An update, holy crap!

I returned from a trip to the UK about two weeks ago and finally sorted through the mess of pictures that I took. Please check them out and let me know what you think. Cheers!


photo.gregrizzi.com

Horton Hears a Who!

You bet your ass he does. On DVD, December 9th! Pre-order here.
Also, check out my Horton Showreel, here.

Spacing is fun!

Here is a simple ball animation I did to help illustrate the concept of spacing and timing for my AM students.

Right click and Save Target As... to download Quicktime.

ballDemo.mov
ballDemoSpacing.mov

La Blogotheque

Impromptu concerts. Check out Bon Iver and Vampire Weekend.

http://www.blogotheque.net/-Concerts-a-emporter-

Look everywhere...

Simply put, animation is the creation of life. It seems to me this definition is somewhat overly simplified. At least, as it pertains to doing it professionally. If we dig a little a deeper than the simple, textbook definition of the word, we find ourselves asking "How the hell do I do that?" The trick is to find something, whether it be a gesture, a facial pose, a flourishy head tilt, or even a simple, well-timed eye dart. Find something that speaks to who your character is. Show this to the audience. If you get it right, you get the audience to invest in them emotionally, "...believe unbelievable things..." as Brad Bird puts it. What is it about the acting choice that you've made that speaks to who that character is and where they've come from in the context of the film? This is true of great acting, not only in animated film, but live action as well. It's also true in life. How does your girlfriend/boyfriend act when they get angry? How does that differ from how your brother/sister act when they get angry? For me, animation has been the search for life, and not the creation of it. Seek out the things that make people who they are. Put that into your work. It's the discovery of these things that is the most difficult, and the most satisfying when done right. Maybe this is all because I am still learning. But, then again I don't think you ever stop learning. Look for inspiration any and everywhere.

Wall-E

I didn't want to like it. I loved it. Go see it.

Oh Mandy

Cool animated video from the Spinto Band. Enjoy.

Super Awesome Redesign

Woohoo! Finally.