June 21, 2012 : Soak In Ninja Tales Episode 8
The eighth episode of Ninja Tales is online and awaits your command. Actually it is just waiting for you to watch it. The short is called ‘Scaling It Back’ and can be viewed below.
Considering they were hanging by cords, I was a little concerned that the ninjas wouldn’t look right. I didn’t want them to look too stationary or rigid throughout the short. After some testing, I was able to get the look I wanted, which I think helps establish the scene’s setting.
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June 14, 2012 : Enjoy Episode 7 Of Ninja Tales
Episode number 7 of Ninja Tales is up and ready for viewing. It is called ‘Budget Cuts’ and can be viewed below.
The smoke was created in After Effects. While the smoke from the smoke bombs in previous episodes had a cartoony look, I wanted the gas from the canister to be more realistic. I don’t think it would have looked as good had I kept it the same.
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June 7, 2012 : Get Acquainted With Ninja Tales Episode 6
The sixth episode of Ninja Tales is online, and I am very pleased with it. In fact, I might go as far to say it is my favorite one out of the bunch. It’s entitled ‘Mission Terminated’ and can be viewed below.
The poster in the background with the Beastie Boys reference was made several months ago – considerably before Adam Yauch’s untimely passing. I really liked it when it was made, but now it brings an extra smile to my face.
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May 31, 2012 : View The Hilarity Of Ninja Tales Episode 5
Episode number 5 of Ninja Tales is now out to be viewed by one and all. It is called ‘In The Closet’ and is only the second short that has all four of the main characters in it.
It was a bit of a challenge to make a 90 second short set in such a confined space. A big concern of mine was preventing the episode from moving too slowly, but I liked the overall flow and think it moved quite well.
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May 24, 2012 : Time To Watch Episode 4 Of Ninja Tales
‘Failed Aftermath’, the fourth episode of Ninja Tales is now online, and I really like how it turned out. It’s another quick scene, which goes back to the ninjas headquarters. Enjoy.
This short has a music queue that I wrote about a couple months ago, and I think it really helps stick the punch line.
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May 17, 2012 : Check Out Ninja Tales Episode 3
The third Ninja Tales short is now up on the glorious Interwebs. It is called ‘Fleeing The Scene’. Be sure to check it out and tell everybody with whom you associate.
This short required building a model for a non-ninja character. Its design and skeletal rig had to fit within the Ninja Tales universe. I liked how it turned out. There was also some work needed to be done in After Effects. Anyway, enjoy…
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May 10, 2012 : Ninja Tales Episode 2 Is Now Out
The second episode of Ninja Tales is now out for everybody’s viewing pleasure. It’s called ‘The New Guy’.
This short is one of the ‘longer’ Ninja Tales episodes, clocking in at about 90 seconds of actual animation. Plus, with four people in the scene, it took longer to animate than most of the other shorts. The background contains several cool and funny props – can you spot them? It might take multiple viewings…
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May 3, 2012 : Ninja Tales Episode 1: Released!
As promised, the first episode of Ninja Tales has been released today. It’s titled ‘Taking Aim’. Check it out!
Exciting news indeed. I’m definitely happy with how it came out. Despite being finished several months ago, I made a few tweaks to the short earlier in the week – one or two very minor things were nagging me, and I knew it would continue to gnaw at me if I left it unchanged. In hindsight, I’m very glad I decided to make the changes – even if they will probably go unnoticed by most.
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April 30, 2012 : Spilled My Drink’s New Website
After being ‘Under Construction’ for well over a year, Spilled My Drink’s website has finally had a long overdue makeover. Special thanks to Moridin for his help… and by his help, I mean he pretty much did all the work. There is still some fine tuning that needs to be done, but it’s coming along quite nicely.
It’s no coincidence that SMD’s site is getting updated right before the release of Ninja Tales. Speaking of which, everything is still on schedule for the May 3rd release. Work on the 9th short is moving along, and the 1st short will be available in less than a week.
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April 19, 2012 : Hang In There – Just A Little Longer
Production for the eighth short of Ninja Tales is moving along nicely… better than expected, in fact. Check out a preliminary screen shot:
For several reasons, I really like this shot – the staging, expressions, and perspective. I originally thought this short was going to be difficult to animate, but it has been a lot of fun.
In even better news, with this short’s completion on the horizon, a tentative release date for Ninja Tales has been set… and it is May 3rd. There is still plenty of work needed to be done, but I am optimistic everything will fall into place.
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