AnimSchool Classtime: Body Mechanics on a side step with Thom Roberts

Great little insight to some workflow tips about analyzing reference for some body mechanics from AnimSchool instructor and Blue Sky Animator Thom Roberts.

Enjoy!
JP

Peak at the New Ianimate.net Games Character

Check out a little peak at Ianimate.net's new Game Character BRICK!



Brick from iAnimate on Vimeo.

Looks pretty sweet! I like the fact that he doesn't really have a face...you get to really concentrate on Body Mechanics.
Enjoy!
JP

Bio-mechanics of a Gait in Walk or Run Cycle

I came across this great little post over at Cassie Wards' Blog, Artistry Gone Awry. This post has some great information regarding the mechanics and breakdown of our Gait. The Youtube vid at the bottom has a really nice  breakdown of a runners Gait.

Enjoy!
JP

Azureus Rising

I know this has been out for a bit but I just recently watched it again and couldn't get over the amazing Body Mechanics in this short. Great job to the team at Black Sun Entertainment. They have a great site up that shows some of the Making Of, so head on over and check it out. Otherwise enjoy the film.



AZUREUS RISING from David Weinstein on Vimeo.


Enjoy!
JP

Mike Walling: Body Mechanics

Hey everyone, this was just sent out in the latest Jason Ryan newsletter.This is what Jason had to say.
 

"New Awesome Walk Through Video  

When I first started in Disney Animation Studios back in Dec 1995, I was really inspired to see legendary animators such as James Baxter, Glen Keane, Andreas Deja, and Eric Goldberg host a series of demos called Chalk Talks.  We would all cram into a theatre and the directing Animators would talk about how they approached animation.  This very event was the spark that lead me to record my own Tutorials back in '07, Webinars in '08,'09,'10 and now create the ianimate.net One of my Instructors for ianimate.net has recorded an awesome Body Mechanics Quicktime Video that is now available for purchase and download from http://jrawebinar.com workshops. When ever I start to show my work flow, I tell animators that my workflow is just one approach of many, it is so important to see and learn from as many professional animators as you can so that you can develop your own approach.

Mike Walling Body Mechanics

Mike is amazing at communicating very clearly how he approaches animation.  In his first Video he shows how he uses live action reference as inspiration for his planning and blocking stage.  In his second video he runs through how he polishes his shots into full feature level animation.  We are making these quicktime videos super affordable and downloadable so that anyone who is learning animation can avail of this resource.  Mike really enjoyed the process of making this video so much that he has already planned out his next video"


So check em out and enjoy! You can also check out Mike's site
JP

Tips on Body Mechanics

The Animation Mentor Newsletter came today and it had some small tips on body mechanics from Wayne Gilbert. An animator that I feel is one of the best at explaining and breaking down simple planning for working through your body mechanics exercises. Lots of what he says can be found in his book on his site www.anamie.com. You can sign up for the newsletters here. They are always a good resource and great updates on the industry.



So check it out. More on body mechanics to follow. An older post with some more on Wayne Gilbert here.
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