Links Updated

Hey Everyone!
I have updated some links on the fun and helpful page to add some Stop Motion links. Most of the information I am finding is coming from or leading me to StopMotionAnimation.com. Thank you Anthony!

Animator breaks another rig....

Tiny Coraline Clothes

Stop Motion

I went to see Coraline and I have to say, I absolutely loved it! 3 Cheers to the folks that worked on this amazing movie! The next few posts will go into the research I do on how to animate in stop motion. I hope for all of you interested, you take the time and read all the material, and do some research on you own also. This is not an artform to be taken lightly....

Stop Motion Facts
Stop Motion Animation.com

Walt Disney Interview on Cartoon Brew

There is a bigger version on Cartoon Brew, you can check it out here:
Walt Disney Intervew on Cartoon Brew

It's been a while, so Jump Around!

Sorry for the long lapse, but we got super busy doing superbowl ads. Framestore actually did 7 spots this year. On the whole, the Superbowl commercials weren't as good as normal, but I think our spots shined!

Bridgestone


GE Scarecrow

Great Animation!

Sasktel "Raving Red" TV Spot from Britton Plewes on Vimeo.

Coraline Trailer

Harry Potter trailer

It has been a while since my last post. Been really busy at work. Here the latest trailer for the upcoming Harry Potter film....

Batch Rendering In Maya Tutorial

They are more like notes I dug up, but if you need some help with batch rendering, here you go. Wish I could give credit to who gave me the notes, but i cant remember.

Batch Rendering In Maya

Fun and Helpful Links Updated!

I updated my Fun and Helpful Links page with some really interesting links. Check it out here,,,

Fun and Helpful Websites

This is why you Thumbnail!

Victor Navone Thumbnails

If you guys get a chance, go check out Victor Navone's page showing thumbnails that he has drawn up for films he has worked on. Inspirational!

One of the Most Talented Artist's I Know

Danny Williams. Modeler, Sculpter. He was my professor at the School of Visual Arts, and boy let me tell you something, one talented dude! He was one of the artists I really looked to for not only inspiration, but drive. He always wanted more from us and expected the best. I wound up becoming an animator, but I tell you, I wish I had half the skill modeling that he does. I could have done really well modeling. If you have seen any one of the Blue Sky Studios movies, you are looking at Danny's amazing work. Check out his blog here:

http://www.pointpusher.blogspot.com/

New Props added

Added some pretty nice items this week. The office desk, which includes lights, and a basketball court, NBA style. Who's got game?

Free Draw and Paint Videos

Chris Noeth Free Videos

Chris Noeth has put up some free How-To comic book drawing HD videos for everyone to watch. Thanks Chris!! Check them out, they look awesome!

Dog Leash Rig Added to Prop Shop

It was requested by Rich and we delivered! Rig has stretchy IK. Thanks to my boy Sean K! Check out the video here: Dog Leash Rig Video

Image Based Lighting Tutorial

Howdy All!
I found this great lighting tutorial and I think it can really help out all the "Non" lighting artist's out there. You can find it here: IBL Tutorial Make sure you thank Stephen Melagrano for the skills!

New Props Added

Someone requested a dog leash. I will get on it this week!

New Prop Shop Items Added

For those of you new to the Prop Shop, these are models and rigs created in Maya. Animators will especially like these props, as most of them are rigged for constraining and some are animatable. Check us out now

www.acmeimages.com/propShop.html

TD College

Seems like someone took the AnimationMentor.com mold and went into another area of CG. TD College is being taught by industry TD's, lessons include, Python and Mel scripting. Seems like Houdini and Renderman classes are coming in the near future. Best of luck to those guys, looking forward to maybe taking a rigging class!

TD College