RobotBASH » Animation http://robotbash.com 3D Models, Animation, 3D Max, Blender, Animation and Games Industry Ireland Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:48:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 New Animation http://robotbash.com/new-animation/ http://robotbash.com/new-animation/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:15:31 +0000 RobotBash http://robotbash.com/?p=418 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. Sorry, no controllers for this, might add it later though…

Flash animation sample Peter McCormack ]]> http://robotbash.com/new-animation/feed/ 0 Flash Symbols of Character http://robotbash.com/flash-symbols-of-character/ http://robotbash.com/flash-symbols-of-character/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:30:56 +0000 RobotBash http://robotbash.com/?p=410 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.

Irish Flash Animator Peter McCormack

Irish Animator Peter McCormack Flash Symbols

]]> http://robotbash.com/flash-symbols-of-character/feed/ 0 Character Sheet http://robotbash.com/character-sheet/ http://robotbash.com/character-sheet/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:53:53 +0000 RobotBash http://robotbash.com/?p=404 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.

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]]> http://robotbash.com/character-sheet/feed/ 0 Flash Animation – Auld Ones http://robotbash.com/flash-animation-auld-ones/ http://robotbash.com/flash-animation-auld-ones/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:25:04 +0000 RobotBash http://robotbash.com/?p=381 Auld Ones 1 and 2 was broadcast on RTE Network 2, with both series run several times.

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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!

]]> http://robotbash.com/flash-animation-auld-ones/feed/ 0 Character Designs http://robotbash.com/character-designs/ http://robotbash.com/character-designs/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:01:13 +0000 RobotBash http://robotbash.com/?p=375 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.

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

character sheet

]]> http://robotbash.com/character-designs/feed/ 0 3D Max Walk Cycle http://robotbash.com/3d-max-walk-cycle/ http://robotbash.com/3d-max-walk-cycle/#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:24:25 +0000 RobotBash http://robotbash.com/?p=358 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.

]]> http://robotbash.com/3d-max-walk-cycle/feed/ 0 A SHORT LOVE STORY http://robotbash.com/a-short-love-story/ http://robotbash.com/a-short-love-story/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:19 +0000 RobotBash http://animationshorts.wordpress.com/?p=47 beautiful mixed media animation…

A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION from Carlos Lascano

A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.

]]> http://robotbash.com/a-short-love-story/feed/ 0 CHEATIN’ pencil test #1 and #2 – by Bill Plympton http://robotbash.com/cheatin-pencil-test-1-and-2-by-bill-plympton/ http://robotbash.com/cheatin-pencil-test-1-and-2-by-bill-plympton/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:32:49 +0000 RobotBash http://animationshorts.wordpress.com/?p=43 Well do I remember lining up for the line tester in Ballyfermot with my first ‘bouncing ball’ line test drawings. There’s something special and raw about line tests. We’re so used to seeing beautifully finished special effect enhanced pieces of work that it’s sometimes easy to forget there are real people behind those creations.

Watching a line test is as close as you can get to looking over the animators shoulder while they work without being there.

Check out Bill Plympton’s line tests for his production Cheatin’

CHEATIN’ pencil test #1

CHEATIN’ pencil test #2

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The Irish Oscars 2010

Over the past 10 years the Irish animation industry has matured and become internationally recognised as a ‘safe pair of hands’ for companies who wish to outsource their animation production and creative development (creative mostly related to adverts I suspect). Recent Oscar nominations highlighted the vitality and high standards of the Irish animation sector. I’m not going to write a long article about this but rather I’ll provide links to recent news articles that do a far better job of covering the subject.

Perhaps the international coverage Ireland has gained from these successes will make our national broadcasters reconsider their strategy regarding finance of indigenous animation programming?

]]> http://robotbash.com/irish-animation-success/feed/ 0 How To Succeed In Animation http://robotbash.com/how-to-succeed-in-animation/ http://robotbash.com/how-to-succeed-in-animation/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:08:53 +0000 RobotBash http://animationshorts.wordpress.com/?p=37 I updated the blog with some more links to interesting and useful websites, scroll down to the bottom of the page.

While we’re here, I want to draw your attention to the site of Gene Deitch. Gene has published his book ‘How To Succeed In Animation’ and there’s more than a few good pointers in the text for anyone thinking of making a move to animation (people like me…well I haven’t made up my mind yet, still enjoying the idea right now…).f

Enjoy.

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