Ken AckermanJun 24, 20181 minExtreme Life of the SeaBack in 2015 I created the animations for this episode of Science Today, highlighting some of the interesting research of Dr. Steve Palumbi.
Ken AckermanJun 24, 20181 minAnimation Rig: AntHere is a breakdown of the ant rig I created for Habitat Earth. This is the fancy looking render, unfortunately I didn't create a...
Ken AckermanJun 24, 20181 minAnimation Rig: Cleaner ShrimpThere's nothing terribly unusual about this rig. I used some expressions on the antennae to give them that nice offset motion. I did end...
Ken AckermanJun 24, 20181 minAnimation Rig: HummingbirdHere is a hummingbird rig that I built. I noticed after watching some slow-mo video of hummingbirds that they seem to be able to hold...
Ken AckermanJun 24, 20181 minSelam Exhibit BreakdownI'm sorry this video doesn't have any narration, I put it together for a live presentation. But you can see some of the different aspects...
Ken AckermanJun 24, 20181 minAnimation Rig: Forster's TernHere is a demo video showing some of the features of the rig I built for the Forster's Terns I animated in Habitat Earth. The rig was...
Ken AckermanJun 24, 20181 minBehind the Scenes of Expedition ReefHere is a peek behind the scenes on our latest production Expedition Reef, now playing at the Morrison Planetarium.
Ken AckermanJun 24, 20181 minInterview for SF Chroniclehttps://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/Team-works-in-twilight-zone-to-bring-reef-to-12823719.php I was interviewed in April by...
Ken AckermanJun 24, 20181 minAnimating LifeI had the honor of being featured on Science Today! Here I am discussing some of the creature work I helped out with on Habitat Earth,...
Ken AckermanJun 24, 20181 minFun with skeletonsI found these animations recently on an old hard drive. After completing some very rigorously developed animations showing the locomotive...
Ken AckermanJun 19, 20182 minA few different ways to handle fish animationOn our most recent production, Expedition Reef, I was tasked with figuring out how to populate our CG coral reefs with thousands of fish....
Ken AckermanJun 19, 20181 minHoudini User Group at the California Academy of SciencesOn October 6, 2016 I helped co-host the Bay Area Houdini User Group at the California Academy of Sciences. We had a great turn out of...