INSPIRATION --> EPIPHANY: Elizabeth Streb

I always say this, but inspiration comes in various ways. Meet Elizabeth Streb. There are many ways to describe her. I would say that she is a hybrid of theoretical physicist & contemporary dancer. It just goes to show you that anyting is possible if you "really" commit to it.

Eric Goldberg's wisdom of the day

I recently had the pleasure and privilege of meeting Eric Goldberg in Seoul, South Korea (of all places. LOL~). And we had a nice talk, came back home and found this on youtube. So, I thought I would share it with you guys. For me personally, as an animator that's been working in the field for some years now, I understand what he's saying. And, I try to improve myself in this area as well. You can never under-value a good pose.

Disney animator Joe Bowers goes over his shots from "Tangled" & "Bolt"

JoeBowers Interview from Frame By Frame on Vimeo.

I gotta say this some top-notch animation right here! I'm sure Glen Keane had alot of input with this, as Joe mentions in this video, but wow(!) this is good. Take a look. And if you want to see some more of Joe's earlier works before he worked at Disney check out his Vimeo page @ https://vimeo.com/joebowers

An extraordinary body of work by Jennifer Hager

An extraordinary body of work by Cal Arts Graduate Jennifer Hager in 2007. To be honest, this is the first time I saw a demo reel this long........ and not be bored by it. The reason, in my opinion, is because the body of work is in one word, genuine. If you want to be an animator or are studying to become an animator this is an awesome demo reel to use for inspiration and reference. I highly recommend it. ^^

Passion doesn't matter when it comes to finding your Dream Job?

Something I found interesting and refreshing about what we think about our dream jobs and the reality of the situation. I'm sure as artists, this is what we fight with all the time.

Old Spice Muscle Music

Old Spice Muscle Music from Terry Crews on Vimeo.

One of the coolest videos I have ever seen, by far.

Woodkid - Run Boy Run (Official Video HD)

Ned Ludd Market Bike

 

Portland Oregon has a very good vibe to me. Similar to San Francisco and Brooklyn, there is a sense of craftsmanship and pride amongst the younger adult community that gives you a sense of peace and inspiration. I really enjoy watching these videos. ^^

The End is near?

We live in a very strange day and age. I believe that the discovery and evolvment of the internet has forever changed our evolution path as human beings and that if you are connected to the world enough, you get a sense that the end of the world is near. Movies these days are all about the apocalypse and what not, human comsumption has reached a peak and it seems like a day hardly goes by before we hear or see another bit of news that tells us that our planet is screaming with pain. Whether it's global warming, fiasco oil spills, starvation and epic quantity farming, horrific collateral damage due to mass production, frequent natural disasters happening all around the globe,  ozone attaining more and more holes, depletion of natural resoures......the list just goes on and on. And admist all this bombardment of negative media it hits you.........the end is near. It's so much so that nowadays, the popular trend in movies has become stories and theories about how we can save our planet and ourselves. It seems that technoolgy has reached it's limit with our capacity to manage and it's a constant struggle between the greed of mankind and our ability to achieve it. Here is another movie coming out that describes exactly what I'm talking about and again it leaves a bad taste in my heart.

STEPH DAVIS

Animator Interview: Travis Howe - Advice to New Parents

I just thought this was very inspiring and very practical and useful.

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: Voice Actors, Making of & Deleted Scenes in Storyboards

The thing I like most about Dreamworks Studios is their versatility. Every film they make, when you see them separately, seems as if they were made from completely different studios. For example, Shrek is totally different from Kungfu Panda and Kungfu Panda is completely different from How to Train Your Dragon and so on and so forth. And I know it's easy to stick to what works and is comfortable, especially when you are a public company/studio, so I have respect for what they do. So here are some AWESOME VIDEOS I found for inspirational purposes just like the Tangled post before. Check it out~!

As always Voice Actors give you soooooo much inspiration as an animator, because they are the heart and soul behind the characters and they give you soooo much with their gestures and poses and subtle, unique habits.

This is the Making of Video I found, this is actually the second half of the video. You can find the first half of it on youtube, but I thought this was the more interesting part and better quality. Enjoy!

Here is a deleted scene from the movie. It is an animatic version and I was very interested in seeing how they made their storyboards. I was a bit surprised, because there weren't many expression changes drawn into the storyboards as the characters were talking, which made me think maybe they made this before the voice actors recorded or maybe it was because they wanted the animators to be creative on their own.

Tangled: Voice Actors and Hair Trouble and Extended Animation Bits

I love Disney voice actors, ever since Ariel in The Little Mermaid, because when they sing it sounds like you when you're singing by yourself in the shower or in your room. They have a sense of vulnerability that is genuine and in many ways imperfect which makes it sound more real. The actors here show the same kind of Disney magic just with their voices and it is simply amazing! Puffy cheeks, lip movement and shapes, hand gestures, head tilts, eyes bulging in and out emphasizing specific words, there are so much juicy bits and pieces for animators to use in this clip in terms of acting choices. Great reference!



I think this is why Tangled was such a success. Genuine workmanship and dedication to getting it right.





I put these two videos up because I like to see un-rendered versions of the animation. I think you learn more from watching these. Enjoy!

Rise of the Planet of the Apes Making Of Behind the Scenes

I love this trailer.
Weta Digital did an astounding job on this one. 



Leading the sound team is supervising sound editor and sound designer Chuck Michael and co-supervisor John Larsen with the talents of first assistant sound editor Smokey Cloud and sound re-recording mixers Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett.

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My 2011 Character Animation Demo Reel

If it's not working click here. http://www.vimeo.com/21692550

www.youngsoojang.com  (You can find much more of my works here)

Link to Resume

Responsible for all animation, lighting, compositing.

Rigs courtesy of GOBELINS l'école de l'image, Animation Mentor, Peter Starostin (Max) and Chad Vernon (Nico). Additional props from Turbo Squid.

Software used : Autodesk Maya, Adobe After Effects

Thanks to SupaFred, Mathilde Le Moal, Bart Boirot, Odile Perrin, Michel Raimbault, Cristele Jolens, Eric Riewer and last but not least Animation Mentor.

Inspiration, Motivation, A Reason for Treason from the "OLD" you.

I always believe that inspiration comes in many different forms. As an animator.........as an artist, I'm sure most of you will agree that this is what feeds our creativity and we constantly go on search for something that is mind blowing to shake our train of thought and make us view the world in a different perspective. Well, today I found that in a series of Yahoo videos called, "Second Act: Real stories celebrating life, passion and reinvention". I was blown away by some of the people here and how they live or(shall I say) re-live their lives. Here are some of the videos I saw.

Click here to check out Yahoo's other "Second Act" videos

"Tipsy" - Sonoma International Film Festival 2011

Meet Tipsy, a puppeteered wine bottle character enhanced with photo real animation that sings about the film festival in Sonoma. He loves film. He loves good food. And he loves to drink – a little too much.
  
Agency: ICA
Production Company: Psyop
Music Company: Changeling Music
Composer: Jamie Saxe
Lyrics by Jennie Chamberlain & Gabriel Lichstein
Sound Mix Company: Lime Studios

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

I know there are only so much Michael Moore movies you can watch before you feel "righteoused" out. And you might think one man can't change the world and there is only so much you can do, but sometimes there are times when change is more of a necessity than an activity and I believe this film is about one of them. I was shocked to see this film actually. I didn't know our food industry was this bad, to be honest and this corrupt in a way that I feel that congress is more than less responsible for. It's also as much our faults as well. This is more about our rights to know about the things that can effect us in astronomic proportions. Like the food we eat.

Take a look behind the veil that is our food industry.

And go here to find out how you can make a change in your own way. After all, you are what you eat.

http://www.takepart.com/foodinc

The 2D Short Film "Thought of You" & The Making of

Animation in itself is an amazingly beautiful and hard artform. It takes alot of time, effort and practice and you really need to have a willingness to sacrifice yourself to give into to the film because it is such a team effort occupation. One of the perks of this process is that you get to interact and connect with other forms of art. Like dance! It is truly a humbling and spiritual experience as you can see in the making of this beautiful 2D short film.

Thought of You from Ryan J Woodward on Vimeo.

Thought of You - Behind the Scenes Preview - ROUGH CUT from Cambell Christensen on Vimeo.

O2: The Making Of 'Niggles and Narks' - The Mill Visual Effects Studio

How to make a great 3D short film? 

This will give you a good grasp of the idea.