Animation: THE FINAL RACE

[proton]

Glad to see you got it wrapped up....excellent work...whats next?

[tenl]

Very Nice animation. I'll make sure to plug it on my site soon!

[SheepFactory]

That was really nice :thumbsup:


there is a small typo at the website , it says "completed in 9 mouths" , you might wanna change that to months unless its what you intended :D

[John Lee]

Proton : Hopefully the LW sigg thingy!

tenl: Thanks, Which web site? Do you have a link to it?


Sheep Factory: Well spoted I still must be half asleep

[Carl Hawkins]

:applause: :applause: O My god, excellent work there, well done, its been a wait to see the final out come but i can tell you not dissapointerd, give your self a pat on the back, lol :beer:

[show]

wow this is great, i havent downloaded it yet but i didnt think you were actually going to be releasing it online cause of festivals and stuff ?

[John Lee]

Well i thought it's finished and It's not good enough to be in all the festivals. There so many better work out there! So why not let you guys see it?

Thanks

JOhn

[Phoric]

Excellent work! :thumbsup:

[HaDDeS]

Hey John :D

i already told you this was great , and i confirm it's great ! PLUS funny as hell , i really love it from beginning to end

the animation completely abstract the "simple" look of the scene,

really inspiring work !

want mooooooore

-- HaDDeS --

[Joril]

oh yeah!
Congradulations :)
Great characters great animation :thumbsup:

[cgwolf]

Awesome work John, nice follow through in the animations... keep at it

[dprodr]

Nice work my friend!

You seem to be on the front page every day now!

Keep pushing, and remember that the journey is only just beginning.


:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

Dal

[RedSilas]

Great job! The animation was smooth! Only crit. is that the textures were a little stretched in places. Over-all, nice work! :thumbsup:

[John Lee]

Phoric: Thanks man

HaDDeS: Yo the man

dprodr: I want to see yours on the front!

Joril: Thanks man!

RedSilas: yeah a little

[l-a-akira]

Excellent work! I especially like the characters interaction at the start of the race. Keep it up and keep us posted. :)

[Cman]

Cool man, cool!

[o-phile]

IT'S FINALLY DONE! YAY!


:: starts watching.... ::

:: done watching ::

groovy :)

[show]

great little animation you've done there john.
shame you decided not to submit it to festivals.
are you still able to submit it for the animex one at teesside ?

[Jeffo]

Fantastic work my man!! some very nice animation there. And you didnt suffer the quality for the length of it!

So we can we expect a part 2? :)

keep it up man, and, how come i didnt see my name in the thanks??? haha JUST KIDDING!! cheers buddy!

:beer:

[Kid-Mesh]

funny and enjoyable... watched it twice :scream:

Nice job!

[Bilbo_Baggins]

Whenever I see CG shows on TV series I can never get into it because of the bad animation. On this movie, when I watched it, I forgot I was watching CG and just enjoyed it. :) Very nice work.

Too bad he didn't swing on the rope.. I was looking forward to that. ;)

[AVTPro]

F S Look like a GREAT FINISH to me

A T I know you were concentrating on the animation, but

L A the rendering and backgrounds looked awesome as well.

S R

E T

[DKScully]

Great animation and story¡¡¡¡¡¡ I enjoyed it veeery much...

[childplay]

Hi,

Great stuff, I like it... You deserve to go to summer holiday..

all the best
nikola

[sinbad]

Hi john, well finally finished huh! For a piece of student work this is really outstanding. Your film (and Darren Rodriguez of course) stands out from all of the other films this year at the school because of your natural feel for pace, timing and weight. One of your other main strengths is your enthusiasm to learn and your ability to push yourself beyond your limits. You're also a pretty nice guy.

Ok no time to get weepy now, but Its been great to work with you over the last three years. I wish you all the best for your career and considering you've only just turned 22, there's a long way to go. All I ask is we keep in touch and also the next festival we go to, you do something about your snoring.

Cheers John, and Dal if you're reading this, get your film on asap, I'm confident it'll go straight to the front page.

Paul Sinclair
Learning Adviser & 3d junkie
University of Lincoln, Uk

[Carl Hawkins]

Part 2 really?? Man that would be awsome just like the a trillogy!

Yes please!!
Carl

[ward]

Hi John,

That is great you managed to finish it in time.
Very good work, I hope you get a prize or something on the University competition. :)

So what's gonna be our next project now :) ?


and a quick comment to E=mc2:

All the character design and modeling was made by John, I have just made a couple of other models (tires, rocks and so on) to help him to finish the animation in time. So all the claps should go to John.! Good work again Mate. :applause:

and a Hi to Paul also (Sinbad), of course I'm reading it :)

Bye:

Bal (Balazs Kiss)

[John Lee]

E=mc²: Bal just explained your question!

o-phile: Yes Finally

show: Actually the uni decides what gets shown and where cause they pay for all the tracks that gets used in my film you see I can let you know if you like? Are you going to enter?

Jeffo: Cheers man you were there with me all the time!

Kid Mesh: Only Twice? LOl just joking glad you liked it!

Bilbo_Baggins: Thank sman did you not like the rope swing instead?

AVTPro: I have Bal to thank for the textures he did a very good job!

DKScully: Thanks i loved your LOTR challenge animation! WHat else you got lined up i'd like to see?

childplay: I am going on holiday i hope before i start work ! hehehe BUt have to finishe school first!


sinbad: You the man!

Carl Hawkins: Well not to sure about that if i get time maybe but i think i gonna work on something new!

ward: You the man as well buddy!

Thanks for the feedback guys !

John

[icky]

not bad :cool:

Theres some really nice facial animation on the green dude at the begging and end. I really get a sense that this guy feels like the under dog. That's some good empathy! Who can't relate to that!?

The false start gag works nicely too....

Good luck with the whole job hunting thing,

Ricky

[keithlango]

Congrats on finishing the race, John! Good job overall on the film. Now, what's the next one gonna be about? ;)

-k

[John Lee]

icky: Thanks Buddy, well I i'm quite supprised, cause the face rigg i made was actually out of bones. Have you tryed animating with bones for the face b4? Well it's a pain in the Butt. BUt you get some really nice spontanious stuff!

keithlango: One step at a time! hehe well i'm actually working on a story now. It's so important isn't it? There no point in having the best animation in the world animation with out a good story right? I'm also looking forwardto yours! esp with Arslan and Jason working along side you!! Very nice stuff keep me updated Keith! You on Msn or ICQ?

Thanks

John

[goodlag]

:drool: :drool: wow great work!!

lol

[Rodi]

Can't believe i just seen this thread, I been Partying too hard :beer:

So many cool things on this film man, animation is as smooth and excelently paced as anything i seen, so many subtle animation going on both facially and in general movements. It looks good, and plays perfectly, what else could you possibly ask for.

But i been hearing some rumours that you been working on this animation since you were 10!! Come on John is that true? if it is, then man your just soooo lame... :scream: :beer:

[icky]

Nah, I've never tried bones for facial stuff. I imagine it could be pretty powerful if set up well. Possibly a huge slider set-up would be needed for easy control?? How many bones did you use in the face?

[TANGOMAN]

he,hee, It seems I´m the last to look at it:)

Congratulations of finishing so great Short,It has to be hard
to finish it with that great quality:applause:

[John Lee]

goodlag: Cheers, But no comment or crit anything you can see wrong?

G.Rodi: LOL man 10 years old it felt that long hehehe

icky: Let me did out the files and find the set up for you I will take some screen grabs for you. There wern't that many bones. A Buddy of mine other wise known as Taron give me some tips on setting it up Cheers buddy if your reading!

TANGOMAN: Thank you Man, it's supportive people like you that get me through it!

[adboy]

quality

you've got great animation skills and your cinematographys quality too :)

great job :):bounce:

[amphex]

Wow..Ive been waiting for this since I saw your demo reel..awesome work!
How long did this take you?

[Rodi]

Apparently it took John 12 years to make this!! plus an exra few years for character design etc... I wish i could work that fast one day:rolleyes:

[John Lee]

amphex: Well the school i'm at we have 9 mouths to produce an animtion film mostly by our selves. Not in teams. So your prabably thinking man this is way to long for any animation? But the truth is doing 90% of everything in my film. e.g. from story to animation to final rendering takes a bloody long time LOL. And i was working on this project everyday at least 8 hours a day. Are you on a similar course?

THanks man for the feedback

John

[John Lee]

here you go icky

If you need a better angle i can get you one!

http://www.lemon-tea.com/john_avi/Pics/Face_Set_Up.jpg

[darkwave]

Really enjoyed the final animation. I'm not gonna fault it! Make sure you get to the 2004 show ;)
It'd be good to see you what you're up to a year from now!

Woody.

[John Lee]

Hey James

Thanks for coming to the 3rd year show i couldn't believe there were so many people there. To be honest i was really nervous that My film started the whole show my group film. Was so nerve racking actually I was shaking. And I was anxiouly waiting to see weather people would clap at the end. When they did i was so relieved. Man next year you bet i will be there i will be some one from ther industry that will actually turn up! Darrens stuff kicked ass as well. I loved it actually he's got a post on cg talk. Lincoln school of art and design is starting to get a name for itself with all the students producing some class stuff! But it was all down to them! LOL!!

Thank man

John

[CGmonkey]

A really awesome piece of work :applause:

You should be very proud! :D

It's better than Shrek IMO! I mean c'mon Shrek isn't half the film Final Race is! :cool:

[John Lee]

Shrek?? Whats Shrek I never heard of that film LOL :)

[Velocamonkey]

Nice work, like Icky, I too liked the facial animation.:applause:

What're your job plans?

[Martypt]

Cool,very fine animation.Really enjoyed it.:beer:

[ganglyon]

big up the hard core few at hull!(you know who you are) yr our insperation, that we can actually go places if you beleave "yr the best" and dedicate yr self to the art form...cant wait to see what you come up with next man, quality animation.

matt.:D

[ganglyon]

b4 i forget, at he show, when yrs was on, i got adrenalin tingles wen he catapolted himself of the cliff, you knw its good wen you get that involed, wicked nice timeing

[A Morley]

Excellent mate,

One of the most proffesional and entertaining pieces our Universities ever seen. The character animation is superb and your attainment of a job is nothing less than you deserve. Your work just keeps improving and you've shown everyone what can be achieved with CGI. Keep it up and well done,

Adam:beer:

[John Lee]

Velocamonkey: Hey Man well I start work very very soon I got contacted by a games recruiter and now I have a position as a character animator at a very very well known studion in Guilford near London. I was actually quite lucky! How about you man? Your bound to get a job very soon? I'd be suprised if you don't??

Martypt: I 'm glad you did!

ganglyon: Hey man I hope you do us proud next year i'm sure with the level you are at now my film will be crushed by it! Come on where are your posts??

A Morley: Thanks Buddy! how about a :beer:

Thanks

John

[lildragon]

Great job buddy, that's some great animation you got going there ;) I can't begin to imagine the amount of time you devoted to this to bring it to its conclusion. Well done

You have received the CGtalk choice award .Please feel free to display this image anywhere you like! You know we love ya :cool:

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P.S. Please email me @ tito@cgnetworks.com so I can send you the award .psd file

salud

[superfly18]

Hey John--
I enjoyed watching this piece through its progess with the teaser, demo reel, all the way to the finished video. You have a promising career ahead of you in the fields of animation.

Great piece of work you got there. I love the animations and facial expressions. And the concept was good as well, something alittle different than what you normally see.

My only complaint would be the sound of the animation, needs improving, but still a great piece.

Awesome work and i can't wait to see more of it in the future.

[CGmonkey]

Congratulations to the Award John, you've deserved it! :)

[dprodr]

Hey, hey, hey!

Great work and many congratulations on the award my friend!
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

Both on the front of 3d festival.com at the same time! Who would have believed it!

Couldn't have done it without you man. You're an inspiration to us all!


Dal.:bounce:

[Nikos]

Really nice animation John!

You must feel very relieved to finally have finished it after so many months of hard work.

Nice one!
:beer:

[icky]

Cheers for the pic John...... it must have been a 'beast' to skin ;)

[odo]

Hi John!

Great work! :thumbsup: and congratulations on the awards.

You deserve a nice vacation now! Can't wait to see what's next. Good luck on the continuity.


Odinn:wavey:

[John Lee]

lildragon: Thanks you Tito. I feel really happy now!

superfly18: Well the sound is a bit poor but i was running out of time and as i said before 9 mouths to do 3 project isn't enough time I think! Cheers mate

dprodr: You'll be Next!

Nikos: Feel Relieved you can say that again! yeah but on i move to my next project! Do I sound like a robot? LOL

icky: No problem man if you need any help just drop me and email or Icq.

odo:"You deserve a nice vacation now!" LOL i only got a couple of weeks untill i start work now. Vacation maybe I hope so but time is running out hehehe.!"

[Askhanir]

Sure ! I like it :applause:

It is funny and quite carried out. Well done :applause:

[Carl Hawkins]

Congrats on the award mate You really deserve it. I can remember when i first saw you block out? Have you still got that lying around???

[John Lee]

Hey carl yeah I have but i don't think have enough space to upload it i can if people want to see it as i will remove some stuff from the site

ANY WANT TO SEE THE ANIMATIC??

Let me know hehe :) Just want to say thanks to eveyone who replied to the thread you really give me some good crits man this forum ROCKS!!!

Thanks

JOhn

[Swissphil]

Loved it since you posted it first in the Advanced Mailing list.

Great you kept working on it and finished it!

[benjii19]

Done yourself proud mate its about time I got my arse in gear if im gonna get as good as you. enough of the arse lickin. Great film well done. Just think of us poor people from the 2nd year moving into the 3rd with only Paul to turn to for advice. doubt ill be turning to any other tutors. lol

ben

[Wiro]

The animation is excellent, John. The robot warming up in the beginning made me laugh. Great work!
I couldn't help wondering if you happened to get the inspiration of the robot from a Photoshop painting I did in 2000 though.

http://www.secondreality.ch/gallery/2d/smallbot.jpg

Keep it up, looking forward to more.

Wiro

[John Lee]

AT LAST I found you!! yes you pic did inspire me alot! I was wondering when you were gonna call!! A big thank you to you Wiro!! I really big one!! I hope you liked it!!

Thanks

JOhn
drop me a line some time!

[gaggle]

Hah that's pretty nice stuff :). I liked the beginning the most, with their interaction and such. I think they emote the best there. The animation is certainly technically very well animated, the rendering-style is rather cheap-like and ough-looking in certain areas, though overall it comes off nicely. I understand the nine months are limiting and I completly agree to downprioritizing the rendering-quality, it's just that I think it could proabably've been done without the result looking.. well.. bad in some places. An example would be seeing the inside of his mouth lit up the way it is in certain scenes, it just screams "CG".

Anyway, all things considered I like it, and the animation really is very nicely pulled off. Funny stuff for sure. My main crit, or ponderment, or question or whatever, is what's the story about? What's the source of the false start? I've looked through the start a few times and I can't see them doing anything wrong.. or I'm missing the point? To me it felt like they, and thus me, had gone through all that trouble only to have it not matter. The morale seemed to built up towards the somewhat dimwitted guy winning despite being outclassed, but the twist-ending changed that around. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for moving away from clichés and trite conclusions, but it felt like they'd just wasted their time with all that running.. maybe once it continues (I believe a sequel was mentioned in this thread) it'll make perfect sense.

[skyeywei]

very nice stuff . great animation !:buttrock:

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