Autodidactic; in Blender.
Jeremiah Warren is a Texan from the Greenville area who is working on a short film; a short film about tableware. ( Which begs the question, if a gown is evening wear, what is a suit of armor?)
Because the film is entirely computer generated, he has been researching the CG world on his own. An animation school would take years, and in order to qualify, he has to be already graduated, correct? After all, producing a CG film involves some of the most complicated processes in the industry, and thus films like Finding Nemo cost a fortune to produce.
The latter three make the first three seem very insignificant. Jeremiah's ability to educate himself has allowed him to go very far in the filmmaking process, learning not just about animation, but about filmscripting, storyboarding, animatics, directing, art design, character arcing, voice acting, and a number of other sub-topics. But all the while, he is educating himself in how to make the most out of the resources available to him, such as blender.
So when he wrote an article about a technique he uses for animation and physics simulations in blender, it got attention. In fact, though he posted the article only a week ago, he has received well over 12,000 hits to his blog because of the article, at the time of this writing.
I'm impressed with the amount of time he has spent on The Filthy Spoon, from script draft after script draft after script draft, call after call after call, and tutorial after tutorial after tutorial, he has held up and continued on through the project.
Unlike the HUNDREDS of other computer generated short films I have seen young people start to produce, this one will actually get finished. So stay tuned; go to The Filthy Spoon Production Journal to stay updated on his progress, or to watch some cool blender clips he has posted.
The Filthy Spoon has a predicted release of Fall 2008, and is a CG short film produced by Jeremiah Warren and Cory Taylor.
Because the film is entirely computer generated, he has been researching the CG world on his own. An animation school would take years, and in order to qualify, he has to be already graduated, correct? After all, producing a CG film involves some of the most complicated processes in the industry, and thus films like Finding Nemo cost a fortune to produce.
A few facts;
#1. - Jeremiah is under 18 years old.
#2. - Jeremiah does not yet have a drivers license.
#3. - Jeremiah is using a freeware software application, instead of a more feature-rich studio program.
A few counter-facts;
#1. - Jeremiah has a diligent study habit.
#2. - Jeremiah seeks advice and counsel from those who have more experience than him in the filmmaking fields.
#3. - Jeremiah has an insane level of perseverance.
The latter three make the first three seem very insignificant. Jeremiah's ability to educate himself has allowed him to go very far in the filmmaking process, learning not just about animation, but about filmscripting, storyboarding, animatics, directing, art design, character arcing, voice acting, and a number of other sub-topics. But all the while, he is educating himself in how to make the most out of the resources available to him, such as blender.
So when he wrote an article about a technique he uses for animation and physics simulations in blender, it got attention. In fact, though he posted the article only a week ago, he has received well over 12,000 hits to his blog because of the article, at the time of this writing.
I'm impressed with the amount of time he has spent on The Filthy Spoon, from script draft after script draft after script draft, call after call after call, and tutorial after tutorial after tutorial, he has held up and continued on through the project.
Unlike the HUNDREDS of other computer generated short films I have seen young people start to produce, this one will actually get finished. So stay tuned; go to The Filthy Spoon Production Journal to stay updated on his progress, or to watch some cool blender clips he has posted.
The Filthy Spoon has a predicted release of Fall 2008, and is a CG short film produced by Jeremiah Warren and Cory Taylor.
~ In Christ, John.
(answer; if a gown is evening wear, a suit of armor is silverwear.)
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