Summer Spungella On-site Workshops are full!

Once again the On-site Workshops are full! Wow, thanks for all the interest!

You can always check the info on who is attending which day here. The Fall 2011 slots are already filling up, so feel free to email me about any future workshops.

And even if they are full, there are always changes, so email me just in case and you'll be put on the waiting list.

Thanks again and see you next week!

Cheers
JD

Mobile version of Spungella available

Thanks to the fine folks at Blogger you can now see a speedy mobile version of Spungella. Of course there's an option to view the full web version at any time.

Animation Mentor Showcase 2011: Back to Basics

Watch the reel here. Great work!

Deja View - Andreas Deja blog

Andreas Deja got a new blog! And his "about me" sounds like he left Disney?

Star Wars: The Old Republic E3 2011 Cinematic Intro Trailer

Sweet!

Professor Layton and the Last Specter - E3 Trailer

Sweet!



- found at GoNintendo

Assassins Creed Revelations E3 2011 Trailer

Looking cool!

Tezcatlipoca by Robin George

Super cool short by Robin George, watch it here!

The Wanna Be Oddie by Ben Lam

AnimationRigs Contest Winners

Check out the winners at the animationrigs blog!

Animation Mentor Newsletter - May 2011

This month we get:

-Tackling Thor: Animation Mentor graduates work on Digital Domain’s feature film, Thor
-Animals & Creatures: Online campus tour
-Animation Mentor descends on FMX in Germany!
-Annecy International Animation Film Festival
-Mariya Kalachova Showcase Testimonial
-Tips & Tricks with Tom Gibbons

The fantastic flying books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

I've received a lot of information regarding this and the short is looking very interesting. If you head over to morrislessmore.com you can check out all the info about it. Watch the trailer:



You can also watch a studio tour and making-ofs via pictures and clips (cool to see that they used real models) and they also have an iPad app ready. You'll have to pay to watch the short on iTunes or you can go to Starbucks and use their Wifi to watch the movie for free.

Student Showcase Animation Testimonial - Thomas Grummt

Check out Thomas' blog here!

Loom by Polynoid

Just wow. Loved it! - found via Carlos Baena

Loom from Polynoid on Vimeo.

Mario Aquaro showreel 2011

Nice work! Love the sticky lips. :)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Reveal Trailer

Crazy action! Go Jorge!

Lounge - by Jim Brown

The awesome Jim Brown has a great clip up called Lounge. Check out his blog for his weekly clips!

Animation Quality vs Quantity – by Jason Schleifer

There is a great breakdown of how to approach a shot on Jason Schleifer's blog and really worth a read. He broke it down into multiple posts:

Animation Quality vs. Quantity – the great debate!

Animation Quality vs Quantity – learning to focus.

Animation Quality vs. Quantity – What about Quality?!

Animation Quality vs Quantity – Intent

Animation Quality Vs Quantity – Finding the Intent

(keep checking his site for updates!)

Spring 2011 Spungella Animation Workshops are done!

Wow! And another batch of workshops is done! Both on-site workshops wrapped this week and so is the majority of the online animators.

As always, and it never ceases to amaze me, you guys have been incredibly talented, fun and patient! This Spring session must have been the one that made me laugh the most. :)

I wish all of you only the best and good luck!

Thanks for another awesome workshop!

Cheers
JD

The Prodigies - French Trailer

It's like Heroes meets The Matrix, but could be cool! Thanks Le Roy for the tip!