They Took The Bike

Hey all! Sorry for the near-non-existent posts for the past few months, but I've been fairly busy. What with work, applying for jobs, and more shots top work on, I've had very little time to post updates except for the occasional movie recommendation.

Well, here's a peek at some new shots I'm working on. They're still far from done - the first shot still needs a few timing tweaks and knee pop fixes, I have yet to fix some arcs and timing in Shot 2 (and Murdock - the tall guy - is still linear at this point), and shot 3 is still in Blocking. But anyway, it gives you an idea of what I've been up to, and hopefully proves that I haven't been sitting on my butt. Well... I guess I HAVE been sitting on my butt, but I can't animate standing all the time! ;-)

Anywho, here's the new shots. I'm hoping to finish them up pretty quickly over the next couple weeks 'cuz I may have a freelance job coming up! Some of you may be upset that it isn't more shots from the short film. Well, after 24 weeks of insanity working on the short for AM, I decided I needed a little break from it. As soon as these shots are done, I'm getting right back to the short. I've already blocked out the last 10 shots, so I'm already ready to roll!

Oh - and the sound clip in the new sequence is from the film Max Dugan Returns.

Movie Recommendation: The Haunting (1963)

Title: The Haunting (1963 Original)
Starring: Julie Harris, Russ Tamblyn.
Director: Robert Wise (West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
Story: Five people spend a terrifying weekend inside a haunted house. Unlike the remake, the original film relies entirely on sound and the mystery of the camera to create terror. Still considered one of the most frightening films ever made.
Feels Like: The Others.