Job Updates

Hey guys,

I heard back from Disney yesterday. They've decided not to go with me for their Talent Development program this year. I got some feedback though! They said to work on my acting and facial expressions. I'll make sure to focus on those things during my current and future scenes. You can apply for their program up to three years prior to graduating, so there's always next year.

In the meantime, I'm going to get some more flatbooks printed today so I can send me reel to ILM, Sony and Tippet. I also applied for the ReelFx apprenticeship the other day as well. I think it's time to start sending my work out to more places since I haven't heard anything positive back yet. I'll post more updates as they happen. Wish me luck!

Today's Sketch

Noodling

Hey guys,

Here's an update on my animation. I've gotten stuck noodling with this guy in the first shot. After I make a few adjustments to his wine glass arm, and refine his face, I'm going to have to call him done for now. I really need to work on the drunk guy and both characters in shot 2.

Trying

Hey guys,

Here's a look at my Netherwing wip painting. I still dont really know what I'm doing...



I think I should stick to animating, lol.

Pride of the Netherwing

Here's a quick sketch that I drew while waiting for my website files to upload to my host.

Netherwing drakes are copyrighted to Blizzard.

Up and Running

Hey guys,

After lots of long hours, challenges, and problem solving, I've finally finished my new portfolio website. It's up and running at the same url: www.jocelyncofer.com. Enjoy!

Now I can get back to animating! =D

Not Today

After spending the afternoon/early evening talking to one of my friends about my website, I've come to the conclusion that it wont be finished by the end of the day. The prof. has us creating an image based site and it's causing several problems for me. He wants us to slice and create roll overs in Fireworks and then link our pages together in Dreamweaver. I dont have Fireworks, so once I leave SCAD I'd have to redo all of my pages in Dreamweaver to make even the slightest change. Another huge issue is the fact that I'd have to completely reslice and re-link my animation page every time I want to post a new shot.

My friend is helping me redo my website using html and image slices to get the look that I want as well as the ability to edit things easily. I'm not sure when it will be done but I know it'll be before Tuesday.

Coming Soon

Hey guys,

I'm working on finishing up my new website for portfolio class. I'm aiming to have it up and running by the end of the day. I'll make another post once its up. I'm keeping the same www.jocelyncofer.com url, but my site will actually look nice, lol.

Even More Blocking

Hey guys,

I'm still working on my blocking and am expecting to be for a while. I'm still adding the new things my prof. suggested on Monday. Once all of that's in there, I'll do a blocking plus pass on both shots. The drunk guy hasn't been animated coming up in the beginning of shot two, so please excuse his temporary crappiness lol.

More Blocking

After struggling to come up with a performance that I like for the non drunk guy, my prof. helped me out and provided me with inspiration. I've gone from wandering around in the fog of animation uncertainty to having a clear vision of my shot. Now I am confident about what I am doing and will be able to work much faster. I hope to have a completely blocked scene by this time next week. It's amazing how good knowing what you want to animate makes one feel. Before this afternoon, I'd been feeling terrible for the past two weeks. I didn't know what I wanted from the non drunk guy and wasn't connecting with his character. I felt like a crappy animator and wondered how anyone would see fit to hire me. Now I'm 200% better and am confident about how my scene will turn out. I feel like I can animate anything as long as I can see it clearly in my mind. If I don't have a clear vision of my scene, I'm bound to struggle.

Thanks Prof. Webber for helping me find my way with this scene!

Rough Blocking

Hey everyone,

Here's a rough blocking pass for my new shot. Rather than going ahead and adding more breakdowns, I'm going to leave this shot as it is for now. The second shot of the scene hasn't been blocked yet and I don't want to spend all of my time on this shot and not get anything done on the second one. Once shot 2 has been blocked in roughly, I'll return to this shot and continue working on it.

Sorry

Hey guys,

Sorry about the lack of posts. I've been busy working on my flat book and new website. I'm also blocking out my new animation. It's been a really rough week though. One of my aunts died on Tuesday from a stroke and today I found out my 17 year old cat has cancer. I've also been really worried about whether or not I'll hear something good from Dreamworks, so needless to say it's been a rough week. I especially don't feel like working now that I know my cat will need to be put to sleep, but deadlines need to be met regardless...

Coloring For My Flatbook

Updated Reel

Hey everyone,

Here's my current demo reel. I'll be sending this to the head of outreach tomorrow. Today's interview went very well. I told her I finished a new shot the other day and asked if I should send her an updated reel. She liked the sound of that and will be expecting the reel on Friday. Hopefully the Dreamworks heads of character animation will like my work as much as she did. I've been told they're a tough crowd so I'll really need all the luck I can get!

Interview Time

Hey everyone,

Tomorrow I have an interview with Dreamworks!!!!! I'm super excited about this one! Today I found out they'll be animating on How to Train Your Dragon for a good while which is fantastic! I absolutely love dragons and have been VERY excited about this film ever since I first heard the title before Kung Fu Panda was released. I REALLY hope I get accepted for Dreamworks' Outreach program and that I get put on Dragon. I'd be in heaven if that happens! Hopefully my enthusiasm for the film will come across during the interview. Wish me luck! =D

Final

Hey guys,

Here's the final version of the first assignment for my independent study. I'm not completely happy with it because of the persistent geometry intersections on his fingers. I also think I might be imagining hitches on various places because no one can see them but me. I think the assignment was successful though. I learned a LOT about subtle animation from doing this.

Anyway, I hope you guys like it.

Polishing

Hey guys,

Here's an update on my shot. It's almost done! I just need to finish working on his fingers (the most tedious and annoying part for me). Would anyone happen to know how I can fix his finger intersections without loosing the animation I already have?

Yesterday's Gesture Drawings

Hey everyone,

Here are some three minute gesture drawings that I did yesterday at the model session. After struggling with trying to draw the model as if she were nude I finally gave up and just drew what I saw. Drawing clothed models is still harder for me than drawing nude ones. I don't think I have enough anatomical knowledge to comfortably draw a clothed model yet.

Animation Update

Hey guys,

Here's an update on my norman scene. I'm currently working on the lip-sync and facial animation. "You know" is almost done but "everyone's just out for himself" has just been roughly blocked in. I also want to finesse the brows some more. I'll do that as I work on each sentence of dialogue. After all that's done I'll fix the fingers. So far I'm on schedule for being finished on Tuesday. =D

My 30 Second Reel