11 Second Club - The Monthly Character Animation Competition

April Competition Winner

Competition Ended April 30th, 2008

Congratulations to Marco Palmieri, winner of the 11 Second Club April Competition! There were a ton of excellent entries this month, but Marco's clever interpretation of the audio clip and entertaining acting choices pushed him to the top! We encourage everyone to check out all the great work that was done this month!

In recognition of his efforts, Marco has won a professional AnimationMentor eCritique of his entry, to be recorded within the next week.

Big thanks go to the 576 people who voted, and for the 1811 comments they left on the entries. It's great seeing so many people critiquing the entries, getting lots feedback is a great way to improve as an animator!

Congrats again to Marco and all of the April competition participants!

May Competition

May 1st, 2008 to May 31st, 2008 11 PM New York Time

The May Character Animation Competition has begun!

This month's clip should be a fun addition to your portfolio, with several pauses for thinking and some interesting dynamics between the characters. For a discussion about the audio file and camera tips for keeping only 1 or 2 characters on frame at a time, please visit the forum here.

In order to spend the majority of your time on the animation, please take advantage of the free character rigs we've linked to in the Resources section, and avoid spending a lot of time on lighting/rendering/etc.

Entries can be character animations in any medium, from CG animation (Maya, 3DS Max, Blender, Animation:Master, etc.) to traditional 2D animation to stop-motion. Consider posting your progress videos in the Work in Progress forum. Feedback and criticism will make your animation stronger!