Fall 2010 Final

Fall 2010 Final from Michael Nanna on Vimeo.

Progress 1

Progress 1 from Michael Nanna on Vimeo.

Elements

Elements from Michael Nanna on Vimeo.

Metamorphosis remix," Bologna with added water"

Untitled from ipleiryte on Vimeo.

Walk Cycle with character

Sergeant Peter C. Tail from Michael Nanna on Vimeo.

Walking Male

Walking Male from Michael Nanna on Vimeo.

Walking Female

Walking Female from Michael Nanna on Vimeo.

Walking Heavy

Walking Heavy from Michael Nanna on Vimeo.

Visual Research #1

Feather and Paper Revisited

Weight Revisited from Michael Nanna on Vimeo.

Weight: Three Objects Falling

Weight: Three Objects Falling from Michael Nanna on Vimeo.

Incremental #2

Bouncing Ball

Bouncing Ball from Michael Nanna on Vimeo.

Ball Under Layers

Layers one and two.

Golf Swings

After drawing gestures from a model, the drafts were to be used as keys.
I inbetweened two keys, refined some of the gestures, and tossed two gestures
that skated just way too much. the first result was this:

Golf Swing Sequence from Michael Nanna on Vimeo.

I then referenced the keys and drafted a new swing.


Golf Swing #2 from Michael Nanna on Vimeo.

First Pendulum

I actually drafted the pendulum three times before settling on the final one.
This is pendulum number two.

Pendulum test from Michael Nanna on Vimeo.

Incremental #1

I've done a lot of gesture drawing in the past, so it was really nice to get back out and do it after a long summer. I misunderstood the concept and ended up drawing the first four increments on top of each other.
The gestures are hit and miss, but the proportions are pretty consistently bad.

KCAI ANIM: Pendulum

Pendulum from Michael Nanna on Vimeo.

KCAI ANIM: Incremental drawings

This incremental entry was done from a frame by frame study of a parkour film. The figure is leaping between two buildings, and the way he opens his frame is really amazing.

KCAI ANIM: Metamorphosis

Untitled from Michael Nanna on Vimeo.
I can honestly say i enjoyed the entire process of creating this metamorphosis. While it is obvious that it needs many many more frames, I feel like I gained a decent amount of experience with my overlapping action.

I really tried to test it by keeping the bubbles on a different rhythm than everything else, which seemed to have worked, but the trajectory of the last bubble is a bit odd. The most valuable thing I learned is that when you have created a character that is collectively considered to be adorable, blow it up. 

KCAI ANIM: Hunting and Gathering Project, Part 1

 This image was drafted on the front lawn of the Jannes library. I spent many great afternoons here in the past spring with someone very special to me. It is also a beautiful arboretum.

                         

 The Cameo is the name of my family's land in the Catskill Mountains in New York. There are thirteen cottages on the property, and it is where we get together for our annual family reunions. I spent many wonderful summers here all throughout my life.