Ding-a-lings

If you are 30+ and lived in NSW then you will most likely remember this ad about 'Dingalings':

Even though it appears to be simple animation, there are some cool moments of animation in here. Check out the body movement during the skateboard scene and the dynamic sweep of the truck that rushes past the girl.

Another glimpse at the music video

Here's another sample of the music video I'm creating:

The concept will be dancers from the last several decades will appear in the clip alongside each other and they will be animated in a similar style as above. Then I will credit all dancers at the end of the clip so the viewer can pause and see all the names.

Tim Hunkin's Water Clock

Tim Hunkin creates amazing sculptures (www.timhunkin.com) and this water clock has to be admired, watch up to the 29 second mark, it's great!

Hello!

Another test animation created in Digicel Flipbook. I wanted to see how the line looked at Broadcast quality in widescreen:

Animation is a laborious but ultimately satisfying experience. Last night I created one second of animation in 50 minutes. It's times like these its practical to have small goals in place and a working knowledge of how long you want your animation to run. I'm planning a 2 minute video clip at 1440 drawings.

Rotoscope Test Animation

Created this test in Digicel Flipbook using drawings created in Illustrator:

Rotoscope Music Video

Confession time.
I'm a dag from the 80's, and along with countless animators who grew up in the 80's, I can guarantee that one of their most treasured memories would be this clip:

It's called Rotoscope animation, where the animators projected a filmed sequence onto a surface and traced over the image in pencil. Over 3000 drawings were made for this clip alone.

I've always nurtured a dream to create my own rotoscoped clip in the 'Take On Me' fashion and am now I am in the process of creating it using Digicel Flipbook.

I'll post versions of it as I progress.

Al Jaffee's Fold-Ins

If you’ve never heard of Al Jaffee, chances are you know his art.

For over 40 years he’s created the MAD magazine fold-ins on the last page of each magazine.

He’s still creating them in his 80’s, and he revealed he created the fold-in as a tribute to the ‘fold out’ that was popular in....another magazine!

The New York times have created this excellent little interactive site in tribute to his fold-ins. Enjoy!

Al Jaffee's Fold Ins