Ratchet and Clank Cinematics: Layout to Final
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I’ve always loved seeing a breakdown of professional animators’ shots, from layout to blocking to finish, so I decided to do that with a few of the cinematics I animated on Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack In Time. For most scenes, I was given a 3D layout created by the awesome Dave Cumbo to work from.  Also included is the time taken, from the moment I received the layout through completion of the scene.
NOTE:
In Terac Sequence, Ratchet and Azimuth animation not by me. Included only for continuity.

Anyone who has played the Ratchet and Clank Future series knows that one of the favorite gadgets is the Groovitron, which is a disco ball Ratchet can toss out, causing all nearby enemies to break out into an uncontrollable dance. Here is a small movie showing off the various dances I did. Unfortunately, the songs weren’t animated to a particular track because the engine randomly picks one of many every time you use the gadget, so i just chose one with a medium tempo. Enjoy!

PS. I promise I’m working on getting my showreel up, which contains nearly all of the work i did for RCF2!

Dance Movie

2009 Demo Reel (29 mb) – Youtube Link

Here is my latest demo reel. It includes my favorite work off Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack In Time, which came out on October 27th, 2009. (29MB) All animation shown is by me.

Stay tuned for my RCF2 Showreel, which includes most of the work i did on the game!

I put up some older work on the Animation page, including the tests I did for Insomniac Games in 2008 and some of my first animations from 2003, before I actually started at the Art Center.

Also, be sure to update your links to my shiny new domain name. All future updates/posts/etc will be on this site, and eventually “seansanimationstation.blogspot.com” will be phased out.

The teaser trailer for Ratchet and Clank Future 2: A Crack In Time was released last week. Here is a link to an HD version:

http://www.gamershell.com/tv/18370.html

The first half with all the internal clock workings was done entirely by Ryan Kamins and the second half, with the character that takes off into the distance, was animated by Corey Peagler. Cant wait till its released and i can show you more stuff! Gonna be cool!

EDIT: I had originally credited Grant with the first half of the teaser. I was incorrect! It was Ryan Kamins.

Well folks, it’s officially been announced-the game i’ve been working on for the past few months is none other than Ratchet and Clank Future 2: A Crack in Time (whew, mouthful!). Its gonna be a great game and diehard R&C fans will most definitely love it!

The Teaser will debut tomorrow night on SpikeTV on gametrailers. If you miss it, it should be on the web by next week.

This is my entry for September’s 11 Second Club Monthly Animation Competition

Here is the project i’ve been working on right up until it was time to go to FJORG!!! Me and two other students wanted to do an intro for the Art Center Design College Student Demo Reel going to SIGGRAPH. I was responsible for the character design and animation, Mike Munoz was in charge of modeling and rigging (truly awesome rig) and Brad Wright did modeling and some texturing. Im really proud of the outcome! As a side note, i completed all the animation for this shot in a little over one week!

Art Center SIGGRAPH “Siggy” Intro

This was just a small test i did to try a slightly different approach to my animation. Its not nearly finished but it has served its purpose and its as finished as it ever will be.

Learned a lot from this little test. Those are the best kind!

Here is the final version of the chess animation piece I’ve been working on. Any comments or critiques are welcome!

Chess Animation