David Rylander - Logo challenge

[david rylander]

I'm done!
High quality version (http://www.rylanderanimation.se/thingies/RA_bumper_high-qual.mov) - QT, sorenson3, 720*433, 26,5Mb.
Low quality version (http://www.rylanderanimation.se/thingies/RA_bumper_low-qual.mov) - QT sorenson3, 480*289, 2,7Mb.

I'm finished on time and I'm fairly happy with the result. I hope you'll like it.
The logo/bumper is cut-out animation, the artwork is all handcrafted with coloured paper, pencils and an x-acto knife. Then scanned and animated in Moho. And finally the whole piece was comped in AE.
In total I guesstimate that the thing took 20-30 hours to do. (I'm pedantic and could easily have spent another week tweaking the animation...)


old post;
Since everybody seems to start threads declaring their intentions to participate in the challenge I'll do the same.
I'm not sure if I got the time to actually finish the piece on time but I'll do my best.
Here's (http://www.rylanderanimation.se/thingies/RA_bumper_storyboard.jpg) a brief storyboard for the bumper.
The character is one I'm trying out for a shortfilm so I thought I'd let him do a guest appearance here and see how he behaves.

[NOOB!]

heey david,this must be your first art post on this forum,hope you find time to finish.:D

its looks great,what language is that written in?

[david rylander]

Yeah, it's my first post this far down the forum.
The language is part swedish and part crows feet. It doesn't say anything important for the storyboard, could have left that out.

[Terro]

Thanks for jumping in with us David, I'm in the same boat as you are. I'm using this thread as peer pressure so that I finally get something done, lol.

[david rylander]

Here's (http://www.rylanderanimation.se/thingies/linabritta_logga_low-qual.jpg) another logo I just did.
It's not animated and are not part of my entry (to clarify things...).
Just wanted to show it...

[Terro]

Thats very cool David, have you though about designing fonts?

[david rylander]

Thats very cool David, have you though about designing fonts?
Thanks!
I have a few sketches for different fonts laying in my "big box of ideas to do something of when I get the time".
Seems like you could get a few bucks out of fonts so maybe I should put some together.

[NOOB!]

lets see something move:D

[david rylander]

Ok, Here's (http://www.rylanderanimation.se/temp/Bumper_1st_blocking.mov) a first blocked version of the bumper.
There's still loads of things to be done but you see how it's coming along.
The style is classical cut-out animation, coloured paper I've cut and then scanned and animated in Moho.

[Terro]

Haha thats very cool David. Reminds me of a high texture version of Terrance and Phillip.

2 Thumbs Up

Edit: Had to correct my spelling.

[NOOB!]

i love it,great work!:D

[KOTK]

WOW! :eek:

Love the style.

[david rylander]

Thank you!
I'm glad you like it. I'll post an update later today (it's still morning here in sweden).

[jahnocli]

Looks like a glitch in the Matrix...

[david rylander]

Looks like a glitch in the Matrix...
I don't get it...

[jahnocli]

If you have to explain a joke, then obviously it is no laughing matter. The film noir background? Some action being repeated over and over? Oh well...

[Simon Smith]

Wow thats great! Nice and stylish ^__^

[david rylander]

Well, I'm done, see my first post for the final piece.

[Terro]

Thats a great logo David. Absolutely love the BGM. This will be a brutal contest to judge.

[KOTK]

Awesome. It's smooth!:D

[Simon Smith]

Nice work :D

[elephant]

That is brilliant! How'd you do it? Do you have more?

*wheeee* Congrats for the runner-up.

[david rylander]

That is brilliant! How'd you do it? Do you have more?
*wheeee* Congrats for the runner-up.
Thank you!
You can watch some more on my web page (www.rylanderanimation.se), it's only in swedish but click on showreel and you're there. It contains works in both cut-out and 3D which is the two types of animation I do.
Now, watching the bumper I feel that my timing could have been tighter and a bit faster.