Compositing and VFX reel
Here's a video where I put together some of the compositing I did for "Dr W" TV series by Magoproduction:
Compositing and VFX for Dr W TV series from Julia Giordano on Vimeo.
Combate
Me acordé hace poco de este poster que hice hace años para regalar a unas amigas, en la época en que seguía Yu Yu Hakusho e imaginaba combates entre personajes de diferentes series. Me sigue gustando la combinación Yusuke-Makoto como equipo de lucha. Así que he recuperado el dibujo y hecho algunos retoques de luz y color.
Animations
I'm still unsure whether to focus on 3D animation or try to improve my drawing style and stick with 2D. I like both and I'm reluctant to give up either of them, but I'm aware that in order to become proficient in a specific area it's better to dedicate one's full attention to it, or you risk becoming a jack of all trades and master of non.
For now, I've decided to focus on 3D for a while, which places me in another dilemma: modelling or animating? I'm pretty sure I'm not so much into rendering or composing, so I'll try a bit of the former ones before making up my mind.
Demoreel from Julia Giordano on Vimeo.
Life drawing
These are some of the drawings I did last year during a series of life drawing sessions at Wrexham's library while I was studying at Glyndwr.My technique isn't very accurate, I know, and I'd like to be able to improve the way I use shading not to depend so much on lines, but I haven't really had a proper artistic education and I find this difficult.
Opening
That's why I've decided to make a short opening sequence for a hypothetical series starring the two sisters. This is the storyboard I've created for it. I still need to decide how it's going to end and I may amend some parts, but it will probably look something like this.
Second animatic
After testing different ideas for the chosen sequence, this is the definitive animatic I created. I was quite happy with it because it let me show Thelma and Tilda's characters and at the same time the abilities that made them different.
Ideas for the short film
Here are two of the sequences I imagined for the twins.The first one focused on showing their different personalities and their relationship: whilst Thelma gets dressed and combed in a wee while, Tilda's yet combing her hair thoroughly; Thelma prepares both her and Tilda's breakfast and when she's finished Tilda just arrives and intends to read peacefully despite her sister's impacient stare. But Thelma's anger doesn't last long, because Tilda knows how to make her forgive her.
The second option focused on their different abilities as a 2d and a 3d character. Tilda, because she's drawn, can be erased with a rubber. Thelma's axis can be scaled, translated or rotated, and she can create 3d objects. Her personalities were also shown, which is the reason why I was about to choose this sequence for the short film. Thelma impatiently hurries her sister and checks the cinema timetable, whilst Tilda spends a lot of time deciding which clothes to wear.
Birthday present to dad
The DVD present was commissioned to my sister and I after we had created another animated short film as a birthday present for our father, which can be seen here. The stop-motion animation was mainly done by my sister Lucía :-) and together we wrote the texts, recorded the voice-overs and edited the soundtrack.
Final Project (EUPMT): Feedback
Sound by courtesy of Ràdio 4
Final Project (EUPMT): Rejected designs
These are some of their previous designs.
Final Project (EUPMT): Character Design
I did some drawings by hand then scanned and painted them in Photoshop, and others were directly created in Photoshop by using a digital tablet.
Beauty and the Beast, proportions
And these are the secondary characters, Beauty's father and sisters.
