Monday, August 17, 2009

ONLINE!

I have decided to put my film online BOOYA! It has sound FX now courtesy of Jeff Shiffman. enjoy

Second Wind from Ian Worrel on Vimeo.

45 comments:

Emily said...

I loved it! Really cool character designs and colors. And the animation style was great.

RAWLS said...

Ian!! Fantastic work my friend!! Beautiful film with really lovable characters!! I'm going to do a posting for it on CGHUB! Hope ya don't mind!

Ian Worrel said...

wow, thanks guys. post wherever you want RAWLS. get a tattoo if you have to.

RAWLS said...

hahaha... I meant to ask you as well if you put it into any festivals and if so, how it did?

Andre Barnwell said...

SAme (with the posting) Its beautiful. im glad you stuck with your art direction. BIG UP!

Gabriele Pennacchioli said...

Lovely.

Jason Barnes said...

whoa.


that was amazing. i'll remember this film for years. the death and rebirth motif was brilliantly executed. truly showcasing the infinite fragility of life in every form.

not to mention the music was absolutely perfect.

Ian Worrel said...

thanks everyone

Heather said...

Holy crap that's amazing!

Lissa said...

'Bout damn time!

Ian, i never get tired of watching this. EVER. It's fantastic. Very well done, sir.

VinnyLT said...

I came across this on youtube. a very nice treasure. wanted to give props to the creator. hope your hard work pays off.

David Nethery said...

I would love to know more about your process --

The animation looks hand-drawn, but then what did you use for the coloring and "texturing" that is layered on to the drawings ? What did you use for the final compositing ?

It really has a great look. Congratulations.

Omar said...

that was fantastic,
all that needs to be said.

David Wolter said...

Quite beautiful. Thank you.

Ian Worrel said...

Hey thanks folks.

Hey Lissa, what's happenin. Yes, bout damn time for sure.

Julie said...

amazing!

Team Diana said...

I think the cat looks like you at the 1:36 mark. Or at least smiles like you.

Raymond Xu said...

Like how you tied things together in the end. looks great too.

Justin Cichon said...

This is amazing, thank you ^__^.

The textures you managed to achieve in this piece are phenomenal

Stephan S. Royer said...

This is so inspiring, well done! The character and design is just amazing.

Kenny said...

Very nice! and inspiring for sure. Love seeing the development images you've posted earlier as well.

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jwilladsen said...

Holy cow (or cat, as the case may be)! I am so amazed and proud of you. Favorite isolated animation is the "risen", turning-in-mid-air old man's body. The exaggerated proportions of head, arms, hands, pants, but with significant shapes - completely accepting transitions. And the dark to light next to light to dark shadows and opposing light sources. Works . . . good. Very believable angles, effective color palette as well. Way cool! So such a talented guy!

Moro Rogers said...

It's alright, I guess.^^

Echo said...

Very very interesting animation!

Tomás Serrano said...

It´s great! Congratulations.

Adam Temple said...

Nicely executed! I was iffy on the designs before-hand, but I love how that guy moves - and the expressions! Nice stuff, well done.

Ian Worrel said...

thanks everyone

Heidi Smith said...

The cat is my favorite!

Nirmal David said...

fantabulastic.....
loved it.......
gorgeous designs.....
wonderful mood/colors.....
simple yet appealing animation.....
clap!!! clap!!!...has become my favourite ....:)
thanks for putting it up so janta(people in Hindi) can see.

Tyson Murphy said...

super inspirational. love your stuff.

Lucas said...

That was jaw-dropping stuff. Nice work; please do keep it up.

Ken Chandler said...

A serious masterpiece. Kudos to everyone who was involved.

Alice said...

I just saw this on youtube too. You did an amazing job on this animation Ian. I love the illustration and the storyline. Can't wait to see more from you :)

Scott Diggs Underwood said...

pretty damn good.

Александр Кашев said...

This video is absolutely awesome. I can't find words good enought to stress it out.

It's so emotionally absorbing.. electric tinging all over my skin and I want to cry along with the Cat every time I watch it. It's not rare for me to feel so involved with animation films but it's exceptional.

Character design, animation is flawless - no other word for it. Every emotion is clean, faces are alive.

Another point to stress out is the music. The film just wouldn't me so magical without it. The blending of animation and music feels almost synaesthetic.

Thanks for giving such a marvelous gift to the world.

Anonymous said...

Great! But can't find the music from it... that's a pity

Ian Worrel said...

Anonymous: The music was written and composed by James Mark for this film.
http://www.jamesmarkmusic.com/

Anonymous said...

There is only soundtrack from the Icarus and the Tree Herder :(

Александр Кашев said...

Anonymous: I contacted James Mark personally about the music and he was kind enough to share it with me. Try it yourself, you may also get lucky.

The Bearded Wonder said...

Amazing work, very inspirational!

Anonymous said...

2 Александр Кашев: А залить не сможете куда-нибудь для ускорения процесса?) Заранее спасибо)

Александр Кашев said...

2 Anonymous - нет, не смогу - совесть не позволит.

Intra said...

Video is gone from YouTube :(

D.ambulante said...

That's fabulous, i'm very impressed !