My current demo reel, showing some of my work on "Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas" and some of my student work at Animation Mentor.

Credits:

  • All animation by W. Scott Simmons, except in the two shots that show the minisloth army jumping into view. On those two shots, the root jumping cycle was animated by Tim Hatcher. I then made a few variations on the cycle, placed the characters, and added a few time offsets to give them the appearance of individuality.
  • Models, rigging, lighting, and effects for the Ice Age shots were done by the many talented members of the crew who worked on that film.
  • In the student shots, all character rigs were provided by Animation Mentor, as was the sword in "Stewie vs. the Pendulum."
  • The tree branch, the pendulum, and the arch supporting the pendulum were modeled by W. Scott Simmons using 3DS Max.

Software: Maya