Animation: Ringling Thesis "The Burden"

[kr3ml]

Very good animation, the character really shows emotion, great work :thumbsup:

[Self-Designer]

better quality, smaller file; lower quality, larger file?

i thought those parameters are the like: "the better quality the lower size"...

Are u trying to say something about quicktime? ;)

Anyway, downloading the file...

[Ric535]

Thats the third great Ringling animation ive seen congratulations!

[Self-Designer]

Downloaded! It's amazing! oh i love that! unfortunately, it was hard to me to understand some of his words... english isn't my mother's tongue, and he sometimes doesn't speak clear enough... or atleast clear enough for me... :blush:

Anyway, excellent work! :thumbsup:

[WhiteRabbitObj]

I don't know what they feed you Ringling kids but it certainly makes me wish they would accept transfers, since I wanted to two years ago! :thumbsup:

Very nice. Odd idea and I hope you weren't really expecting people to listen to the dialogue. Maybe it's just me but there's a lot going on and I didn't pay one lick of attention to what he was saying except very few snippets. That's not really a bad thing, as it's very interesting throughout so even not coming out of it knowing what he was speaking about, it was still good, and I assumed it was some Shakespeare anyhow.

Congrats on finishing and a great piece.

[mimo8]

I dont know why the white rabbit doesn´t like the dialogue ... the words and the scenery are supporting each other very well I think

nice work in detail - you did a brilliant job on the timing

[EdySusanto]

nice work :)

the way the character look... i somehow think his head looks like Harry Potter's Dobby :)

[Tulkas]

wow, amazing!!!

very well animated.
btw is it from Shakespeare?

[bluemagicuk]

Lovely ... I especially enjoyed your varying use of the props to
create comedy and tension .. -[the knife in the back bwaaaaa haahah a ha rofl :thumbsup:

[WhiteRabbitObj]

I didn't say I didn't like it, I said I didn't listen to it. I was distracted by everything going on in frame. It was very visually engaging and the dialogue is very wordy, so it's hard to focus on both, in my opinion. I liked the feel of it though and had no problem with the dialogue necessarily. I was simply critiquing the fact that is might be a bit "busy" and it might be something to keep in mind for future projects. It may be that I'm the only one who had this 'problem' so maybe it doesn't matter!

[doe]

thats a really amazing work.
i love the artwork with the props. the sun got rays that look like the knifes.great!
also the animation, and facaial expression is well done...i have to watch it again ;)

btw. at the end the sound of the .mov is horrible distorted, maybe a download error.

[francescaluce]

well... one of the best thing I recently seen on this forum.

ciao
francesca

[Bredro1]

Wonderful!!!!....something I can watch again and again....
The lyp-sync and facial animation is top notch....
I love it.....:thumbsup:

Bredro1

[CGmonkey]

You are very talented, that is one of the top 10 best things I've seen. Very good work!

[Man]

i can't download it:shrug:

[tlgp]

mimo8: I dont believe that whiterabbit.obj didnt like the dialogue
but that he was too distracted by the animation to pay any attention to it. I find that as a compliment. There are three ways to look at storys.
1. The words are the story and that they are enhanced by action to help carry the story.
2. Vise versa the Animation holds the story and words are just a complimentary aspect of the story.
3. Or you watch it for its entirety. Words. Action. Everything.

derekjr: Very nice. The only thing I see out of place is fact that your special thanks is cut off. I know that is sad but its all I have in the form of a critique.

**You Ringling boys need to cut it out!! Your makin' me sick with you nice little stories and awesome lighting and texturing!! I mean enough is enough!!

[squeezestudio]

amazing , its one of the best short I seen since a lot of time... great animation , greatstory.... nici desing. The acting is very cool. No critic for you , you done amazing short, Congradulation !

:thumbsup:

Now , I need to play it again and again...

[Self-Designer]

Originally posted by WhiteRabbit.obj
I didn't say I didn't like it, I said I didn't listen to it. I was distracted by everything going on in frame. It was very visually engaging and the dialogue is very wordy, so it's hard to focus on both, in my opinion. I liked the feel of it though and had no problem with the dialogue necessarily. I was simply critiquing the fact that is might be a bit "busy" and it might be something to keep in mind for future projects. It may be that I'm the only one who had this 'problem' so maybe it doesn't matter!

I don't think it's over "busy" - i mean, that's the idea of exagerating those theatre-like effects. So, if u decide to do it, so do it till the very end!

Anyway, derekjr, can u pls post the words he says?

[Hexodam]

thats just amazing

one of the best animations i have ever seen on this forum:applause:

[elnady]

Very good job:bounce:

[ronniepooch]

Derek, YOU rock. Deh!

Congrats on a job well done. All of your hard work definately payed off with this piece! The acting, the timing, the dialogue which you wrote, is brilliantly pulled together with the animation. This is an intelligent acting piece which deserves much recognition.

Congrats with getting into the best of Ringling as well. You will go very far in this industry. Keep up the good work!

always,

Ron

[swag]

dammn nice man - one of the best short i see for long :thumbsup:

[mattlajoie]

this is by far the best short i have seen in a very long time on here, bravo:thumbsup:

[jamesjhunt]

love it! original and diffrent from most shorts!

[ahuss]

I don't remember when i've seen better facial animation/lip synching.....very very well done. Gives the main guy tons of feeling.
Oh and the lighting/modelling/texturing is great as well of course.

[derekjr]

Thanks for checking it out everyone, and all of your supportive comments...sometimes you work on something for so long and you forget what made it interesting in the first place :)

doe: i did check the quicktime file , and there is an audio glitch during the credits i'll try to get fixed. thanks for the heads up

as far as the dialogue goes...I was given much warning about making it as clear as possible. I had to balance between wordy shakespearean language (for mood) and clarity (to communicate), so I understand if some of it gets lost.

~Derek

[Rodi]

That's quite amazing, Did you model and animate the whole thing?

[steverage]

I love it!! This is so cool

Its a fantastic piece of animation, motion wise, and is very well directed too. You could move into theatre if the CG business gets on yr nerves!!

[Swifty]

:bowdown:

nuff said

[abstrax]

THAT is great animation. I watched it again and again and again.

One question: Could somebody write down the monologue? I don't understand much of it, because English is not my native language.

Thanks a lot for this fantastic animation. Ciao,
Marcus

[siftingsand]

Nice work... very well done:applause:

[SDIT]

very good.... seems to me like u also got some inspiration from desiderata?? I particularly liked the way u handled the character carrying the globe and the backwards walking cycle is good too.
btw, u guys at ringling looove that glowy look don't u?

:beer:

SDIT.

[Slurry]

superb.

~S

[ken0]

Amaaaa...zing! + the voice rulezzzz...

[j alan hawkins]

Derek: Your boy is now a tomato, Ghost-rilla, and various other inside jokes. DEH.

[derekjr]

YES! im glad someone recognized it...the insane amount of work we had in preproduction actually prompted me to make this piece, and Desiderata was something that would always make me see the light at the end of the tunnel. I thought it applied to many things in life as well, and would make a good ending.

For those who wanted the script:

"Where to begin? The mind...it harbors countless grievances.
Alone, it dwells on these sorrows, and..and...and amplifies them!

However, i suppose a confidant could aid in relieving the burden...
But! experience has proven otherwise.
Well, i can bear my own misfortunes anyhow.

But-b-b-but...no man is an island!.....right?

If virtue does exist, one musnt be utterly blind to it. It's just...it's
it's....it's just feeling as though the weight of the world is borne upon one's own shoulders!

What you must understand is, whether or not you realize it, the universe is unfolding as it should!"

Ringling works closely with the local Florida Studio Theatre for acting workshops, and one of the actors, Tom Demenkoff, was generous enough to donate his time and talent to the voice.

[Brettzies]

With regard to Animation, that is probably one of the best if not the best "animation" I've seen come out of a student. You have a great grasp on timing, weight, posing, overlap, and all the little things that make animation sing.

Everything is top notch, the performance(acting/animation), models, lighting, etc. Despite that, I can't say I cared for or even understood the story. But, I don't want to take away from what you've accomplished because the animation is simply superb, and that makes the short enjoyable enough for me to watch again.

Great work. :thumbsup:

[DiNKArt]

I really enjoyed it. I thought you did a great job acting out the drama in your character. I was just wondering what your plans for the futur are? You seem to have a grerat amount of skill. I look forward to seeing your name in the credits of some movies in the futur. Great work. Please post more at this website.

[Ziah]

is ringling advertising??? this is like the third ive seen recently by the way how is that school?

[Gyan]

There isn't much to say that hasn't already been said. It's a great piece, especially 1)some of the concepts 2) the animation itself.

However, there isn't a coherent story or thread in the piece. It seems explicitly a piece for those checking out your animation skills. Of course, most reels are like that, but since you included dialogue, I expected a better narrative.

[wellsae]

The narrative is great - it's a dramatic monologue! If you're having trouble watching and listening at the same time then maybe you should play it with your eyes closed a couple times. Very great job, Derek, I loved everything about your short! I hope someday I can produce something of that caliber.

Audrey

[Gyan]

Originally posted by wellsae
The narrative is great - it's a dramatic monologue!

If that's directed towards me, I don't have trouble keeping up with both. I just don't find it compelling.

[Pacifist]

I don't know if anyone cleared this up or not, I didn't read every post but it seems that people are having trouble seeing a "story" in this...

HUH?

The whole monologue is just a guy acting out and talking about the world being not very fun. He is full of sorrow and the props show that... the rain, the clouds, the swords, him carrying the weight of the world

THEN, it ends with everything brightening up and the music is happy.

"The universe is unfolding as it should"

with a pullback of the whole set moving around.

How can you NOT see a beautiful story in that. I almost feel bad having to explain it

[Gyan]

Originally posted by Pacifist

How can you NOT see a beautiful story in that. I almost feel bad having to explain it [/B]

I can see nice sentiments behind it, I just don't see a nice story.

[mtague]

I love the curly eyebrows. The character design is really amusing.

[BrainFaucet]

By far the best student project I have ever seen.

Simply amazing.

[fbitonti]

great animation!:applause: congratulations

[mmkelly011881]

beautiful work

[Pacifist]

Originally posted by Gyan
I can see nice sentiments behind it, I just don't see a nice story.

fair enough :thumbsup:

[DoLeeP]

just amazing I love it:thumbsup:
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[Rye]

Thanks for posting this, its very inspiring work :)

[SDIT]

Of course, desiderata is A MUST READ.
Good job

[Matthew Moran]

breath taking:eek: excelent animations. i espacially like the quivering knees:D

[character]

bravo! simply beautiful. this has got to be one of the best piece of film i've ever seen, no, experienced. great work. this will never get deleted off my hard drive. congratulations on such a great piece and i hope you get hired somewhere, you certainly deservere it

[waderyer]

Outstanding work!! Well done!!
Hope to see it at Siggraph!!


-Wade

[mehdianim]

Aexcellent thesis! Go get a job noW! The industry is in dire need
of good animators. Or just do your own indie thing whatever it is make sure people can see it.

Rawk Own!

[Gkaine]

this is really great. best animation ive seen from ringling as of yet, and ive seen alot of them!

[neonoodle]

Eh, you don't need any more compliments since you have 4-5 pages of them already... but it is one of the best things I've seen in the forum recently.

[Deathstar75]

OMG = Oh MY God!!! That is truly amazing...

[elfufu]

damn! the best ringling reel this year

[PoPpiN]

Hi Derek

Oh man...this one is a beauty, I've seen it over and over again and your animation, expressions....style just keeps me amazed...
I think this is one of the best short animations I have seen for a long long time...

Just took a peak at your nice website, you're very talented

Hope to see more from you in the future

Greetings from Denmark

Ernst

[bscott]

Derek,
Very inspiring work, it all came together so very nicely! Keep it up, and dont forget your friends when you land that sweet job! DEH!

Love Bri

[Beastie]

0_o ....amazing, that was really cool!

Was that animated and modeled by one person? Congrats!

[j alan hawkins]

ringling bump!

[cg219]

Was pretty good. NOt sure if its suppose to be like that, but his arm seems to deform funny when it bends. None the less, pretty good short.

[Mysterious X]

i love this animation...i downloaded it from the site it self some while ago..and it's on my top 5 favourites :thumbsup: excellent sound and emotions and expressions and concept !!
keep up the good work

[OneModelQueen]

Wonderful animation ! Saw it at least 10 times !! Great stuff :bounce:

[Frelp]

Absolutely fantastic.. you've set a real level to aspire to there. Personality, emotion, humour and just great handling of basic weighting and timing.

Top stuff!

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