11SecondClub November!

11SC WellWhatNow Vimeo from Allen Ostergar on Vimeo.

Today is the last day to submit for the 11 second club, and this is as far as I got on it.  I've been busting my butt working on it in the last 48 hours to turn it in on time.  Last night, this thing kept me up all night because I would tell myself, "OK, I need to let the shot go and call it good for now because I need sleep and to work on other things." then I would respond, "I'm just going to fix this one thing that is bugging me with the neck at frame 142 etc..." Then hours would pass! So I'm trying to learn about how to embrace the fact that I'm still a beginner in animation, realize that my work isn't at a professional level, and to just do my best on a shot then move forward with hopes that I will do better with each animation I tackle.
I have been learning a lot each time I animate.  One thing I'm trying to figure out is workflow.  I find that again and again, I realize halfway through a shot that I'm kicking myself for not having spent enough time in the planning stages.  Shooting good reference and solidifying the "golden poses" early on is so important!
I came across a really awesome resource yesterday and I wish I had found it sooner.  Victor Nevone, an animator at Pixar has some really good notes on spline hygiene.  He also has an entry about how to go from blocking to splining in the graph editor, which, up to now, is a process I've been trying to figure it out on my own.  Thank you internet!  Check it out HERE.

I used to think 2D/hand-drawn animation was the best, but I'm definitely falling in love with CG more and more!

Thanks to my man John Herzog for camera and lights!

Critiques and feedback are welcome