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2. Alek Vacura: 3D Modeler Extraordinaire...Reel!
by Alek Vacura
2 years ago
1. "Without Arms" MFA Thesis Animation by Alek Vacura
by Alek Vacura
2 years ago
-Winner: Award of Excellence in Filmmaking, Canada International Film Festival 2010, Vancouver Canada

-Winner: Best Animated Student Short
AniMazing! Spotlight animation festival 2009, Los Angeles, CA

-Winner: 1st Place SIGGRAPH 2009, Space and Time Industry Animation competition, Louisiana

-Official Selection: 2010 Sacramento International Film Festival, CA

-Official Selection: 2010 Honolulu International Film Festival, Hawaii

-Official Selection: Smogdance Film Festival 2009, CA

-Official Selection: Heart of Gold International Film Festival 2010, Australia

-Official Selection: Puchon International Student Animation Festival 2009, Korea

-Official Selection: MetroCAF, 7th Annual Metropolitan College Computer Animation Festival 2009, NYC

-Official Selection: Canadian Film Centre's SHORTSNONSTOP festival

-Featured on Motionographer.com, motionographer.com/2009/08/03/alek-vacura-without-arms-qa/

-Featured on Channel Frederator
frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2009/12/30/without-arms-with-alek-vacura/

My Thesis for Pratt Institute MFA in Digital Arts, Spring 2009. A 3D animated short that took 3 semesters, 2 of which were spent at The Mill Group's facility completing this film.

Software used: Maya 2009, The Setup Machine, ZBrush3, Adobe After Effects CS4, Final Cut Pro 4.5 HD.

Music: Fantasy in D- by Mozart, performed by Harrison Gradwell Slater, used with permission


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  • Dave Glanz 2 years ago
    Lovely work - very clever.
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  • Stephen Murphy 2 years ago
    Nice work alek
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  • Chris Cookson 2 years ago
    saw this at the thesis screening at Pratt, really kickass work, great to see it won stuff at Siggraph.
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  • Mohamed ben Othman 2 years ago
    Amazing..
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  • Alek Vacura plus 2 years ago
    thanks guys!
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  • The Barbour Shop plus 2 years ago
    Totally amazing!
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  • Alek Vacura plus 2 years ago
    thank you :)
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  • Kellye Greene 2 years ago
    Fantastic. I wish I had the time and the resources right now to get back into working on 3D. Never had an opportunity to 100% complete anything I ever started on.
  • Alek Vacura plus 2 years ago
    thank you, you should get back into it when you get a chance!
  • Kellye Greene 2 years ago
    I am! I just got a new iMac and am finally getting around installing some programs, so now I shouldn't have anymore issues with it opening my Maya files that were too big for my laptop to handle.
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  • Donald Wickman 9 months ago
    On a serious note, the movement was so fluid and life-like. Absolutely wonderful.

    On a less serious note, now I know how the weeping angels were born. ;)>
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  • Echo Ground 7 months ago
    Big Big Bravo from Athens Greece !!!
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  • Selcuk Askin 6 months ago
    Nice work. Theme is classic, freedom. Dome glass break scene puts your skills and story down a bit. No need to show its being broken at all. Rises above and next we see from head down, wide angle, climbing up and museum dome getting smaller and smaller.
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  • abdulhadikorcan 2 months ago
    brilliant.liked
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