Successful 3D

Today has been a frustrating day working in Maya. We just weren't getting along, as evident by the fact that every time I went to render an image she would crash. It took me about 20X before I wizened up to the fact that I should save after every single change I make. I am sure it was my own lack of knowledge that created the monster that is the constant crashing mechanism. Unfortunately I don't know how to find the bug that I created to keep her from crashing.

There are those however who have made beautiful 3D motion graphics. Here are some favorites that I've come across over time:


I found this artist via the Forget the Film, Watch the Title Sequence site, which I may have mentioned before, but it's worth mentioning again. And I can't figure out how to embed the file without downloading it and uploading again, so you'll have to click on the link to watch the TedXEdges title sequence by Filipe Carvalho.


by Madyeti47  


ARK from grzegorz jonkajtys on Vimeo.

"Save Our Planet" is a very short but cool 30 sec video created in Maya, but it won't let me embed the video, so it's another you'll have to click to see.

Calligraphy in motion

The idea of an image that draws itself through animation is not a new concept, but perhaps since I've never been able to accomplish it, or perhaps just because I'm drawn to it, can really look stunning. A video produced by Blind is one of the best I've seen to use calligraphy to send a beautifully crafted "poetry" (to use their words). To watch the video, directed by Vanessa Marzaroli, click here, and to see more images, go to the featured page.

(I found this site by going to Motionographer's Cream O' the Crop site. From there I found a link for an AIGA event that I think would be fabulous to attend, Type that Moves (You) and then I clicked on the first panelist's link, which sent me to the Blind website.)