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More Flash Bones Animation

RobotBash — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:03:05 +0000

Exploring bones a little more in this Flash animation, in the arms and legs. As you can clearly see, there is a hole appearing behind the knee joint in the legs, and a small section above the foot. Arms also have a few odd shapes on the bend. It’s a pity Flash bones does not have a ‘paint’ option like 3D Max so that this kind of issue could be avoided. Still, it was fun creating this little animation.

leg-arm-bones Flash Animation Ireland

Playing With Flash Bones

RobotBash — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:00:29 +0000

I made the short movie below when exploring Flash CS5 Bones tool. I found it interesting enough, but it still has many limitations that will no doubt be ironed out in future versions of Flash.

flash bones animation example

It would be nice to be able to create a bones applied symbol that would allow animators to go back in and add ink outlines, add colours and so on. The characters cape was originally two tone with an ink outline. I really needed to change the ink to fill, and then when applying the bones, it only attached to one of the two colour tones used. So I had to drop that approach, and just go with a single fill colour. The buildings worked well, except some of the windows look odd, their corners distorted in ways I would have preferred they didn’t. Still, it’s a tool with great potential, and one I’ll certainly explore more.

Animation Showreel

RobotBash — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:11:38 +0000

Check out my new animation showreel! It includes new and old animation work combined in all their splendor.

My commercial to date work includes two Flash animated series for RTE, movies for film festivals, lots of short movies for various clients, tons of illustrations for both print and digital format, and some audio mixing. Currently seeking work as an animator/creative with an animation, educational, or games company. Give me a shout if you think I can be of assistance with your projects, EMAIL ME.

Animation From My Archives

RobotBash — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:47:19 +0000

The following are a couple of Flash animated movies I did over the years for a project called Working Things Out, for the Mater Hospital. The budgets were pretty small, and the deadlines were tight, as a result the animation is limited. However I like to think the direction helped to keep them interesting. They were warmly received during the product launch to child psychiatrists from around the country. My two favourite are below, I completed four in total.

Song – had a lot of fun with this one, really liked the Earth elements and it ends nice.

Song – Flash Animation – Peter McCormack

I like this final piece and am pleased that my visuals have aided in helping troubled children understand that they are not alone and there are brighter days ahead!

amy – Flash Animation Peter McCormack

New Animation

RobotBash — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:15:31 +0000

Here’s a couple of scenes I animated to show animation companies that I know my stuff. I mixed the sound track myself with ‘fruity loops’ sound collection, edited in SoundFordge and Vegas. Animation done with Flash. I did upload a YouTube version of this but the compression took away from the line quality so decided to directly embed the .swf version. Basic ‘Play’ and ‘Replay’ controllers added.

Flash animation Ireland – Peter McCormack

Email me if you need an animator.

Flash Symbols of Character

RobotBash — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:30:56 +0000

To continue on with the showreel animation I mentioned in the previous post, here’s the symbol breakdown of the character I designed. The animation is to be limited so I kept the symbols to the minimum. Check this out and if you’re hiring get in touch at peterjmccormack@gmail.com.

Character Sheet

RobotBash — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:53:53 +0000

I’m working on an animation showreel at the moment and wanted create a few new pieces to mix in with commercial work. There’s not much call for animation in the region I’m in so don’t have much recenty commercial work. Old work includes a couple of flash animated series I worked on for RTE, a short for Darklight some years ago, and pieces I did for a medical instructional/educational video. I’m looking for work in Dublin ideally, as a on-site animator (contract or perminint).

Below, a sketched style sheet for a little self-representation character that I’ll animate for the showreel.

Flash Animation – Auld Ones

RobotBash — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:25:04 +0000

Auld Ones 1 and 2 was broadcast on RTE Network 2, with both series run several times.

Here’s some samples of Auld Ones:

Auld Ones Clips

Auld Ones Series 2

Auld Ones – Tommy’s Liver

Aul Ones series 2: Ready, Steady, Coddle!

Character Designs

RobotBash — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:01:13 +0000

Character designs I did some time back for a short flash animated cartoon called Seanachaí, Stroyteller Of Ireland. This played at Darklight and one other film festival in Dublin (can’t recall the name of it!) and got lots of laughs.

Character head design that was to be used in a future episode that never got made…

3D Max Walk Cycle

RobotBash — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:24:25 +0000

Okay, this is an old walk-cycle but I wanted to include it because I’m working on new 3d animations but I need something in the site now on the off chance someone is thinking of hiring me and needs to see a sample. This is just a basic character made with boxes, rigged and animated. I used my classical animation knowledge to make this guy strut his stuff.