Corey's Blorg

Apeskullosaurus

2011-12-07T18:17:00.000-08:00

Frank gave me a book. The. Best. Book. Ever.

My next tattoo is inspired by that book. I'm going to add tentacles to it and turn it into an Apetopus.

Zade's Roach

2011-09-28T20:51:00.000-07:00

The Phantom Hands recently had an awesome meeting in which we exchanged lots of ideas, including Zade's sad cochroach animation. While there, I started to design the character, then went home added more to it:

Some pages from my artbook

2011-08-08T00:44:00.000-07:00

A dog I drew at Gloria Jean's... plus some other junk.

New Comic

2011-06-23T02:30:00.001-07:00

Next time: policemen freak me out!

H P Lovecraft

2011-06-19T23:40:00.000-07:00

Lovecraft and his unspeakable appendage... gah!

Jason Lynch Notes

2011-06-11T11:54:00.000-07:00

Some notes from Jason Lynch's talk the other day:

-Plan stop motion in 2d first

-"Guerilla" techniques are always a good way to start up your own studio

-Be proactive and always ASK QUESTIONS... (ie Jason's foot-in-the-door at Aardman got him the opportunity to work on Creature Comforts and Wallace and Gromit).

-Always think of your character's background - how they would react to certain situations they are placed in, past history etc. Character responses need to be well-designed and extensively thought through.

-Keep the story to the point.

-Don't be too precious about murdering your babies

-Think about the micro-story. Jason mentioned The Iron Giant's bolted jaw and the fact that there was a reason for it, which the viewer discovers towards the end.

And that's it... Hope this helps anyone who forgot their notebooks :)

Foetal Jim's Flaccid Finger

2011-04-04T19:24:00.000-07:00

Jim discovers that he can voluntarily grow limbs D:

Sunday Stop mo - Practice

2011-03-28T01:47:00.000-07:00

Here's something I animated today... mostly to get the feel of doing stopmo again. And yes, it's awesome fun.

Comments are greatly appreciated! :)

Untitled from Gorey on Vimeo.

Foetal Jim's Make-over

2011-03-22T19:27:00.000-07:00

So yeah, Jim's been getting a bit self-conscious in his old age. He wanted a facelift.

This new and improved version is made out of plasticine and is fully-posable with interchangeable eyes and mouth. Much more effective for animating than the old clay version that looked really immobile when "animated".

After being reincarnated about six times, I think he's going to stay like this.

T-shirt design

2011-02-22T18:37:00.000-08:00

Here's a postcard design I did last year... I decided to put it on a shirt.

http://www.redbubble.com/people/lentilface/t-shirts/6778589-2-capitalism

The Great Yokai War

2011-02-16T20:38:00.000-08:00

Here's a trailer for a Japanese movie. It looks a bit like Pan's Labyrinth, but with monsters from Japanese folklore like the Kappa. I'm hoping that the Kappa play a large part in the plotline, as they are a pretty bizarre creature.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZYaIsyGARg

Incidentally, if anyone wants to know more about the Kappa, here's a link:

http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/kappa.shtml

SHARKWOLF!

2011-02-09T16:24:00.000-08:00

Something from my sketch buche.

Progresh

2011-02-05T21:41:00.000-08:00

Here are a bunch of pics...

It's still looking a bit messy, but that should improve when I take my airbrush to it (funtimes!).

Phingers Khrossed!

If anyone is at all interested - Foetal Jim and Friends!

2010-12-13T17:17:00.001-08:00

These guys aren't finished or animatable yet.. but when they are I'll be taking them down to my garage to set up... my tiny two bedroom flat is full of clay and plasticine, making it difficult for us to live in heh!

Incidentally, if anyone has an old table they'd like to get rid of, please let me know.

Cedric the Spacepig hasn't got his proper body yet.

Foetal Jim - The Struggle

2010-12-05T18:21:00.000-08:00

Now all I need to do is put plasticine on the arms and give him a face... Excitement!

11 Second Winner

2010-11-26T05:30:00.000-08:00

Hey Guys

I just went to see what's been happening at the 11 Second Club site. The winner of the October comp did some truly amazing stuff.

I've been studying people's eye-darts lately (almost obsessively...) and this animator really achieved that maniacal wide-eyed look that is inherent in junkies and general crazy-types (not to stereotype anyone :)...)

Check it out:

http://www.11secondclub.com/competitions/october10/winner/

Short Animation

2010-11-14T05:52:00.000-08:00

I found this short animation by Susanne Wohlfahrt and Marcus Blattermann... I particularly like the sound effects.

Eye twitch

2010-09-22T01:55:00.000-07:00

Here's the pigeon's eye-twitch from my narrative. Inspired by a sketch I did of Vincent Price. This was awesome fun.

Vincent Price had the most insane facial expressions... He raaawks! By the way, he never actually had an eye twitch in real life (as far as I know...)

Special thanks to Frank for planting the idea in my head to use Price as a facial reference!

Vincent Pigeon!

2010-09-18T21:22:00.000-07:00

I just got a new scanner... so I thought I'd show some of "The Struggle". I wonder what other famous faces would look cool as a pigeon...?

Second Last Scene

2010-09-17T21:41:00.000-07:00

This might need some explaining - it's the part when the baby is flying towards the pigeon.

I'm a bit sceptical about my spacing ability, so please critique :)

Walk Cycle in Colour!

2010-09-15T23:00:00.000-07:00

I'm about to do the layout for this walk but can't think of what to have the characters walking past in the park. Maybe a rabid dog humping a tree stump?

Second T-shirt design

2010-09-09T20:03:00.000-07:00

The Thirteen Animation Commandments.

Learn them and thou wouldst haveth great animation!

Silhouettes

2010-09-02T02:39:00.000-07:00

Here's one of my attempts at bringing some of my EAPS together with little semi-eap-things.

Silhouettes look kind of cool when animated.

Progress Reel and First T-shirt Design

2010-08-31T04:26:00.000-07:00

My progress reel... updated today.

As for the t-shirt design, "Team Jorey" have two themes: Religion and Rock! This one's rock.

More Pencil Eaps

2010-08-27T22:25:00.000-07:00

This is where our protagonist gets his ape powers.

Critique these eaps if it so pleases you, dear viewer. Your help will be greatly appreciated :)

Apologies for the lack of editing. No Premiere at home.

New Progress Eel

2010-08-25T01:21:00.000-07:00

Here's my reel of progress. I'm nearly up to the "Ape Baby" run. There are a couple extra eaps that aren't in this reel.

Can't wait to get the copic colouring done! :)

Baby roars like a T-rex and stomps on ants

2010-08-05T19:19:00.000-07:00

Critiques are most welcome... unless you have an aversion to commenting on posts, like most seem to have :)

I stuffed up the accent on this one; the roar is the first lunge forward, so it should be paused for at least 4 frames. I think it can be fixed.

I'm starting to get the hang of doing shapes without detail. Frank showed me the light! He stood on the parapet of Babylon and read the ten commandments of animation principles that were engraved on them.

Hmm... I just had a cool idea for an SBIT t-shirt design...

Primus!

2010-08-05T07:26:00.000-07:00

Animated/live action music video by Primus. I just found this today - as I was looking for musical references for my student composer. This just goes to show that Primus is still the best band ever... waaay ahead of their time.

More bands should take a leaf out of their grime-laden bible of goop.

Pigeon and baby keyframes

2010-08-02T03:53:00.000-07:00

Pigeon not yet animated. I'm not even sure if I will use this... If anyone has any ideas of how the two characters could meet, please let me know. This is just filler to lead up to the chase sequence.

Pigeon meets Baby

2010-07-24T23:51:00.000-07:00

Pigeon meets baby...

Baby spits dummy.

Critiquing is welcome :)

Bugs Bunny Linetest - Virgil Ross

2010-07-23T09:40:00.000-07:00

Awesome linetest by Virgil Ross. Check out Pencil Test Depot's blog... they have some insane stuff.

Eric Goldberg rocks

2010-07-15T18:58:00.000-07:00

The animatey genius talks about CG and posing.

Better blink and other Cosmic McVentures

2010-07-15T00:01:00.000-07:00

Here's my pigeon...again. Thanks for the tip, Frank! I think I'm going insane just from drawing this stupid pigeon every... single... day..

I see pigeons whenever I close my eyes... PIGEONS!

Can't wait till I get to animate the other character in my narrative.

One-eye-at-a-time Blink

2010-07-13T05:52:00.000-07:00

I'm kinda pleased with how I got the squishy eyelid to look. There's an issue with the arm, but I think it can be fixed later on.

Vanilla Blink

2010-07-12T23:50:00.000-07:00

I used the Richard Williams technique...

EAPS

2010-06-20T02:35:00.000-07:00

Here's my first EAP. I think I finally got the butt-bounce right.

My second EAP. If anyone wants to critique, please do.

Better Linetest

2010-06-13T21:56:00.000-07:00

Untitled from Gorey on Vimeo.

Now I just need to add ink and colour...

Special thanks to Cassie ffor the critique!

Linetest with in-betweens

2010-06-13T00:09:00.000-07:00

I whipped this up today. If anyone out there has the time, please let me know how I can improve it. I need some feedback before I ink and colour it.

Also, I'm trying to get a jolty look to his head, which is why he turns so quickly... hopefully it worked.

After Effects

2010-06-09T21:38:00.000-07:00

The music is by an SBIT student.. back from when Frank got us to email the music peeps.

Pigeosity - EAPS

2010-06-03T17:29:00.000-07:00

Project for Frank.

Belated Three Point Light Shaaawt

2010-05-28T02:14:00.000-07:00

Sorry again for my (kind of) late assessment piece, Frank!!

EAP

2010-05-27T23:50:00.000-07:00

Pigeon fun with a man.

Animatronic Puppet from Hellboy

2010-05-22T17:28:00.000-07:00

Doesn't this just make you wanna go and sculpt a crazy creature?? The expressions on the animatronic face are insane.

Matte Painting in Maya

2010-05-20T23:46:00.000-07:00

I kind of like this one more than my After Effects version... not sure, though.

Stop-mo Links

2010-05-18T01:10:00.000-07:00

I'm currently in the throes of applying for work experience at Anifex, the company that does the Schmackos ad and heaps of cool short films. Special thanks to Will's insane ability to find obscure animation companies on the net!

On their site I found some websites that look pretty good:

Stop Motion Magazine: www.stopmotionmagazine.com

Stop Motion Works: www.stopmotionworks.com

Stop Motion Animation: www.stopmotionanimation.com

Animate Clay: www.animateclay.com

Matte "Painting"

2010-05-14T08:03:00.001-07:00

Narrative layout from Gorey on Vimeo.

This is my multi-layered background.. After Effects is awesome.

Note: It's almost as if YOU are the pigeon. That was a fluke!

This is a Flicking Finger!

2010-03-25T22:31:00.000-07:00

Yes.

Flamin' Balls

2010-03-22T20:55:00.000-07:00

Here's a pic of a burny ball.

T'was a collaborative effort between Frank and I.

Animating Lies!

2010-03-19T02:40:00.000-07:00

Frank's lesson on affectation and sub-conscious gestures was cool, so I found some links on how to animate a lie.

I'm not sure why this subject inerests me so much. Maybe because it's a lie in a lie on paper... or somethin...

http://www.animationarena.com/acting-and-animation.html

http://blog.flypixels.com/2009/11/animating-character-lying.html

Bill Plympton!

2010-03-11T04:17:00.000-08:00

This guy is an insanely good animator. I first saw his stuff in the mid-nineties, but had since forgot his name... I asked Frank and he knew straight-away! He then charged me with the task of doing some research and inspiration-hunting, as I am planning on doing my narrative in a traditional/funkadelic coloury style.

This is what I found...

How awesome are these shorts?? Plus, there are hardly any backgrounds n' junk.

Music video by Primus!

2010-03-04T17:53:00.000-08:00

Sorry about the missing half of the screen.

Floyd

2010-02-26T23:46:00.000-08:00

This is the character I'll be using in my narrative... yay!!!

Leroy and his Magical Toenail

2010-02-25T23:25:00.000-08:00

My first animated camera... It makes a C!!! (kinda)

2010-02-25T21:25:00.000-08:00

Yaaaaaarrrrggghhhh!!!!

2010-02-18T21:23:00.000-08:00

Pitchy the Fork

2010-02-18T16:36:00.000-08:00

Character Development

2010-02-18T01:44:00.001-08:00

Hey Guys,

Here are some links I found about character development. Frank's class today inspired me to go find some other tips for character developing... it looks as if it's a pretty crucial part of animating.

http://rindolphus.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/building-character-is-not-the-same-as-character-development/

http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/984807-Fictional-Character-Development

Before today I didn't even consider that Totoro had a unique personality, avoided eye-contact and was even mindful of awkward situations... thanks Frank!

Maya Causes Me Grief!

2010-02-11T23:21:00.000-08:00

...Well, not really... but it sounds good!

Flamin' Pitchfork Action!

2010-02-11T17:09:00.000-08:00

Mine and Tim's flaming T!

2010-02-09T20:13:00.000-08:00

This is an awesome stop mo film from '92. I remember seeing this when I was about six... Sarah reminded me about it just the other day!

Adventures in Spudsville!

2010-02-05T01:52:00.000-08:00

SpUd'S ReTaRdEd PlAyyGroounD

2010-02-04T16:35:00.000-08:00

This is my design for mine and Tim's psychadelic landscape!

Junkies 'n' Chickens

2009-11-18T22:44:00.000-08:00

My original idea was "The Colonel's Needle Exchange for Chickens". I'm not going to give away the ending, but when the full film is completed it will be more focussed and contain less random frivolity.

AND it will have a message... yay!!!

hero/villain model sheet

2009-09-03T00:56:00.000-07:00

This is Dr Chickenstein and Groat. Dr Chickenstein is a self-conscious scientist who created an anti-man boob serum, but accidently injected himself with chicken hormones instead. Groat is a... groat...thing.

Rubber Johnny!

2009-09-02T03:34:00.000-07:00

This is a short experimental film/music video by director Chris Cunningham. It's basically about a heavily-medicated elastic boy and his little doggy. Some crazy effects!

Freaks in suits!

2009-08-28T01:21:00.001-07:00

Another awesome Tool music video. This one incorporates live action, 3D animation and stop motion. You gotta see it! It's sure to inspire you!

Max the Drunkard

2009-07-21T23:32:00.001-07:00

Background

2009-06-17T04:04:00.000-07:00

Here's my background idea for my reaction animation.. At first it was going to be an evil scientist watching over my rat character... but i thought that was too much of a cliche, so now he's some sorta hippie wizard fiend!

Maxosaurus meets Reverend Gravytrain

2009-06-01T00:06:00.000-07:00

Here are my poses... Max is one helluva contorty freak.

An awesome clip!

2009-05-29T21:59:00.000-07:00

This is Tool's Sober. One of the reasons I want to get into stop-motion. I love the puppets and the way the music compliments the style. Plus it's Tool!!

Walk cycle

2009-05-24T22:59:00.000-07:00

My walk cycle. It's not as smooth as I'd like it to be.. but I'm happy with the background and stuff. There's also an issue with the inside arm.

Bean Animation

2009-05-24T21:17:00.000-07:00

Here's my bean animation. Maya confuses and angers me ever so much... if you don't believe me, just ask Frank! I THINK I'm getting the hang of it.

Not too sure about the bounce at the end. Something that falls that fast probably shouldn't bounce...

2009-05-16T03:29:00.000-07:00

Hey! I was going to post my walk cycle on here (like Frank suggested), but I saw some other peoples' and didn't think mine was cool enough...

So now I will distract you all with Porg! He is a genetically-modified piece of pork. He wears fishnet stockings and a hat.. Just don't ask him about his random transvestitism, or he'll cut you.

Also, if you wanna see him on a t-shirt, click here: http://www.redbubble.com/people/lentilface/t-shirts/3082881-1-porg

Paranoid Floyd

2009-03-06T18:13:00.000-08:00

Poster for Frank

2009-03-06T17:54:00.001-08:00

Here is my OHS poster. WUUURD.

2009-03-06T17:38:00.000-08:00

Assessment - Ninja Turtle Foetus (bean)

2009-03-05T19:07:00.000-08:00

Skelebrains

2009-02-28T21:34:00.000-08:00

Here's my blorg. The "R" is for RAD.

Check out Pearl Jam's animated video for "Do The Evolution". It was done by Todd McFarlane (the Spawn dude). Skulls, violent dinosaurs and Pearl Jam all in one video... what more could you want?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoNmNmXExZ8