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BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-53685391399404198822014-06-07T20:47:00.000-06:002014-06-07T20:47:09.872-06:00Nod Animation Test from "Epic" with the SOUND Removed<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/97291783" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/97291783">Nod Animation Test from Epic (Sound Removed)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2391578">bj crawford</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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This is a pencil test I did at the moment when Nod is telling Ronin that he's quitting the Leafmen. The story beat and the acting were a bit different in the final film, but this was an early concept for the moment. The audio is removed for copyright reasons. But the artwork remains. For Education Purposes Only.
BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-33308650582529603442013-07-06T22:31:00.000-06:002013-07-06T23:34:56.394-06:00Granny Test from Ice Age Continental Drift<br />
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The art of Epic is finally in print! There were a lot of hours put into the creation of the art for this film. I've been fortunate enough to work with these amazing artists over the past few years, and to even been asked to contribute some of my ideas to the making of this film. More to come on my contributions to the project, but first check out the book! </div>
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One of my drawings from the book: Ronin, head of the Leafmen.BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-41207892685573516472013-03-05T22:35:00.001-06:002013-03-06T10:44:26.712-06:00Epic TrailerAfter working on Ice 4, I was asked to contribute artwork and animation to this project. It was an incredible experience. Everyone involved with this film did outstanding work. It will be yet another leap forward for Blue Sky Studios. <br />
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"A vision's just a vision <br />
If it's only in your head.<br />
If no one get's to see it,<br />
It's as good as dead.<br />
It has to come to light!"<br />
George from "Sunday in the Park with George"<br />
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In the spirit of a vision halfway out of the shadows... This one is from 2009, an unfinished idea.<br />
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Something simple and fun, which is harder than you'd think it would be.<br /><br />This is a first pass at rough animation. In this video, you'll see me working off my thumbnails and getting everything out there to see. Some of the ideas I like, some I know I'm going to abandon. I'm looking for clarity and over all pacing, not so much the perfectly drawn pose, that will come in later tests.<br /><br />So what you're seeing is pretty unvarnished stuff, there's a lot I dislike about this test, but I see a few parts that I like. Those few things are what will make me go forward with the test and hopefully finish it.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27073468?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" frameborder="0" height="300"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/27073468">CellPhone</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2391578">bj crawford</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-85126322956144447582011-04-06T20:10:00.008-06:002011-04-06T20:48:08.009-06:00Thumbnailing<a href="http://www.jamaalbradley.com/">Jamaal Bradley</a> posted a couple of pages of his thinking and planning for a great shot he did in Tangled. I usually thumbnail before I do anything else. Video reference is helpful, but thumbnailing always comes first. Part of my workflow used to include an animated thumbnail pass before doing the animation at full size. It's all about thinking through your ideas and working towards a visualization of the scene before you commit to going in and doing the actual motion that the audience ends up seeing. These pages certainly fit the bill. They show thought and exploration. It's great to compare his initial thoughts with the final product (which you can see <a href="http://vimeo.com/21851711">here</a>). A lot can change from a first thumbnail pass to a final animation, but in my experience and as seen in Jamaal's sketches, there is always a strong connection between my final animation and the first burst of ideas and problem solving in a small series of doodles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpW72ArVe5HqMgVnf-QrMF4aerqU-mMlo16nYQ-3W5ELV6elIO23BLo1qIy-RP9XopzDwS55tLbxLzIfqtJVjPBaY4f8v7l9_2p1UR2c0eYmKZdzeLR_M6q2PigjabEyFk0vYu3rKBE88/s1600/GothDeath_draw02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpW72ArVe5HqMgVnf-QrMF4aerqU-mMlo16nYQ-3W5ELV6elIO23BLo1qIy-RP9XopzDwS55tLbxLzIfqtJVjPBaY4f8v7l9_2p1UR2c0eYmKZdzeLR_M6q2PigjabEyFk0vYu3rKBE88/s400/GothDeath_draw02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592664407573773138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclRxLEu3Q4DDcOc6uivbF7eOmHQnjiVMRS0ZBfQ-qScvdfQK3jYrFDxKbUs9UwVqaKcfgXUOBmE_ZcCgkxgZ-6SUOfCIlKQoIBJrvc4gdwuR8fsmG6q0ap7d6WOVgTcl08SfRX0Rcwl0/s1600/GothDeath_draw01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclRxLEu3Q4DDcOc6uivbF7eOmHQnjiVMRS0ZBfQ-qScvdfQK3jYrFDxKbUs9UwVqaKcfgXUOBmE_ZcCgkxgZ-6SUOfCIlKQoIBJrvc4gdwuR8fsmG6q0ap7d6WOVgTcl08SfRX0Rcwl0/s400/GothDeath_draw01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592664308011790562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here is a small sheet of thumbnails that I did. I never animated it, but I still see all the ideas I wanted to hit in the animation. Usually when I get into the weeds of planning all the movement, my thumbnails get a lot more scribbly and off model. But as long as it shows the ups and downs, and the rhythm of the motion, it provides a perfect road map for diving into the animation.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8931LZJbmYqvk90lgQPca1pLQoRWFMS0uDVuAuwpYx3R8V-QPsbvxC-ODCKix4Q3w8t28Ro86ulNecwPGy2peSRR-mlJj4kwqeYVdu03pfJ08mTddWs4G4Xr3XAAnyFdNFPK9UfrJcA/s1600/singin%2527+lady.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8931LZJbmYqvk90lgQPca1pLQoRWFMS0uDVuAuwpYx3R8V-QPsbvxC-ODCKix4Q3w8t28Ro86ulNecwPGy2peSRR-mlJj4kwqeYVdu03pfJ08mTddWs4G4Xr3XAAnyFdNFPK9UfrJcA/s400/singin%2527+lady.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592666031826396754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />And here is a random sketch I did. Don't ask me what it has to do with this post.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohYURwwYyzBN0w0U-HElhIykgntdMi30p-_WhYP_6PTAXFGdhQGXV3g8Zn7AVJ1CJ0a8dFOlSEXTDUF9V8OehSWontgSKWplEoO4bz11NwmExinFIJV6a-Jj7FTIbEYzt6s-_Nmax_4w/s1600/carpenter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohYURwwYyzBN0w0U-HElhIykgntdMi30p-_WhYP_6PTAXFGdhQGXV3g8Zn7AVJ1CJ0a8dFOlSEXTDUF9V8OehSWontgSKWplEoO4bz11NwmExinFIJV6a-Jj7FTIbEYzt6s-_Nmax_4w/s400/carpenter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592666620667430930" border="0" /></a>BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-74883673508377981932011-01-15T21:36:00.005-06:002011-01-16T19:29:29.056-06:00The Illusionist and Mr. O<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoFFM_NG-W-eBV98dbyTOodWlrq5kaAA3WDI3t3H6eqxa8wdpn9MyTkYWDLZhmtOhTSc1oBQcxoUAh7R1ahfh32tjU7Hg51cv4brCPGuAudsylDN7jxxTqP034GQRHH3bqTm_zkuPB5E/s1600/DSC00010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoFFM_NG-W-eBV98dbyTOodWlrq5kaAA3WDI3t3H6eqxa8wdpn9MyTkYWDLZhmtOhTSc1oBQcxoUAh7R1ahfh32tjU7Hg51cv4brCPGuAudsylDN7jxxTqP034GQRHH3bqTm_zkuPB5E/s400/DSC00010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562646620217455138" border="0" /></a><br />It's always interesting to me where fellow animators draw their inspiration from. After talking to a colleague of mine, I found out that he became interested in animation after being enthralled by the clay animation video game, 'The Neverhood Chronicles'. Another colleague saw "The Rescuers" at the age of six and wanted to do animation from that point on.<br /><br />Cats Don't Dance had a pretty big impact on me. Seeing Sylvain Chomet's 'Triplets of Belleville' partly convince me to finish my film. 'The Monk and the Fish' and 'Father and Daughter' also shaped the way I think about animation. After seeing 'The Illusionist' today, I'm almost positive this will be added to the list as another landmark. I admit I loved the movie even before I saw it, but the leap in the sophistication of the character animation is palpable and is something to be experienced. Even when the trailers came out, a friend remarked that it looked like a film full of new Milt Kahl animation. I agree.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here's some commercial work I did awhile back. I worked with the director Aaron Sorenson (he did the original layout drawings), to help complete this campaign for Honda. I learned a lot working with him on this animation. You can really grow a lot as an artist by animating and drawing in styles that aren't naturally your own.<br /><br />I will swap out this pencil test with a non-commercial character animation when I carve out some free time to do it. After seeing the Illusionist, I can really say that I'm inspired to do just that.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx80OcndAgvVldJNCcwUnA0gc1WvjgF5V3nFfHSxLXcJGMITqlSnnwpK6NYvrBgX4TcDBYX3hIFZBrWvNufvQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-4622017124064599252010-05-31T11:25:00.004-06:002010-05-31T11:55:08.040-06:00Blue PasturesThe very talented <a href="http://bobbyinnewyork.blogspot.com/">Bobby Pontillas</a> asked me on several occasions when I'd be doing my "Blue Sky" post. He keeps checking the blog (probably not any more) to see if it's up. Here it is Bobby..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OjOMX8lyBaUiDWq_iJYlgJ6TPnbGER5A4mml-Cxn_LftBgc2FEVvmEytyaukMU_q2M3K3v949COFkZ2uuQl5dCjn5kvEIZJoOnTHruPkXF8TZFUL8hXiClQZYtFF_MpsYeezYeqlyMk/s1600/Bluesky_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OjOMX8lyBaUiDWq_iJYlgJ6TPnbGER5A4mml-Cxn_LftBgc2FEVvmEytyaukMU_q2M3K3v949COFkZ2uuQl5dCjn5kvEIZJoOnTHruPkXF8TZFUL8hXiClQZYtFF_MpsYeezYeqlyMk/s400/Bluesky_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477488149939012354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've been at Blue Sky for a couple months now and it's been an awesome experience. It's hard to describe what it's like to be surrounded by so much talent. Everyone there knows there stuff and sets very high standards for themselves. It's made me push harder as an animator than I ever have. Producing animation that has character, personality and appeal is tough and this studio does it the best.<br /><br />Having said that, here is some animation that shouldn't be over analyzed or scrutinized. It was done entirely for fun.<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzwZFwpU0fNuWVpsQ51e_j3Ubav7Ev-aDEwHHZedJBiVbCaV-GHvmKpm6UUQ25Ru6j7vJAd2RNl8z5w9-tMyQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-86985642132113986532010-03-03T11:49:00.002-06:002010-03-03T12:00:50.531-06:00Norma DesmondGlenn Close has a fantastic voice. Her over-the-top role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's over-the-top musical adaptation of Sunset Boulevard is a goldmine for an animator. I heard the broadway recording of the musical 8-9 years ago and my friend and I knew from the start that it would be great to experiment with animating even a small sliver of her performance as Norma Desmond. I found a 30 second clip and blocked out the action. It's been good for me to explore animating an extended scene of a female character. Here's just a taste of the scene I'm chipping away at:<br /><br /> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxL6MDEHnag8uIPrZsd7IIhO53TznrE7TCbMMn3Di_s9lw620k3XR8OFICdQEeCFQkUdkydw36MBr0V6IDnXw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-83526360328376998612010-01-20T15:39:00.006-06:002010-01-20T16:09:00.224-06:00"A Time for All Seasonings" on VimeoFor those of you who didn't know I made an animated short film, well...I made an animated short film. I uploaded the video to Vimeo and it's a bit larger than the video posted to the film's website.<br /><br />So here it is. As a film, it contains some very beautiful and cheerful animation, a great(improvised) piano score. It also has all the short comings of a first film by a first-time filmmaker.<br /><br />To this day, I'm grateful to everyone who worked on it (all the animation drawings and mattes were individually scanned, cleaned and painted). That's why the list of assistant artists is so long. Even if someone just worked on the project for a day, I put their name up there.<br /><br />A chunk of my animation on the film is from back in college (ten years ago) along with some great animation by professionals Mike Owens and Joe Merideth who came in and matched my style of animation extremely well. <br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8846259&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8846259&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8846259">A Time for All Seasonings</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2391578">bj crawford</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-15764282511236375812010-01-08T03:18:00.002-06:002010-01-08T03:25:47.265-06:00Subway animation inbetweenedThis piece was roughed out for an in-class demo at Columbia College. And it sat there.<br /><br />Then I cleaned the keys up. And it sat there.<br /><br />Then I added an ending to it in rough storyboard form. And it sat there.<br /><br />This week I finally inbetweened and scanned it. And now it sits here:<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8611712&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8611712&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8611712">Subway</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2391578">bj crawford</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-58928497207765411812009-12-29T18:38:00.002-06:002009-12-29T18:42:30.895-06:00RUN!!!Hello all. This is a run I did a few years back. I like it because it's in perspective. It feels a bit all over the place, but it undeniably has an energy to it.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz8YHM22IOHwcaSON8sL7Kf6gRLXf24wgVatOzqczFS_QnFM3_k1GmFj2q1_25Ftr8ZFZqa51vi33Mdp1B_hg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-88355127566474823562009-12-21T14:18:00.004-06:002009-12-21T14:36:25.803-06:00SO, SO, SO CloseI am one step away from calling the Panda animation DONE. I started this piece a year and a half ago after being inspired by Jon J Muth's work. I've tirelessly chipped away at painting each frame level by level until this week, when I finish the final section and exported the movie with a bit of sound added to make it feel complete. The only additional task is to add some movement to the foreground branches. I wanted to add them in this time, just to show the overall composition.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8316482&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8316482&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8316482">Almost Complete ZEN PANDA</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2391578">bj crawford</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />The very first test I did of the project looked like THIS:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyLn2xdgdjoQyICMC34CHyC8PttHKkIpZZkfYLYpCNzRDRCBp9BTB-JWgBvJV3kQkVwcbCbDV8PlFsSgd6C8g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />It's come along way since May 2008. I enjoyed combining animation and watercolor but I can't say that I'd do it again. It's very time consuming and only a fraction of the time was devoted to the character animation.<br /><br />Again, thanks to the inspiring work of Jon J Muth and since this is more or less a holiday post here's the cover art from his lastest book "The Christmas Magic":<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7IlKHKJRAE6i2B3rcHpIsWn-YewwHv2eznHX3zliTcK0SOwoltCAalAPn_QJzQz-Xjau2AlSv2ozzDYt4vIp4W9o00mxOWSdiHYqUoUxEa-yfcGsaisDA3bxZ6z63I14Nr6j5mg6Yas/s1600-h/Christmas+Magic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7IlKHKJRAE6i2B3rcHpIsWn-YewwHv2eznHX3zliTcK0SOwoltCAalAPn_QJzQz-Xjau2AlSv2ozzDYt4vIp4W9o00mxOWSdiHYqUoUxEa-yfcGsaisDA3bxZ6z63I14Nr6j5mg6Yas/s400/Christmas+Magic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417790324914322354" border="0" /></a>BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-5167360148228195132009-12-04T09:13:00.008-06:002009-12-04T15:09:27.554-06:00Meltdown***UPDATE*** This piece of animation got added to a Vimeo channel called <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/motionfarm">MOTION FARM</a>. Anyone who is a fan of animation should check this channel out.<br /><br />The sound clip for November's 11 Second Club contest was too good to pass up. I laugh every time I listen to it. The folks that run the website are always offering up interesting and different tracks to work with. Plus, I work best under deadlines, so there you have it.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7976268&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7976268&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7976268">Meltdown</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2391578">bj crawford</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />My first impluse after hearing the track was to go and look at all of my Norman Rockwell books. He's the best artist to draw inspiration from because every piece he creates is teeming with rich narrative. I try and start every animation with an idea, not a specific piece of acting, but a narrative idea, and then the acting flows out of that. Here is one of the many images of Santa created by Rockwell:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-venm36nLNGKE0ow9Q5jtznMNwYtz4ICZVd5daBVrZkrdNYUEmoHZhSNYYcvCC6Sp1rDCWKFvrdYMag91ADA6w-uYomnJjFBxkiZKR28_nSRzoXVq_EI9lmc1gDcjv-x2epopn-CKQI/s1600-h/santa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 377px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-venm36nLNGKE0ow9Q5jtznMNwYtz4ICZVd5daBVrZkrdNYUEmoHZhSNYYcvCC6Sp1rDCWKFvrdYMag91ADA6w-uYomnJjFBxkiZKR28_nSRzoXVq_EI9lmc1gDcjv-x2epopn-CKQI/s400/santa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411403098347463154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I didn't get the idea of using Santa from Rockwell, but I thought of the idea while looking through his books, so I thought I'd just focus in on using his version of Santa as a starting point.<br /><br /><br />Here is the very, very first pass I did of the animation. This test is at 50% of the size I ended up animating the actual drawings at.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwz2RjJbOCdb1dVWT3GfV6URAX_erzizm_eNWL_JtfMPK6TuEQLhNFR-f89JNBjDatholWooMs0meiuDpYhmQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Thanks again to everyone who stops by to read my blog.BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-1057852799294806982009-11-18T12:42:00.002-06:002009-11-18T12:45:35.593-06:00A Day For Hand Drawn Animation - 2009Today I'll be enthusiastically celebrating the hand-drawn holiday, here:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFlw0YFP29-QAfJrVUWOqWf_m1Y8Hpzt6RSu2yYhmnuGDvHDRD-ubGDN0H0Ddxll8jcdYJY85fShHQBNgmjiR-5W6Ubw4WDxjI5CvU32WzCkqrRlSVdiIo9IKrZ7SJjeYQsaEJEOMjKI/s1600/my+studio.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFlw0YFP29-QAfJrVUWOqWf_m1Y8Hpzt6RSu2yYhmnuGDvHDRD-ubGDN0H0Ddxll8jcdYJY85fShHQBNgmjiR-5W6Ubw4WDxjI5CvU32WzCkqrRlSVdiIo9IKrZ7SJjeYQsaEJEOMjKI/s400/my+studio.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405516616328681682" /></a>BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-21317175019448980852009-11-07T17:57:00.009-06:002009-12-08T14:24:07.200-06:00WALKIN'Here are a few great videos for you to enjoy:<br /><br /><br />The first one is a robot walking like a human. Uh, WOW.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/67CUudkjEG4&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/67CUudkjEG4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><br />And here is my great friend Joe Merideth teaching a class at Columbia College Chicago on the mechanics of a walk.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7100313&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7100313&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7100313">Walk Demo Prt 1</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2468065">Joseph Merideth</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />And finally, here is Joe's key test of his walk cycle.<br /><br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7105765&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7105765&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7105765">Rough Key Test</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2468065">Joseph Merideth</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-47164410903701524642009-10-21T11:12:00.006-06:002009-10-21T11:42:15.137-06:00Process PART 2: Researching<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0m44xNCBYRMhzPf9p14eYxINst8g7xDNHO0kWig1lL8Eca4PGL6MwKG3mi-E5CsRxwWxGNknfmA2StMq567gDkCnvfyn6_QwMkFsnnnw-yE8O00rVLYxwOpPc8SUoXDoEN4QcmToZys/s1600-h/model02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0m44xNCBYRMhzPf9p14eYxINst8g7xDNHO0kWig1lL8Eca4PGL6MwKG3mi-E5CsRxwWxGNknfmA2StMq567gDkCnvfyn6_QwMkFsnnnw-yE8O00rVLYxwOpPc8SUoXDoEN4QcmToZys/s400/model02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395102759182102850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWDXt0vMDqbpyRiRJIjuiELUzysxmokEIDpT_kdy2NASS0QF9nJrGSSHh0q8Ncm_Fng7EtVlgnStbDiZn7Bi7fwfEqX3D4xjdCBHTipn1PHB8tJxWCAgcsS5v9Tb9Z-wkSz5YmfZUbII/s1600-h/model01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWDXt0vMDqbpyRiRJIjuiELUzysxmokEIDpT_kdy2NASS0QF9nJrGSSHh0q8Ncm_Fng7EtVlgnStbDiZn7Bi7fwfEqX3D4xjdCBHTipn1PHB8tJxWCAgcsS5v9Tb9Z-wkSz5YmfZUbII/s400/model01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395102753887038882" border="0" /></a>Coming up with an idea and dreaming about the endless possibilities of that idea is, in most ways, the easiest part.<br /><br />I think of the "idea" as something located on the opposite side of a dark room. If you just start walking forward through the room, you'll trip and stumble over furniture because you don't know the layout as well as you thought. But if you take time to illuminate it before walking to the other side, the likelihood that you'll be tripped up by <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">obstacles</span> is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">diminished</span> somewhat.<br /><br />I built my character out of clay, and in addition I've built up my confidence in drawing her. I've done this before with other characters and it always helps.BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-38991118624128608012009-10-15T13:18:00.007-06:002009-10-15T13:28:37.103-06:00Process PART 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5sm4e6_Gbp3VeHDLErpBvjyxrYMsx7USKbTmvlNVm1q3iYZrqKnbhwqL-Y5vwPObWMh4PpbU4CSUJQMH7gdHkbKxfql0OyE_HOGLKuuCt7-J9GFp_f-lrJa1dTqSJGSlN5diW-gZH7Q/s1600-h/paper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5sm4e6_Gbp3VeHDLErpBvjyxrYMsx7USKbTmvlNVm1q3iYZrqKnbhwqL-Y5vwPObWMh4PpbU4CSUJQMH7gdHkbKxfql0OyE_HOGLKuuCt7-J9GFp_f-lrJa1dTqSJGSlN5diW-gZH7Q/s400/paper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392909224808842562" border="0" /></a>First things first. To start animating on a piece, you gotta order the paper. Here is my box of 12 Fld Ingram from Cartoon Color. This is the scariest part, a big box of blank white paper......BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-55286535265382321242009-10-09T22:51:00.003-06:002009-10-09T22:54:30.989-06:00Zen Panda updateI thought I might be able to complete all of the painting on the panda by the end of the week, but I didn't quite get there. I need to shelve it right now to move onto other things, but it WILL get done. It's just a matter of time...<br /><br />Here is another section of the colored version.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6992529&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6992529&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/6992529">Zen Panda Animation part 1</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2391578">bj crawford</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-13077958759727650902009-09-21T11:50:00.004-06:002009-09-21T12:34:49.712-06:00Subway Animation, next stepHere is the next step I took in finishing up the SUBWAY piece.<br /><br />My feeling was that if I wanted to show a woman taking a seat in a subway car, that I should contrast it with another character sitting down beside her. A wobbly drunk was a good contrast, and showed proof that the woman came prepared and could defend herself.<br /><br />This is just a very rough pass that I edited in with the woman's animation. The drawings were done in Photohop and timed in DigiCel Flipbook.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzEeFPN9bDsPvjGm4E7NBGKLfVOSax2XBSyfCx6sYSxvAaymYa7nKk82IadAJyGm1AAovFIi8F33682gUmjaQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512120542244180484.post-38208737634906886472009-09-05T13:35:00.008-06:002009-10-28T12:13:53.954-06:00August Entry<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6873432&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6873432&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/6873432">Thief</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2391578">bj crawford</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br />This month was a struggle. The idea, for which I had some help, was difficult to come by. The posing and blocking could have been better. I received excellent feedback, and I wish I had more time to incorporate it.<br /><br />I probably spent too much time preparing to animate. (Weird, I know). I looked at a lot of Milt Kahl, Glene Keane and Will Eisner. I spent time photographing hand/body reference. But then I just did a lot of sitting around thinking and worrying.<br /><br />Here is the first blocking I did:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxGTQwylLEOAQGovb_Axwi4N5NAGT9fDVmCsukB9dChc2ZAhmSnXL9fG2lF4sUX47xfqBC6z3sdjKLErSPM6A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />And then the final blocking:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx3nftL6q3iHKi7088PDqEwV5qegeksoa6CcO6Dr-GghpNm_jz1Wuzh6HiAqPuE9jhUQWQMRVHlbM_-1sOT2w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />A lot of the best feedback I received picked up on problems that are noticable in these two blocking tests. But I sorta refused any hardcore critique at this stage - bad move on my part!<br />Anyways, it came together in the end, but there is still work to be done in his performance.<br />Oh, and the phone cord is missing... gotta remember to add that in.BJ Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073912010420651597noreply@blogger.com31