Whistle Pigs

Snailed it!!

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:04:54 -0400

Some Eggciting things about screenings:

1. Big Critical 3D Grad student made all sorts of egg puns and commented TWICE on how he liked it…..he said it was EGGCELENT!!!!

2. Sound professor loved my foley Mix

3. Overly Critical film professor said it was creative and seemed generally pleased

4. And then everybody was making egg puns

Hot Dang! I never thought it would happen

Thank God and everyone else

Cracked

Moving Up in the World

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:53:00 -0400

1. Finished last week of classes for sophomore year

2. Finished my 10 week animation and successfully submitted for screenings

3. Upperclassman and awesome animator openly declares that he loves my film and can’t wait to see the final

4. Officially doing textures for a very ambitious senior thesis next year

5. Really proud of my classmates for getting their films together too!

Suck it sophomore slump!

3D Occupational Hazard #256

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:43:25 -0400

5pm: I have been up for 33 hours. Time for a little nap!

3am: heh heh, that’s funny, I fell asleep with all my clothes on…….wait a second…..?!

3D Occupational Hazard #1024

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:10:56 -0400

Mouse Calluses. On every finger.

…Well it could be worse. I just wish that I had seen the sun today.

RENDER ALL THE SHOTS!!!!

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:45:29 -0400

and enjoy the ambient hum of that computer fan as you open maya on a second laptop

Have I mentioned that all I can think about these days is eggs?...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:52:32 -0400

Have I mentioned that all I can think about these days is eggs? I’m cracked.

Check out my insanity here: http://greateggspectations.wordpress.com/

pretendplaytime: For saiyanshredder

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:20:21 -0400

pretendplaytime:

For saiyanshredder

allcreatures: Leucistic white crow Picture: EPA/YONHAPNEWS (via...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:18:12 -0400

allcreatures:

Leucistic white crow

Picture: EPA/YONHAPNEWS (via Pictures of the day: 15 November 2012 - Telegraph)

BROOKEBROOKEBROOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

comicsalliance: Featured in this week’s installment of Best Art...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:08:25 -0400

comicsalliance:

Featured in this week’s installment of Best Art Ever (This Week):

Link from the Legend of Zelda, by Budiana

yep

Enter Montage

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:46:30 -0400

new focus, new attitude.

New post on Great Eggspectations!

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:16:17 -0400

New post on Great Eggspectations!

Great Eggspectations

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:51:07 -0500

Great Eggspectations:

I am keeping a production blog for my one quarter, tentatively titled, “Shell Shocked.” Stay tuned for updates on the project!

Who would have thought that designing an egg character would...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:54:42 -0500

Who would have thought that designing an egg character would have so many options!

fictograph: The green avatars represent the green-screen, a key...

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:56:14 -0500

fictograph:

The green avatars represent the green-screen, a key tool in visual effects moviemaking.

Changing your avatar to a green-screen represents solidarity with the computer graphics industry which is currently being plagued by bankruptcy and layoffs (like what happened to me last week ORZ…): Digital Domain, Sony Entertainment, DreamWorks Animation, Pixomondo, Zynga, and more.

The “greenscreen movement” is largely prompted by bankruptcy of Rhythm and Hues, the company responsible for two Oscar-nominated movies this year: Snow White and the Huntsman and Life of Pi. Just weeks before the ceremonies, much of their staff (the people that made those movie!) got laid off - many of those workers picketed outside the Academy on Oscar’s night. Insult was added to injury when Life of Pi won an Oscar for ‘Best Visual Effects’ and the winner’s acceptance speech was cut short as soon as he mentioned the financial issues at R&H (it may not have been intentional, but it still read terribly!).

VFX is highly competitive. When a studio wants to make a movie, VFX houses name a price they can do the work for. Obviously, studios want lower prices and faster work, so VFX houses frequently under-bid each other and ask for unreasonable workdays. Studios thus get more demanding and drive prices into unsustainable territories. In addition, some areas provide subsidies for local VFX work - up to 30%! - meaning studios only have to pay for 70% of the movie. Taxpayers cover the rest. So globally, it’s an uneven playing field. California doesn’t give subsidies, so established Hollywood houses are losing bids that were already too low to begin with. This Reddit post does an amazing job explaining the situation.

While layoffs are familiar in project-based industry, this is a LOT in just a few months, and it brings an unhealthy business model to public light. I encourage you - if you want to work in this field or simply enjoy VFX movies - to research and appreciate the work that goes into them - and maybe we can collectively hope for change.

To get more up-to-date information, I suggest VFX Soldier: http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/.

This makes me so frustrated, especially since i’ve heard of at least 3 RIT alumni who worked on Richard Parker for Life of Pi, and they did a stellar job

The greatest scene in all animated movie history.

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:14:12 -0500

The greatest scene in all animated movie history.

Don’t worry, they won’t close at midnight!

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 07:32:36 -0500

Don’t worry, they won’t close at midnight!

In my element: packing for a week long trip with only carry-on

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:45:41 -0500

In my element: packing for a week long trip with only carry-on

I Really Like

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:36:30 -0500

Spontaneous late night adventures to go see two-dollar movies

BONUS MINI ANIMATION! From 3D animation: The Legman describes my...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 08:42:00 -0500

BONUS MINI ANIMATION! From 3D animation: The Legman describes my feelings of week ten.

Last Mini animation Friday for the quarter: Nemesis. I picked...

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:37:00 -0500

Last Mini animation Friday for the quarter: Nemesis. I picked out title from a list of words, then had to mix a some different media using after effects. We had to included green-screened live action piece, which the professor provided, so don’t ask me about the kids.