ogre loses it

some days...

but not today - today was pretty good.

motion heads business cards

well, since Janelle did hers, I thought I'd post the design I've been working on for the studio, as well:

Let there be light!

I think this shot was inspired by a moment in Chris' life when he woke up after a long night of "partying" in a sand dune on a golf course.  Or maybe I'm remembering something from the Simpsons... Either way, seq04sh01 should be a lesson to all you kids about getting into trouble with mermaids you don't know.

-Eric

bon voyage à Janelle!

happy travels to Janelle, who leaves on Sunday for a week in France, where she will attend the Annecy festival in the French Alps. I wish I were going, too - it's been a habit of mine for several years, but this time around I will hold down the Ogre fort with Eric, working on backgrounds and finishing off the last set of keys and breakdowns. She goes with a new music video to show and the experience of having been there once before with our UArts workshop group.

anyway, check out her arty & minimalist new business card, which will be proffered to all kinds of animators at Annecy, I am sure.

thanks for the pile of in-betweens you got done today, and looking forward to sketches, photos, and stories when you get back. : )

color sample file sent out

This is a screen shot of the sample file that was just sent out to folks who graciously volunteered to help out with coloring. Filling out these characters involves mixing a good number of colors to get the layered chalk pastel/watercolor look we're after.

I still have Sequence XVII on my plate to key, to say nothing of revisions, but it's time to get things moving on the color front. Our background department is cranking into gear - 5 per week, right Eric? : D ...that old hourglass is a-tickin'...

on to the last sequence

sequence XVI keys & breakdowns done!


Sequence XVI from Christopher Magee on Vimeo.

on to Sequence XVII - the last one.

Seq XVI, Shot 12: hourglass breaks

seq16 sh12 hourglass breaks from Christopher Magee on Vimeo.

imua!

Seq XVI, Shot 11: stagehand drops hourglass

seq16 sh11 sh drops hourglass from Christopher Magee on Vimeo.

Sequence XII, Shot 01: ogre surfaces

seq12 sh01 ogre surfaces from Christopher Magee on Vimeo.

Today was a full day of capturing the pencil tests that had accumulated over the past several weeks. Two of the longer ones are posted here today. About 2/3 of the way through Sequence XIV, and then it's Sequence XVII and it's on to coloring (and revisions), with a goal of June 6th to start in on color concerns.

Tomorrow morning, the gym: sitting on one's butt all day is not a good idea.

My friend Soyeon Kim just finished a major personal work, Ahco On the Road. It's pretty impressive, and I am reminded of what my classmates are capable of - kind of intimidating! But motivating, as well.

Better get to sleep before it's morning again...

Sequence I, Shot 03: ogre looks around, in-betweened

seq01 sh03 ogre looks around from Christopher Magee on Vimeo.