Rough Animation Practice

Started working on a small side project!! 

Here's a rough animation test of my main thesis character :D

Oh wow I'm so rusty...it's been way too long since I've done 

any animation!! I forgot how much I love doing this!!

There's definitely tons I still need to learn about animating,

but it's been really fun getting back into it again!!

Also, to give it a little more context, I added the longer version 

underneath...complete with my ridiculously rough thumbnails... 

Hopefully y'all get the idea :D

Hope to have a more complete version soon!!

Summer Storyboarding Stuffs

My final project for Storyboarding!!
The music is edited together from a bunch of different sources...
So a very special thanks to Pixar's "WALL-E,"
DreamWorks' "Megamind,""Spongebob Squarepants,"
and Tiny Tim for his track "Living in the Sunlight."
(No copyright infringement intended)

You can also watch a version here: http://vimeo.com/103464975

My first animatic from Storyboarding!!
Based on a twitter "Very Short Story"
Credit for the music goes to Pixar's "Ratatouille"
(No copyright infringement intended)

You can also watch a version here: http://vimeo.com/103464157

Got to take a super amazing Storyboarding class this summer!!!!!! :D
These are just a few of my characters designs and animatics from
the course!! It was such an incredible experience and I learned a
ridiculous amount of fantastic stuff!! I still have a long way to go...
but hey, just another excuse to keep practicing :D

Coming Home

I got to work on a super fun project this quarter
with the absolutely amazing Amit!!

She had a great idea for an animated short and
we ended up collaborating on the project!! 

I am so excited!! It was so much fun to do!! 

A super huge thank you to Amit for asking me to help!!

The video looks a little squashed...I think because
of the YouTube format...but here it is!!

You can also watch a version here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy0r1cP0XQo

Traditional Animation Demo Reel (2012)

I finally put together a demo reel!! Yay!! Yay!!

So, here is a compilation of some of my 

traditional animation work from 2012!! 

You can also watch a version here:

https://vimeo.com/58259672

Final Animation Project

Here is my final animation from my DANM class!! Yay!! Yay!!

It ended up becoming a sort of teaser for the
longer version I want to eventually make!!

I definitely want to try and expand on it even more!!

This was all so much fun to do!!

Special thanks to Child of fantasia on Jamendo.com 

for the amazing song "We Shape the Dawn (Piano Solo)"!!
You can also watch a version here:
https://vimeo.com/55068885

Final Project Animatic

An animatic for my final project in my DANM class!! Yay!! Yay!!

This is just a small version of a larger project I want to eventually do!!

We'll see where it goes!!
You can also watch a version here:
https://vimeo.com/55068670

Silhouette Animation Collaboration

A collaborative silhouette animation from our DANM class!!

This project was so much fun!!
Everyone in our group was so amazing!!

It was so much fun working with you all!!

You can also watch a version here:

https://vimeo.com/53271916

Animation Assignment #5

Another animation from my DANM class!! 

For this one, we were asked to do a self-portrait!!

You can also watch a version here:

https://vimeo.com/53271785

Animation Walk Cycle

My first walk cycle!! Yay!! Yay!! 

This was another exercise from my DANM class!! 

After animating the cycle, I decided this little walking buddy 

needed a face...and so I gave him one!!

You can also watch it here:

https://vimeo.com/52805685

Animation Assignment #4

Another animation assignment from my DANM class!! Yay!! Yay!!

This week's theme was focused on lip-syncing!!

Sorry for the horrible sound quality!!

Sound clip property of Disney-Pixar's Finding Nemo!!

No copyright infringement intended!!

You can also watch it here:

https://vimeo.com/52805287

Talking Umbrella Animation

An animation lip-syncing exercise done in my DANM class!! 

Voice Recording by the amazing Arielle Kim!!
(Sorry it is so quiet!!)

You can also watch it here:

https://vimeo.com/52139998

Animation Assignment #3

Here is another animation from my DANM class!! 

This week's themes were moving through space and adding sound!! 

This one was really challenging...but also so much fun!!
Special thanks to SoundBible.com for the sound effects!!

You can also watch it here:

https://vimeo.com/52116802

Animation Assignment #2

Another animation from my DANM class!!
These are so much fun to do!!
This week we were working on transitions!!

You can also watch it here:

https://vimeo.com/51367849

Animation Assignment

My first traditional animation!!

This was done for our first assignment in DANM 131 -
Intro to Animation, in which we had to demonstrate a
bounce, break, and rotation!!

This was so much fun to do!! I am super excited about this class!!

You can also watch it here:

https://vimeo.com/50902134

"Get-Buy" - Scene 2 Animatic

Here is the animatic I did for Scene 2 of "Get-Buy"!!

We completely changed the style of the characters since the 

last animatic, so now they are much easier to animate!! 

They are so much more expressive now too!! 

I really love the change!!

You can also watch a version on Vimeo here:

https://vimeo.com/42672971

Go SCAC!!

"Get-Buy" - Intro Scene Animatic

Here is an animatic I did for the intro scene of our 

upcoming animated short, "Get-Buy"!!

You can also watch a version on Vimeo here:

https://vimeo.com/42313225

I am so excited for this project!!

Go SCAC!!

"Jitters" - Final Animated Short

Here is the final version of our animated short "Jitters"!!

This was so much fun to make and I am so glad I got to collaborate 

and spend countless hours of rendering with such a fantastic group of people!!

A huge thank you to our amazing director Marie Byrnes!!

Go SC - Animation Club!!

You can also watch the short on Vimeo here:

http://vimeo.com/39814188

My First Computer Animation!!!!

My very first (and very short) computer animated short!! This was my final project for Art 121: Intro to 3D Modeling and Animation. 

You can also watch it on vimeo here:

https://vimeo.com/41956597

Made using Blender 2.5 and iMovie.

(P.S. You might want to turn the sound off, 

depending on your love of Nyan Cat, of course!!)

Art Video

In relation to our topic last week on experimental/avant-garde films, in my intermedia art class, we were assigned a project that asked us to play around with elements of time and space using light, image, and sound. Many of us decided to create some form of projection or short film for this project in order to portray a particular idea or convey a certain meaning. I also did a short film for this assignment, but I feel it is more artistic than it is experimental. However, experimental films are a form of art, as are films in general. So, I decided to post this video as an example of the relation it can have to what we were discussing.

It is based on an idea of storage, which was a theme of my previous project. However, in contrast to my previous project, this short film is meant to portray a negative connotation of storage. I wanted to show how, over time, internal conflict and turmoil, whether it be stress, bad memories, personal problems, pain, etc., can build up inside of us. If we have no outlet or means of releasing this building pressure, we will eventually burst or be consumed by it. Also, this type of pain may not always be obvious on the outside and it is likely not many will notice unless they take the time to pay attention or listen. The screaming emphasizes this point and works as a symbol for the inner conflict. The white background also acts as a large, empty, open space, making the subject feel small and alone until she is completely consumed by this pressure, or the white background.

It was really interesting and great getting to use ideas and techniques from film in order to build and create this movie. It was really fun to do and I enjoyed getting to create it and combine the ideas from these two classes.

SHOES-Film20P Project