Vicious Cycles #3 Coming Soon

I think I may actually be done shooting for the third installment in my Vicious Cycles Series.

Working kind of backwards, above is the last setup in my basement, for the opening scene

Did I say last setup? I needed one more: an effects shot. Setup shown above. This maybe five second shot took seven tries and almost two days to complete.

Now on to post!

UlikeMe

While preparing for a new VR project that will use some of the ideas and techniques developed for UlikeMe, I cam across a test I never published. Here it is with freshly added sound, and an old analogue synthesizer tune by Wobmusic.
 

Made a Move

Only a few days ago I posted about my intent to record a camera move as a test for Vicious Cycles #3. It turned out well and might actually make it into the animation.
 

Semester Stops: Motion!

While the semester was still in full swing, I managed to squeeze in an hour here and there to build a new set form the third installment of Vicious Cycles and here is a first test frame:

I have a setup with an old camera rail I borrowed from my school and hope to create a camera move soon. Like, this week :)

Two Guys

Big Guy, Small Fella from Wobbe on Vimeo.

Animated Loop created in Krita, finished in Adobe After Effects with background manipulated in Adobe Photoshop.

Sounds from Freesound.org, by Brsjak, Gniffelbaf, Marcelo Costa, MWLANDI, Richard ballOOnhead Wroblewski, Saviraz & Terhen

2022 is already here...

I have been neglecting this blog a bit, had to pick up extra teaching assignements over the last year. Taught a foundation course on-line (Basic Design and Color) and a Graphic Design class in person (Graphic Design Studio 1). I have been working on projects, stop motion and VR. Our department chair thinks it is OK to say "Happy Newyear" all through January, so I guess I am not really too late in finally posting this here (posted it on Twitter and Instagram earlier)
 

Ununprecedented 2022 from Wobbe on Vimeo.

 
I see I failed to post some other updates. My animation Home, Closed has now received two awards: Best Experimental Animation at the Jersey Shore Film Festival, and a Special Mention, Short Films Section at the 4th Amazing Shorts & Movies! Film Festival (Madrid, Spain)