FMP base idea

OK I have decided to give a little teaser for my FMP idea. Its an introduction for everyone before the presentation. Many of you know that I will be doing a futuristic, mech theme. I have taken my inspiration from numerous games and films, such as Mech commander, Armored core, The matrix, Iron man, etc. But the research behind it has come from very real ideas and designs. Currently, both America and Japan are working on some advanced robotic suits. They are being designed for both military and medical use. They react to the user by picking up muscle movements and impulses by the brain, to aid the user in every day tasks. They are capable of aiding the user from lifting heavy payloads, to helping a crippled man walk. What I want to do is take this idea of a power suit, and apply it on a larger scale. I want to take it and envision a futuristic scene, where these suits are bigger, and replace the current statusquo for military vehicles. Here is a link to a YouTube video showing these suits in action. I apologise for the poor quality.




Hope this little teaser leaves you wanting more :]

3D Show Reels

I was browsing the Internet looking for some 3D animation show reels, to give me an idea of how I should present my own work. I came across this reel and thought it was really good in how it shows off not only the modeling ability of the designer, but also how the model looks when it is animated. It also takes you through the process of showing you how the designer has set up the rigs to show off this piece of work. I think the best part about this show reel is the way the designer has created realistic muscle movement within the model. This makes all the difference when the finished animation is rendered out.

The original link came from a website called www.cgreels.com and has a large lineup of work for everyone to check out. So head on over there for some inspiration!

In any case, here's the link for you to check out.

Banners

Here are 3 banners I just made. I will do more tomorrow. Anyway check them out and see what you think, comments are welcome :]

Blog Layout

This is harder that I thought! Especially on my screen with its poor resolution.. Wish I had a proper LCD monitor. Anyway I am more or less happy with the layout as it stands, I just need to finish off the blog with a suitable banner. I will upload afew later tonight or tomorrow perhaps and get you guys to comment on them, give some feedback and see what you think would look best. Have to get off to sleep soon. Unfortunatly I have work tomorrow :(

First post!

Just got back from Swansea met, and its fantastic! The course I thought would be really good for me, turned out to be really off putting. I think it was mainly the vibe that the course leader was giving off. The work load seemed really tough, but quite manageable, due to the fact that I'm used to it now with the stuff we are given in college. He didn't really seem awfully eager to answer the questions I was asking either, which was very unusual since it was an open day... However! I managed to slip into the tail end of the animations course, and even have a chat with one of the current 3rd year students. He gave some insight to how the course was handled and the work load that it entailed. I believe I have finalised my decision now, and shall do my best to get onto this course over the next year. Hope to see some familiar faces along the way! BA animation whoop! :]