I'm Still Alive!

Hey All,

Yes, I am still alive. I finished up AM in March and am still working at EA as a lighter for the next few weeks. I have started looking for where I will go next and am super excited to jump into a career as a character animator. I have applied at 7 studios and waiting to hear back from 6. Also, the Animation Mentor job fair is coming up next so I am going to get reels together for that as well!

I've updated my website with my latest info and demo reel:

www.chriswaltner.com

Feel free to check it out! I'll keep you updated with the latest that is going on in my life.

-C

IT'S A WRAP!!!! ...almost

HEY!!!!

Sorry for the lack of posts lately but it has been BUSY!! The good news is, I just turned in my FINAL assignment for Animation Mentor and my last Q and A is this Wednesday!! Although this is a bittersweet celebration, I'm excited to be done with school, forever, and happy with how my film turned out.

I say almost because I still plan on polishing, lighting and rendering my short in the next couple weeks. Then, I will put that along with some other shots on my reel and start applying for a job! I'll keep you posted with all the latest. But for now, here is my short film, Kissing Booth!

KISSING BOOTH FINAL

Class 6: Week10

Hey everyone!!

Sorry for the late post. WOW have I been busy!!! There is a lot left to do on my film but I am happy with the direction it is going. I expect to get the film done to a satisfactory level with the animation and the will spend 4-5 weeks after that polishing it for my reel and lighting/rendering it.

Anyways, here is where my film is at currently. I have done a polish pass for the entire film (except one shot) and am going back through the first half this week and polishing everything that needs it. Then, next week is the last assingment where I will polish the second half of the film.

So, without further adieu here is...

1ST PASS POLISH FOR THE ENTIRE FILM

Class 6: Week 7!!

HEY GUYS!!!

So i've finished Blocking Plus for my film and started on polish this week. This class is going so fast and I can't believe (fingers crossed) I'll have a finished film in 5 weeks!!! There is still a ton of work to be done but feel like it is do-able if I just work hard on it for the next 5 weeks.

Here is blocking plus for my entire film. I am currently polishing the first third of the film and will upload my progress in the next couple days. HAVE A GREAT WEEK EVERYONE!!

-C

KISSING BOOTH - BLOCKING PLUS

FEATURED STUDENT!

Hey!!

I was fortunate enough to be selected as the featured student this month for the Animation Mentor Newsletter!! I wanted to do something different from my interview so I did a series of videos telling people about myself.

Feel free to check out the newsletter here:

February Animation Mentor Newsletter.

If your scroll down you will see the featured student section. You will need quicktime to watch the videos.

Stayed tuned for more updates on my short film soon! Only 6 weeks left to go on it!!

-C

PROGRESS REEL

Hey All!!

I thought I would post my progress reel for those of you who haven't had a chance to see it yet. This is my work for Classes 1-4. Also, scroll down the page to check out my short film layout with rough blocking. I am currently doing a blocking plus pass for my short and have 7 weeks left!!

More updates and exciting news to come soon...

PROGRESS REEL
*Update: The audio seems to be out of sync on my first dialogue shot. I'll fix that and upload and new version soon!

Class 6: Week 5

HEY!!!!

So production is in full swing on Kissing Booth. This week I moved in Blocking Plus. I've layed out the basic poses and timing and now I'm going back through and adding more details and refining what I have.

There is only eight weeks left to finish this up so I have a LOT of work ahead of me. If I could give any advice to someone that wants to a short film, it would be...KEEP IT SHORT!! I'm so thankful I was able to cut my idea down to around 30 seconds or there is no way I would finish it.

Hope you all have a great SuperBowl Sunday!!! Stay tuned for the next third of blocking plus...coming soon to a blog near you.

1ST THIRD BLOCKING PLUS