Distraxion- Short Animation
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2009
- A classic case of man vs. saxophone.
Written, directed and animated by Mike Stern
www.sternio.com
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Lighting by Scott Trosclair
www.scottagecheese.com
Music By Justin Melland
www.justinmelland.com/
Walk through of film making process
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Software: Maya 8.5, Adobe Aftereffects, Apple Shake and Final Cut Pro. - Krátké a kreslené filmy
I love it when animation actually has a meaning. You are totally portraying how my roommate's music feels to me and how mine probably feels to her.
I've seen tons of these short animations, and you can't just have a strong premise. The punchline has to be equally good. This one's is. And the timing of it is spot-on.
i just came back from the nostalgia
I love the expressions on the saxophonists eyebrows.
This is what animation is all about, the delivery is on point and so are those camera angles. As an animator I give it a 10/10. unexpected! Loved it!
Too Funny!! Gotta love the ending of this one for sure! :)
You have no idea how many times I've watched this. I love it.
i seriously cant get enough of this haha. its so fun to watch and such beautiful renders. i love the soft look of the whole thing and to top it off (with my obession of zdepth blurring over the past few years) it just has such a strong look about it
Fabulous. What a joy to see such creative evidence of another's annoyance with interminable sappy soprano sax!! Thank you.
Great story, well animated great work ! I just love the payback at the end.
This gave me a good laugh, definitely among the best shorts i've seen in a while.
A little jewel of animation, I thought I was never going to find it again.
There's not a single shot that doesn't have some kind of golden nugget. awesome!
That was so smart!! Loved the twist
LOL absolutely loved the ending! great job! awesome acting and use of lighting
Excellent. Perfect comedic timing, impeccably rendered. Keep up the great work.
So much detail...character design is simple yet awesome....haha too cool!
Absolutely amazing!
Very Nice work Mike, great animation and that ending makes me bust out laughing every time I watch it. :D
Hahaha really great short! I love the animation, and great camera angles!
LOVE LOVE the ending!!!!!!!!!!
what software are you using??
What an awesome demonstration of the value of headphones.
This Animation is perfect, everything was just awsome truly, I love it, thanks it made my day.
@sternio No doubt you got selected this is the best animation demo reel I've seen really gr8
I saw this on Animation Mentor Channel first therefore I clicked on your official CZcams channel. This is amazing!! The idea is simple but the results are awesome!! This animation is truly inspirational!!!
Just too.............. AWESOME!
Hey, it's finally online! Good job Mike, you had the patience to wait ;) -Joaquin
Incredible short, Sternio - this has better production value than most things I've seen on T.V. As I myself am in college and working to major in computer science, I've seen this multiple times to look at multiple aspects of the video and I must say the timing, camera angles and lighting are all magnificent. One thing I didn't like though was how the main character held the box with one hand on an edge with no weight shifting. Other than that this is, I must say, very high-quality work good job.
That was awesome! All that's needed is pan pipes and a cow bell. Don't fear the reaper!!!
wow... that's how I totally feel at work sometimes! Awesome animation!
absolutly loved it
Fantastic work!! 20 stars!
I love it when the musician winks at him right when he appears.
Good lord, I feel like this every time my dad turns on his jazz. And jazz piano is the worst. This is a great animation, lots of hard work put into it!
wow two years? you know this deserves alot more views, i like it! :)
The ending of the reel is superb !!! Gud job.
This was AWESOME!
Just watched this again...and decided to elaborate a bit: The character's expressions and actions are really spot on...especially the sax playing...comical but looks so real! The lighting is great...and the story and timing and are perfect.
5 stars!
aww Jazz is nice
Anyway, two years worth of dedication. Nice work mate.
This took a whole month to find again, after not seeing it for a decade.
Thanks for remembering. It seems like I made this a lifetime ago.
There are at least two people who'll remember this for the rest of their lives probably as one of the best things on CZcams.
hahha...
love the music and how you got it animated to the characters
Awesome !!!!!!! I would look fordward to see the MOVIE....
Very cool and funny idea! Certainly one of the most clever I've seen.
Thanks for all of the great feedback. Keep it coming.
@Hybyrd, I had to replace the audio track to avoid copyright issues. This track was composed and recorded for the short by Justin Melland.
It was hard to let the old one go, but in the end I was able to get a lot more control of the overall sound this way. We were even able to add some dynamics to correspond to the movement of the sax player. This really added to the film when it played in the festival theaters.
This is awesome! Keep making stuff!
The animation on the musician is really nice. Very fluid. Well done dude.
Love the song.
awesome!!! simply awesome.
Instant fave. amazing film! =)
Exellent !!! 5 stars... well done!
I was 16 when I first saw this short. I love it so much even now when I'm 26 I still remember it
Princess Star Butterfly Thank you! That means a lot.
My Maths teacher puts Radio 2 Love songs on every lesson. This animation sums it up perfectly. :)
Haha! I loved it!...Superb talent at large and after being posted in 2009, I'm quite sure your careers have leapt leaps and bounds since. Very admirable work.
HELL YEAH! i want one of those radios!
This was too good!! I wish I was talented enough to even attempt such a thing!!!
THIS IS AWESOME!
Lol this is just amazing. So talented!
This video is excellent, great job.
excellent animation...i loved the animation reel very much....good work...
Excellent animation! Really really nice!!
an example of comedy at its best, great story line, very current, colorful, never gets old.
LOLOL that very well may be the best story from a student reel that I've ever seen.
This is awesome!!
You, sir, are going places :D
amazing seriously.
i loved it. :)
great job.
I loved it, Nice work.
very original! great work man!
This is so cool man!!!
@thatsAlogo That is hysterical. I had the same issue when I was working on it. I had to loop the sound to animate to it and my neighbors thought I was up to something.
Ending was pure awesome xD
That was really nice! Very enjoyable : )
lol i love this one!!!!!! the ending is the best!!!
Amazing short.
I can't stop watching it!! it's hilarious!!!! lol
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Of all the animation videos, this is one of the best I've seen. Most people focus on the animation part and forget the story. Without a good story the animation is just boring. Five huge stars.
AWESOME , Great Job 10/10
Sweet! I'd love to have my favorite artists pop out of no where! :D
Woooww!!! awesome!!
God, I'm so happy that you used the soprano sax, and you know what it is.
oh man nice work !
Worth the wait! Very entertaining! ;)
amazing work. Congrats!
Good one... i loved it... good work buddy...
Great interpretation !
Excelente, buen trabajo!!!
Awesome, I loved the ending 5/5
hehehee, aaahhhhhhhhhhh,oooooohhhhhhhh,that was a perfect 1 mike ,absolutely kickass
dude this is so fucking sweet. Great work
very very good!!! you're so talented!!!
Coooooooooooooool! Nice and simple humor! Like it!!!
Very nice idea .. and Cooool animation of course .. keep up the good work :)
OH!!! I remember this one!
This is so true to life!
the foot flutter is the sweetest looking touch ive ever seen
freaking awesome!!!!
AWESOME!
good one! loved it!
That was great! Very nice animation. :)