ANIMATION MONSTERS

2D splash animation demonstration

2012-01-21T21:10:00.003+05:30

This is an entertaining and pretty informative little tutorial made by Adam Phillips, of Bitey.com showing you how to animate a splash in 2D.

Animation masterclass- Animating Animals

2012-01-19T19:32:00.001+05:30

MasterClass - Animating Animals: Tips and Tricks to Animating Believable Animal Characters in a Live Action Feature by William G from CGMeetUp Team on Vimeo.Hello folks Here is a cool master class on ANIMATING ANIMALS by WILLIAM G of Tippet studios. Enjoy the videoCheersvinay

Workshop at goa

2012-01-16T20:41:00.002+05:30

Join us on the 18th as we demonstrate the making of Sharukh Khan - Demo by Ruturaj ArolkarCheersvinay

Review of my shot by the awesome Pixar animator Mark Harris

2012-01-16T09:14:00.004+05:30

Hey guys, I had animated a shot for the AnimRigs contest some 6 months back and had recently asked AnimSchool to do a review on it. Now here's the review by the superawesome Pixar animator Mark Harris!! BIG thanks to AnimSchool and of course Mark Harris for doing this. The review is amazing and it really opened my eyes to a lot of mistakes that I've been making obliviously. Check it out!!

Animation workshop at GOA

2012-01-13T19:20:00.003+05:30

Seminar and Live Demo - 18th January @ Animation and Art School Goa.(2 Sessions) 10 to 2 P.M and repeat from 3 to 7 P.MWatch Two Artists develop a Character Design head to head from the same reference model. Each designing from the same elements but for different Genres and Style. One designing for Live Action/ Games and the other for a Stylized Animation movie look with the same subject.... .

Devils Angels and Dating - short film

2012-01-05T10:32:00.005+05:30

A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR GUYS!!It gives me immense pleasure to kick start this New Year on this blog with this wonderful film I was a part of. It's my first ever experience to work in a production on a global scale (online). Although I worked on only ONE shot, I did learn an enormous lot, thanks to the awesomely talented (and patient) director Michael Cawood! (Here's the entire thread on the WIPs

Diablo 3 cinematic

2012-01-05T09:24:00.000+05:30

Hey folks Wish you all monsters a happy new year. just stumbled across this new diablo 3 cinematic. Absolutely love the style. Check it outCheers vinay

Giving life to Mario Miranda's Drawings

2011-12-21T10:49:00.002+05:30

Hello people We Animation And Art School Goa gives Life to the legendary Cartoonist and Illustrator Mario De Miranda's Drawings for the Opening of the Reis Magos Fort in Goa. This film uses only Mario's illustrative interpretation of those times he has lived through using cut out style animation.P.S : I animated the whole battle sequence , FX animation , Composed the music and did a

Return Of The Jungle Promo

2011-12-16T21:30:00.003+05:30

Hey guys here's a promo of something I've been working on for the past few months at Vaibhav Studios. It's still under production and is a treat to work with one of the best talents in the country Vaibhav Kumaresh! Do check it out and lemme know what you think!P.S. I animated: the rat shots, the first two crow dialogue shots, and the entire last sequence (the tortoise and the crow).Hope y'all

Puss in the boots dance choreography

2011-12-13T09:59:00.002+05:30

Hi folks I watched the movie PUSS IN THE BOOTS. Fun film , enjoyed the dance fight sequences, brilliantly done. Found a nice article about how they choreographed for this sequence. Check it outhttp://www.filmonair.com/video/choreographing-the-dance-fights-in-puss-in-bootscheersvinay

2d animation

2011-12-09T00:12:00.005+05:30

Hey guys,Its been a long time since i have posted something. I was going through the website of Animaxart Vfx, and i found this awesome video and portfolio of this guy MILKYEYES. I just loved the way he has put his weird thoughts on paper, and i was blowned off by his crazy ideas. This should be an inspiration to everyone to go wacky. Checkout this guys website : http://vimeo.com/user2426155

Boy! Libera Artisti Hiring

2011-12-06T23:44:00.001+05:30

Hi Monsters, Some of you here are familiar with the name Libera Artisti , and some of you Aren't . Blame it on me since I, the lost mentor sheep of animation monsters, the prodigal Admin who never returned for last couple of years. Well, I am back now, and you can start slaying the biblical fatted cow or the fatted vinay ( :D ) ! Damn, You can kick my butt later. Now listen to me for a

iAnimate.net 2011 show reel

2011-11-28T10:34:00.001+05:30

iAnimate.net 2011 show reel from iAnimate on Vimeo.INCREDIBLE WORK!! Love the facial animations!

Andy Serkis performs Gollum's schizophrenia

2011-11-21T18:58:00.001+05:30

Great performance. My all time fav andy serkis. Even thought its motion capture check out how the face is animated to improve the performance Cheersvinay

PIXAR's BRAVE new trailer

2011-11-17T08:40:00.001+05:30

ROSA

2011-11-15T17:28:00.003+05:30

Damn it..... This is insanity. one man, one year and with absolutely no budget makes his short film. This goes to my all time favs for its cinematography and execution. Totally in love with it.Cheersvinay

TinTin Secret of the Unicorn - WOW!!

2011-11-14T10:59:00.002+05:30

So I just got back from watching TinTin (in IMAX 3D) and WHOA! What a movie!!Absolutely loved the story (well of course, it's TinTin), and more importantly the storytelling. To me, they heightened the movie several levels above the comic (the desert scenes were simply breathtaking). Even the characters, barring the button eyes, looked almost exactly like those in the comic (loved Nestor and

BEAT short film

2011-11-09T09:10:00.002+05:30

Hi folks, Been a little while since i posted. Was out for vacation and was busy with work. This film gave me the chills. And its his first hand at 3d animation. I dunno what to say. Lovely direction and storytelling. Its a pure inspiration for everybody who has been thinking of making short films and never did. Hats offBEAT from or bar-el on Vimeo.Cheersvinay

NASSCOM GDC 2011

2011-11-05T12:46:00.001+05:30

High Profile Lineup for NASSCOM GDC 2011 announced 2011-11-03 13:28 by Gaming Xpress Team Tags: Event NASSCOM Gaming Forum has announced the program agenda for the NASSCOM game Developer Conference 2011, to be held next week in Pune on 11th and 12th of Nov. This year's lineup features a number of high profile speakers from all around the world: - Mark Skaggs, SVP, Product Development, Zynga

Who's your daddy? (2D animation WIP)

2011-11-04T16:02:00.005+05:30

Hey monsters, trying to do some 2D now. Here's a little clip that I keyed so far. I plan to add breakdowns next before inbetweening it. Do lemme know if something strikes out as odd. My main concern is the volume control. Thanks!BTW, the video gets cropped on the blog, so try zooming in.P.S. It's really difficult to find time to do personal work while doing a full time job haha! I'll try and

Beat

2011-11-04T15:30:00.003+05:30

BEAT from or bar-el on Vimeo."First attempt at 3D animation"?? I hate this guy! :P

Rodentoeuvre: UI Design for Dubai International Airport

2011-10-30T15:41:00.000+05:30

Rodentoeuvre: UI Design for Dubai International Airport

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Trailer

2011-10-28T18:46:00.000+05:30

Cool!

2011-10-21T12:04:00.000+05:30

Beautifully Done Ad !

New Müller ad 2011 - wünderful stuff

2011-10-20T23:35:00.002+05:30

Cartoons making the world a better place!! Proud to be an animator! :D

Kenny Roy on Ergonomics

2011-10-18T18:35:00.002+05:30

Quite a helpful video on the importance of correct posture of the body (mostly the wrists) while animating. After watching this, I conclude the mouse is an animator's worst enemy! I'm switching over to my Bamboo Fun.

Praying Mantis

2011-10-15T11:02:00.000+05:30

Saw a praying mantis outside my room last week. Took a couple of pictures and then, this video too. It was patient enough to let me take the video. Although, whenever I tried to get a close up, it would climb on the camera!

puss in the boots trailer

2011-10-12T20:20:00.001+05:30

Cant wait for this one.. PUSS IN THE BOOOOTS...Cheers

Stop motion stuff

2011-10-01T10:01:00.001+05:30

Hi! All, Last weekend, myself and one of my colleagues at work, made a short clip for fun. Shot in 3 hrs and compiled with sound in about 2 hrs, on a Saturday. Snoopy in "Not" Lifted from Chandrashekhar Ramprasad on Vimeo.

Goon early test

2011-09-19T09:34:00.000+05:30

I dunno when this movie is about to release. Cant waitcheersvinay

Du Monde Tout Autour

2011-09-16T09:59:00.002+05:30

Absolutely brilliant short film. Love the whole visualsCheersvinay

Sound board

2011-09-08T10:04:00.002+05:30

Hey guys check out this great sound library! :)

30 ways to kill a cowboy

2011-09-08T09:52:00.000+05:30

ready steady bang - 30 ways from Ed Barrett on Vimeo.Lol freakin awesomecheersvinay

INKLING by WACOM

2011-08-31T21:52:00.000+05:30

Freaking awesome!!

References!!

2011-08-23T10:40:00.000+05:30

Some nice websites for animation references: Reference Reference! Frame Pool Maniac World for animal fights

The silence beneath the bark short film

2011-08-13T12:08:00.002+05:30

the silence beneath the bark / le silence sous l'écorce from joanna lurie on Vimeo. The french people strikes again. One more beautiful surreal short film, this is absolute insanity. Loved the whole style and the way story is told. Its a visual delicacy . Check it out cheers vinay

Rio comparison reel

2011-08-08T10:35:00.001+05:30

http://vimeo.com/27379093Jeff Gabor's awesome Rio comparison reel! Password: educationFor some reason, it's not embeddable!

Ormie the pig

2011-08-08T10:26:00.000+05:30

I just HAVE to share this! Brilliant work! :D

Frame by frame

2011-08-08T10:06:00.004+05:30

Brilliant site to watch animations frame by frame. Just click on the pics there.

Mac 'n' Cheese

2011-08-05T23:17:00.002+05:30

Students these days! >.

Devils Angels & Dating - Teaser Trailer

2011-07-29T07:12:00.003+05:30

Hey guys here's a teaser of the non-profit short film I was recently a part of. I had a lot of fun working on it. Even the director (Michael Cawood) is quite cool and fun!Here's the main website of the film (www.devilsangelsanddating.com). The film is around 80% done. If you're talented, you can definitely approach him (through the website) to help him finish off the film. You'll learn loads! I

Quick Quack Duck Trailer

2011-07-16T23:07:00.001+05:30

I dunno how many of you have seen this, but I love the style of it. Incredibly unique!

Verne On Vacation

2011-07-16T14:43:00.001+05:30

Pure FUN ! ^__________^

Defective Detective

2011-07-14T21:04:00.001+05:30

Defective Detective from Cartoon Brew on Vimeo.This is brilliant short film by ringling students. Love the whole visualization and storytellingcheersvinay

A day in the life of John Lasseter :D

2011-07-13T12:17:00.000+05:30

really amazing :)

New adventures of tin tin trailer

2011-07-12T18:40:00.000+05:30

This is superbly mind blowing. Cant wait for the movie to come outcheersvinay

Blik

2011-07-09T20:49:00.001+05:30

This is why we need to learn acting through body language. Superb stuff!Blik from Polder Animation on Vimeo.

Untangling the Look of Tangled

2011-07-08T10:54:00.000+05:30

Untangling the Look of Tangled from Creative Talent Network on Vimeo.Another one!

Tools of the Trade of a Successful Animator Yesterday Today and Beyond

2011-07-05T22:37:00.002+05:30

I can't believe this wasn't shared here! Check it out... it's really inspiring and fun! :D

Delhi Safari trailer

2011-06-30T22:03:00.003+05:30

I must admit, this looks quite interesting, although there are areas that can be amped up a lot. I wish Krayon pictures all the best! Let's hope things start to turn around for the better in Indian animation. :)

The Pixar Blog: Stunning new Brave concept art, details [2 UPDATES...

2011-06-29T17:22:00.000+05:30

The Pixar Blog: Stunning new Brave concept art, details [2 UPDATES...: "Stunning new concept art from Pixar's upcoming feature Brave arrived this morning at Entertainment Weekly (EW) online. As you can see, Pi..."

DEja View

2011-06-29T10:08:00.002+05:30

http://vimeo.com/23651406Andreas Deja moderating a Interview with top Pixar animators.... Super stuff

Pixar's Brave teaser

2011-06-28T09:41:00.001+05:30

Yes Pixar YES!!

Meet the Medic

2011-06-24T23:01:00.000+05:30

Freaking awesome!!

The Pixar Blog: Brave teaser poster spotted

2011-06-22T23:29:00.000+05:30

The Pixar Blog: Brave teaser poster spotted: "The first one-sheet poster for Brave has been spotted in the wild, ahead of the teaser trailer coming with Cars 2 . It was photographed a..."

Virgin Voyage

2011-06-22T16:51:00.001+05:30

In case if any one had missed out on this one. Great piece of acting in therecheers

Student oscar

2011-06-14T18:20:00.002+05:30

This is super sweet. Oscar student award for the short film DRAGONBOY by academy of art.. Congrats fellas.Check out the film and the ceremonyCeremony : http://www.oscars.org/video/watch/38saa_animation_gold_warman_zhang.htmlFilmDragonboy from Dragon Boy on Vimeo.Cheers

Animation And Art School

2011-06-02T09:08:00.002+05:30

Students and artists who are looking out for big careers in animation film making ,VFX, specialization and contemporary media with high quality teaching by industry professionals and fully equipped high end infrastructure,here we are ANIMATION AND ART SCHOOL GOA welcomes you all . Hope our work does all the talking. Please do take a lookWebsite : http://www.aanda.co.in/Artwork: http://

Tintin trailer

2011-05-18T10:42:00.001+05:30

Got mixed feelings about this! It was and still is my single most favourite comic EVER!! Just hoping they don't ruin the story/storytelling. What do you guys say?

Alienate people (AnimationRigs contest entry)

2011-05-12T12:21:00.002+05:30

Hey guys I'm done with my entry. Big thanks to Sarath Thomas for the awesome lighting! Also BIG BIG thanks to all you guys for the awesome feedback during the month! :D Had a lotta fun animating for this contest! This is also my first time making an animal act! Pretty nervous about that! But it was fun nonetheless! :D C&Cs please! EDIT: Btw here's the lighting tutorial of the shot done by

Animation Tips & Tricks: Why is Flexibility in the Face Important?

2011-05-11T10:01:00.000+05:30

Animation Tips & Tricks: Why is Flexibility in the Face Important?

TIJI

2011-05-07T00:42:00.001+05:30

I always imagined God as one helluva rocking artist!! :DNice ending too!

Giraffes for today

2011-05-03T21:02:00.002+05:30

A page out of my diary for the well known camelopardalis :) I mean giraffe :P

The Pirate

2011-05-02T22:47:00.000+05:30

Wow!! Just wow!!!

A decade of Indian animation

2011-04-30T10:32:00.001+05:30

Hey guys here's a nice article on the Indian animation history of 10 years. Check it out!

CameraMan for Maya iPhone app

2011-04-29T22:08:00.004+05:30

How cool would it be to control your MAYA camera manually instead of painstakingly animating it! Well here's how! :D Quote: CameraMan for Maya® is an iPhone app that allows you to control a 3D camera in Maya using an iPhone. The purpose of CameraMan is create handheld camera effects by using the Gyroscope in the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4th Generation as a motion capture device.Big thanks to Wes

Real or Render? Can you tell the difference? Play the game to win a Wacom tablet.

2011-04-28T10:11:00.000+05:30

Real or Render? Can you tell the difference? Play the game to win a Wacom tablet.

Drawing inspiration

2011-04-21T02:56:00.001+05:30

Absolutely beautiful! Check out its production blog here.

AnimRigs contest further blocking

2011-04-20T02:45:00.003+05:30

Hey guys here's a quick update. I didn't really work on the robot yet, just the dog in the end. I'm a little confused which ending looks better and not stretched, yet conveying the message. I'm personally harping on the second one, but I'll need your opinion too! :D Thanks guys!

AnimRigs contest blocking

2011-04-17T23:19:00.013+05:30

Hey fellas, long time!! I'm taking part in the AnimRigs contest (the prizes are superb!!). So here's my rough blocking. I really need some fresh eyes on this so lemme know where I'm going wrong, what I need to push or tone down etc etc, before I take this shot too far. I got time till 8th May to finish this. BTW that robot guy's lipsync is just basic. I wanted to see if I could convincingly

T-shirt design Noir

2011-04-10T10:20:00.000+05:30

http://www.threadless.com/submission/334286/The_Smoke_of_Mystery My design for the Threadless Noir contest. Please do vote if you liked it. You can sign in using ur FB account. Thanks in advance - Rosh

Support Anna Hazare to fight corruption

2011-04-08T13:20:00.005+05:30

Nothing to do with animation, but a lot to do with our country (and that affects animation too, indirectly or directly). We all know Anna Hazare, a 73-year-old Gandhian, is observing a fast until death in order to pass the Jan Lokpal bill to fight corruption, one of the worst evils of our society. I request all of you to support this great figure and sign this petition to force Govt to take

Cameron Fielding

2011-04-07T18:37:00.002+05:30

Hey folks Check this shot review by Cameron Fielding . I love the way the animator has blocked the shot . There is some nice stuff what Cameron talks about. If u guys want your shot to be reviewed , go to his site and check it outhttp://fliponline.blogspot.com/2011/04/flip-review-no1.htmlcheersvinay

"Indian Animation industry is struggling to survive" - N. R. Panicker

2011-04-07T16:37:00.000+05:30

"Indian Animation industry is struggling to survive" - N. R. Panicker

“The Walk” part one

2011-04-06T14:48:00.000+05:30

“The Walk” part one

Harish.K: Body Language : What Hands and Arms Say About Peop...

2011-04-05T22:35:00.000+05:30

Harish.K: Body Language : What Hands and Arms Say About Peop...: "There are a few basic rules you have to dredge up when looking at hand gestures..n here is a great n simple thing about hands n more links...."

iAnimate Promotional video

2011-04-05T15:12:00.002+05:30

iAnimate.net Promotional video from iAnimate on Vimeo.This is gonna be awesome!!

Dialogue wisdom by John K.

2011-03-27T23:53:00.006+05:30

As an animator, it's important to learn how to analyze dialogues, how to analyze speech, even the pauses between the words (which, in my opinion, are more important than analyzing the words themselves, simply because the character actually comes from there). Like Ed Hooks says "Thoughts lead to emotions, and emotions lead to actions".Here's a nice article by John K on what makes a good dialogue.

(Notes on) biology

2011-03-27T23:23:00.001+05:30

Check this out and get blown away!! Absolutely love such fun, crazy ideas!(notes on) biology from ornana films on Vimeo.

Living lines library

2011-03-22T17:07:00.001+05:30

Freak out! Thanks Harish for the link!

Mpc creature reel

2011-03-21T15:32:00.000+05:30

Creature Reel from MPC on Vimeo.Link from http://www.spungella.blogspot.com/ ( Thanks jean for the post)cheersvinay

Rendering your animations through Facebook?

2011-03-18T12:13:00.002+05:30

Not really related to animation, but quite interesting. You can now render your animations through social networking sites (and much faster at that)! As of now it supports only Blender, but I'm sure things will evolve and MAYA too will be a part of it! More on this here.DANG! All this just when I blocked Facebook indefinitely!

Siegfried Animated Trailer

2011-03-18T10:26:00.000+05:30

This is woooow.

Ed Hooks talks about acting for animators

2011-03-08T18:48:00.000+05:30

An Interview with Ed Hooks on his trip to India from CGTantra on Vimeo.

the backwater gospel

2011-03-04T11:09:00.000+05:30

The Backwater Gospel from The Animation Workshop on Vimeo.One of the most powerful visual graphic short film i have ever watched.. Really great stuff.

The lost thing - Oscar 2011 winner

2011-03-02T11:39:00.001+05:30

This year oscar animated short winner. Love the visual style and great storytelling. We all 21st century people can relate to the concept.. Loved itcheers

Tonights Oscars!! Best Animated Feature Film. Toy Story 3. Lee Unkrich.AVI

2011-03-01T00:41:00.000+05:30

Digic pictures

2011-02-18T09:10:00.002+05:30

WOaaaah i was completely blown away by their demo reel.. Mind blowing stuff ( Link from Spunngella. Thanks jean for the post)cheers

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY MONSTERS!!!

2011-02-14T01:00:00.001+05:30

Happy V-day monsters!! :D Enjoy with one of the cutest couples in the Animated world! :D

Ilayaraja and Kamal Composing

2011-02-09T22:00:00.000+05:30

Hezarfen

2011-02-09T15:54:00.002+05:30

Hezarfen from Hezarfen on Vimeo.Great short film by supinfocom, Reminds me of my script did at Ittina animation studios. This is a great pieceCheersvinay

Facial expressions

2011-01-22T10:44:00.003+05:30

Hey folks Found a awesome link for a facial expression study. Check it out.http://lackadaisy.foxprints.com/exhibit.php?exhibitid=333Link from SPUNGELLA. Thanks jeanCheersvinay

ICE AGE 4

2011-01-08T12:38:00.000+05:30

U guyz need to check this out.. cant wait till 2012.. Cheers, Jeevith

The Beauty of Pixar

2011-01-03T22:17:00.000+05:30

The Pixar Blog: Exclusive: Plot of Toy Story Hawaii short leaked

2011-01-02T00:22:00.000+05:30

The Pixar Blog: Exclusive: Plot of Toy Story Hawaii short leaked: "Amazon.com is listing a new children's book, Play-cation!, to be published by Random House/Disney on August 9. The publishers' description o..."

HAPPY NEW YEAR 1-1-11

2011-01-01T10:32:00.002+05:30

HAPPY NEW YEAR MONSTERS!!!Wishing all the monsters a GREAT new year! Let's push the boundaries of animation in 2011! LET'S KICK SOME ASS!!On a personal front, this year is quite special for me since 6 months down the line, I should be able to walk normally. So here's to my recovery too! :D

Harish.K: Eyebrow n Eyelids

2010-12-29T09:38:00.000+05:30

Harish.K: Eyebrow n Eyelids: "Eyebrows can send body language. Being near the eyes, which are the major senders of signals, they are highly visible communicators, a..."

Merry Christmas monsters!

2010-12-25T17:13:00.002+05:30

This year how about a little TWISTED Christmas? :D

Stepped to Smooth (Awesome tutorial by Doron Meir)

2010-12-20T15:46:00.004+05:30

Hey guys check out this awesome tutorial I came across on the net!

Libera Artisti Blog update

2010-12-09T21:39:00.002+05:30

Digital Inking workflow..for those who sketch digitally :)