tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48926939317015110472012-02-01T11:09:54.409-08:00Frenetic Exploitation of JuxtapositionMadhatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545925989797620106noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892693931701511047.post-65177011670764649792008-10-05T00:00:00.000-07:002012-01-30T21:18:05.748-08:00Recent fun times with altered doll art and a heterogeneous mixture of crazy.<iframe width="480" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jnl0JCpwuyA?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen=""></iframe>To be used in a documentary where a person turns 30, and the planet Saturn takes approximately 29.5 years to orbit the Sun; when it returns to the exact degree along the ecliptic it occupied at the time of a person's birth. This is referred to as their "Saturn Return".<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4892693931701511047-6517701167076464979?l=madhattermayhem.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Madhatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545925989797620106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892693931701511047.post-82262731637575973562008-05-20T21:12:00.000-07:002008-05-20T21:15:07.872-07:00A Stop Motion video I co-animated for Ecclesia Hollywood - A fundraiser called "Exchange for Change"<br /><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t79TmoGbfZM"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t79TmoGbfZM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4892693931701511047-8226273163757597356?l=madhattermayhem.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Madhatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545925989797620106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892693931701511047.post-19574353436754907532008-02-11T20:09:00.000-08:002008-05-20T18:47:15.829-07:00<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />_uacct = "UA-4473424-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br /></script>New Website launched -- <a href="http://NoahArntson.com">NoahArntson.com</a><br />Please visit.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4892693931701511047-1957435343675490753?l=madhattermayhem.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Madhatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545925989797620106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892693931701511047.post-23979166459319154662008-01-20T09:41:00.000-08:002011-04-01T13:29:40.633-07:00<object width="1024" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gsVQts2_o3E&fmt=18&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gsVQts2_o3E&fmt=18&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br />Sample to illustrate the method of Driven Displacement maps for skin moving across bone -- Various muscles examined: Mentalis and Depressor labii (Frown), Corrugator & Levator labii (Sneer), and Zygomatic Major with Risorius/platysma (Smile) to mimic the illusion of hyper-realism.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4892693931701511047-2397916645931915466?l=madhattermayhem.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Madhatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545925989797620106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892693931701511047.post-37133438576353388772007-12-13T19:15:00.001-08:002008-05-20T18:48:26.046-07:00<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />_uacct = "UA-4473424-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br /></script>Here is a detailed lip sync test I did to a sound bite from "Pirates of the Caribbean".<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RwAFHfOCJgY&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RwAFHfOCJgY&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br />The Osipa method was used for the head rig. The original head geometry was extracted from my dense polygonal body mesh. I still yearn to make some wrinkles and scales on his face. When I get another moment, I will try to export a displacement map from Z-brush and render it in a Mental Ray approximation editor. The goal is ultra-realism.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4892693931701511047-3713343857635338877?l=madhattermayhem.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Madhatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545925989797620106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892693931701511047.post-74885333049629102152007-11-29T17:33:00.000-08:002007-12-01T12:57:00.194-08:00It's my creature project done after reading Alias' Hyper-Realistic Creature book.<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tfi4gcyb_Og&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tfi4gcyb_Og&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Finally, this Lobster Man has endured the many tweaks I made for this anim. demo. I envisioned this shot as a single tableau to focus on buggy movements and some quick action. Then I realized this guy needs to have a lip-sync performance done on a separate shot! The Pan's Labyrinth movie inspired me to mimic a fairy-talesque insect creature. I hope you like it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4892693931701511047-7488533304962910215?l=madhattermayhem.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Madhatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545925989797620106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892693931701511047.post-77783195590147183532007-06-03T23:12:00.000-07:002007-07-09T19:51:32.803-07:00<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VU1FdvWCbiI"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VU1FdvWCbiI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br />Animation and Design by Noah Arntson.<br />All work created in Maya.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4892693931701511047-7778319559014718353?l=madhattermayhem.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Madhatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545925989797620106noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892693931701511047.post-76287761179409315392007-06-01T23:46:00.000-07:002007-07-09T19:53:21.934-07:00<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QBr6d0FRI9Q"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QBr6d0FRI9Q" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br />Character Design and Animation by Noah Arntson.<br />Scored by Chris Spurgat.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4892693931701511047-7628776117940931539?l=madhattermayhem.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Madhatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545925989797620106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892693931701511047.post-54226249620654561632007-06-01T16:20:00.000-07:002007-07-08T10:31:01.844-07:00Big thanks for Mary Ann Trujillo, John Clisset, and Tyree Dillihay <a href="http://www.hiphopolis.net">www.hiphopolis.net</a> who supported my animation endeavors.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4892693931701511047-5422624962065456163?l=madhattermayhem.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Madhatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545925989797620106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892693931701511047.post-91945569692819934322007-05-16T16:03:00.000-07:002008-10-04T23:58:33.823-07:00<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pxwNBEhUa5E"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pxwNBEhUa5E" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4892693931701511047-9194556969281993432?l=madhattermayhem.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Madhatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545925989797620106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892693931701511047.post-76386720007562441682007-04-08T13:35:00.000-07:002008-11-15T15:26:44.423-08:00<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa226/narntson/ValSurf3copy.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4892693931701511047-7638672000756244168?l=madhattermayhem.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Madhatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545925989797620106noreply@blogger.com0