B. Ray's Demo Reel 2007

[LiszekVip]

This is the most sick animation witch i have even seen

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Dude you are awesome ^^

[mich2901]

I have watched several of your demos, and they just keep getting better. Keep up all the great work.

[houstonedit]

Very kind words... I'm glad you enjoy them.

[Anarkyfox7]

am i high?

[catastrofe53]

Cool

[angelandadditude]

... That was creepy and cool at the same time xD;

Though I don't think I'll get into animation that much... I've only made one so far, and I still need to finish it...

[MATTY0991]

do you think after effects is a great program to animation??

Im working more with hand, i mean, cel animation, i will use afte effects to make the effects e organize the frames...

what program is most used for cel animation?

[houstonedit]

AE is probably my favorite program, period. Without a doubt, I recommend it for all your compositing and effects. As far as a frame organizer... hmmmm. I guess you can use AE, but I think it'd be a lot easier to get a program like Frame Thief or some other onion skin/frame capture program. If you plan on using a scanner, and/or doctoring your images frame by frame, maybe Photoshop is your best route. It just depends on how you're going to capture your images really.

[peterthepoet]

Well it sure was different ;-)

Good animation :-)

[houstonedit]

:) Right on.

[elevate07]

this is great! Where did you get this program?

[houstonedit]

Thanks! Goto toon boom dot com for more info... You can even download a trial version there.

[LilaSakura]

super job!!!!

[houstonedit]

Thank ya!

[muchtek]

Very cool work.  I'm going to have to get Toon Boom.

[houstonedit]

It's a great program, indeed.

[ElementsInBalance]

awesome..one of the coolest things ive ever seen!

[houstonedit]

Glad you liked it!

[CheriLifesaver]

Absolutely amazing! The incredible energy, mix of styles and wild imagery had me mesmerized! This is why I love Toon Boom! It is capable of so much in talented hands. Keep up the great work, I wish you much success! And btw, I love Mooglie Chop, just so much fun to listen to! :)

[houstonedit]

Wow, such kind words! Many thanks to you, inspirational compliments a plenty!!! You made my day.

[edxorcista]

lol rox

the song is vicious !

[houstonedit]

Thanks!

[A550RGY]

I was fascinated!

[houstonedit]

Thanks!

[A550RGY]

houston: You're welcome! What's weird is that in the 2 weeks since I posted my comment, I tried animation on my own using Photoshop CS3 extended and it was so hard! I now have even MORE respect and awe for what you were able to create. It's breathtaking. My cartoon guys didn't move around as much as yours. LOL.

How long did it take to animate it all? And is there a program that makes animation easy?

[houstonedit]

Don't get discouraged! This clip is a collection of various things I did over 1.5 yrs, from late 05 to early 07. So it's not a very realistic goal to make something in a 2 week intro to the software! I also use CS3 apps and Toon Boom Studio. Also, I've got a new 10 min cartoon coming out in the next 2 months... if you email me, I'll put you on the mailing list to receive the secret link to view it once it's complete (lots of CS3 stuff in this next toon). info at houstonedit dot com

[A550RGY]

Thanks for the encouragement. I think I'll have to get Toon Boom studio to really take my animation to the next level. I would love to see your new project. By the way, the song in this is really catchy; did you record it? And what's the MTV logo at the end all about?

[houstonedit]

Thanks! I made the song myself, and the MTV logo is for a concept that I planned to eventually pitch to MTV. Hasn't happened as of yet, so the promo's still baking in my hard drive.

:)

[thegreasytoothpick]

what.......the........heck

[11221122112211]

amazing video!;)...all very good(music,video...)

[houstonedit]

Thank you very much- I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[kobiemajor]

this is real good man one of the best

[houstonedit]

Thanks a lot, man. I appreciate it!

[rambominger]

WTF

[bboon]

do you ever put any of your stuff in any festivals?

[houstonedit]

Nope, I haven't sent my stuff to any fests yet... but I plan to in the future. Thanks for asking!

[punkerger]

VERY FREAKY BUT VERY VERY COOL ! xD

[houstonedit]

Glad you liked it, thanks!

[tjcoola45]

hehe, i love it!

[houstonedit]

Thanks man!

[matyasfenderplayer]

WTF whas that!?

[wtfbeard]

Scary;S

[houstonedit]

(boo)

[yngwieburgers]

thats amazing - freeken weird and insane-- hoooyyaa!!!

[houstonedit]

Heeeeyaa, many thank yas!!!

[devilinaround]

loved it man......awesome vid...dude, how u made the 2d look 3d.....?

[houstonedit]

I brought 2D animation (from Toon Boom Studio, Flash, and hand-drawn image sequences) in After Effects in a 3D environment. Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the positive feedback!

[devilinaround]

ohhh.....the music is sooo funny lol!!!!

[houstonedit]

Thanks! I had to do a lot of soul-searchin' to come up with those lyrics....

[houstonedit]

Thank ya!