So here is what i was working on trying to get it into the 11sec club but...you know how things just seem to get in the way....I will have to be strict on my self with Ianimate...lots of self discipline.

Back with Ianimate!

Hey guys in an ironic twist of events in my life I am now officially enrolled into a character animation school for the first time. I start May 2nd of 2011. My earlier (2007-2009) one on ones with Jason Ryan in his tutorial training through email were awesome. And my animation was taken to a whole new level...Now its time to really get busy and I have been accepted into Workshop 3 of Ianimate. Its funny because I was actually accepted to the first debut semester of Animation Mentor 3yrs ago and dropped out before it even started because of the pricing and requirements. However this time...there is no turning back...workshop is paid for...well atleast half paid for...lol!. All i need now is a headset. Its going to be awesome actually making friends in the same field that I am in. Before I was pretty much solo in animation while networking and getting connections here and there from people who inspired me. Another twist is it seems that not alot of people use JRs style...which is what Jason pretty much got me into back in 2007. So i basically animate my shot in 2d first and then take it to 3d so the principles are solved and there are no issues in CG performance as far as posing is concerned. So this excites me even more as i get to see different Ani-Fu (Animation Fu) styles and observe how others progress through their shots. I will post 2d/3d progression shots here but i think I heard somebody say that we are encouraged not to make our shots public...so I may just post Jpegs of Poses and story boards and 2d performances to stay true to laws of the Workshop. Until next time guys happy animating...I will post one more shot that I was working on for last months 11 sec club... I will finish that and post it next week sometime!

Next 11 Sec Entry

Heres a story board for Februarys Entry

Jump Test

Hey guys just need to re address some weaknesess of my animation before jumping into my next one....I notice i had alot of invisible walls hit with trying to create snappiness i need to be careful Also my timing can be a little better...I always find that bouncing ball exercises and jump tests really free my mind to explore and get a better understanding on timing and spacing.

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6 th Place in 11 Second Club Contest!!!

Wow I made the top 10!....something i have been trying to achieve since the 10 second club came out!!!! So Awesome!!! But gotta keep pushing forward to get 1st.

Heres the entry

Updates next 11 sec entry

Ok heres more a polished update on My parents and...also a blocked out version of my next 11 second entry.

My Parents Polishing

Just polishing and splining still a few tweaks needed but i like the attitude im getting from Boris in this.