Jeff Williams

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It’s crew screening and “wrap party” day for Raya and the Last Dragon. It’s been over a year since I’ve seen a screening of the film and most of the shots I animated were finished well after I left the studio, so I’m really curious to see how it’s turned out. Time to fill this bucket (—> swipe) with a cocktail and start the socially distanced party. #rayaandthelastdragon #disney #disneyanimation (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL0DbfEjibA/?igshid=1ht9cv6ci9trt

My tiny additions to Once Upon a Snowman. I love the warm lighting inside Oaken’s cabin and the final look is outstanding. Congrats @trentanimation and @sharktooth72! https://www.instagram.com/p/CGu2EU-Dm3h/?igshid=b8g35t5fr64l

Slides from an animation presentation I gave a few weeks back. Don’t forget the bouncing ball! https://www.instagram.com/p/CGfuCVEj-Lc/?igshid=1vvqtuclahyy0

Week 3 at the new job! Awesome to (briefly) stop by the campus. #dreamworks https://www.instagram.com/p/CFK1Fvxj2-j/?igshid=1e1nvy448ol96

Last #Bruni spam, I promise! These were the first #Bruni shots I animated on #Frozen2 and I was so excited to be a part of this sequence. The first vid is the full run of my contribution to the sequence “Fire and Ice.” I especially loved this first shot. I thought it was really cool how intimate the camera was to Elsa and Bruni and it provided a challenge both technically and artistically. The entire run of shots had lots of variety to them in terms of performance and movement, which I also really enjoyed. As for Bruni’s jump, I’m pretty sure @trentanimation and I never really thought the jump would succeed when I showed it the first time. I’m glad it did though. ————— The second video shows some of the process for the first two shots. Blocking —> Final Anim in Maya —> Final Frame • #animation #animators #disney #disneyanimators #disneyanimation #cganimation #cg #education #learning #art #tips https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Im7ztj6lE/?igshid=uhzgfealjw38

More #Bruni! This was the last shot I animated on #Frozen2 and it might just my favorite. At the very end of a production, shots get assigned to animators by whoever is available, so you may not get a run of shots and, like in this case, might just get one shot in the middle of a sequence. I was super happy to get this shot, though. I don’t normally work this way, but my first blocking pass (first vid) was really fleshed out. For me, showing the directors the timing of the motion on 1’s was the most effective way to sell the emotion and attitude (as opposed to my usual pose-to-pose with stepped keys approach.) Because I had spent more time up front before showing the directors, this could’ve royally blown up in my face if they didn’t like it, since there was so little time left. Thankfully Chris and Jenn were into the idea. 1 First-look blocking for the directors 2 Final version in Maya 3 Final render • #animation #animators #disney #disneyanimators #disneyanimation #cganimation #cg #education #learning #art #tips https://www.instagram.com/p/B9DcE2zDvvi/?igshid=vxy65ewcxnab

We did a movie! And a party! #frozen2 https://www.instagram.com/p/B4ZBSXCjBuR/?igshid=15rq7xy15bz0k

Animators! I’m tutoring an Expert Animation workshop at #Animsquad this fall! The workshop starts Monday, September 16th, 8pm-11pm (PST). Sign up at animsquad.com! #animation #animators #disney #disneyanimators #disneyanimation #cganimation #cg #education #learning #art #tips https://www.instagram.com/p/B1tn_rAgpKi/?igshid=uqtdf2r8dbgw

Our next movie! This one is gonna be GORGEOUS. #RayaandtheLastDragon #disney #disneyanimation https://www.instagram.com/p/B1jzaOAjgVJ/?igshid=1dut74lvhpvu8

New poster for #Frozen2! https://www.instagram.com/p/B1jzJY-juTt/?igshid=1ihq16tl42dic