Michel Bidart - Character Animator

Stargate Universe

mike_ab@hotmail.com (Michel Bidart) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:08:00 +0000

This is some of the stuff I did at Image Engine last year. It was my first time doing cameras and hard surfaces. I only worked on 2 episodes, "Darkness" and "Light", but it was fun.

And I know it's very dark. Destiny is usually brighter but they were having some power problems on those episodes. A higher quality QuickTime file can be downloaded here.

mike_ab@hotmail.com (Michel Bidart) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:04:00 +0000

Here's something I wanted to try for a while. I've always liked painting and this is my first complete attempt at digital art, though I would hate to call it final.

The concept is a little silly. My idea was that this tiny alien on a glass dome came to visit our planet and this would be one of his last pictures of the trip. He got acquainted with a lot of human culture and even got both his antenna and tongue pierced. Anyway, I'd appreciate some feedback.

11 Second Club - August 09

mike_ab@hotmail.com (Michel Bidart) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:06:00 +0000

Here's my WIP for the 11 Second Club August competition. I was thinking of doing an acting bit and I liked the audio, so why not?

This is a render test.

Running from the cops

mike_ab@hotmail.com (Michel Bidart) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:50:00 +0000

This is a little personal project I've been working for the past 2-3 days. I wanted to do a little action sequence with some room for acting. It's not finished yet and I'm planning a couple of extra shots. Not sure about the fate of the character, though. I think he might not make it through the end.

Update: I've altered the animation a bit, so I decided to post the updated version.

Updated Resume

mike_ab@hotmail.com (Michel Bidart) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:53:00 +0000

After a very productive 3-month contract with Image Engine, I'm already looking for my next project. I thought this might be a good time to update my resume, so here it is.

Michel Bidart Resume - Word Format
Michel Bidart Resume - PDF Format

Cheers.

My MEL Scripts

mike_ab@hotmail.com (Michel Bidart) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:34:00 +0000

I've been doing a few MEL scripts every now and then and I decided to make a video about these tools. Some are very simple and others are a little more complicated, but they were all made to help me animate easier and faster. My favorite ones are the Interactive Motion Trail tool (which is built upon Cameron Fielding's original Motion Trail script) and the Mirror Pose tool (works great on walk cycles).

To see it a little more clearly download the Quick Time file here.
The scripts can be found here. Read the scripts for information on how to use them properly.
Please do not distribute those. They are intended for private use only and at your own risk. Some scripts have to be sourced, then ran from the MEL command line. I also added the icons I use on my shelf buttons.

Cheers

Old Radio

mike_ab@hotmail.com (Michel Bidart) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:24:00 +0000

This is an animation I just did. It's for Jovem Pan, a Brazilian radio station. Timing was fun to play with and the rig was pretty cool to manage. Anyway, here's the clip:

Updated Demo Reel - Nov/2008

mike_ab@hotmail.com (Michel Bidart) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:44:00 +0000

This is my most recent demo reel. It's my first update since I got my Canadian Permanent Residence. This reel contains some shots from personal projects, but it is mostly made of production stuff I've done while working at Vetor Zero. I added some QuickTime versions of this reel to be downloaded at the links below, including versions with embedded subtitles for the Spanish and Portuguese dialogues. The shot breakdown list can be downloaded here.

My resume in Word or PDF formats:
MichelBidart_Resume.doc (425 Kb)
MichelBidart_Resume.pdf (27 Kb)

QuickTime Files:
Large (15,6 Mb)
Small (6,4 Mb)

Subtitled QuickTime Files:
Subtitled Large (15,6 Mb)
Subtitled Small (6,4 Mb)

Any comments about this reel are very welcome.
Feel free to send me an e-mail at mike_ab@hotmail.com

Cheers!

Demo Reel - Feb 2008

mike_ab@hotmail.com (Michel Bidart) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:54:00 +0000

I updated my demo reel on February this year, with some of the work I've done at Vetor Zero. I'm planning to add a few other things to it. It still lacks a few acting/dialogue bits. So expect a new upload soon. If you want to download it, click here. By the way, the shot breakdown list is located here.

Robot Assembly Line

mike_ab@hotmail.com (Michel Bidart) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:19:00 +0000

This is another one of my favorites, my little robot assembly line. It is much better when viewed in a loop, so here's the movie file: http://www.michelbidart.com/movie/robot_l.mov. This was also made in XSI.

Here's the clip:

Late

mike_ab@hotmail.com (Michel Bidart) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:02:00 +0000

This one I'm really proud of, because it's the result of six months of hard work. It is my short film Late, that was exhibited in the Exgrounds Filmfest, in Germany in November 2006. It was done during my time at VFS (I was still learning the basics ;D ) and I feel I should thank all my teachers and colleagues there that helped me develop my animation skills.

It is loosely based on a real story.

New Blog!!

mike_ab@hotmail.com (Michel Bidart) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:18:00 +0000

Finally!!! After months struggling to make my website look a little more decent, I finally decided to go the way of the blog. So, from now on, here is where you'll find my work. I might repost the most recent stuff from my web page, just to kick start this blog.