William Bethea: Animator, Modeler, Digital Artist

Animations: On this page are various short animations that showcase my skills.

Still from dino-critter movieDino-Critter 1: Walkcycle

This is a walk cycle of a small dinosaur-like critter.
IK/FK was used on the legs.
Spline-IK was used on the backbone and tail.

Created in Maya.
Length: 11sec

640x480 QuickTime (1.7mb)

SmokeCatcher Logo

A logo with animated particle effects.

Created in Maya. Edited in After Effects.
Length: 12sec



640x480 QuickTime (2.5mb)

Passing a Star

A space craft passing a star.

Created in Maya. Edited in After Effects.
Length: 15sec



640x480 QuickTime (24mb)

Heavy Spheres

An interpretation of the Kandinsky painting "Heavy Circles" with sound.
This should probably be on the Cinematics page but it won an animation award.

Created in Maya. Edited in After Effects.
Length: 15sec

640x480 QuickTime (60mb)


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