Thanks - yeah - last summer a good friend asked me “Why are you NOT on YOU TUBE!?”
I had no response - i felt almost stupid :p
I am actually working on last year’s xmas animation now for you tube - i am basically exporting from Flash as PNG sequences and rebuilding it in After Effects.
From now on I am going to always work in a video format and make sure I export to both mediums (web and video) which are ironically one in the same these days. In fact, I really like the overall gritty smoothness of the you tube animation after it was put through After Effects. I may end up using a lot motr Flash and After Effects and only outputting to video from now on
I still can’t get over Andrea’s change in range when she sings that song at 2!! She sounded like she was singing opera!! Did she really actually get exasperated when she didn’t get her tone correct?? That was TOO FUNNY!!! At any rate, what an amazing little girl!!
I wonder where Chris will appear first, on a talk show, a news show, Saturday Night Live, cable? Someone in that realm will discover how awesome an artist, animator, visionary he is! Hold on to your hat Chris!!
You are this generation’s Charles Shultz! We look forward to more and more of your creativity!! (no pressure)
TeenaMarie - thanks but you may have lowered the bar this time Yeah, Andrea had just turned 2 and it took me a while to figure out myself that she was actually getting frustrated that she first couldn’t remember some of the words and then frustrated when she sang in a key higher than she wanted. Towards the end when she starts singing in an operatic voice with a lot of vibrato - that was all her - and when she stops and says “oh!” you hear her go down an octave each time until, exasperated she simply gives up (”Nooooo!”).
She’s 4 years old now and I have some amazing audio of her that I am working on for a potential TV series. I think it has potential - at least for another web short.
OMG, I loved the story! I was smiling through the whole description imagining her. This stuff will definitely be very appealing to anyone (at least) with a sense of humor. More audio??? I can’t wait!!
By the way, I saw the trillion pictures of Andrea at Flicker (proud daddy) Her poses are MONEY!! On top of that, she just looks like she is having the best time and enjoying her young life!
Very cool, She also really brings up the vibration of the ‘How to Cheat with CS3′ book!
What got me back into Flash is wanting to do a short animation of me and my dog who just passed away a few months ago. so the mudbubble boy and dog really resonated with me as well. Just wondering if the boy and dog are inspired from life experience or imagination? peace!
The boy is actually inspired by my 2nd child Billy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mudbubble/922477911/in/set-72157602188174746/
He was born with the biggest eyes ever! At 7 years of age he is still growing into them But he has always had a certain attitude about him - a very inquisitive look - as if he was always thinking, “where the hell am I and why are all of you here?!” Hard to put it into words. So one day he had a baseball hat on backwards and his complete physical image and presence resonated with me. Around that time I designed the boy character as an experiment. Macromedia soon after asked me to host an online Breeze demo about how I use Flash - so I showed everyone how I designed and animated this new boy character - little did I know just how popular that video was to become.
The dog was another semi-mindless flash creation. i do have a dog but it looks nothing like the Mudbubble dog.
Very cool stories Chris, I knew these characters had a close inspiration behind them, no wonder they are a hit. The creator charges his creation with a meaningful vibration and the Universe mirrors it back!
Rocking TUX!
Always an inspiration back at Hartford Art School and even more so today!
Keep up the great work and hopefully we will cross paths again one day!
ZEE
Chris Georgenes (jor-JEE-ness), started life like most humans, covered in placenta and with minimal motor skills. It was not long before he learned how to use both hands and feet as a groove-oriented drummer in a variety of rock bands. Upon standing fully erect, Chris attended a fine art school and received his B.F.A. Years later someone invented the Internet and then another person invented Flash. Riding on the coat tails of these two individuals, Chris was able to carve a unique niche for himself using both tools. His self-taught animation experiments were the stepping stones of what has become a regular source of income.
Awesome Chris, finally your animation is up on the Tube.
Eric at Nov 22, 07 at 3:32 am
Thanks - yeah - last summer a good friend asked me “Why are you NOT on YOU TUBE!?”
I had no response - i felt almost stupid :p
I am actually working on last year’s xmas animation now for you tube - i am basically exporting from Flash as PNG sequences and rebuilding it in After Effects.
From now on I am going to always work in a video format and make sure I export to both mediums (web and video) which are ironically one in the same these days. In fact, I really like the overall gritty smoothness of the you tube animation after it was put through After Effects. I may end up using a lot motr Flash and After Effects and only outputting to video from now on
chris at Nov 22, 07 at 3:55 am
I still can’t get over Andrea’s change in range when she sings that song at 2!! She sounded like she was singing opera!! Did she really actually get exasperated when she didn’t get her tone correct?? That was TOO FUNNY!!! At any rate, what an amazing little girl!!
I wonder where Chris will appear first, on a talk show, a news show, Saturday Night Live, cable? Someone in that realm will discover how awesome an artist, animator, visionary he is! Hold on to your hat Chris!!
You are this generation’s Charles Shultz! We look forward to more and more of your creativity!! (no pressure)
TeenaMarie at Nov 22, 07 at 4:45 am
TeenaMarie - thanks but you may have lowered the bar this time
Yeah, Andrea had just turned 2 and it took me a while to figure out myself that she was actually getting frustrated that she first couldn’t remember some of the words and then frustrated when she sang in a key higher than she wanted. Towards the end when she starts singing in an operatic voice with a lot of vibrato - that was all her - and when she stops and says “oh!” you hear her go down an octave each time until, exasperated she simply gives up (”Nooooo!”).
She’s 4 years old now and I have some amazing audio of her that I am working on for a potential TV series. I think it has potential - at least for another web short.
chris at Nov 22, 07 at 5:35 am
OMG, I loved the story! I was smiling through the whole description imagining her.
This stuff will definitely be very appealing to anyone (at least) with a sense of humor. More audio??? I can’t wait!!
By the way, I saw the trillion pictures of Andrea at Flicker (proud daddy)
Her poses are MONEY!! On top of that, she just looks like she is having the best time and enjoying her young life!
Yeah for all of you!!
(and us!!)
TeenaMarie at Nov 22, 07 at 5:51 am
Ha - thanks - yeah, i sometimes just stare and marvel at her because she is overflowing with personality - I’m really in awe of her everyday - case in point:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mudbubble/1181105505/in/set-72157601128154685/
chris at Nov 22, 07 at 6:06 am
Very cool, She also really brings up the vibration of the ‘How to Cheat with CS3′ book!
What got me back into Flash is wanting to do a short animation of me and my dog who just passed away a few months ago. so the mudbubble boy and dog really resonated with me as well. Just wondering if the boy and dog are inspired from life experience or imagination? peace!
Perry at Nov 22, 07 at 6:27 am
Hey, the big question is. How many keyframes does it take to make a “mudbubble” animation?
Good job with the “Cheat” book. Bought it for class at my campus.
Gregory K at Nov 22, 07 at 7:05 am
The boy is actually inspired by my 2nd child Billy:
But he has always had a certain attitude about him - a very inquisitive look - as if he was always thinking, “where the hell am I and why are all of you here?!” Hard to put it into words. So one day he had a baseball hat on backwards and his complete physical image and presence resonated with me. Around that time I designed the boy character as an experiment. Macromedia soon after asked me to host an online Breeze demo about how I use Flash - so I showed everyone how I designed and animated this new boy character - little did I know just how popular that video was to become.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mudbubble/922477911/in/set-72157602188174746/
He was born with the biggest eyes ever! At 7 years of age he is still growing into them
The dog was another semi-mindless flash creation. i do have a dog but it looks nothing like the Mudbubble dog.
chris at Nov 22, 07 at 7:07 am
Very cool stories Chris, I knew these characters had a close inspiration behind them, no wonder they are a hit. The creator charges his creation with a meaningful vibration and the Universe mirrors it back!
Peace
Perry at Nov 22, 07 at 9:58 am
Great. Long live you tube right?
Gary Calhoun aka Warhawk at Nov 23, 07 at 3:46 am
Rocking TUX!
Always an inspiration back at Hartford Art School and even more so today!
Keep up the great work and hopefully we will cross paths again one day!
ZEE
Mrzee at Nov 26, 07 at 6:08 pm