Thursday, November 13, 2008

Happy 10th Birthday, Blit!


I'm not sure of the exact date, but I'm pretty sure that I finished my first animation test of Blit Wizbok (who would late go on to appear in Alien Song) in November of 1998. I don't give Blit a lot of thought any more, but I have him to thank for getting me in the door at Pixar. Blit was modeled and animation in Animation: Master, which I loved using, but I haven't had a chance to touch it (or Blit) in years.

So I've been doing character animation for about 10 years now; looking back at this first clip, I'm happy to say I've learned a few things in that time!
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15 comments:

  1. Denis Zilber4:05 AM

    My congratulations to Blit!:)
    I remember when I first saw him back in 2001. Great piece of animation!

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  2. Unknown5:36 AM

    Congrats!

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  3. Marco Bucci6:52 AM

    man, feels like yesterday when that video was going around the net like wildfire. My mother still occasionally shows it to a board of school teachers when she does presentations, I think just to lighten up the mood in the room.

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  4. Animator Trav11:47 AM

    Wow! That means I was 15 when I first saw it! I remember it vividly -- I was staying w/ a friend, and we watched it probably 100x that weekend! Thanks for the inspiration, Victor, and Happy Birthday Blit!

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  5. Bruno Andrade6:54 AM

    happy bday Blit. I remember watching back in 2001 as well, pretty funny. You tottally deserve all the success Navone. keep rocking.

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  6. jorgito4:44 PM

    10 YEARS!?!?

    WoW...Happy BDAY to Bilt...
    You Rocks Man...I'm Your N1 Fan!!!

    Hope some day i became good as you!

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  7. AJ Jefferies6:10 AM

    Happy Birthday Blit!

    I hope you had a party (with no disco)

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  8. Valessio Brito9:28 AM

    Happy Birthday Blit!

    in 1999, I see this video in Brazil.

    :P

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  9. Ronald Theelen10:52 AM

    Blit survived! Happy Birthday Blit!!
    I love the subtle stagger animation of the neck ;-) Make some style ;-)

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  10. Jean-Denis Haas 11:33 AM

    Wow, time flies. It still holds up though, that's hard to pull off. Congratulations!

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  11. MyDarlin6:38 AM

    Congrats! My husband and I used to watch Blit on the alien song non-stop back then, but now I'm showing it my kids and they love it too!
    Don't forget about Blit! I think he deserves a little more exposure as he is SO loveable!

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  12. Tanassi9:47 AM

    hi Victor and Blit,

    a'm an Animation Master user and for your tenth i would like to introduce you Low-Ra, may be she come from your planet, look here: http://www.tanassi.it/alien/low-ra-lo.mov hope you like her :-D

    cheers... Vince

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  13. Monkey Boy10:22 PM

    Happy Birthday Blit!

    this was an awesome and amazing animation when i first saw it 6 years ago and it still is today.

    well done Victor

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  14. Ultrahead1:38 PM

    I'd love to see a movie or short film starring Blit (and why not a videogame).

    Happy Birthday!

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  15. skeeterbyte10:59 AM

    I still have this video on my desktop. I have to see it when I'm a little blue. Could Blit make an album of torch songs in the same vein?

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