Vintage Bell & Howell Camera

Wow.

One of my best friends got this wonderful camera today.

A vintage Bell & Howell 16mm Autoload Cine-Camera, passed down the generations. We think it's from the 40s or 50s.

I must have sat there in awe for at least an hour.

'The possibilities. . .'

I love it so much.

We were looking online for 16mm film reel/casette for it, but the type it needs seems to have ceased production in 1976.


I hope we can find some somewhere, would be so great to film with it. . =]

Notice the Kodak wrapper has square written 'sqare'

The school taught me that 'Q' is Never written without a 'U'

I half wonder if this was a spelling mistake or not?

Makes me think of 1984's 'oldspeak', 'newspeak'.

Ooh . .  =]

Interrupted - WIP

This is another little animation I've been working on for the past few days.

I downloaded a sound clip (Jack Nicholson - The Shining) and plan on animating a little scene to go along with it.

The rig was a downloadable free rig supplied by Rodri Torres (Thank you =D)

I can't remember what the real scene actually consists of and have refused to look it up at the moment incase it somehow changes my thoughts on what I want it to look like, i think it's a good test of how as an artist I picture a scene from only hearing what it sounds like. =]

Once I have animated this, I'll then look up the real scene and see the comparisons.

Modelling the environment took me about 4 hours, and then I spent 5 hours texturing it, I've still to texture a few bits and bobs but i'll get round to that once I have the textures i'd like to use.

Ive blocked out the main poses for Alfred and started refining them, I'm really enjoying it though, the last couple of seconds is a lot more difficult than i first expected, mainly because of so many quick hand gestures, but it's getting there, Once i have fixed these, i will post a video of the animation.

Can't wait to see it when it's finished properly.

Some quick low poly renders =]

Mr Generi Parkour

Trying my hand at a little parkour.

This took me 7 hours to model and animate last night. 

The Generi rig was supplied by Andrew Silke.


I wanted to try my hand at animating something with a variety of poses.

This particular clip is from a french film called District 13. 

I think the blocking in is 'A'ok' though i don't like his little jump at the beginning, he's in the air too long, and he also stalls a bit going through the top of the door. 

Still have secondary animation & facial expressions to sort out on him yet, but he'll have to sit on the backburner for a little while as I have an emotional avatar project to complete for university. 

My "contribution to Animation Research" (sounds awesome.) 

I will spend more time on Mr Generi Parkour when I get time again. 

I hope he'll look good when he's finished.