11 Second Club Monthly Animation Contest: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

The 11 Second Club is a monthly character animation challenge, hosted by Animation Mentor. While not Blender-only, I thought I should start sharing their monthly challenges as they’re an excellent way to sharpen your animation skills. Enjoy!

Cathleen Hylton writes:

The July Character Animation Competition has begun!

This month’s clip should be a fun addition to your portfolio, with interesting subtext between the two characters..

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!

This month’s soundbite is from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Download the audio fragment here, or play it:

TRANSCRIPT

• Voice 1: I never saw his face, he kept his hood up.
• Voice 2: This stranger though, you and he must’ve talked.
• Voice 1: Well he, he wanted to know what sort of creatures I looked after. I told him, I said after Fluffy a dragons gonna be no problem.