Alex's Animation Blog

Animation Schools

2011-09-26T13:20:00.000-07:00

Schools

http://www.ianimate.net/

http://www.animationmentor.com/

http://animschool.com/

http://animationateam.com/

Anim Critiques

http://spungellaonline.blogspot.com/

http://www.animatedbuzz.com/store

http://animationclinic.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=1&zenid=04vmup3hrv8tjdfvtunonedgi6

http://www.reelfeedback.com/

Tutorial sites some of the above also include tutorials

http://www.kennyroy.com

http://donbluthanimation.com/

http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/store/category/96/Character-Animation

http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/index.php

http://www.jrawebinar.com/ + http://jasonryananimation.com/

Useful Websites

2011-06-29T05:28:00.001-07:00

Still updating the useful websites on the right ------------->

http://spungella.blogspot.com

http://www.onanimation.com

These are the two main blog ones that I check daily

and for inspiration I check

http://vimeo.com/channels/34654

and

http://www.reelbarrow.com

Reelbarrow does not get as updated as often as Reel y Inspiring but I check them daily anyway

Blogger

2011-01-10T01:37:00.000-08:00

Haven't Really been updating this blog... Silly me

BUT

Check out the links over there ------------->
Ive been keeping that up to date

Left4Dead2

2009-11-01T03:25:00.000-08:00

Ive recently been enjoying some left 4 dead 2 demo action, The gameplay is pretty much the same but i do think it has a new nice look and a new feel to it!
The trailer is really well done feels like a movie trailer and the animation is pretty damn good, I noticed the facial stuff is alot better then the last intro aswell

On a side note I completed uncharted 2 and was impressed the whole way through there were somethings that were odd to me but if i say it will be a spoiler for those of you who havent played it.

Uncharted2

2009-10-27T13:39:00.000-07:00

I played a good chunk of uncharted 2 last night probably the best game ive played in a while, story was a bit cheesey but good and the cutscenes and animation in general was really good.
I liked the attention to detail especially in the enviroments and the camera work was very movie like!

Cloudy Reel

2009-10-27T13:18:00.000-07:00

http://davidanthonygibson.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/cloudy-animation-now-with-more-meatballs

Some awesome info for an awesome film
Cloudy was a very fun cartoony film that was really enjoyable to watch!
The snappy timing for Mr T was fun to watch and reminded me of Kung fu Panda
Moving Holds all over the place!

Ponyo!

2009-10-27T13:14:00.000-07:00

I Watched Ponyo the other night and was blown away!
You really feel connected to the characters straight away and there was an amazing scene where Ponyo runs on waves which was incredible!

Seirei no Moribito

2009-10-24T02:46:00.000-07:00

I randomly stumbled upon this video and was suprised that the quality of animation is much higher then most anime series infact I would go as far as to say its on par with anime feature films

Starting Point Miyazaki

2009-10-22T15:25:00.000-07:00

Hey there!

Just wanted to say that Ive been reading Starting Point and it's been really good so far!

It's About Hayao Miyazaki ( You know the legendary guy that started Studio Ghibli and Directed Amazing animated films Like Spirited away) It's Kind of like a Biography/All His Teachings and His opinions on Animation and Film Making.
Its a great to be able to finally read the thoughts and philosophies of a modern day master in English and the translation job is awesome!
John Lasseter Mentions in it that he used scenes from Totoro as Teaching Tools at Pixar !

Definitely Check it out!

UP!

2009-10-22T15:07:00.000-07:00

This was my Favourite scene in up

I have just met you and I Love You followed by SQUIRREL Comedy Gold Right there!

I really enjoyed the film and I got to watch it in the awesomeness of 3D which I recommend by the way!

Some Good Spielberg Support

2009-10-22T14:59:00.000-07:00

Its some good Spielberg support for us animators!