Video Critique 13

http://lookslikegooddesign.com/animation-we-are-seventeen/

Cool combination of Vector and 3-d graphics. A surreal piece, but the 3-D and 2-d comes together in a beautiful harmony. The colors are great, and though I have no idea what the concept is, it’s lovely. The music moves along with it stellarly, and I find it almost essential to the pacing and feel. Hierarchy is great, the classical type moves along very waell with the music. I also love how it’s arranged in chapters, yet the transitions don’t seem wasteful, yet classy.

A great project that showcases both execution and creativity, with many elements coming together to form a truly abstract video. My largest complaint is that some things are pushed to be a little too shiny- as if they got overly excited with the lights, everything looks glossy. The textures are beautiful however. Great juxtapositions between timeless and contemporary styles. I also enjoy the inclusion of real footage (the arm).

Video Critique 12

http://lookslikegooddesign.com/meet-buck-teamcerf/

Funny animation, though it's definetly created with some 3-D rendering software. Must have taken a really long time to render! Character and set illustration is very painterly, but with a contemporary digital and vector feel. Some nice texture going on as well, and I'm curious to learn how they set up lights. Music creates an excellent sense of pacing. Type color and hierarchy works fine in credits, and is seamlessly integrated as signage throughout the animation.

Conceptually it was a little lacking for me, specifically the end. There was one forced connection in the tunnel, but that's about as creative as it got. More of an execution project than concept.

Shatter Tutorial

Sprite Study Tutorial

http://www.vimeo.com/14861124

Really cool kit for a study of sprites. It's a pretty open tutorial so you can play with it as much as you want to.

Wiggle Tutorial

Learned this for my signs, obviously this is a bit more extreme

Counter Tutorial