November 2012's ianimate Student Spotlight is - Brian Horgan. Brian was one of those students you love to have in class because he is so passionate about animation it is infectious. He took my WS3 - Advanced Body Mechanics course at ianimate Spring 2012. This is the first time students introduce performance into their work.
In WS3, I teach some concepts from an acting class I took with Ed Hooks in 1998, called Laban. Dancers and actors use Laban to devise a quick description of how to occupy space. Brian used the ianimate Blurb rig to describe this motion as an extra assignment and I use the examples in my classes to teach the concepts. Some examples of these Laban tests are on the reel above.
Brian is currently animating on a short film for a Norway based studio, Tilnærmet Lik, as the animator/rigger on a 1 minute short that will be a promo for the studio.
In WS3, I teach some concepts from an acting class I took with Ed Hooks in 1998, called Laban. Dancers and actors use Laban to devise a quick description of how to occupy space. Brian used the ianimate Blurb rig to describe this motion as an extra assignment and I use the examples in my classes to teach the concepts. Some examples of these Laban tests are on the reel above.
Brian is currently animating on a short film for a Norway based studio, Tilnærmet Lik, as the animator/rigger on a 1 minute short that will be a promo for the studio.
Congrats Brian!
p.s. Brian also creates lots of great tools for animators like the ghost tool below.
bhGhost Tutorial from Brian Horgan on Vimeo.
p.s. Brian also creates lots of great tools for animators like the ghost tool below.
bhGhost Tutorial from Brian Horgan on Vimeo.
