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Dakkan · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 5:37 am

Hey guys n' gals Smile

been quite a while since i've posted any work here... as this was the forum that got me into digital art way back about 4 years ago, i thought i'd post my newest piece of work. I've just finished the 2nd year of my computer animation course at Ravensbourne College, and have completed a short film during the last term. The timespan of this project was 10 weeks from concept to final edit. Made with Lightwave. hope you enjoy!

*thanks to newtek for hosting my movie file!!!!*
fixed link... oops.
http://www.newtek.com/products/lightwave/lw-gallery/videos/index.html

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insane007 · member Member # Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 93

I had to scrounge the main newtek site to find that, but after finding it, I thought that the animation was superb for a 10 week project. I haven't done much in that area but I found it quite amazing. The characters were cute.
I didnt really understand much of the concept, I however geussed there wasent much to it?

Simoom · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 1:55 pm

yeah, you goofed up the url, notice the ... in the middle, that's not supposed to be there, your browser shortened the url. i couldn't find the movie with a search, if someone can find it, can you post the url?

aphelionart · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 7:52 pm

ftp://ftp.newtek.com/pub/LightWave/VideoClips/j_opgenhaffen_haloboy.mov

ColdKodiak · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 8:02 pm

awsome.
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Sumaleth · Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 5:09 am

Lovely. Great atmosphere, and great characters. The story is a little abstract but still manages to resolve very strongly.

If I have a critique, it's that movement of the halo boy isn't always that realistic. I know it's exagerated, but exagerated movement still needs some grounding in reality and he doesn't seem to react correctly with gravity. It's a subtle issue though and doesn't distract from the film.
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iandredd · member Member # Joined: 04 Jul 2002 Posts: 178

Great work, most impressive, I wish I had the talent and skill to create something like that. Halo boy kinda looks like the pillsbury dough boy with his eyes gouged, which I think makes him very endearing.

varg · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 12:49 am

VERY WELL DONE! I noticed some inspiration form a certain Tim Burton there on the character-design,maybe im wrong? anyways,great movie,exacly my taste....and good use of music,I love the songs of Donnie Darko and im glad you used some of the best parts in that soundtrack...good work,i wanna se more from you!
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The Insane Lemur · member Member # Joined: 19 Oct 2003 Posts: 768

love the mushrooms

Dawi · Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 1:36 pm

Awesome mood, I totally dig the colours and feel of this!
The animations are good too, so the weakest part is the plot, but i guess it wasn't your focus on this one.

Joe84 · member Member # Joined: 26 May 2004 Posts: 262

character models and lighting look great. but the animation isn't really that great...i'd suggest for the future is that more facial expressions are a must for your primary character. I only ever saw his eyes blink, should have more blendshapes or better facial control, he also only smiled once...other than that the majority of your clip he just had this open bewildered expression. If your going to specialise in character animation i'd suggest more animation practice on weight dynamics on the human form. anyway it said that your only in 2nd year which is a great acheivement! i hope to see more of your work