Tom Rennen
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Rich have you been holding out on us?
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He's not holding out.. HE'S GETTING PAID!
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That's some great news! The world needs to know about AM!
I agree. AM is a capable program. I use most all depending on the project that I am creating. Maya, 3DS Max, Lightwave.. Am is excellent for this type of character animation and I prefer to work with the AM user base. LOTS OF TALENT OUT THERE! Too bad EVERYONE is working on TWO!
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Well done Rich and Tom!
She has turned out really well. Only thing that I can see that might need attention is the weighting in the hands. Otherwise right u there with the rest of Rich's modelling.
Did you use simcloth on that skirt, Rich?
Loking forward to seeing her go public.
The model is in progress.. all we have is a lipsync test and a textured example. The rest is coming when I create the full motion tests.
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Sounds great. I presume that character is a Hasbro product?
Yes.... This is a new Hasbro product.. this test will determine if they proceed with a full blown product line including action figure, DVD and more.
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Hello all,
I have been a little slow in getting this post out. I have been REALLY busy. Many of you do not know me. I am not really very good at AM! I grew up on Lightwave but have always been amazed at the power and capabilities of AM since version 3, my first version. I saw it at SIGGRAPH but when I got home with it and tried to use it, I wanted to kill everyone! Needless to say documentation has been lacking for a while now! Anyway, I tried again at version 5. Same results.. so I continued doing my work in Lightwave and Maya. Then I got a wild hair and decided to try it again... version 11!
Last year I produced and animated a direct to DVD project for Hasbro Entertainment. Unfortunately, they also dictate what program you create the work in because they want not only the finished product, but the models, textures, scene files and your underwear! This time around I got lucky and finally was able to launch another project for them but was not held to the fire on method. I chose AM. Quite risky since I don't know a ton about AM but have always been impressed with the people out there working with it. Seems like the underdogs are always the poeple who go one step further. yeah, I'm talking about you guys!
I received a response from my executive producer at Hasbro today, the comment is as follows:
"Tom, I am sorry for being so late in my reply to you. The work looks fantastic! It is amazing how quickly you guys get this stuff out and with such incredible quality. I can't wait to see the motion tests!"
I must say that I had little to do with this praise. I did do the textures and lip sync animation for this model but the real credit goes to others, not me.
RICH JACKSON
I must say that I have never had such a great experience working with anyone as I have with RJ. He jumped in with both feet and never hit the ground! Never questioned anything and worked on this as if it was his own project. His talent stands along side of his work ethic... If it were not for his assistance, I could not have done this. You're the best RJ!
While I was not able to use everyone who responded to my post, I would like to thank all of you that remained in contact with me and I am hopeful that I will keep you all VERY BUSY in the months ahead! I just needed to get these tests out of the way first but it seems clear that I will create this project in AM when and if I get the green light from Hasbro. (My doubts are few)
I will be posting work in progress on my server. You are welcome to visit often should anyone care to see how we are progressing.
http://www.tomrennen.com/hasbro
Thanks for taking the time read this (if you really did!) All my best!
Tom Rennne
Intelliegent Light LLC
www.tomrennen.com
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Hey Martin... seems like the only way to get to you is on the forum! You don't call, you don't write... hahaha! I have 4 PC's. I will do what I can to assist with the rendering. I can also offer post services if you need it. Audio, video (1 Terrabyte of storage), editing and compositing, etc. The work you guys are doing on TWO looks AMAZING!
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Hello all,
I have a project and I need a model built and rigged, pose sliders for lip sync and facial expression. The model is rather simple but the poses will need the attention. Facial expression, lip sync, etc... I need to hear from all interested parties.
I made a post here some time ago with miserable results. People who began the work then flaked out. DON'T WASTE MY TIME! If you are good and reliable, I want to hear from you. Thanks to all!
Tom Rennen
Intelligent Light LLC
tom@tomrennen.com
www.tomrennen.com
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I MADE A POST HERE SOME TIME AGO AND THOUGHT I HAD THIS WRAPPED BUT MY MODELER VANISHED ON ME SO HERE I AM AGAIN.
I NEED THE CAT AND THE RAT CREATED IN AM V13 OR BETTER RIGGED WITH THE AM 2000 RIG. THE FUNCTIONALITY SHOULD BE THE SAME AS WITH THE KEE KAT MODEL. I ALSO NEED SPEECH AND FACIAL ANIMATION WITH POSE SLIDERS.
INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD SEND LINKS TO THE THIER WORK ALONG WITH AN ESTIMATE. THANKS!
TOM RENNEN
INTELLIGENT LIGHT LLC
* this was a double post, the duplicate was eliminated by the moderator
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Hi all. My name is Tom Rennen and I am the founder of Intelligent Light LLC. ( www.tomrennen.com ) While I am a AM animator I am very new at it however if you have a need for post services I'm your man. I am an acomplished Lightwave animator and have been working in television and film for more than 20 years.
Currently I am finishing the effects and post on the Action Man movie for Hasbro Inc. In South America. Feel free to visit my website for more information and examples of my work. If I can be of service, please feel free to contact me at tom (at) tomrennen (dot) com
All my best!
Tom
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Like many, I need some modeling work but I dont have a lot of money. Here is what I need. I need two characters built (ther are not terribly complicated) bipeds. One is a cat and the other is a rat. I have the models built in Lightwave so you will have a DXF or 3DS reference to work with. I need them both rigged with the AM 2000 rig and they must have pose sliders for facial expression and hand clinch. The cat must be rigged for speech but not the rat.
I also have a model of a boy already built in AM but he needs to rigged with the AM 2000 rig and have pose sliders for speech, facial expression and hand clinch.
My time frame is flexable since I don't have a lot of money to get this done.
Interested parties can contact me at tom@tomrennen.com
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Outstanding work! Can't wait to see more...