Return-Path: Received: from dub0-omc4-s3.dub0.hotmail.com ([157.55.2.78] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5187081 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 24 Aug 2013 20:06:23 +0200 Received: from DUB112-DS4 ([157.55.2.71]) by dub0-omc4-s3.dub0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Sat, 24 Aug 2013 11:18:39 -0700 X-TMN: [zM2Wns54hFS1gnjJCxgkFhwZazq9C2y0] X-Originating-Email: [sundstedt@hotmail.com] Message-ID: Return-Path: sundstedt@hotmail.com Reply-To: "Anders Sundstedt" From: Anders Sundstedt To: "After Effects Mail List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: 2013 Reel & Updated Contact Information Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 19:18:37 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A7_01CEA0FE.BD4BC580" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3555.308 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3555.308 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Aug 2013 18:18:39.0076 (UTC) FILETIME=[5B140240:01CEA0F6] ------=_NextPart_000_00A7_01CEA0FE.BD4BC580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Greg, Very useful feedback and I agree with everything you are saying. Not = sure what happened with the link. Thanks for adding the link! To answer your question about the animation: Some puppet and some = multiple frames, no IK. You are right about the length. I wanted to only show videos from 2013, = I had about 5 projects so far for this reel and not a huge amount of = footage to use. I tried my best to cut down to 1 min 20 or so, I started = off with 4+ minutes but even after editing most bits down to 1-2 sec I = struggled to get it less than 2 minutes or remove more bits. I will = ensure my next reel is shorter when I have more to select from. I was thinking that perhaps people in general will only visit my = portfolio website for 1 - 2 minutes and perhaps only watch 1 video, so I = figured if they only watch the reel, it wouldn=92t hurt if it=92s a = little longer and they will get my style and what I do.=20 I=92m glad you like my style. What perhaps makes me a bit different is = that I generally don=92t do vector illustrations for my videos and I = normally do everything myself, apart from the music and VO=20 Thanks, Anders From: Greg Balint=20 Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 1:32 PM To: After Effects Mail List=20 Subject: Re: [AE] 2013 Reel & Updated Contact Information Hey,=20 First off. No link in the last message.. I just went straight to your site and watched it on the front page.=20 Http://sundstedt.co.uk for the lazy. Great work on the character animation. Liked it a lot. You using duik = with puppet pins mostly? Also, Alt-J is always good. If I had one constructive criticism to give you, it might be that the = reel is too long. It seems there's only focus on 3 of the 5 pieces of = content you are showcasing in the reel, which, although there's plenty = of animation to see from each, I might as well watch one of the actual = videos to get all of that content. I would pare it down to maybe 1 = minute of just your best stuff. Don't be afraid to not show everything. = The reel should show off the summary of work, leaving me wanting to = check out the other pieces, but I feel I might have seen all of one or = two of them in there just spliced up and rearranged.=20 Overall really good character animation, fun illustration style and good = edit to the music track, etc. Thanks for sharing. I really need to get my updated reel made. I've got = like 45 minutes of project footage to sift through since 2009. ///Greg Balint //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer /321.514.4839 delRAZOR.com/ ------=_NextPart_000_00A7_01CEA0FE.BD4BC580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Greg,
 
Very useful feedback and I agree with everything you are saying. = Not sure=20 what happened with the link. Thanks for adding the link!
To answer your question about the animation: Some puppet and some = multiple=20 frames, no IK.

You are right about the length. I wanted to only show videos = from 2013,=20 I had about 5 projects so far for this reel and not a huge amount of = footage to=20 use. I tried my best to cut down to 1 min 20 or so, I started off with = 4+=20 minutes but even after editing most bits down to 1-2 sec I struggled to = get it=20 less than 2 minutes or remove more bits. I will ensure my next reel is = shorter=20 when I have more to select from.
I was thinking that perhaps people in general will only visit my = portfolio=20 website for 1 - 2 minutes and perhaps only watch 1 video, so I figured = if they=20 only watch the reel, it wouldn=92t hurt if it=92s a little longer and = they will get=20 my style and what I do.

I=92m glad you like my style. What = perhaps makes=20 me a bit different is that I generally don=92t do vector illustrations = for my=20 videos and I normally do everything myself, apart from the music and VO =
 
Thanks,

Anders
 
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: [AE] 2013 Reel & Updated Contact=20 Information
 

Hey,

First off. No link in the last message..

I just went straight to your site and watched it on the = front page.=20

Http://sundstedt.co.uk for the=20 lazy.

Great work on the character animation. Liked it a lot. You = using duik=20 with puppet pins mostly?

Also, Alt-J is always good.

If I had one constructive criticism to give you, it might = be that the=20 reel is too long. It seems there's only focus on 3 of the 5  pieces = of=20 content you are showcasing in the reel, which, although there's plenty = of=20 animation to see from each, I might as well watch one of the actual = videos to=20 get all of that content. I would pare it down to maybe 1 minute of just = your=20 best stuff. Don't be afraid to not show everything. The reel should show = off the=20 summary of work, leaving me wanting to check out the other pieces, but I = feel I=20 might have seen all of one or two of them in there just spliced up and=20 rearranged.

Overall really good character animation, fun illustration = style and=20 good edit to the music track, etc.

Thanks for sharing. I really need to get my updated reel = made. I've=20 got like 45 minutes of project footage to sift through since 2009.

///Greg Balint
//Art Director / Motion Graphics=20 Designer
/321.514.4839
delRAZOR.com/

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