3d stickman animation - Sticks: The Art Of The Chopstick

3d stickman animation - Sticks: The Art Of The Chopstick.
First Part in a planned series of 3d stickman animations for www.m4gnet.co.uk.
'Sticks: the Art Of The Chopstick' was made as a test to see if the planned 'Sticks' series would be feasible.
The second part (planned for late august 2007 release) is in production, after which, further 'Sticks' movies will only be made if enough people want more. There is also a forum at www.m4gnet.co.uk/forum where you can get all the latest news & give feedback regarding 'Sticks' and other m4gnet.co.uk projects.

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[javi20123]

What is this software called?

[m4gnet]

@javi20123

I used the version of autodesk Maya that came out in 2007. I think it was version 8 or 8.5. I also used Adobe After Effects for the title clips.

[m4gnet]

The program I used for the main video is called "Maya" by a company called autodesk. It costs over £3,000.

Alternatively you could try "Blender" or "Truespace". Both are free and contain everything needed to make this video. Search for their names in google.

The title sequence and composition were done in Adobe After Effects. (Don't know of a free alternative, sorry). Hope this helps :)

[jeboy3000]

obviously the kid did not make it. he just edited it.

[m4gnet]

Hi, If you read earlier comments, it was made as a test. I just wanted to see how feasable it was to do a stickman animation in 3d, as at the time (2007) they were all 2d.

I did it in a couple of hours at a friends house, the first time I used maya (I was actually testing the software out & thought I could kill 2 birds with 1 stone).

'The kid' asked if he could be involved, but wasn't there on the day, so at the last minute I added his voice. The version on my website has no vocals.

[amritownz]

wow that was so fucking retarded. that dumb ass unproportional stick man is making such gay sound effects. he is fighting nothing and he is still losing...lol

no seriously though there was no content. get pivot animator instead. it has it's limitations too but i think it is better than this fantastic program

[m4gnet]

The episodes get bigger as they go, part 3 is more like to the 2d ones you love so much.

Have been busy working on a film & other projects, so not had time to put finishing touches to part 2 or 3.

Stickman's in proportion to a human. Unlike 2d stickmen, it has shoulders,etc, so looks wrong. Based on real skeleton.. Had to do this way, as planned to animate proper episodes with mocap footage of myself. I've been studying martial arts for 24 years & am competant with most forms of weaponry.

[Jarnorules]

really good work... but voices sucks

[noobi20035]

bad voices!

[ltsonic1]

to your first comment

yeah i saw in a pc magazine that autodesk 2011 was like 10000 bucks or something like that. why that price for a animation program?

[Rishaeel]

very nicely made except the voices

[PurpleFireball10]

Okay...

[MegaSeedy]

wher can i download and is it free

[SpartonDan]

yah yoop yeh yah lol the sounds

awesome can you message me the name of the program?

[melonenarschbacke]

whats the program

[ghoastercoaster]

prety cool