Luke Barnett

2010 - Happy New Year

2010-01-03T08:08:00.000-08:00

Well, I have been pretty busy lately, so havnt been able to update anything on the blog front. Never Fear....i am here now :) First off....AVATAR - WOW...thats all i am saying and im sure you feel the same way. Secondly... i have started blocking out a Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris fight scene....why? i dont know...its not easy...im only on key poses at the moment though...(sorry about the controls, forgot to hide them )

Thirdly... I ran Cardiff Half Marathon Back in October, I was aiming to get a time of 2 hrs 30. I managed to do it in - 1 hr 50. As you can imagine i was pretty stoked about that time, was never much of a runner before i signed up for it mid August, so im pretty proud of myself for doing it.

Finally....I now have a job...Working as a graphic designer for a print company...not sure how long its gunna last but im grateful for the work.

Ill try and get some more blogs and work up here soon

I wish you all a Hppy new year :)

Luke

Work In Progress - Running

2009-09-16T06:59:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys and Gals

Sorry I havnt done a blog since July. I have had alot on and not really got round to posting anything new.

Got a little Something here for you to have a look at

Its a bottom half of a run.

I have been looking at run's latley and decided start one with the hips down before adding the upper body.

You can see this below :)

A Big shout out to John and Joseph for landing a Job at Krytek.
Well done boys, all the gang are proud of you and I wish you the Best of Luck with the new job.

Luke

Graduation

2009-07-21T04:56:00.000-07:00

Well,
last Friday, myself and some good friends graduated from University of Glamorgan, Atrium.
It was Great to see some of the faces that i havnt seen much of over the last month and we had a very big, alcohol fueled celebration to round off our 4 years together.
Jamie and Joe are still up in Scotland at the moment, so the plan is to go up with Alex and visit them for a weekend within the next month before they come home - dont worry they were home for graduation - as seen in the picture of me and them below.

So whats the plan now? Animate and job hunt i guess.lol
and to stay in touch and still see my friends.

Here are two pics for you to have a look at -

Jamie,Joseph and Myself @ Graduation

The gang - close friends from the last few years :)

Jamie,Joseph,Jae
Keen,Kim,Terri,Alex
and ofcourse me at the bottom :)

Luke

Showreel June 2009

2009-06-04T09:56:00.000-07:00

For some reason the video didnt show up on my last post.

So here it is.......

Luke

End of an Era.......

2009-06-04T06:10:00.000-07:00

So this week saw my last week in university...
Its quite a sad time for me as I will not be seeing as much of all the amazing friends and people I have met over the last four years.
However im sure it will not be the last time I see their faces.
Now that I am being let out into the big wide world, I have put together a showreel.
My Showreel is just a small sample of the work I have been working on for the last 6 months.
as time goes on i will be adding and changing around peices of work that i have produced.

on another note......

Myself and Alex ( http://ajsanimation.blogspot.com/ ) went to see Terminator Salvation yesterday.
i was pleasantly suprised with how good the film was. Infact, I loved it. The CG was very well done, especially the Arnie cameo......
I wont say any more about it as I dont want to spoil it....so go watch it!!

Anyway ill leave you with my showreel.........

Luke

The Double Bounce and a bit of Music

2009-03-03T07:12:00.000-08:00

Ok,

so im working on a double bounce walk at the moment.
its a bit of a challange, but its great fun to try and re-create the 1930's double bounce.
here is what i have so far, its early stages, just trying to get the body and legs working.....

Also i have started a new dialouge peice for uni.

i decided to do something a little different.

i wanted to bring the musical element that disney and other animation studios bring to there 2D productions to Computer animation -

so iv started a block out.not quite sure on some of the poses, but i only really started it yesterday so its a long way to go.

the clip is from FAME the musical, the song is - I want to make magic

aswell as these two i have a lot on at the moment so i try and keep u posted best i can

i cant seem to post the video in this blog.so i will upload it on another blog :)

bye for now

Luke

Walk

2008-10-22T05:48:00.000-07:00

Well,
The Happy Gilmore idea has been put on the backburner. For now atleast.
Now that im back in uni, the project briefs have to come first.
so.....
Here are a few walks that I have done this week. It was also my first time using maya, so out of my confort zone. i came across a few problems, but I got used to it in the end.
these need alot of work.....but im not sure whether to carry on with them, or start again from scratch using the knowledge i have learnt. I have to start new walks for my next project anyway, these i will be sure to make as good as i can get them.
anyway, here is what i have been working on so far......
(sorry if the video is shakey, not sure why)

Luke

First Blog......

2008-08-20T09:36:00.000-07:00

.......Hey ,
Hows it going? Im Luke.I am currently studying computer animation at the atrium, just about to go into my third year.
So i thought id set up a blog account for anyone who is inerested in animation or in me.
I am having my summer break right now but i am currently working on a clip taken from "Happy Gilmore", a film that i am quite fond of.
at the moment it is in blocking stages and i am having trouble with 3D Studio Max and Windows Vista.( I bet alot of people can relate to that)
If i ever manage to solve this problem i will upload my attemps once the blocking has been completed.

btw if you bored - i play in a band.check it out - http://www.myspace.com/earthunitone

cheers

Luke