The Project Many good things
have their beginning in a private garage. The Cyber Garage Project is an
extension of that idea. With this opportunity you can learn the animation
principals with on-the-job experience. I believe that the best way to
learn to swim is to jump into the water. If you really want to learn how
to animate, you should get the proper equipment and make it happen for
yourself. This competition will be to see who can animate the most
entertaining scene. As the Director, I will judge your animation with the
same standard as I would judge the professionals.
How it Works
This competition will last just over four months. It will begin on May
20th 2009 and will end on October 5th 2009.
Beginning May 20th 2009 till June 3rd 2009, all participants can choose to
do a Walk, March or Run cycle of any of the characters, Momma Rabbit, The
Fox, or Sasha. Please see the model sheets in the links below.
Prerequisites
All participants must be a member of Don's club.
All participants of the Cyber Garage Project will be required to do a
pencil test with one of the characters mentioned above. This
exercise will help the director determine the skill level of the animator.
There is no deadline for submitting the pencil test for approval.
Beginning June 3rd, 2009, and after
the animator submits his/her pencil test, the director will assign the
animator a scene from the Animatic (Leica Reel) based upon his/her skill
level.
Turnaround Model Sheets & Walk Cycles.
The Turn-around-Model Sheets for each character is
posted on the site. An Example of the March and Walk cycles is also
posted on the site. See links below.
1)
Turn-Around Model Sheets.
2)
Walk-March-Run Cycles.
Cyber Garage Project Story Sketches
All of the story sketches for the CGP are on this site. Each scene in the story sketch will have drawing numbers,
scene footage, scene descriptions, narration descriptions, dialog description and camera moves. The story sketches will be the roadmap for your scene.
The story sketches can be found at this link.
Story sketches
The Animatic (Leica Reel)
We have cut together a rough animatic of the three minute short. This animatic will also serve as a road map for your animation.
It will illustrate the tone of the short, include sound effects, music and dialog.
The animatic is located in the Don's Club Members area of the forum.
You must be logged into your Don's Club account to see the animatic.
The Animatic is located at this link:
CGP Animatic
Pencil Tests
Work-in-Progress: Animators can post their work-in-progress pencil tests in the public gallery for
critique.
The Gallery for
work-in-progress pencil tests is located here.
Pencil Test Gallery
Finished Tests: Animators can submit their
finished pencil tests in the Don's Club Members area.
The Gallery for
Don's Club Members area pencil tests is located here.
Finished Pencil Tests
NOTE: The final submitted test should be displayed
in two formats:
A) The test should be shot at production speed.
B) Each drawing should be shot eight times for analysis.
When the animator is
satisfied with his/her pencil test and he/she is ready to post his/her Final Submission,
the animator can post his/her finished test in the Don's Club members section of the forum.
Here is the link for final submissions of the pencil tests.
Note: You must be logged into your Don's Club account to view these pages.
We will publish a script and all storyboards of the three minute animated
short. You, the animator, will be assigned a scene to animate by the
director. After you have received your scene, you can download the layout,
at least two posed drawings, a model sheet and an exposure sheet. Later,
we will upload an instructional video to show you how to proceed with the
animation of your scene. As you progress, the Director will review your
scene in the Don’s Club member’s area of the forum and supply you with
notes on how to improve it.
When your scene is finished and OK’d by the director, it will be cut into
the work reel (story Reel) of the three minute short. The animator is
responsible for shipping his OK’d scene to the Director in DVD format for
cut-in. More instructions on this later.
In this competition, you will take on the role of my apprentice and I will
be your mentor. In this relationship, it is paramount that you follow
instructions. For the moment, try to resist being a free spirit and doing
your own thing! As Director and artists, we serve the production as a
team. To enter the competition, you must be a current, active member of
Don's Club. Once you have become a member of Don's Club, you will have
access to all the premium videos in our archives.
Materials List.
There is a list of materials that you will need in order to do the Cyber
Garage Project in the Traditional Animation Method. These items can be
purchased at a number of locations. Here are a couple of suggestions...
1) Cartoon Colour
2) Lightfoot Ltd
Here's the list of materials...
A) Pencils, erasures
B) 12 field Acme punched animation paper.
C) 12 Field Guide.
D) Acme animation pegs.
E) Light Box.
F) Pan Strips (Header Strips).
G) Exposure Sheets (x-sheets). Don Bluth Animation will supply the
x-sheets.
H) You can
Download the X-Sheet here.
NOTE: The x-sheets are in PDF
format. You must have Adobe Reader installed to view and print the
x-sheets. You can download a free version of
Adobe Reader Here...
Digicel Flipbook Software
For the duration of the Cyber Garage Project,
Digicel has offered all participants
a free trial version of their 2D animation software.
Please see the Digicel offer posted Here...
In order to get the trial version of the Flipbook software, Don's Club
members must sign up for the Cyber Garage Project.
Click Here to sign up for the
Cyber Garage Project.
There is a separate list to signup for the Digicel Flipbook Software.
Click Here to sign up for the
Digicel Flipbook Software offer.
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