Last night while I's watching a movie "Misery"on my computer, I've found something on the screen.
If you familiar with VLC player, you should try open it during this week (or month).
Yes, the icon is changed!
I think this is the only application icon that celebrate Christmas.
Orange cone with Santa hat? that's cute
Did Ohio mention this in the last JD animation class?
I would like to post it different and game's way , Fallout 3's way :)
That's poor shot anyway XD
Fallout 3: Failed V.A.T.S. Attempt on George Bush
That's a lot!
Why productions don't see that the movie from game is always suck.
The only movie from game that I like is Silent Hill recently.
Yeah yeah I used to like Mortal Combat the first one a lot but for the forth one in the line, I'm not sure.
Here's the list
Cold Fear (2008)
Fear Effect (2008)
Area 51 (2009)
Castlevania (2009)
Clock Tower (2009)
Halo (2009)
Kane & Lynch (2009)
The Legend of Spyro (2009)
Metal Gear Solid (2009)
Onimusha (2009)
Sabotage 1943 (2009)
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
Spy Hunter (2009)
The Suffering (2009)
Tekken (2009
Warcraft (2009)/World of Warcraft (2011)
Bioshock (2010)
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (2010)
Driver (2010)
Earthworm Jim (2010)
Gears of War (2010)
God of War (2010)
Joust (2010)
King of Fighters (2010)
Mortal Kombat (2010)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
Resident Evil 4 (2010)
Splinter Cell (2010)
more detail here
Bioshock and Gears of war are interesting choice because their stories are pretty good.
Why no one want to make a Warhammer 40K the movie. I think it can be the epic.
See this real terminator, isn't that awesome?
Very funny and very true :D
The secret of one of the best RPG game company is revealed !
Square Enix Character design
Maybe you've already finished Fallout 3 or still playing it. Yes it's really great game.
While surving the internet about this game, I came across this site about Nuclear Fallout FAQ. It's an intentional, very serious research. So if you feel not enough about Fallout 3 just go to this site.
Very cool research.
http://www.radshelters4u.com/index.html
Can't wait until Dec 20, the day DVD will comes out (according to Amazon)
IGN posts the first 8 minuits of the movie along with Rate R trailer to help you decide about this moive. So let's see.
Part 1
Part 2
Today in the lab. I heard people said Madagascar 2 actually beats Wall.E for the opening box office. So I do some research about that.
Dude, you're right but that's really close. For the opening gross, Madagascar 2 gets $63,106,589 and Wall.E is $63,087,526. If ticket is $10 so that's just around 2000 people. Really really close!
But hey! we should wait and see the total box office again right?
Information from
boxofficemojo.com
By Martin Laing; Production design of the movie.
I hope this animation feature will not be out off focus because of Bolt and Madagasca 2.
It seems like Universal Animation Studio puts down their Barbie story and step up their game for the feature.
'Tiny and graced with oversized ears, Despereaux was born too big for his little world. Refusing to live his life cowering, he befriends a Princess named Pea and learns to read (rather than eat) books -- reveling in stories of knights, dragons and fair maidens. Banished from Mouseworld for being more man than mouse, Despereaux is rescued by another outcast, Roscuro, who also wants to hear the tales. But when the Princess dismisses Roscuro's friendship, he becomes the ultimate rat and plots revenge with fellow outsider Mig. After Pea is kidnapped, Despereaux discovers he is the only one who can rescue her...and that even the tiniest mouse can find the courage of a knight in shining armor.'
Emma Watson will give a sound for Pricess Pea (Is she that old already? oh yes! she's already 18!!)
and Matthew Broderick will be Despereaux. (like Lion King's Simba and Bee Movie? yes that's him.)
In theatre December 19. Good one for celebrate Chrismas.
Official Site
http://www.thetaleofdespereauxmovie.com/
It's animated short.
For what purpose? To help promote the Sonic Unleashed which will be released soon? or Sega really want to bring this blue hog in to the animation film business? Who know?
Direct link for the site
here
Transformers 2: The Revenge of the Fallen
The story is two years after the first movie. The story is followed it's name. The Fallen is a name of one of the thirteen 'good guy' robot but he's falled to the darkness. Everyone forgot his name so his name becames 'The Fallen' and he comes to the earth to hunt the autobots.
ARCEE
SOUNDWAVEVery good tip to create portfolio.
Link
http://www.moonapples.com/art_portfolio_tips/
Portfolio Presentation (physical media)
Discs:
I get into disagreements with other art directors about which are better- DVD movies or CDs (data discs). I prefer data discs, but I have heard others prefer DVDs. My advice is to include both if possible.
CDs (Data Discs) : I prefer CD data format because it is the easier to use in how my company operates. When we receive portfolios, we share them with many people to provide feedback. The easiest way to share portfolios is to just copy them to our network and ask people to send feedback via email. Imagery can also be much higher-res than what can be put on a DVD movie. Also, we will often forward images around via email to people to quickly show them an applicant’s work.
DVD Movies : I don’t like DVDs because:
1. They are low-res (640 x480). Non-animating work should be viewed higher than this.
2. They are hard to share (one copy) with a group of people, and easy to get lost once shared.
3. Viewer has less control to understand content of images (moves fast; is blurry).
4. DVDs often don’t work on many systems- some work well on PCs, some work well on home entertainment systems, different formats like DVD-R , DVD + R, etc …
That said, I have heard many HR reps say they prefer DVDs. So my only recommendation is if you really want to send a DVD, include a data disc CD as well and make everyone happy. Including an CD with a DVD is a relatively cheap investment.
VHS Movies : VHS is dead. Most people don’t have a VCR in their office, so they can’t view your portfolio.
Case:
There should be a case to cover the discs (DVD cases are good). This case should also be able to hold a printed resume inside it – separately attached resumes can get lost. If you have some small printed images that fit inside the case (a mini-printed portfolio) that can often tell a lot about an artist as well, before they can even get to a computer.
Cover:
The cover of the disc should have all of your contact information. The front and back cover should also have some simple clean images of your best work- a few really impressive images will get your work fast-tracked through the hiring system while a cover with just your name (or nothing) get sorted a low priority. I can’t stress enough how important this cover can be- it is really your first and sometimes only impression.
While many of us are fans of super simple minimal design (like just small text) on a cover, good looking relevant imagery really does sell your work, and gets it a priority.
CD/ DVD Label
Again this should have all of your contact information. It sounds silly, but many people put a disc with no label in their case, and often cases and discs get separated. You don’t need a proper stickler label, but at least hand writing saying your name + info. Again a good image behind the label is also helpful incase the disc and case get separated- people will see the disc and associate it to the work.
Art Disciplines:
Animator:
For some reason I have not figured out, almost everyone wants to be an animator. Not sure if this is odd nudging from schools (often Computer Graphics are still called Animation Departments) or just some deep rooted desire to express human-like locomotion.
It is important for animators to be able to demonstrate they understand weight, physics, gravity, timing, impact, and nailing the performance, as well interesting but realistic move sets. Basic walk, run, and idle cycles are a must for showing off skills. A scene of two characters interacting is also extremely helpful.
My company, as with most large videogame companies, is more interested in realistic human motion as opposed to a highly exaggerated cartoony ‘squash and stretch’ style. Consumers mostly purchase those kinds of games, so that is what we make and need our artists skilled in. Just as a note, there aren’t nearly enough jobs for all the cartoony reels in the world- it is probably the most common portfolio we get.
Many profession game companies use motion capture as a main step for creating their animations, and then animators clean up the files (usually in MotionBuilder, the best software for editing motion capture). Animation skill is still extremely important in working with motion capture data. Any experience you can get working with motion capture data and MotionBuilder would be a huge plus to your resume.
Any “technical” knowledge is also preferred- understating character tessellation for deformation, character rigging, etc. The ability to grasp how animations would be used in the game (how they blend into each other) are all great skills to demonstrate if you feel comfortable in those areas.
A great reference for animators is the 10 Second Club. They have forums where people critique animation, and they even have rigged models to animate to. This is invaluable because great animation can look bad on poorly rigged and constructed characters. For most game jobs, it is recommend to animate on the more realistically proportioned reference models they have.
Animator Recommended Content format:
Animations have to be presented in video files. Ideally this information would be on a CD-ROM or website.
Content Recommendations:
· Animation cycles: walk, run, idle (waiting) etc.
· Single playing animations- Falling down and picking self up, jumping, opening a door.
· Two person interactions (a tackler, a hug, a robust dialog, etc)
· Facial animation information coming soon- highly recommend Jason Osipa’s “Stop Staring” book.
Goh! You have to watch this VDO. It's freaking awesome
must watch at 1.52 , very funny :)
If you like this song, go here to download it.
Donkey Kong Rap MP3
I think many of you will wonder what is the next Pixar movie?
The answer is Up! The adventure of the old man. This's interesting that Up is the second Pixar movie that the main character is human after the huge successed Incredible.
The first artwork is up and also first teaser.
2:43
I've just seen the Time Machine (2002) again for my class. It has one scene when Alexander travels to the future and ! that's alot of bike. If in the future everyone ride a bike like this. Is that so cool? Look at the lock of the bike that need the ID to swip open. I think I like this scene in the movie the most (include the Museum after this scene.) other than that it's quite boring when Alex goes to the far future. 
Alot of things about games are going on right now in Tokyo. This is some of them which I think they are really cool.
Bayonetta
Another bad ass character with smashing button hack N slash.
FALLOUT 3
Post Apocalypstic, Classic music, Good graphic and Hardcore language. That is what you goonna get from this game. (I will difinitely get it.)
Halo 3 Recon
Halo 3 expansion with prequel story.
Resident Evil 5
Looked at this trailer and I was amazed. The trailer is well done and dramatic. Wish the game is also great.
More and more is coming !
Awesome! Level 5 studio one of the Japanese elite game developers cooperates with Ghibli studio to develope the game for Nintendo DS. First looking screenshot looks great.
What is Shoegazer? Some of you may not know but it's another style of music. It similar to Alternative rock but you will know something is different.
Read more about Shoegazer here
Shoegaze wiki
Here is the example. One of my favorite bands, honeydip
As you know, Dead space is coming out. It's a sci-fi horror shooting game which remind me of Doom 3. You are the only survivor on the turn-out-hell spacecraft. Crap! this should be nice.
Compare Deadspace with Doom 3
Dead Space
Doom 3
Which one is better?
