Im Surprised I can remember my password!!! lol

Man, its true. Im Surprised I can remember my password!!! As much...better said, as little as I log in. I'm always busy studying, work, or showing my little guy the world (southern cali actually). Well, so what has happen lately? I got a chance to work on Smurfs and Harry Potter!!! So now I have 3 films under my belt but still havent got a chance to be a character animator on a film yet. uuuugh!!! Frustrating at times. Its been tough lately, because the last couple of months Ive kind of strayed away from animation to learn some other things in VFX. Its actually to help me get some more things on my reel and learn more to make myself more marketable in the smaller studios. Plus, Im looking to get a condo so I need the extra cash. BUT... Although, not confirmed yet, I should be joining a new set of students and mentors at iAnimate!!! So keep posted!!! but the way I post maybe check every few months lol.

Man, like I said its frustrating when you're really trying hard to get somewhere but I know as long as I keep working at it Ill get there. Its been hard on me over the past few years and I have gone through some really tough times, toughest times of my life so far. Times I dont wish on others, but at the end of the day I tell myself life isnt easy, its meant to be tough. Once you go through the tough situation it toughens you up and prepares for other things that come your way. You just have to keep your tranquility and keep your dream alive no matter what comes your way!!! I sometimes think great people that make it in life always have great stories to tell, I may never be great but Ill have a story to tell and I hope to be an example of when you keep that dream alive and strive for it that you can make it come true. I remember a few years ago, before I had ever worked in anything in the industry, driving to my internship down the PCH looking at the ocean and just telling myself one day Ill be driving to work. Flash forward a few years and it it happen. Small and simple, not over exciting but inspires me to keep going and hopefully in the future Ill be thinking about when I use to write posts of dreaming of working as a Character Animator for a film.

Brand new year!!!

Well, Ill give a quick in site of whats going down with me. So last year I ended my year working at Blind on a video game trailer. A lot of pressure on that job, being that I was hired as there rigger and then helped out in the animations. The rigging process was the tough part I had only been rigging for less than a year when I got hired and Blind is a pretty prestigious studio in the motion graphics world which I didnt know until I got there. But I got through it and really appreciate being around all the talent and it really helped me grow as an artist.

This year I started my first gig at Buck animating for a couple of days which was cool. Im currently working on my first film. So thats really exciting. Its only for the beginning credits but its one step closer to a full animation feature film which I hope to work on one day. I dont think it has really hit me yet but I cant wait to see it on the big screen. I dont care if I have to go by myself but Im going to go and see it. When I really get deep into it, its an amazing feeling. My work is going to be seen around the world, on the big screen, DVDs, and TV. WOW!!! Maybe not a big deal for others, but c'mon its my first movie!!!

Again, I was hired as a rigger/ animator. I need to be careful though I dont want to get stuck as a rigger. I can appreciate what a rigger does and what it takes to be one because with out rigging theres no animation but Im an animator that happens to know a bit about rigging.

Well, thats my post for today. The best of luck for myself this year as I continue to grow and learn as an artist and keep reaching to become an animator for a feature film.

Look it that...A post just a little over a month since my last. Not so bad :)

Sooo, I got extremely lucky and landed a new gig just a few weeks after my last job ended and a very well known motiongraphic studio at that. Im at Blind Studios working on a video game cinematic. What cracks me up is that I got hired as a rigger initally, but Ill be animating also. When my last job ended I told myself I wouldn't go into a job as rigger. I know I know maybe I shouldn't of put that on my reel right...but when money is scarce and you don't know when the next gig will come you do what you gotta do lol. Well, its all good I consider it a blessing. I've been learning so much being that the technicalities (did I spell that right lol) were some what beyond my knowledge. Its been stressful and at times I thought to myself if I was actually going to be able to do this, but I have (so far at least). The feeling of accomplishing something even when you think you may not be able to do it is wonderful and motivates me to keep at it. I mean its not an easy road to the top but I have to keep pushing myself. Anyhow, the people here are great and willing to lay a helping hand. Its funny at my last job I knew many of the people going in because I went to school with a lot of them. At my new job I knew no one! Im the new kid on the block I have less than a year in the indusrty while almost everyone there has 10+ years experience...again Im extremely lucky.
Well, I'll try to post again soon but we all know how that goes.lol

WOW!!! again

So its been over a year since the last post and Ive beeen through a lot...a whole
lot. To keep it positive though, after all the internships, I finally landed my first job!!! Although, I intially got hired as a compositor...but there's no shame in that game. Unfortuantely, the gig is wrapping up but I got to meet a lot of great people and make friends. It was an awesome starting point for me. I got a lot of experience out of it and got to get my first animation to come out on the tele.
The search is on again!!! And I am finally getting a step toward my ultimate goal of character animtor on a feature.

Thanks to everyone that has helped me along the way!!!!

WOW!!!

Good grief. Its been awhile...a long while. So unfortunately I had to discontinue going to AM because I was dealing with a lot at the time. The plan was to wait until Decemnber when I finished and then start job hunting... BUT!!! Didnt work out that way for muah. I had to get on it and start looking now. And after over 40 reels sent out (which is actually a small amount) nothing. I did land this internship a few weeks ago. Its 2d mostly though but it does give me an opportunity to learn after effects and meet some really cool people. Everyone there is great. Ill just keep learning and hope to land that dream job soon. I do miss AM though maybe later I can go back and touch up.

AAAAAGh!!! I wanted to post my last weeks of work at AM but I got a virus on my PC. I had been telling myself to back it up...hehe "back it up" Anywho, thats what laziness does to you. Ill get it fixed when I have some more cash. Well, gotta go hope to put up some more posts.

Term 3 - Week 12 Progress Reel!!!

So here it is my new progress reel!!! I might put a newer one later with a rendered version of my lipsync but I might just render it in a few weeks because next week I finally get facial controls. So Ill be working on that for the next few weeks. This again has been a great term. Thank you Dana for your critiques and extra time in the QnA's. Ill check everyone out next term.
Peace

Term 3 - Week 11

So here we are all done. I havent got my last critque on it yet but I did adjust the last things my mentor felt need a little tweaking. Hopefully, that should be it unless she finds something this last time around. So I didnt have much to do this week. It gave me a chance to play with the rendering. Im not sure if Im happy with what I came up with. If Im happy with it, Ill put it in my progress reel.