I know some people are curious about how animation works, especially if you're going to be working with vfx artists or character animators. Here's a little 7 minute video I made to describe the process that I go through to create my feature cartoon, Ray & Clovis. Give it a look and let me know what you think :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXDz-lelkPE
Animation : The Process of Animation in 7 minutes by David Andrade
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All of that and you did not even mention the years it took to be able to learn how to do that. I am learning Blender myself. Just started this week. I am coming from After Effects which I spent about a 1000 hours learning over the course of a year. Then there is the cost of the computer to do this. Hence the 240 hours of render tiime; or step for a 10k render farm. Here is the 'icing on the cake'. See the work section here where low to no budget wants to collaborate.....(code for free) to work on their project! Nice work on your part, I can see you have spent years working on this project and would expect to see your stuff aired at the least on PBS or the Network. You truly have mastered the software. Good stuff.
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Haha, I skipped a lot of steps actually. You are correct on how artistry is really the thousands of hours you've put I'm to learn and be at this point. My big point if this video was education. Animation is insane. You have to be crazy to spend so many hours making cartoons, all invisible to most people. This is why I made this video, to drive some awareness home:)
I am using blender for the compositor and 2d/3d camera motion tracking. It is nice to see fellow blender heads.
Very fun summary / snippet of an extremely laborious process. I love your video reference recording. Thanks for sharing! I hadn't heard of theory animation -- but when I saw your remote dailies set up I knew it was something unique. Certainly a far cry from the original sweatbox sessions. I'm digging into your site -- will be in touch.
Thanks Laurie, Omar, and Emily :) Yay for blender heads too! Its such a wonderful app. Laurie: yes its... mind numbing. Let's chat! david@theoryanimation.com :) Thank you Emily! :D
Awesome job David! How can I become a supporter of your project? Message me with some details...
Will do :)
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Great video. Well done!
I think you done some cool stuff! How much would you charge to animate a cartoon film? I'm working on my second children's book. If so send me message.
Sure thing David Lee Melton :) Thanks for the love Seti Gershberg!