Here is a procedural rigging demonstration tutorial that I created for a palm tree for a little short. The rigging doesn’t involve any dynamics but uses a couple of expression. Enjoy the demo !
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The Saboteur
Here is a sneak peak at the look development of “The Saboteur” game posted on cgsociety. Featuring great environment set at war time paris with beautiful concept arts, I can’t wait to play this game !
Avatar – Teaser Trailer
Avatar takes us to a spectacular new world beyond our imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery, as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization. The film was first conceived by Cameron 14 years ago, when… the means to realize his vision did not yet exist...
Click the image above to watch a teaser trailer for Avatar…
Seriously waiting to watch this one in theater !
Just For Fun…
Animation Mentor Summer 2009 Reel
Click the image above to check out the latest show reel from animation mentor for summer 2009.
Singha…
Recently updated some photographs on flickr. This is a traditional Newari metal statue of a Singha (Mythical Lion)…Usually a pair of Singha stand at the main entrance of a temple as a guard !
The Making of Up
Gnomon School of Visual Effects and the VES bring you a fun-filled night with a behind-the scenes look into the creation of this summer’s box office hit, Up. Special guest Gary Bruins (Effects Supervisor) will share his experience of working on the film and what it took to make this special, animated feature.
Vol Libre “First Fractal Geometry”
I just came across this video by (Pixar’s Chief Scientist) Loren Carpenter, who describes his work as follows:
“I made this film in 1979-80 to accompany a SIGGRAPH paper on how to synthesize fractal geometry with a computer. It is the world’s first fractal movie. It utilizes 8-10 different fractal generating algorithms. I used an antialiased version of this software to create the fractal planet in the Genesis Sequence of Star Trek 2, the Wrath of Khan. These frames were computed on a VAX-11/780 at about 20-40 minutes each.”
I was not even born at that time. There is a primitive teapot in the scene, may be the beginning of it as well. Click the image above to watch the video…
U2 – I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
Here is a music video for U2’s new single “I’ll go crazy if I don’t go crazy tonight”. I love the animation and the storyline of this music video. Also, the slow panning of camera from left to right creates an interesting mood in combination with the actual song. The blend of animation with the song goes very well…
Gnomon Wallpapers
Click the image above for free cool wallpapers from the Gnomon Workshop Image Challenge Winners…