Rae Works on a Walk Cycle

Hello!

It’s only been a week or 2 since my last blog post, and a lot has happened already! I continued working on my walk cycle, and then showed it to Mat one of the animators, for some feedback. There was a lot of that needed improvement, and he started a new one and walked me through each step, showing me how he goes about blocking a shot. It was really cool getting to observe how he works, and learning about his approach and technique to animation. He showed me how he breaks stuff down and works with one part at a time, starting with the main movement of the torso, and letting the rest follow. It gave me a new perspective on how to approach animating, and made things a lot simpler. With what I had learned I started my walk cycle over again, which turned out a lot better than my first try. I’m starting to understand flash a little better, and how to work in it.

I was also just told that I will be making my own short film during my time here, and I’m very excited! I’m about to start on my first stage of pre production, by brainstorming ideas, Hopefully by my next blog post I’ll have a story down, I can’t wait to get started!

See you on Thursday!

Bendix Says Farvel!

Halløj I kabyssen!

I was allowed to sneak in one last blogpost before I end my internship! I'm terrible at goodbyes so instead I will say: see you all later. Thank you so much to everyone at Smiley Guy for the best internship I could ever have hoped for. These past three months just flew by. I learned so much in terms of animation, concept art and about myself, I felt extremely welcome and it's just been an awesome experience overall. I will leave you all with a bunch of small drawings instead of a single comic. I tried to draw everyone, but if I've accidentally missed someone I'm really sorry! 

Oh and one last thing: Cherry and I finally broke down our language/country barrier

I'll see you all again and hopefully sooner rather than later!

- Bendix

Say Hello to Rae, Our New High School Intern!

Hi i'm Rae, the new high school intern at Smiley Guy Studios!

My first few weeks here have been great! I’ve already learned a lot and met a lot of great people. Everyone is really nice and encouraging, and I’ve really enjoyed being able to talk to people about animation and art. It’s really cool to be surrounded by people who all share the same passion. I was given my first assignment, to do a walk cycle in Flash using one of the walk cycle tutorials. It’s my first time using Flash, and it’s a bit foreign to me, but I feel like I am starting to get the hang of it. I’m still settling in, but I’m really looking forward to getting to know everyone better and learning more! I think it’s going to be a great year!