline, tightening up spacing for spline.
dialogue playblast WIP 04 from Stine Agerskov Frandsen on Vimeo.
and on spline:
dialogue playblast WIP 04 spline from Stine Agerskov Frandsen on Vimeo.
Been getting some more stuff in there, while slowly fixing spacing and arcs. I am still working on this. In this version, there aren't that many keys on the second half of the shot, And that is what I am going to do today. As well as adding extra movement on the hips, clearing up arcs and spacing, in particular on his movement backwards. In general, this is the point of the process where I tighten it up as much as I can, before I start polishing it. Which is a lot messier for me. I try to keep my timeline clean and flexible. I can still make larger changes without getting lost.
UPDATE
dialogue playblast, WIP 06 from Stine Agerskov Frandsen on Vimeo.
Well, almost there. It always seems like the last 10 pct. are the hardest to achieve...
Well, enjoy. More updates will follow.
UPDATE
dialogue, fixes and light from Stine Agerskov Frandsen on Vimeo.
THis is probably as far as I can take this right now. I tried a bit of lighting - I am no good at it, but at least it isn't too distracting either.
Basically, I have been doing a lot of polish on this one. I think it has become quite nice now. In all my shots there is something I wished I had done differently. In this one it is the leaningback. I thought I had more frames to play around with, but it ended up really tight, and a bit too fast for me. But that is how it goes sometimes.
So, this is a shot I started working on the other day. I wanted to get some animation done, and I find dialogue clips really inspiring, when I can find one for my taste. And this clip, from The Shining, is just my thing.
I love the timing of it. And that you can feel a living person in there. Someone with experience. Someone who has experienced some disappointments in life, but has now come to terms with who he is. And that being him, might not be such a bad thing after all.
Yet, he still thinks back, regretting how things were. Perhaps he was quite the idiot, before he surrendered to his fate.
And I enjoy that feeling of an experinced person giving his advice to someone less experienced, that this clip contains.
At least, this is what I heard and felt when I came upon this clip.
For the animation, I have done a stupid thing. I haven't planned anything out, but roughly in my mind. It is against everything I have learned, and I feel bad about that (as I should).
Yet I hope this will turn out okay. It is fun to get some animation going again.
I may jys cut that last handgeture. It feels... too much. I am going to try it out without it, at least. I had this idea of him gesturing at the person he is talking to, implying that this person isn't shining either... But right ow, the gesture is just too much.
UPDATE
dialogue, WIP 02 from Stine Agerskov Frandsen on Vimeo.
halfway through today. I had troubles with the final beat. Later I ended up moving the key out, and making a new one. Sometimes this is just the way to go.
dialogue, WIP 03 from Stine Agerskov Frandsen on Vimeo.
I talked to one of the animators at work about his way of working. I have always been taught to plan my shots carefully, making nice thumbs, and not start working in 3D before I was certain of what I wanted to do. This has never felt intuitive enough for me. Some people say the first idea that comes to mind, is the worst, and you have to keep digging to find a good idea. But I tend to find, that my first idea is the most natural thing. If I start moulding it over for too long, I end up being very cliché and I start doubting myself. And I doubt the idea. And then I get stuck.
This guy at work says he and the other animatordon't plan that much. He prefers to go into 3D as fast as possible. I have always felt bad that this is how I like to work. But hearing this made my day. I find that the character speaks to me, when I look at it in 3D. And I find the best poses when I have a rough idea, and then sculpt it in 3D.
Oh well, we all have different ways of working. I do keep my timeline clean. The lack of planning means I have to be that more carefull - if anyone wants me to make changes, I need to be sure that is possible.
UPDATE
Further progress. Version 04, adding keys on timeline, tightening up spacing for spline.
dialogue playblast WIP 04 from Stine Agerskov Frandsen on Vimeo.
and on spline:
dialogue playblast WIP 04 spline from Stine Agerskov Frandsen on Vimeo.
Been getting some more stuff in there, while slowly fixing spacing and arcs. I am still working on this. In this version, there aren't that many keys on the second half of the shot, And that is what I am going to do today. As well as adding extra movement on the hips, clearing up arcs and spacing, in particular on his movement backwards. In general, this is the point of the process where I tighten it up as much as I can, before I start polishing it. Which is a lot messier for me. I try to keep my timeline clean and flexible. I can still make larger changes without getting lost.
UPDATE
dialogue playblast, WIP 06 from Stine Agerskov Frandsen on Vimeo.
Well, almost there. It always seems like the last 10 pct. are the hardest to achieve...
Well, enjoy. More updates will follow.
UPDATE
dialogue, fixes and light from Stine Agerskov Frandsen on Vimeo.
THis is probably as far as I can take this right now. I tried a bit of lighting - I am no good at it, but at least it isn't too distracting either.
Basically, I have been doing a lot of polish on this one. I think it has become quite nice now. In all my shots there is something I wished I had done differently. In this one it is the leaningback. I thought I had more frames to play around with, but it ended up really tight, and a bit too fast for me. But that is how it goes sometimes.
Sunday 12 August 2012
Animals
Thursday 14 June 2012
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Monday 14 May 2012
Sunday 8 April 2012
Friday 6 April 2012
Thursday 15 March 2012
Thursday 8 March 2012
UTF, walk cycle with Frank
one of them is on ones and one is on twos. Just a day of figuring out how to do this.
Friday 2 March 2012
Thursday 1 March 2012
Wednesday 22 February 2012
More testing
More poses with Frank and Andrew from Under the Fold. At the moment Frank's neck isn't working, and both of them have proportions that I am not used to. This is a nice way to get to know them.
Pokemon
This is just a picture, but the scanner here, as you might have noticed, makes everything yellow, if I don't just turn it into greytones. And that is not what I want. I get to play a lot of pokemon in the evenings and when I travel.
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Wednesday 8 February 2012
stuff
Well, just a load of stuff really. Some blacksad fanart, figured I might learn something. And some models wearing dresses. And more stuff.
Friday 20 January 2012
showreel 2012, rough
a rough WIP version of my reel as it is coming along. Some shots still need some touching up. But this is what I am considering should be in it.
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Sunday 8 January 2012
"glyptoteket" sketches
today we were a few people who went to amuseum in COpenhagen called "glyptoteket"! It is filled with a lot of ancient sculptures. Really nice place, and they even have small chairs that people can carry around if they want to draw. Sorry about the lousy quality, they are photos taken in a rather dark room with my phone. But for now it is all I've got. - update: I have now scanned all the drawings = much better quality.
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