Vicious Cycle by Michael Marczewski

 Tragic commentary on society, with superb computer animation and good basic storytelling.

Vicious Cycle from Michael Marczewski on Vimeo.

3D Bear Character

Here's my old friend, Herman Bear. I've been drawing him since High School, and he finally became a Maya 3D character. His model and rig were another big breakthrough for me.

http://animationre-creation.blogspot.com/2006/01/previous-maya-work.html

3D Animation Essentials by Andy Beane

A great comic strip outlining the digital production process.

(copyright Andy Beane)

Maya 2017: Quick Rig

Animated 3D Chicken, my first Maya short

Here's the chicken I created at Friedman 3D ( now Studio Arts) under the instruction of John Park. The original assignment only called for a chicken model to lay an egg. I modeled, rigged and animated the short in under 6 months. The little short I made from this scene was accepted into the 2002 "Bring your own Video" open screening put on by L.A. Siggraph. It was a good break.

http://animationre-creation.blogspot.com/2006/01/ancient-maya-work.html

Simple Chase with Two Primitive Characters

Here is a frame from a simple chase I made at Friedman 3D (now Studio Arts). My plot was about a cookie that escaped from a cookie jar, and how the jar chased the cookie in order to recapture him. I animated a bounce for both characters.

http://animationre-creation.blogspot.com/2007/01/tag-lab-2007.html