Well, here it is - my newest animated video. Not only is this my first truly original work but it is also the catalyst for me starting this blog.
When I first discovered Blender, all I really wanted to do was some simple matchstick drawing animations. But here was a suite of high quality 3D and animation tools at my disposal. So, after a few weeks coming to grips with the basics (The Blender learning curve is not that steep if you have some graphics experience, an open mind and a bit of spare time to get friendly with the non-standard interface) I started on a quick and dirty animation featuring a simple, almost realistic, matchstick bouncing around on a stage, in time with a soundtrack from the late Tommy Cooper
Trivia: you can see the original matchstick on the title screen of the new video.
I had written some rough one liners for a stand-up matchstick but had no means to record them digitally as my model of G4 Mac did not come with a standard microphone input (I won't mention my angst as a result of discovering that little surprise too late to change my purchase decision). So that's as far as the project went. In the meantime I continued to investigate Blender and learn all I could about animation, 3D modelling and CG.
Two years later, in May this year, I bought a Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 USB headset, with microphone, and it worked perfectly with the G4 Mac without any software installation. Wow! MS and Apple compatibility!
Using Audacity, an open-source audio editor, I recorded a comedy soundtrack. To complete the performance, I downloaded a bunch of audience sound files from the Freesound Project and edited these into the final audio track.
A few pencil sketches were done to develop a matchstick character and the modelling began. Two months later the video is finished and released for all to see...
Out of the box, 2007. By Andy Dolphin.
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5 comments:
Georgie sent me the link.
Looks like a lot of work went into this, very impressive.
~Barb
http://www.xerraireart.com
g'day
george sent it to me too
the accent needs work lol
how many hours went into it?
john
Hours? Hmmm. About two months, roughly two-three hours average per week-night plus an extra six or so hours elsewhere per week - I guess around 200++ hours...
Accent? Yeah, I lost it about thirty-odd years ago, unlike some members of my immediate family who shall remain nameless, John. :)
anything new andy?
Jan
Great information!!! Thanks for your wonderful informative blog.
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