Thursday 30 June 2011

Tie

Hopefully, posting this now, will show how much I will have improved in 12 months time. If I don't, I'm gonna give up. You can probably tell I'm not over-the-moon with this short. I had about 4 hours to shoot, compile and edit in time for the deadline, so I'm sticking to that as a reason why it's not very good.

Animateclay.com June challenge entry. Theme was 'Tie'.


Some progress shots: (click to enlarge).




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  1. Vincent Tétreault30 June 2011 at 16:56

    Lol ! Love your movie.
    Hope you'll win this month, you deserve it.
    Love the character's design and the animation.
    Keep up the great work man !

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  2. Matt Chappell30 June 2011 at 22:27

    I just watched your short this morning. It was very entertaining! I like the use of forced perspective. I know exactly how it feels to make a short right before the deadline -- very stressful. Probably not the healthiest thing to do either lol It's still great experience though.

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  3. Dean1 July 2011 at 02:14

    Vince* Thank you, that's a lot of love! XD It was a close challenge, I think I edged it by a couple votes :D

    Matt* Thanks. The forced perspective was a last minute thing. I needed something to stop it looking like just a test. It looks a bit odd with a giant man in the road! Haha. I am now an official member of the last-minute-challenge club. Not healthy at all.

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  4. Darkmatters1 July 2011 at 02:41

    You're way too humble Dean!! Yes, the other films were good, but yours was on a completely different level. It has STYLE! You totally deserved that win, and quit pretending you didn't! This film is a breakthrough for you. Now on to the next one... ;)

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  5. Dean2 July 2011 at 18:16

    Strider* Mike, thanks for this message. You've raised my confidence slightly. Though, I'm not pretending anything, I thought the others had smoother animation. But that's where practice comes in, right! I'm already on with the next challenge, sketching down a few character ideas. I like the fact you mention STYLE :)

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  6. Paper Petite (Ashleigh)16 August 2011 at 22:41

    Ahhh thats brilliant!! Great idea, works so well and really funny too. Done a great job with the design of it all. Looking forward to seeing the next challenge your working on!

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  7. Dean20 August 2011 at 03:09

    AshBob* Thanks very much :D

    The next challenge deadline is Aug 31st, so hopefully I'll have it done by then.

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  8. JON5 September 2011 at 23:10

    Hey Dean! Really great stuff! Keep it going, man!

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  9. Dean11 September 2011 at 15:52

    Hi, Jon. Thanks for your support. Things are a bit slow at the moment, but I haven't given up :)

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  10. Anonymous3 November 2011 at 07:29

    How have I been missing this blog? Great short!

    It was clear what was coming, but I still winced at the end. The narration kind of reminded me of Forrest Gump, which adds humor to an already funny film. I like the character too. It looks like you've found you can do a lot with latex.

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  11. Dean5 November 2011 at 06:33

    Ah, cheers Don. I don't yet have the confidence in my skills to be shouting about it, so you're excused for not being up-to-date ;)

    Yeah, I got Tom Hanks in to do the voice-over :D It actually makes me cringe to watch it now. It felt right at the time.

    I'm liking the liquid latex at the moment. The more you use a material, the more it becomes your friend. I'll keep on posting my results.

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