tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37557752010-03-10T06:45:47.028-08:00Blog on the world of independent animation, anime creation and 3D computer graphics.- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.comBlogger1026125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-2393966623438669252010-03-03T06:34:00.000-08:002010-03-03T07:19:24.153-08:00

So for my last post here I want to talk about my experience with Poser 8. In a previous post I wrote that I saw no real reason to upgrade and that Smith Micro wasn't doing enough to push the program. Well, I still think Smith Micro could do a lot more to push their software, but after using Poser 8 for some time now, I can say that the software itself is absolutely amazing.I have been given more

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This blog will soon be coming to an end. I've written those words before, but this time it is different. It is not because of anything different that I want to do, or am doing, but because Blogger is shutting down a critical part of their operation which makes this blog possible. They are, in the coming month, totally dropping support for blogs published via FTP to the users own server. I

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-250436316826304892010-01-09T13:41:00.000-08:002010-01-09T13:47:58.884-08:00

I was just on the Smith Micro website and also payed a visit to Content Paradise where Poser content is sold. Is it just me, or has there been a severe drop in quality in Poser since the new company took over? I was half expecting that there would be new material that could compete with the latest offerings from Daz3D but it seems that is far from the case. I haven't seen anything that inspires

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-29768741455286331132009-12-16T08:07:00.000-08:002009-12-16T08:34:24.711-08:00

As far as Luxology modo training is concerned, I just completed my 4 part modo Character Training series where you learn to model a stylized, human, female figure from the ground up. I guess it's really from the head down, but you get the idea. Of course, that's only the beginning. I learned so much creating this series that I want to do more in the world of 3D animation and training videos.As

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Remember the good old days of "package wars"? Lightwave vs. Max, Maya vs. Soft Image and all that? I remember once I came back from a recent summer movie, while working at EA, and I talk to one of the producers there and he said something to the effect that, "Yeah, I heard the FX weren't up to par, they used the wrong package or something like that?" The movie had FX done by a house that used

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-71897339919398068212009-11-17T21:06:00.001-08:002009-11-17T21:23:23.454-08:00

We've all heard that sound can make as much as 50% of the movie, and Jurassic Park is a wonderful example of that principal in action, but how much of that can be true of music? Well, last night I watched the visual FX laden Chinese fantasy flick A Chinese Tall Story (I assume they meant tall tale), and I found out just how important music can be. Overall the movie was enjoyable, but it is just

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-41932340188136441712009-11-11T21:18:00.000-08:002009-11-11T21:31:24.395-08:00

I have a new training video out today which continues my series on character modeling. Moving from parts one and two, where we modeled the head and then the torso, we will this time be getting into construction of the arm and hand. You will see some new uses of the standard tools come into play this time around, and as subdivision modeling goes, I think, no matter what application you use, you'll

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-16065513474675512632009-11-05T17:41:00.000-08:002009-11-05T21:24:11.577-08:00

We may never know for sure what went through the mind of Steve Jobs when he made the switch to Intel chips for all Macontosh computers a few years ago, but I have to wonder if he ever had in mind that people would discover what off-the-shelf hardware went into the new systems, and begin to build their own. If you ever thought that you must have an Apple computer to achieve your creative media

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-89717534716281095122009-11-02T22:04:00.000-08:002009-11-02T23:13:29.991-08:00

I haven't been in the anime loop for some time now. One of the main reasons for this is that, similar to Hollywood, the anime world has stopped taking risks. Projects are becoming huge collaborations with major studios, even American originated studios like Warner Bros., based solely on works already popular in other mediums, like manga, novels or even blogs. The world of anime projects has been

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-4362526300011965102009-10-29T21:19:00.001-07:002009-10-29T21:48:31.575-07:00

You know one of the things that I let stop me from blogging so much? It's the belief that I had to have a lot of fancy pictures and make each post like a professional magazine layout. That may all look nice, but in the end, it's the information and inspiration in the writing that matters. That also eliminated another important aspect of my blogging life. Remember back in 2005 when I used to sit

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-19857830754075565722009-07-20T23:41:00.000-07:002009-07-21T00:08:28.233-07:00

I've been, again, out of action for a while, due to more technical difficulties, and it gave me some time to think. I got out and saw movies like Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and spent some time looking at the news of the industry, and I started to notice something. Everything that is, was. Do you get what I mean by that?When it comes to the big stuff, the blockbusters, no one really

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-67608524569612310102009-03-23T00:09:00.000-07:002009-03-23T00:26:07.080-07:00

Animator Obinna Onwuekwe, a frequent reader and commentor on this site in times past, is one of the few really doing it. On his Mayhem Productions site, he is making it happen. He currently has two 3D animated, cel shaded series running on the site, and in addition to being free to vue there, you can also download versions for the most popular mobile devices, including the PSP, Zune and iPhone.

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-32431006757516131122009-03-22T03:32:00.000-07:002009-03-22T04:07:04.558-07:00

Last night, the youngest brother in the family I am staying with here in South Korea, was watching the last few episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist. I haven't watched anime in ages, so I was quickly sucked in. Don't get me wrong, I am traveling in Asia and anime is everywhere. It's on the TV, in the cinema and posters and billboards line the streets and shopping malls. But I haven't really watched

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-45470889454319898392009-02-10T07:44:00.000-08:002009-02-10T08:00:32.085-08:00

Is it me or are Tablet PCs getting a lot cheaper? I don't know how it might be in the U.S. right now, but here in South Korea I am seeing some amazing prices on some very nice models. An awesome, nice sized tablet PC can be had for less than $1000 now. I remember that I payed almost $3000 for mine when I first bought it in 2005. Now similar tablets at similar processing speeds are very cheap.

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-76032443561600611892009-01-24T21:48:00.000-08:002009-01-24T21:50:42.611-08:00

It's been a long time since I posted on this blog, but circumstances have brought me back to it. I think a more web based life is going to be the future. I have seen a glimpse of it here in South Korea where I am now staying. I will try to continue dishing out the final secrets here for the time being. Doing full video is a bit difficult at the moment, but I will keep the information flowing as

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-9758413276087855612007-09-26T08:23:00.000-07:002007-09-26T10:10:35.420-07:00

One of the reasons I wanted to move away from this blog is because... well, I'm blogging right now instead of working on my show! ;) Seriously though, one of the reasons was that I wasn't seeing the results I was hoping for. I wasn't seeing the indie animaton world change on the level I expected. In fact, the world of animation as whole seemed to be getting worse, with even major TV animation

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-33026177011595509322007-09-20T13:13:00.000-07:002007-09-28T11:45:46.365-07:00

I think it's getting about time to wrap this blog up. It's been a good run over the years but things are very different now. I'm different. It's time to refocus. It's time to simplify. There's a whole world out there starving for good animation. It may not seem like it because it's been flooded with cheap flash cartoons and shows that barely pass for animation while relying solely on comedic

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-10675131743802008282007-09-11T11:41:00.000-07:002007-09-11T12:35:40.868-07:00

Many have been following the developments of this newcomer to the major 3D market for some time. Each time they announce a release, users and studios alike, usually set in their ways, wonder exactly how yet another tool can possibly fit into their pipelines. Yet with each release, modo continues to grow increasingly more powerful and adding irresistable features that make it nearly a necessity.

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-54699826388485484672007-09-01T20:50:00.001-07:002007-09-01T21:33:01.789-07:00

The CGSociety galleries are a place where you often see incredible artwork. Unfortunately, the attitude around the CGSociety can sometimes be a little cliquish and inclusive. Those who are in are in and those who ren't well... One thing I have personally noticed is that even though there are other galleries that have equally stunning and high quality artwork, at The CGSociety, the tools certainly

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-59213936502901375022007-08-25T15:09:00.000-07:002007-08-25T15:44:08.276-07:00

You know what the biggest problem in this industry is? It isn't money. It isn't the gatekeepers, the lack of distribution or the lack of means for indies. The biggest problem in this industry is shortsightedness. You know the type I am talking about. The belief that there isn't room enough in the market for many different types of content. The idea that everything must conform to one style or

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-37543055201878957632007-08-22T08:35:00.000-07:002007-08-22T09:36:07.810-07:00

Today there are so many ways for creators to get their projects made I am actually surprised we don't see more quality content out there. I think expectation of what should be done holds more people back than anything else. Those who defy expectation are willing to try some interesting things. The creators of the recent, hit web series Afterworld have done that, using Poser to create something

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-35587424793025242262007-08-16T10:10:00.000-07:002007-08-16T10:24:55.813-07:00

You may remember a year ago I posted about the web based visual novel Broken Saints being picked up by Fox for mainstream DVD distribution. Well, according to the Broken Saints Blog, there are very few left, and when they're gone, that's it.Just wanted to let u know that Amazon has less than 80 copies of the deluxe FOX Broken Saints DVD set left - a mix of new and used, and they’ve dropped the

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-35855895895510898482007-08-03T12:06:00.001-07:002007-08-03T12:52:32.996-07:00

Like Morpheus tells us in the anime inspired, action film The Matrix, we are programmed to be a part of a system. The penalty for going against the system can be grave. How often do we hear terms like, "You have to pay your dues."? How often do we hear of the struggle and pain of the one who went their own way before they found success. The system desires to run like a well oiled machine. If you

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-73969387546640650882007-08-02T14:38:00.000-07:002007-08-02T15:06:37.827-07:00

I guess the good old days of DVD extra features really telling us anything about the movie aside from entertainment fluff are truly over. What I really mean is that DVD's no longer seem to care about post production. Extra features have fallen strictly in the domain of actors, directors and all things involving principal photography. From there we go straight to the premiere.If there is any movie

- Terrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511294274619744756noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755775.post-66157760601036074532007-07-30T12:15:00.000-07:002007-07-30T12:37:17.435-07:00

I happen to be one of the few, the proud, the fans of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Now don't get me wrong, I recognize Advent Children as a far better movie, but for what it is, the first Final Fantasy movie has a special place in my heart. More importantly, I didn't want it's poor box office performance to kill any hope that future films of this type might get made. Of course, the biggest

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