Shanyawn D.S.

Brand New Computer!!!!!

2009-07-17T20:23:00.002-07:00

Well, earlier this week I was lucky enough to finally receive my new sexy beast of a computer. It's custom built by my good friend Xuan and all in all, it wasn't all that expensive. For roughly 550, 580, somewhere around there, I got 8GB of ram, Intel Core 2 Quad, GeForce 9600 GSO, 64 bit OS, 750 GB HDD, and oh so much more. I love it and I can't wait to start doing more animations with it.

NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED!!!

2009-06-26T09:58:00.004-07:00

It's finally up, my new website, I know it took slightly longer than I had anticipated, but hey, it's here now and it looks good. I'm so excited to have the new layout and color scheme. So enjoy the new website and let me know what you think. I have big plans for this website and I don't plan on getting rid of it anytime soon. So check it out at ShannonDS.

New Logo and Stuff!!

2009-06-22T12:31:00.005-07:00

Lots of new things are happening this week. I've finally re-branded myself so I've got a brand spankin new logo and business cards. Also, my new website should be up and running before the end of tomorrow and man does it look sweet! I've also started to work on some more images, both character art and graphic designs, so look for lots of new updates soon. Oh, almost forgot, here's the new logo and business cards. Peace.

Speed Paint Much!!

2009-05-19T20:46:00.002-07:00

Well, I've decided that I wanna get better with painting so I'm starting with some speed painting. Looks like I got some ways to go, hehe.

Temporary Website

2009-05-02T06:35:00.002-07:00

Well as you can see I've gotten a new webspace complete with new reel, new url, and a new website. Granted this website is only temporary, I should have the new complete flash greatness multi gallery, etc website uploaded within the next two weeks. Till then, check out my reel and enjoy. Oh, almost forgot, the website is http://www.shannonds.com.

Cut&Paste Chicago 09

2009-04-08T09:57:00.013-07:00

Well last saturday I went to the Chicago Cut & Paste Design tournament and had a pretty good time. I enjoyed seeing the artists compete and hearing the crowd cheer em on as the night went by. Got to see some interesting workflows and concepts. Out of the 2D, 3D, and Motion contest, I gotta say motion was by far the most interesting, granted we weren't allowed to really see their workflow since their competition was 8 hours long compared to everyone else's 20 minutes. Congrats to all the winners. Anyway, here are a couple pics from the event, maybe next year I'll actually compete, hehe. For more info go to cut&paste.

I wonder how much it would cost for one of those huge 50 foot flat screens?

Satellite Eyes

2009-02-06T02:36:00.003-08:00

Satellite Eyes from Shannon Daniell-Segilola on Vimeo.
Here's the newest project I've been working on. It's a motion graphics animation called Satellite Eyes. I was inspired by the opening sequence to the Call of Duty 4 Video game, so I decided to make my own version of the opening. I really wish I could upload the full resolution version of this, a lot of color gets muddled and lost at this low resolution size, oh well. Enjoy!!!

Frozen Lambchops

2008-12-15T03:39:00.002-08:00

Well, I have finally finished this animation. Overall, I would say I'm satisfied with the final outcome. Granted I still wanted to add more polish and to change up a couple poses, but time is up and this is what I've got. I'll just make sure to take what I've learned from this animation and apply it to my next piece. Also, their are two versions of the final render. One is more saturated, and one is more faded looking ( I prefer the less saturated version). Both animations have High Quality viewing possible on their youtube pages for those interested. Enjoy.

LIGHT VERSION

DARK VERSION

I miss walking :(

2008-12-04T08:59:00.002-08:00

Well what can I say, I miss walking. It seems I was foolish enough to try to run and catch the "L" train and in the process I slipped, fell, and then crashed into the train. My leg and foot were bent completely backwards. Luckily I only ended up with a twisted ankle and some fractures, but it still sucks to have to limp around. Oh well, hopefully these 6 weeks will go by fast.

Lampchop WIP 02

2008-11-27T21:57:00.004-08:00

After getting some feedback from several animators, friends and other random people I have changed certain details for this animation. Hopefully this version is easier to read and is more entertaining to watch. All critiques and comments welcome. I should have the final version ready soon. Laterz.

Lampchop WIP

2008-10-26T12:55:00.002-07:00

First of all, sorry for taking so long to update, got kinda swamped with work and life, anyway here's the update. I've finished the 1st pass on the villian character and I'm still working on the first pass for the prisoner. I've also made sure to add a frame counter. Also, for some reason the last 13 frames got cut out during compression in After Effects, I don't know why, hopefully I can fix that the next time I render out of After Effects.

Couple things I plan to do for the animation.
Pass 2: work on arcs and secondary motion.
Pass 3: Facial animation, Eye blinks, Eye animation, Lipsync.
Pass 4: Polish, misc tweaks, camera movement.
I'm also thinking about toning down the leg movement in the beginning for the prisoner. I also think I might need to lower the camera slightly so the hands and feet don't get cut off. Tell me what you think guys!

I'm BACK!!!!

2008-08-21T15:02:00.003-07:00

Well, I'm back from Siggraph 08 in LA and I gotta say it was freakin amazing. There was so much to do, see and absorb that I think my eyes have burned out from seeing all the pretty images. Anyway, it was cool to meet so many people in the industry and to get some insight from major studios like Pixar, Disney, Blue Sky, Sony, etc. The job fair was also a nice treat, especially since that was the main reason I went in the first place. Other than that it was cool to see some of my old friends like Sergey, Saman, and even one of my instructors from school, Vicky. I also met a lot of cool new people and made a ton of new friends. Overall, I'd say the experience was defiantly worth it and I recommend that everyone try to go. I know I'll try to go again next year in New Orleans. Also, I'll post my pics from LA as soon as I can get them developed and scanned(thats right, I used actual film, not digital, shame on me). Well, time for me to get back to work and start animating again. Peace.

Siggraph 08 Here I come

2008-08-10T20:35:00.003-07:00

Wow, it's almost time for Siggraph 2008 and I'm so excited that I feel like I'm gonna burst from all the energy inside. I just hope this energy lasts all throughout Siggraph. For those of you who don't know I'm going to Siggraph this year in LA. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures and make new posts about the greatness happening in LA. Honestly if I just meet some cool people, have fun, network and if I'm extremely lucky get a job(fingers crossed) then it'll all be worth it, even if I am completely broke and I put off paying certain bills to afford the trip. I know one thing for sure, once I get back from LA I'm gonna start busting my @** on new animations, drawings, and the redesign of my website. Well, my plane leaves in 9 hours so I'll post more when I get to LA. Peace.

My Website!!!!!!!

2008-01-04T16:24:00.000-08:00

Well, I just recently finished my website and I have to say I'm excited as #$^%^ about it. I made it all in flash and I think it looks great. Plus, before making this site I didn't know a single line of actionscript code, but thats surely not the case anymore. Anyway, check out my site and tell me what you think. You can see it at www.sdsanimation.com Also I included a screen shot up above. Peace.

Demo Reel 2007

2007-12-12T13:18:00.000-08:00

Here it is folks, my demo reel for 2007. This is the compilation of my work during these long long years at school. Tell me what you think. All C & C welocome. So, glad to be done.

Pencil tests WIP

2007-11-14T15:45:00.001-08:00

An update of the previous pencil test.

Musical Nonsense

2007-11-13T08:10:00.000-08:00

Here's a flash short I did awhile back. It's an abstract piece done to music so make sure to have the volume on before watching. I had fun working on it and I hope you guys enjoy it too. Wish I could upload a better quality than youtube though, oh well, enjoy it anyway. Take care.

Rough pencil tests

2007-11-13T08:09:00.000-08:00

Here is the rough flash pencil test of the animation I want to do with the doodle me. It's still a work in progress, but hopefully you get the idea.

The Doodle Me

2007-11-13T08:04:00.000-08:00

Well, here's a quick sketch of the Doodle version of myself that I'm gonna be animating soon. By the way if you haven't heard of the show doodlez, look it up.

Wow, changes

2007-10-28T10:34:00.000-07:00

Wow, talk about new, I haven't been on this site in over a year and they have changed a lot. Well, I guess now I start getting on the blogging bandwagon, especially since I'm graduating from college soon and I need to start showing off my work. So, I'm back, yay!!!

2006-07-29T09:24:00.000-07:00

Just some lizard studies I did a couple days ago.

2006-07-23T10:06:00.000-07:00

Well, this is my first post, in fact, I just got done creating this acount. So, hopefully soon I'll have some artwork and various other things to post up. Peace.