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norman365
02-16-2006, 09:51 PM
Hey everyone! :bounce:

I've finally been able to get some webspace, so I'm able to put some work on here after all this time!

I've started this thread as a means to keep me focused on making a reel by around spring/summer, so no slacking off from me any more!

to start with here's a quick animation of a cat falling to the ground. I'm at a stage where I've completed the breakdowns and straight ahead runs:

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/andyholden/

hopefully (as with the life drawing thread) I'll be able to put some more stuff on here over the next few weeks.

any advice/feedback/crits much appreciated and welcome!

BTW, are you able to use PLE for showreels? I've been meaning to e-mail Alias/Autodesk to ask this if reels are classified as commercial purposes?

anyhow, thanks for looking :thumbsup:
norman365
02-17-2006, 08:02 PM
ok, might have re-phrased the above wrong. I did start this thread to keep me focused, but I also started it as a means of improvement so any advice/feedback/crit I am very grateful for.
itayg
02-17-2006, 11:45 PM
this link doesnt seem to work here http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/andyholden/
maybe its just me

itay
norman365
02-18-2006, 10:26 AM
ok, thanks for letting me know. see what I can do :thumbsup:
norman365
02-18-2006, 10:35 AM
ok, just been able to open the page successfully on another computer. Is anyone else having the same problem with this?
stewartjones
02-18-2006, 02:34 PM
Link works fine for me, and from what I can see the animation is looking nice so far. PLEEEEEEZE post up a quicktime version! Crappy Windoz versions don't allow viewers to frame thru easily!

Oh, and using a PLE version for your reel is totally fine! :thumbsup:
norman365
02-19-2006, 07:50 PM
Hey Stu! was gonna send you this, so that's one job you've saved me.

here's a newer version with improved timing: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/andyholden/fast.html

BTW, you've probably noticed that I've had to put a windows version on again. this is because I went back onto Maya to redo the playblast as a .mov after reading the last post to be confronted with this:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c400/norman365/Cat_Rig/broken_rig.jpg

this is the same thing what happened with my first attempt at this (Stu will remember I put an SOS on the rigging forum). does anyone know why this happened? is it a MelScript error?

anyhow, thanks for looking!
itayg
02-20-2006, 03:27 PM
i've got the link to work on my other pc. very nice animation. i dont know much about cats and how they move so i really dont have any crits sorry. maybe in future updates i'll have somthing :)
storyForge
02-21-2006, 10:03 AM
some follow through on the actions of the cat would look better. most of the action seems to be happening before the cat gets on screen. try to look for a better read, nd more natural twists to the cats body.
norman365
03-02-2006, 09:19 PM
ok, thanks for the suggestion, but as you can tell it's all gone a bit dead on here at the moment (the cat's on hold until I can fix the rig). will get more stuff on here ASAP.
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