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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TO THE LEFT IS A HEAD I CREATED WITH A PATCH MODELED NURBS NETWORK. I USED MAYA FUR FOR THE HEADDRESS. I HAVE MODELLED SEVEN OF THE MAJOR PHONEMES, SO HE CAN TALK A BIT. ALSO I HAVE USED DYNAMICS FOR THE EARRINGS SO THEY HANG AND BOUNCE OFF HIS CHECK REALISTICALLY. THE TEXTURES WERE ALL PAINTED IN PHOTOSHOP WITH A GRAPHICS TABLET.

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THIS IS MY FIRST FACIAL ANIMATION SEQUENCE, THE SOUND BITE IS FROM A BUZZ LIGHT-YEAR SENTENCE IN TOY STORY. IF YOU HAVE DIVX INSTALLED YOU CAN WATCH THE ANIMATION.

FACIAL ANIMATION.. . . DIVX 408 KB
FACIAL ANIMATION . . .. DIVX .408 KB

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CHANNEL 2 INTRO, I TRIED TO MAKE THE SCENE LOOK LIKE A STUDIO, USED DEPTH OF FIELD ON THE CAMERA, MOTION BLURS ON THE OBJECTS, GLOBAL ILLUMINATION FOR THE LIGHTING, SAMPLER INFO NODE FOR THE TEXTURING, AND AREA LIGHT FOR THE SHADOWS. THE FINAL SCENE TOOK 30 MINUITES A FRAME TO RENDER AT 576 * 720.

CHANNEL 2 LOGO.. . . DIVX 402 KB CHANNEL 2 LOGO.. . . DIVX 402 KB  

FFALABALAM INTRO, I PAINSTAKINGLY DREW EVERY SINGLE FRAME IN PHOTOSHOP AND COMPOSITED THE ORIGINAL REFERENCES BEHIND THE LINES PRODUCING AN INTERESING EFFECT. TOOK MUCH LONGER THAN I WOULD HAVE LIKED AND WILL NEVER TRY SUCH A THING AGAIN, BUT WORTH DOING ANYWAY.

  FFALABALAM INTRO .. . . DIVX 944 KB FFALABALAM INTRO .. . . DIVX 944 KB

ELEPHANT MAN .IMAGE ELEPHANT MAN .IMAGE ELEPHANTMAN.. . . DIVX 824 KB

THIS IS AN ARCHITECTURAL IMPRESSION OF A BUILDING PROJECT BEING DEVELOPED IN SOUTH WALES. THESE IMAGES WERE CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF VISUALISING THE SPACE BEFORE IT WAS BUILT.

  LAKESIDE BUILDING IMAGE LAKESIDE BUILDING.. . . DIVX 824 KB

ABSTACT CLUB VISUAL STUFF, LOTS OF SPINNING TORUSES IN CRAZY COLORS. ALL RENDERED REALLY QUICKLY USING A PLAYBLAST. THE COLOURS ETC WERE ADDED IN POST-PRODUCTION. COOL EASY EFFECTS.

  CLUB VISUAL IMAGE  

METAL MAN TYPE THING.... I USED A PICTURE I DREW IN PHOTOSHOP AS A PROJECTION FOR THE LIGHT. THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE LIGHTING LOOK QUITE COOL... LOOKS A BIT LIKE ET MAYBE. DONT THINK I WILL EVER BOTHER ANIMATING HIM.

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  METALMAN METALMAN

TO THE RIGHT IS AN ICE CREAM MAKING MACHINE, IT WAS QUITE TRICKY GETTING THE CHAINS, PUMPS AND PISTONS WORKING IN A REALISTIC WAY.

TO THE LEFT IS A CLIP FROM AN ABSTACT ANIMATION DONE IN TIME WITH MUSIC, I ADDED A SUBTLE GLOW TO GIVE IT A BIT MORE STYLE. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CLIP

ABSTRACT CUBES.. . . DIVX 316KB   ICECREAM MACHINE .. . . DIVX 474KB

STONED LANDSCAPE IMAGE STONED LANDSCAPE IMAGE