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A Fish Story

2008-06-09T21:31:00.002+08:00

Whew I have been busy for awhile and neglecting blog. Finally going to able to post my short film, I created this short film for about 8 months including rendering. I am so grateful for all the support my family, girl friend and friends. Thank you so much. Enjoy the short film!

Reel '08

2008-01-30T00:09:00.000+08:00

Here is my latest animation reel.

"Break Ultime" Commercial

2008-01-29T00:17:00.000+08:00

Here is a inspiring commercial work done by Akama Studios. The level of animation for a commercial is definitely high. Definitely worth the watch.

Winter Reel 07

2007-12-09T11:32:00.000+08:00

My latest update of my reel. Some shots are excerpts of my shot film and other animation exercises. Enjoy!

Andrew Stanton’s Journey of Pain

2007-11-08T10:11:00.000+08:00

I read this article about Andrew Stanton's journey being a director in Pixar. Lots of informative information there love how his so eager to share what he know to everyone so that we could better improve ourselves. I know that the article is about the story but it applies to animation, how we should think about the characters conflicts, character arc and how they develop through the story. Click here for part 1 and part 2

AM Student Showcase Fall '07

2007-10-09T11:53:00.000+08:00

Here it is what I have been waiting for Animation Mentor Student Showcase Fall '07. Watching this truly made my day. I also am very happy about it manage to get in their wohooooooooo! Don't forget to watch it again. Lots of mind blowing work in there. Very inspirational works!

The Master at Work

2007-10-05T13:20:00.000+08:00

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A lecture given by Glen Keane, one of my inspiration in animation. Notice how he start with his lecture the importance of gravity. As animators we should be always thinking about it, how physics works and don't forget Newton's laws of physics. Also how he takes his life experiences and puts them in his animation. Enjoy!

FLCL Madness

2007-09-20T01:44:00.000+08:00

First time to see a clip from FLCL and wohoo it made my mouth drool. This scene if full of super exaggerated poses, well done timing and great animation. A very well done anime, this is one of those anime that really makes me feel me with inspirations.

Eric Larson 2A-6

2007-09-12T12:19:00.000+08:00

Here is an article written by Dan Jeup. He recounts his mentorship under Disney's legendary animator Eric Larson, one of the Nine Old me. you can still apply what Eric's trying to say in your animation. This is very inspirational to me, enjoy!

Here is the link

Miyasaki Interview

2007-09-06T10:35:00.000+08:00

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Have to post this one after watching it. Miyasaki has an aura around him thats makes him feel great. I love how he show his humility. Gotten this from Victor Navonne.

Gentleman's Duel

2007-08-07T13:23:00.000+08:00

A gentlemen's duel
Uploaded by nettouch

Here is the latest animated short created by Blur Studios. I love especially the acting choices they man for the characters, you could see thats its character specific. Take a look for yourself.

Power of Lines

2007-07-21T23:44:00.000+08:00

Marcell Jankovics - Sisyphus (1974)
Uploaded by jeremyfox

Here is a great example of the power of lines. The body mechanics looks awesome. Watch it without sound to really focus on the visuals.

Paul Potts - Opera

2007-07-12T00:47:00.000+08:00

Paul Potts singing opera is mind blowing. Its really great hearing him sing, as I play it over and over, I get more and more engross to it. You have to watch it.

And its also a great study on Paul's and the judges, changes in emotions, mannerism, and body language. Enjoy.

Tex Avery Documentary

2007-07-11T14:32:00.001+08:00

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Just found this today and its very informative to watch. I got to see how Tex Avery style develop, how he think and how he executed his work. Gotta love his timing, he made characters such as bugs bunny, daffy duck and porky pig famous.

Demoreel Spring '07

2007-06-01T09:35:00.000+08:00

Wohooo! Finally got my demoreel up. These are my works that I have down at animationmentor.com. Awesome school and community.

Virgin Voyage - Animation Short

2007-05-15T11:17:00.000+08:00

The Virgin Voyage directed by Andrew Gordon and Scott Clark. Awesome work done by students for a class project. Must watch!

Acting 2 Jackie Gleason - acting - reacting

2007-04-10T10:26:00.001+08:00

John Kricfalusi posted on acting - acting and reacting . In this article he focused on live action. Enjoy!

Acting 1 - Expressions- Cartoon VS Live Action

2007-04-10T09:40:00.000+08:00

John Kricfalusi posted a great article about expressions. The difference between cartoon and live acting. An interesting find.

Tutorials on spline - part 2

2007-03-27T20:26:00.000+08:00

Spline Hygiene, Second part of the spline tutorial by Victor Navonne is up. It talks about advance techniques in how to make your spline work for you. Really great tutorial.

AM winter showcase 07

2007-03-18T11:17:00.000+08:00

Animationmentor finally released their student winter showcase. Lots of awesome works there, very inspiring. A must see!

Tutorials on spline - part 1

2007-03-05T15:11:00.000+08:00

Victor Navonne posted some great tutorial on how to use the graph editor, "Splinophobia". Don't be afraid on those spagetti graphs on the editor, take one step at a time. Read the tutorial, it would be worth it in making your animation real sweet.

sports animation

2007-01-29T16:18:00.000+08:00

Finally an animation post here. This 8 secs animation that have done for work a few weeks back. There are still a couple of things that I want to change. Comments would be much appreciated.

Drawings

2007-01-16T22:51:00.000+08:00

This is my favorite drawing (fishman) that I have done also on a large paper using charcoal. Enjoy!

I know the blog says its all about animation but drawing is a part of animation. Here is my first charcoal drawing done on a large paper (cartolina size).

Progress Reel

2007-01-15T11:53:00.000+08:00

Here is my progress reel for Animationmentor.com. Just click the here to load.

unexpected visit

2007-01-04T09:29:00.000+08:00

Yesterday there was a big surprise here at the office we were visited by Jerry Ching, very humble and quite shy man. He had worked on films liked Mulan, Emperor's New Groove and others, the latest is the upcoming Disney cg film "Meet the Robinsons". Awesome experience, got the ask him a couple questions, he gave us tips are tricks to make our animation better. I am glad to have experience this, for me its like a once in a life time opportunity.

Video test

2006-11-21T16:06:00.000+08:00

Update

2006-11-14T09:16:00.000+08:00

Haven't touched this blog for awhile, been busy in AM. Lots of FUN and lots of WORK. I'll try to put up my animations here as soon as I know how to post videos. Does anyone know?

first week at AM

2006-07-09T18:09:00.000+08:00

Had a great week at animation mentor, found myself browsing through a lot of tutorials which was great and fun. Also had our first Q&A session with our mentor David Breaux. He is an animator in Rhythm and Hues, had worked on films like Narnia, Garfield 2 and such, I am in the presence of greatness!