2d cartoon animation in combustion

[chainwheel]

Does anyone have any examples of 2d cartoon animation done in combustion? I havent' found any on the web. I know its good for compositing (The place where I might get hired uses it to change Japanese writing to english in converting Japanese cartoons for an american audience), but I'm wondering if it has been used in actual cartoon production.

[JackP]

Hi..

There are many cartoon users out there..
There are three listed at Discreet:
I am sure there are more users...

Check out the opening sequence of the movie "Catch me if you can" by Steven Spielberg. It was created with by 3ds MAX with 2D cartoon animation done in combustion. You can read more about it here: http://www.discreet.com/products/combustion/catchme.html

combustion and 3ds max are used again to integrated 2D/3D graphics in a workflow for Universal Studios' "Sitting Ducks." There is a good background story at: http://www.discreet.com/spotlight/sp_files/sp_krislin_elliot.html

Also, the popular PBS children's series "Jay Jay the Jet Plane" uses combustion: Read about it here:
http://www.discreet.com/spotlight/sp_files/sp_modern_cartoons.html

regards,
JACK

[chainwheel]

hehe.. you replied to every forum to my dupe post with a dupe answer :D
thats funny..


Hi..

There are many cartoon users out there..
There are three listed at Discreet:
I am sure there are more users...

Check out the opening sequence of the movie "Catch me if you can" by Steven Spielberg. It was created with by 3ds MAX with 2D cartoon animation done in combustion. You can read more about it here: http://www.discreet.com/products/combustion/catchme.html

combustion and 3ds max are used again to integrated 2D/3D graphics in a workflow for Universal Studios' "Sitting Ducks." There is a good background story at: http://www.discreet.com/spotlight/sp_files/sp_krislin_elliot.html

Also, the popular PBS children's series "Jay Jay the Jet Plane" uses combustion: Read about it here:
http://www.discreet.com/spotlight/sp_files/sp_modern_cartoons.html

regards,
JACK

[shinster]

Chainwheel -
Most of that is still done by hand, assisted
by very low-tech tools as well as not-so-lo-tech
tools like Retas, Animo and XSI.

Just a word of advice if you really want to
be hired at a company that does "Japanese
cartoons". We call it "anime" for a reason. ;)

HTH,
-Shin

[chainwheel]

I think that you've completely misunderstood my question. while it is true I am applying to a specific company for a specific position because I know them and interned there... My question was not related to that. Sorry if I confused you... My question was about whether combustion is used by any studios to compile and paint 2d hand drawn scanned animations... most of what I've seen done in examples in combustion is "marionette" type "animations".. Ie chopping a character up and moving the chopped up parts... kind of like cut paper south park animation...
I see the word cartoon in the description of uses for combustion, but I haven't see one case of an actual piece where someone made the entire animation by scanning drawings in and using combustion's paint tools etc.. to finish the piece... I know this is possible.., and I bet it could be well done in combustion. I was hoping to see some work in that manner.... I've seen the beginning of the movie catch me if you can and there are one or two small parts that look like they [i]might{/i] have been done by hand... but for all I know that is just an effect.....


Chainwheel -
Most of that is still done by hand, assisted
by very low-tech tools as well as not-so-lo-tech
tools like Retas, Animo and XSI.

Just a word of advice if you really want to
be hired at a company that does "Japanese
cartoons". We call it "anime" for a reason. ;)

HTH,
-Shin