Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Mind's Eye Color Script - Minor Project








This is the Color Script for my minor project. Working on the animatic now. Will put up the animatic by tomorrow as other essential information on my minor project.

Razeef Mohd

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Susan Earl - Hunters & Gatherers AIM Studio 13 May 2010


The DVD cover for
"Valmay the Visitor from Beep Beep Beep Bleetlebox 967"






Images from some of the scene in
"Valmay the Visitor from Beep Beep Beep Bleetlebox 967"

Each week, student will be required to present an introduction to the Guest Speaker of Hunters and Gatherers. Guest for Week 10 is Susan Earl, an artist in residence in the AIM Studio. Me and Danish will be doing the introduction of Susan. So here is the introduction piece that we have prepared to introduce Susan during the Talk

Today we would like to welcome Susan Earl as the guest speaker for Hunters and Gatherers. Everyone is familiar with Susan as she is always together with us in studio as she is the artist in residence, giving us a hand and advises whenever we need it. So to start of with, here is a brief biography or introduction for Susan.

Starting life as a New Zealander, Susan moved to Australia in 1997 to study animation. Since then she has stayed here. For the past 12 years, she has worked as a multimedia designer, writer and animator - in the corporate sector and also in her own freelance business – studioswirl.com.au.

Susan has written and made animated and live action films, she illustrates and draws cartoons and at secret moments you can find her singing in a choir.

Susan was a graduate of AIM from 1996. She had a huge success in 1997 when her student film won an award at the Australian Effects and Animation Festival. It was called “Noelene Giblet’s Big Snatch. Apart from that, her student film won other awards such as the Mickey Duck Award and also was nominated in various animation festivals around Australia and New Zealand.

Since then, Susan has produced few films such as “It’s Like That,” which was shown in various animation festivals around Australia, New Zealand, Europe as well to the Sundance Film Festival in the United States of America.

Susan has also held various roles in various productions in producing animation such as co-writer, writer, Script Editor, animator, Producer and many more.

Currently, Susan is working on a animated short film called “Valmay the Visitor from Beep Beep Beep Bleetlebox 967.” She is the writer, animator as well as the director for this film. This animated short film received the funding from Screen Australia.

So today, Susan will share and talk to us more about her current animated short film that she is working on. Without further a due, we present Susan Earl.

Razeef Mohd.

Launching of "Substitute of Revolution"



Currently, me and my classmates are working on a group project called "Substitute for Revolution."

It's an online interactive psychological drama about a depressed man who wants to escape the real world. The character is called Patrick Winter.

The user is put into the position of the character, a depressed and psychologically disturbed man living in a run down inner-city apartment. As the user explores his apartment, they discover gateway objects, which lead to experiencing altered states of mind. When awaking back in the real world, the user and character find that parts of his altered state have manifested in the real world apartment.

Make some time and come over for our launch on 17th of May, at the VR Centre at Building 91, Victoria Street, Melbourne.

Join the Facebook group for further updates on the exhibition!

Razeef Mohd.


Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Married Life - Disney Pixar "UP"



Up is an animated film, which revolves around the main character, Carl Fredricksen, (protagonist) who has a childhood dream to go on an adventure to Paradise Falls in South America with his wife, Ellie, since they both of them were kid. They were so captivated by an explorer Charles Muntz, who was their idol. They wanted to follow his footstep. After Carl’s wife died, he started to lead a lonely life and things happen. Here is where he met a boy who would become his sidekick; in exploring the place he has longing to go since he was small.

This is my favorite scene in this animated film as through out the 4 minutes, the storytelling is in the form of audio and visual only. The way it was structured is so strong that i could feel the moment and also emotion. Really love this part.

Razeef Mohd.

Are You Gonna Be My Girl




I found this on facebook. Posted by my fried. Simple and nice usage of text within space. This was done using After Effect 7. I got no idea who did this but it's pretty good.

This reminds me to the opening title sequence of the film "Cathc Me If You Can." Credits to the person who did this.

Razeef Mohd.