AAU Animation Demo Reel

[Ranimate]

As usual, AWESOME work.
Animation is top notch! I love! the lottery guy.
(Theres a small motion blur glitch at the thief piece... FYI)
Lets see how long it takes till this reel gets plugged, any bets? I say.... 30 minutes from posting time.
You deserve all the applause.
Good luck with the job hunt.

:bowdown:

Ranimate

[SheepFactory]

Hands down one of the best anim reels I have seen Simon. Congrats man :)

Plugged*

[Ranimate]

Hahahaha you rock sheepfactory, I was right...

Ranimate

[DeFi]

Wow, this ist really nice. :thumbsup:
Best piece of animaton I've seen for a long time. The facial expressions are very emotional and I didn't even notice, that the models are lowpoly while watching this.

[Wilson-3d]

Really nice reel Seemoo. I especially enjoyed the first scene and the lottery ticket scene.
Best of luck on the job hunt. I think you are in pretty good shape.

[RockinAkin]

Excellent animation work man... congratulations! :thumbsup:

[TheSoracle]

Great work with the animation. :thumbsup:

[Intervain]

awesome reel! Keep it up:thumbsup:

[jammin]

sweet stuff! funny, clever, not too long... (and there was some pretty good animation in there too) jk- the animation was awesome :thumbsup:

[Sherif.Nagib]

gr8 animation simon ! have nothing more to say :jawdropsndroolallovertheplace: :thumbsup:

[IanBlackford]

great reel :)

looks like your four years at uni payed off, i'm sure you won't have a problem finding work come june :cool:

good luck!
regards

[rblitz7]

I love the first 2 animations, very funny man! Great work!:thumbsup:

[j alan hawkins]

~changed my post to a PM

[sternio]

Awesome work man!!! Great animation reel.
The first shot definitly shines the brightest. Those hand contacts...sweet.

If you had to shorten the reel I would say that the theif stuff isn't as strong as some of your other shots. The gag is funny, but I don't see as much personality in that character.

I also have a minor criticism in the use of the music. It seems at times like the dynamics of the sound are building and the visuals aren't following. The cook would be the best example. I started to expect a big action because of the building in the music.

Really nice work, good luck!!!

[MrJames]

Hi m8,

Reel looks great, good luck with the job hunt, I'm sure you'll find one no problem....

[Seemoo]

Thanks so much to all of you for all the nice comments, I'm glad you like my stuff.

Thanks also to SheepFactory for the plug. That was insanly quick.

Ranimate: Thanks for the kind words. I noticed the motion blur glitch too - to late tho.... Thanks for pointing it out.

Sternio: Thanks a lot, I'm glad u like it. I agree with the theif. I still have it in there cause it creates a nice ending... But I think it will be the next one to go once I have new stuff. I see also see what ur saying with the music. I just like it, cause it has a lot of energy... Thanks for the comment tho.

[Digiegg]

Wow dude. Good to see fellow AAU students pull out some crazy animation stuff like this.
Well done man!!
Question: are you a regular at the labs?

[Scob]

Pretty cool ...
Great work...:)

[harmonic01]

Hey Simon. that's Norman, isn't it on the old man shot? So cool to see him in action. :D

Totally awesome reel and it apsolutely deserves the plug. :thumbsup:

I have slight crit. :) On the very first animatino when he sais "crazy". The lips seem to make some other shapes, something like "cra - oo-a" or something. And in general the mouth feels just a tiny bit not defined enough, or just a tiny bit too general. not sure how to put it. But, on the other hand, that isn't really the main thing of the animation, so it's just a tiny ity bitty nitpick. Otherwise, the whole reel freak'n ROCKS!!! :buttrock:

[edit] oh and I forgot to mention that the reel is also extremely inspirational. I really needed a boost lately, thanks for that. :D

[Spc]

Excellent animation and physics.

:bowdown:

[DDS]

suberb! i dont think u have many difficulties finding a job!! :arteest:

[ratatat]

simon.. always admired your work. super job on the reel. you've really nailed the subtle aspects of animation. best of luck in the job search! :buttrock:

[lucianasser]

Amazing work! The expressions are simply perfect!

[alfy]

Awesome work! So natural. Definitely deserves front page.

[Panupat]

congratulations and goodluck Simon :)
You deserve the first page. Amazing stuff as always.

[3dcga]

Inspiring stuff man! Hatts off to you!!!

You just made me realize how crappy I am at animation. Really need to work hard. Keep 'em coming :D

[salokcin82]

SIMON!!!

Hey, awesome work! (as always) Good to see some new things from you. Your reel looks great. Im diggin’ your character design with Norman... I need to find out how you got those wrinkles in his forehead because it looks amazing. You’re finished with AAU this spring? Are you going to be partaking in the graduation ceremony? I hope so because I am. Maybe we can meet up for a few beers afterward;) You will not have any problems getting a job. You’re money baby! I’ll be looking for a job around then too. Maybe we can do a package deal- 2 for 1 kind of thing?

Great work man... oh yeah, btw, nice music:)

Nick Rosario
http://www.nickrosario.com
http://www.iceage2.com

[Seemoo]

Thanks again for the wounderful comments from all of you.

Digiegg: Thanks a lot man! I work mostly at home and just hit the lab from time to time.

Harmonic01: Thanks for your comments. I am a fan of ur work! yea it's Norman. So much fun to animate with him! Leif and Morgan did an incredible job! Thanks also for your crit. I know you should never blame it on the model, but Hogan has kinda, sorta not the best mouth shapes... (lame excuse) I am working on another dialog with Norman right now, who has great shapes, so i will try hard to get the shapes down on that one...

salokcin82: NICK!!! Thanks a lot! Yea Norman is GREAT! Some people in the last P2 class figured out how to modify him. For the wrinkles, I just added more edges and pushed some of them in. Don't know how Morgan did it, but all the Blendshapes still work after that. So you can pretty much add what ever you need and change his whole face, without destroying the shapes. Big "thank you" to the people who showed me how to do that...

[Jadetiger]

Awesome reel. I noticed one little glitch and I'm not sure if its the animation or a glitch in the movie, but when the gum gets stuck to the stand, the stand spazzes for a moment. Other than that, very expressive, great job! :D

[AaronATL]

wow. that is professional quality.

[Morganism]

Excellent stuff Simon! Great to see some new animations from ya. The old man with the clock is awesome. Totally you. Rock on, I can't wait to see what you come up with when you hit the workforce.

And dang it, I guess I'm going to skip another graduation.....

[Digiegg]

Make sure you keep us updated on the job offers you recieve!! =)
Give the rest of us some hope! =)

[GoranNF]

Oh man this is really awesome,this is one of the few demoreels that I really enjoyed...Congratulations and good luck with job hunting:thumbsup:

[Drake83]

woohoo it rocks man! I've already heard this music in a reel but i think it fits better in yours. The animation is just great, except the thief sequence (in the middle of the reel) at the end of the sequence. But it has already been said so just a "congratulations" and good luck for the job seeking :)

[loocas]

You rock man! :buttrock:

Those were some pretty impressive animations! :thumbsup:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/images/rating/rating_5.gif from me! :applause:

[kc252]

Love the stuff. never seen anything better. keep it up. :)

[3dcga]

Hahahahahahaha!!!

I just got the Cook waiting gag. Thats a funny one, Simon :D

Anyone else figured out why the Cook's food isnt gettting cooked ? :p

[Drake83]

Hahahahahahaha!!!

I just got the Cook waiting gag. Thats one funny one, Simon :D

Anyone else figured out why the Cook's food isnt gettting cooked ? :p

Sure i only saw it the second time i looked at the reel :D

[nethus]

Oh man, this is so incredibly good. I love your stuff, I watch this over and over again getting laughs out of it every time.

I can't say it enough - I really, really love this. I'm no pro, but I can't see anything wrong :)

[hightillidie]

WOW!!! Amazing animation. I want more of the spy, it would be really fun if you made it a monthly thing :)

[an6tzz]

wow! well done. i like your acting!! hehe i found out that there is a "jump frame" in the part where your character pasted his finger with the red cherry on the tripod. some rendering problem huuh? anyway really vivic animation!! congra!!

[Wei2k]

wow, great work; i don't think you'll have any trouble getting job offers with this reel

[DustinBrown]

Great work. Really natural feel through most of it. Few crits.

1) When the guy with the little red sticky ball tries to push it back on to that little wire tripod and the pripod is squashing and stretching, it looks like there's something weird happening to the tripod, like it flickers or freaks out for a split second.

2) When the penguid and ostrich are walking, I'm not a fan of the ostrich walk cycle. I think it's too side-to-side. I'd make it more like a long-legged, fancy butler would walk or something. Personal preference.

3) When the burgler is pulling at the safe and he flys back, he looks like he's flying back a tad too slow. Id speed that up just a little.

Again, fantastic work. You should be proud.

- Dustin Brown

[bawhabmw]

Simon!

Not sure if you remember me from a while ago over e-mail... but AWESOME work man. I would just add myself to the pile of people who have already told you things that might help with you reel. you might be able to get rid of the burgler piece, not just for the glitch but it's a weaker peice. Not that it's a bad piece, but in comparison to the rest of your great work. I agree with Harmonic about the mouth shapes as well.

Other than that man it kicks serious BUTT! ha ha. No problem whatsoever with the job search!

WOOOO HOOO!
|Ben

P.S. That first piece makes me laugh every single time.

[vANON]

real nice work man

[timeless3d]

Impressive, to put it mildly.

I have been getting stuff from the academy for a while, I saw that guy in the demo real that they sent me from the school. Is he like a stock model students can use there? or did a student make him or what? Just curious.

I really like your stuff, I hope I am able to transfer there when the time is right.

Best of luck to you.

[Seemoo]

One more time, thanks so much to all you guys. I feel truly overwhelmed with all the positive feedback.

Jadetiger: Thanks so much man. Yea, there is a Motion Blur glitch in the red stretchy ball piece. Thanks for pointing it out.

Morganism: Thanks a lot Morgan. And a BIG BIG thank you for putting together Norman. Together with your Overloard rig, the best one to animate with!!! THANKS.

kc252: Thanks man. "Never seen anything better" HAHA :-) That's what I think when I look at your animation!

an6tzz: Thank you. The "jump frame" is a Motion Blur glitch. Since that piece is the next one to be replaced, the glitch will work itself out of the reel... :-)

DustinBrown: Thanks man, glad u like it. Also Thanks a lot for your crit.

bawhabmw: course I remember you. Thanks for your comments. Yea the burgler piece is the oldest one on the reel, and will be replaced soon... Also congrats on the new job!!! Very well done!!! Looking forward seeing your work on the big screen from now on.. :-)

timeless3d: thanks man. yea, Hogan (the robot) is provided from the school and a lot of people use him. I'm not sure who modeled and rigged him, but there must be a billion versions of him by now. Norman on the other hand was created by Morgan and Leif, two (ex-)students. He has mostly replaced Hogan now and is GREAT to animate with.

Thanks again to everybody for all the comments!

Simon

[Stavrev-Maya]

It is GREAT ...

Just one question.Are models yours ?

An animator (friend) once told me animators usually download finished models and animate it.
If this is the case please tell me download link for the characters...

They are all kinda simple and nice for animating.Would like to make some animation with them.

Cheers and keep up the wonderfull work

edit : by the way whose voice is that ? (the pirate guy)...sounds cool

[Michael5188]

Great work! I love the stove short, it's clever. I'm attending AAU right now, I hope I can come out with a reel as good as yours.

[Goro]

I was waiting for your new reel! Your new stuff is awesome! Your old as well ;)
It's just fantastic. Congrats! :beer:

[keko]

awesome reel! I love ur animation :thumbsup:

[tevih]

LOL great use of the groundhog day line :thumbsup:

[dcmoutinho]

great reel !!!
congratulations:thumbsup:

[CGOutcast]

I saw your other reel to and I thought it was great you have a talent for capturing character, all thumbs up man, good luck with the job hunt...

[atsbomb]

only comment I would have is :thumbsup:

[tamahoma22]

good stuff, and congrats on making it through AAU :)


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[Beerma]

Awsome reel man, you have some good comic timing.
I loved the cook, there is a build up that makes you expect something big, but I think it's funnier because of that...I have done what that cook does so often it's embarrassing.
Good work!

[graphix19]

That very first scene is freaking hilarious man. Good luck with the job search!!!

[eliment]

Creative reel. Jackpot Amigo :thumbsup:
five stars :thumbsup:

[goulei]

wow....good work ....

[yagi2000]

Awesome work, man.
I like your works and good luck for your job hunt!

[wen_art]

You are rock, Simon

Finally see your new animation...looks really cool!!!

Take care and good luck with your job hunt



Chi-Wen

[qwatkins]

Hahahahahahaha!!!

I just got the Cook waiting gag. Thats a funny one, Simon :D

Anyone else figured out why the Cook's food isnt gettting cooked ? :p

A new spin on the old saying "A watched pot never boils"


Great animation, I saw life in all of these.

[qwatkins]

Hahahahahahaha!!!

I just got the Cook waiting gag. Thats a funny one, Simon :D

Anyone else figured out why the Cook's food isnt gettting cooked ? :p

A new spin on the old saying "A watched pot never boils", lol


Great animation, I saw life in all of these.

[vilen13]

awesooommeee!
finally it's out there..
good job simon.. like i said over and over again .. you won't have probs finding jobs.. :)

[Aluuk]

Great work Simon!!! Your work was always inspirational to me in school, and im glad to see things haven't changed. Just keep doing what your doing, and you will have no problem finding an awesome job.:)

Congrats on the front page!

-Leif

[kerr]

very nice work! congratulations! cool!

[Aeddy]

NICE work Simon! Good to see you on the front page! You deserve it!

[Frinsklen]

fantastic reel Simon,

I knew most of those animations, but the first one is my new favorite, great job dude, very nice acting choices and expressions. Made me laugh!

congratulations and good luck!

[tomoyuki]

Hey Simon,

Great stuff man!! Your animation rocks!!

--
Tomo Harashima
http://www.tomoharashima.com

[maks]

Great acting you have going on there, and very funny as well! Great reel :thumbsup:

[Blusoul]

ExcellentA!!! Great work Simon. Yor work is very inspirational indeed. I remember checking out your site a while back. You are a true animation talent. Have fun, I know you will get a job with a great studio!!!:thumbsup:

[ozy_g]

Maaan, I'm so sick of this reel! I've seen it so many times and YOU KNOW WHAT?! I'm not impressed!! No sirry bob!......

Oh who am I kidding! Your work kicks ass.

[xissburg]

awesome work man ;)...its really VERY NICE...the motion is flowing in a very realistic way and the face expressions are also very realistic and shows the emotions of the characters...professional work my friend ;)...I'm sure you'll get a very good job...good luck man!

cya

[krazyrokr]

Awesome stuff man, im impressed. I loved the first piece.

[Guy In Rubber Suit]

Very nice work there. The animation reminded me of Pixar alot, especially with the old man and his cuckoo clock. Well done indeed.

[Blip]

Great stuff, Simon! The clock fixing came out excellent. It's been awesome working with you in class, good luck in the job hunt, though you don't need it when you have a reel like this!

[Kimotion]

Hey Simon, very very very very nice!!!

I love love LOVE the clock animation. I think that is your strongest piece. The lip sync of your first piece may need some more polishing.

Good luck with the job search!

[asjasj123]

your demo reel looks great. see ya in the class~

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