Be sure to check out Carlos Baena’s blog for a post on his animation test for Spanish Buzz in Toy Story 3. Amazing stuff! Thanks for sharing, Carlos!
Carlos Baena’s Spanish Buzz Animation Test
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Category Archives: Eye candy
Strobe Photography Captures Animal Locomotion
Kim Taylor, a 78-year-old gentleman from Surrey, has developed his own photography equipment to recreate the strobe effect used by Eadweard Muybridge and fellow British photographer Stephen Dalton. His homemade unit allows him to capture the actions of animals in his garden at fractions of a second on a single photographic frame (as opposed to superimposing the images in post).
The result is a stunning look at the mechanics of animals and insects. Check out the post here. I would love to see more of his work! For now, I’ll just oogle over this owl:
Concept Art Sculpts from “Green Lantern”
Artist Tsventomir Georgiev has posted a few of his concept art sculpts for Green Lantern at ZBrush Central.
I still haven’t seen Green Lantern, so I can’t vouch for how faithful the final film is to his original art, but these look pretty darn close to what I’ve seen in clips!
See them all here.
“Defective Detective” Short Film
I adore this short from Avner Geller and Stevie Lewis. The work on the detective’s eyes is great! Who needs dialogue when you’ve got acting like this? And the little old lady at the end? Perfect.
Defective Detective from Cartoon Brew on Vimeo.
Two New Photos From “The Hobbit”
The current issue of Empire magazine features a cover story and spread on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first part of the Hobbit, due out December of next year.
Here we have a “young” Gandalf and Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins.
Can. Not. Wait.
Photos from Empire Online.
“Brave” Teaser Has Arrived!
Great oogly-moogly! I’m a sucker for all things Scotland (“If it’s not Scottish, it’s crap!”), so I’m already sold. Congrats to my friends who are currently working on Brave. You’re the bestest.
Carlos Baena’s “Toy Story 3″ Work
Check out Carlos’s site for his newly-added showreel of Toy Story 3 work, starring the famous Spanish Buzz.
The shots are here.
First Official Trailer for “The Muppets”
After teasing us with fake rom-com and superhero flick trailers, Disney has finally given us a trailer that shows what we’ll actually be seeing in the film!
The Muppets will be in theaters this Thanksgiving.
Brickhut Movie Posters
Ok, not 100% animation-related, but anyone with an artistic leaning can appreciate the clean and crisp designs for classic movie posters done by Brickhut.
A new design was published today: Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Every time the artist posts a new design, I find myself clicking through all of them again!
De Lijn Ad Explains Why Ants Travel in Groups
Here’s a charming ad for a public bus company. So that’s why ants travel in groups! Now I know why there are so many wandering around my kitchen.