Birdie Blues - starring Cliff the Dog

My Senior Thesis Project from the School of Visual Arts, BFA Computer Art Department, class of 2007.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this thing possible.

As far as the story goes:
Cliff (the Dog) had the responsibility to look after Paulie, a pet bird belonging to his neighbor Ol' Betty. Being a master of care-taking, the bird is now dead under his supervision - and Ol' Betty's on her way back to pick up her bird...*cue: awesome, epic music -- somethin' with a chorus and heavy metal guitars*

Please try not to crap yourself from the excitement.

---BIRDIE BLUES---

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
Chris Greener Brian Nielson

CHARACTER DESIGN BY
Chris Greener

CHARACTER ANIMATION BY
Chris Greener Victor Derespinis

SETS AND PROPS DESIGNS BY
Sonny Angell Brian Nielson

MATTE PAINTINGS AND BACKGROUND DESIGNS BY
Matt Wharton Sylvia Apostol
Sonny Angell Chris Greener

SOUND DESIGN BY
Brian Nielson

COMPOSITING AND FINAL TOUCHES BY
Chris Greener Brian Nielson

Birdie Blues SVA School of Visual Arts Computer Art 3D Animation John Kricfalusi Spumco Tex Avery Bob Clampett Chuck Jones Roccos Modern Life Ren and Stimpy Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Wile E Coyote Daffy Duck Tiny Toon Adventures Buster Bunny Babs Bunny Family Guy Brian Kaiketsu Zorori Tom and Jerry Animaniacs Goofy Mickey Mouse Danger Mouse Pluto Crash Bandicoot Sam and Max Autodesk Maya 8 Adobe After Effects 7 Digidesign ProTools 7 cartoony rig toon rig anthro furry anthropomorphic toon toony funny wierd dog dead rot decay stab paint toothpick bird feed bird canary crazy senile old lady cartoon violence

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• 3D
• animation
• art
• experimental
• short
• film
• furry
• anthro
• John
• Kricfalusi
• Tex
• Avery
• Brian
• Family
• Guy
• dog
• bird

[MrGreenface]

...and thank you everyone else for your input. I appreciate your support, as well as the non-support. :D

[Shtef1]

nice work, wich programm was use for making the cartoon?

[MrGreenface]

Thanks man -

This was primarily made in Maya 8 (characters and props).

Final compositing was done in Photoshop & After Effects, and the soundFx with ProTools.

[KurtmanJP]

Pretty neat stuff!

[PurpleStorm8]

I love the way you express Cliff's emotion's with colour's and backgrounds.

[soopahsoopah]

hah... I had a yellow dog named Cliff. best ever. Cool work.

[soulviper17]

nice paws! ;3

[ScottSilentHill]

Cliff is just like me! When you wake ... PROT!

[Carolann0713]

Good anat cruel joke

[abgdez]

yeah, "looney-tunes"-like =D

[abgdez]

lol first I thought this is drawn... but it's 3D (ok some of it IS drawn).. nice cartoon style ;)

[abgdez]

very nice :D

is there more?

[zsewq55912]

its rully funny can you mack mao pls