Metropolis (1927)

Above are sketches I made inspired by screenshots of my favorite silent film, Metropolis. From German director Fritz Lang and originally released in 1927, it is not only landmark in film history, inspiring everyone from Ridley Scott, Madonna and (unfortunately) the Nazi Party, but is a truly entertaining film.

If you have not seen this film, it is highly recommended.

Many black and white and silent films seem inaccessible to most movie lovers today, but some can transcend time and feel just as relevant as they did when they first premiered.  You know when you watch a highly suspenseful foreign film, you can forget that you are reading subtitles? By the stunning climax, Metropolis will have you on the edge of your seat; you'll forget that you are reading title cards. The shrieks of Maria, the desperate battle cries of the angry mob, and the maniacal laughter of our dear friend Rotwang will all ring in your ears, by merely SEEING them. The film's story, as well as the story of its inception, filming, reception, and rediscovery are all fascinating as well!

These sketches were a fun study of poses and expressions, so I hope to do some more of these with some more of my favorite films. ^_^

Spanish Conquistador 3D Character

Spanish Conquistador 3D Character from Julia S. Bacak on Vimeo.


A character I modeled and surfaced as a means to train myself in Autodesk Softimage while I was an intern at the wonderful Janimation in Dallas, Texas.

I designed him too! Check out my process!!

Old Sketches

This collection of sketches comes from many of my portable sketchbooks I've kept in my purse over the years! The trees were drawn at my summer job before I began work on my thesis film at Ringling.

Hooray!

Crochet- Frida Kahlo

More Crocheted stuff! I wanted to make something that would look like a famous person. Frida Kahlo just happens to be one of my mommy's favorite artists, so I made her a random gift. She liked it. ^_^

Currently making another for me! Not Frida though, one of my favorite persons ... i'd tell you his name but what's in a name? ;)

The Apartment- Lipsync

Hi kids! ^_^

Did not post for a while as I became very busy with a internship in Dallas at Janimation that just wrapped up. It was amazing.

Anyway, this was a practice lipsync animation to a piece of dialogue from one of my favorite films "The Apartment". It features the voices of the always fabulous Jack Lemmon and Fred MacMurray.


Lipsync Animation- From "The Apartment" from Julia S. Bacak on Vimeo.



Enjoy!

~Julia