"The Suitcase" Second pass

First off, a lot of people have been invited to be author and a lot of people from the Gobelins class aren't participating yet, presumably because they forgot about the blog. So I'm thinking I will do one "weekly digest" post here with links to all the posts from that week, so nothing gets buried. Then I will send that list to everyone who expressed interest in the blog.

Back to animation:

I'm getting pretty close to done with this one, after getting zero work done last week thanks to GDC/Gamescom. This week I'm back in the saddle.

"The Suitcase" Second pass from Ryan D on Vimeo.

The Swing, 4th pass

Legs redone during the swing; obviously they're more just along for the ride. Head and neck also redone mid swing. Some tweaks to the first and second jump, better staging on the hands during the crouch before the first swing.

Swing, 4th pass from Ryan D on Vimeo.

"The Suitcase" First pass

This is what I started while taking some time off the swing so my head didn't explode.

I wanted to do a short acting piece based on Alex's suitcase idea. Instead I did a 30 second one because I'm a big, dumb idiot. But I liked the idea.

First pass, "The Suitcase" from Ryan D on Vimeo.

(SPOILER ALERT/WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE READING FURTHER!!!!)

I had all kinds of idea for gimmicks in this one. He sets down the gun, forgets it, gets shot in the back? Something in the suitcase eats him? It contains Marcellus Wallace's soul? Then I though, gimmicks are kind of cliche. How about an armed robbery and a murder? I like to think of this as a shady deal has gone sour and Goon wants that suitcase full of... well, something very valuable apparently. The Goon is Cicilian mobster and the victim (Norman; temp animation obviously) is another underworld goon. They're both bad people, so the shooting isn't so bad, right?

Let's get it started in here...

The way to get wallflowers off the wall has always been to start dancing yourself... and hope others follow before you look like too much of a tool.

So here is the first offering to the "Five Liters of Boxed Wine" Gods; the current pass of my swing exercise:

Gobelins Summer School 2010 Swing Exercise from Ryan D on Vimeo.

I'm going to take another pass at it in a few days but hey, critique away.