tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88930151819189154132024-03-13T21:16:56.371-07:00The Long and Animated Road.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-8558330658751221462011-05-25T00:18:00.000-07:002011-05-27T09:24:49.516-07:00Crew Project, Final Thoughts.Well, overall, it WAS quite a roller coaster ride. I know I could have done more, and gotten more out of it, but I felt very much that I was working alone on this other than occasional contact with people, and that made me sad... after all, it was a CREW project. Nonetheless it was a fascinating oppertunity and I hope to learn from it for when I might need to apply this knowledge to my own third year project. <div><br /></div><div>I feel that I would like an explanation about the sudden dissappearence of Sean from the face of the earth, because I was enthusiastic about his project, and would have loved to see it through to the end. </div><div><br /></div><div>The project could have gone better and it could have gone worse, next year I hope to get a more organised structure for whatever crew I work with, and make sure that it is followed, and that everyone is always aware of everything they are needed to do, and when they need to do it by. This when I get there will of course be difficult and not much fun, but I think it may well avoid a number of the problems that I personally faced over the course of this. But it was intended to be a learning experience was it not? And thus, I have learned from it ^_^ I feel that whilst there was room for improvement, it was not by any means a failure.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-66360188373207390302011-05-22T09:07:00.000-07:002011-05-27T09:24:53.698-07:00Crew Project, Post 10Well, this week everything went a little mad... Fable overlooked to remind me of the date of the final sound mix, so I got a phone call one morning telling me to bring everything in in an hour.<br /><br />... Okay, so overall that whole thing could have been better planned, but I understand things are getting busy for everyone now and nobody is to blame any more.<br /><br />So I pulled together what I had and took it to them, because simply, when given an hour or two's notice, what else can really be done.<br /><br />I realise I was missing some stuff from the sound list, and I take an slice of responsibility for that, but I was not solely to blame, Brian never did turn up, I did not get the sound list in time, and the third years did not remind me, nor anyone else I spoke to on the matter, of the deadline either. So with my dissertation proposal looming. I just had to prioritise.<div>Here's a track of a few of the other, more mundane sounds that I had at the end. [With a picture of a spider winning a fight with a shoe, taken by me, in Arizona... my sandal is still receiving counselling for the incident]</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxrg0KtGw2MhIzWs9BbfVEiidzPOH5pfGvjLKf9cMuaSFVbvLrvxqQjAq3eLaQEJEw9J4SC6NCyhmu7pcQo2A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-20733692556198462182011-05-08T04:57:00.000-07:002011-05-27T09:18:11.427-07:00Crew Project, Post 9Finally got the sound list for Fable, but I still haven't seen Brian... so I have just been told to start working through it an assume I have to do it all. It does seem a little late for this, but I will do everything I can beside my own work to get all the possible sound that I can for them. I do like the concept of this project and would very much love to see it finished, depiste the rather sour way that the director seems to look upon me since the whole firing thing. I don't blame him though, I would probably feel the same way.<br /><br />Anyhow, here is some nice wind-whistling for you to listen to! Also for fable. And this week you get a stupid picture of Harvey the guinea pig... because why not?<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxq9n7Ured6LApxAtgA1NAL8NfWZSIVggq0lDuw2gN2XsocSSr5xm4uPO_HdzGR4DXLveMI1l7izRPEkkb3eg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-42680084783363087882011-04-30T03:53:00.000-07:002011-05-27T08:57:25.940-07:00Crew Project, Post 8I'm still waiting on The full sound list from Fable... I can neither find nor contact Brian about it, and he apparently has it. I am feeling a little in the dark about the whole thing at this point in time, but there is still time in my eyes, depending of course on how big this list is. I never did get to do any colouring, but I guess they simply never got it organised enough :( It's a shame, because I was hoping to do it. Oh well, maybe another time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-86240598841695954342011-04-24T05:45:00.000-07:002011-05-27T08:52:11.508-07:00Crew Project, Post 7<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G25_CCxjhNA/Td_H6uWrvuI/AAAAAAAAADg/QwkbAE0poZU/s1600/005.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G25_CCxjhNA/Td_H6uWrvuI/AAAAAAAAADg/QwkbAE0poZU/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611423472416440034" /></a><br />Okay, so I'm waiting on any contact from Fable about the colouring still, I'm a bit surprised that they haven't jumped at the chance because of the amount of work they still have to do, but I am quite content to work for the rest of the holiday if they want me to. In the meantime... here is a picture I drew because I was bored.<br /> ^_^Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-14652948683705412752011-03-22T08:35:00.000-07:002011-05-27T09:10:20.271-07:00Crew Project, Post 6Took a trip to my friends at the Tavistock Fencing Club to record a track of sword noise, it was outside, and is far from a perfect track, but I like the way it turned out, and I hope it comes out as somewhat useable.<br /><br />Pretty much at the end of term now, if I get some colouring for Fable, I shall post about that over easter. <div><br />Here is the track, with a video of the guinea pig who was previously in a shoe, now flatter than before.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dws6Qv4HZN8-8AprVJ5zEvLtjbEv2Fzhz4t8k4Kcc7qPhgYS2Ct47ZlcaURy3zgKwSLMyOkzOdBG-BXTxSBUQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-20173382757367482742011-03-16T20:26:00.000-07:002011-05-27T09:03:45.690-07:00Crew Project, Post 5More progress on the Fable sounds ^_^ At the bottom of the post.<br /><div><div><br />No contact from Sean, he is not answering phone calls either... I am not sure what happenned there but I would love to know.<br /><br />Apparently I was never actually put on the list to work on the stop-motion project, so my hopes there have been somewhat dashed. But there will be other chances... I'm sure I can find someone to build props for next year instead.<br /><br />The term is getting near an end now, I'm not sure if this project goes into next term, but I want to colour some scenes for the Fable team over the holidays, I am staying just to work for the third years this holiday. I hope I can be some use to someone ^_^</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Rain... to a picture of... a really reeeeaaaaaalllly eerie sunrise I caught a couple days ago.<div>Warning, this will be a long video XD</div></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzFpZsB_xX1HWpdO7uejUFHJUSftite7cFwBR5P2s_RJLVk2IOGBNLsjW4boEuTwG1y3c8G6IRZt_8u1Calhg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-14330257404976568962011-03-05T08:14:00.000-08:002011-05-27T08:26:27.705-07:00Crew Project, Post 4Okay, so for a few weeks I might have been a bit more focused on my other class projects than the crew assignment, sometimes that is bound to happen as workloads go up and down. I did not expect what happenned as a result of it though, I was told that I was fired in front of the whole Fable group, then promptly un-fired to work with Brian instead of being fired. Despite the public humuliation part of this, I am not upset about it, and actually am rather looking forward to collaborating with someone on the sound. I will continue to work on the foley and he will handle the final sound mix, which is fine by me ^_^<br />Also I now have a more extended list of sounds to collect for the project.<br /><br />Still no word from Sean about Jeffrey Chide, and he is not answering my emails, I shall try calling into the studio more to see if I can track him down in person.<br /><br />Asked Andy about the lack of contact from the stop-motion project, and have been told to go and find Orla to ask about it, so I shall do that.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-34777559150222669002011-02-27T10:59:00.001-08:002011-05-27T08:38:03.701-07:00Crew Project, Post 3I have gathered some more sounds for Fable, though I am hesitant about the Flintlock Rifle noise that Jake seems to prefer, he told me to record some from video games, but I am aware that might be considered theft, and I don't want to be part in that really. However, he is the boss, and I have done so, I took one of the sounds from a game, several others from my archives. It is of course his final decision, and I will admit the game sound IS the better one of the set, but we shall see how it goes. I am enjoying gathering these sounds, and can only hope that the group will think them suitable.<br /><br />No email from Sean about Jeffrey Chide yet, he must be busy this week, I shall wait a while before I bother him about it, in the meantime I shall carry on collecting sounds for him.<br /><br />No contact from the stop motion project still, I shall have to start contacting them if I hear nothing soon.<br /><br />The Offending Flintlock Sounds in a single track: To a pointless doodle I did of a gun some time ago. I realise this is not the right sort of gun, but I had to put SOMETHING in the video.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzah2_A-03vtjV6OZbqw_evzOfayOaz1yxODfUznxn7qfBJX-WU-KA_8uXBUkFWzy-4FMnok2M7QVF7E1wh' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-5819080092577974792011-02-20T04:38:00.000-08:002011-05-27T08:51:45.860-07:00Crew Project, Post 2Well, my sound work on Fable continues to go well, I am slowly gathering some of the sounds they asked for... stabbing, squelching, sword noise... that variety of thing. I shall try uploading some of the sound files at the end of the post.<br /><br />Jeffrey Chide also goes well, I recorded the scratch track narration of the animation this week, and I shall upload that also, if Blogger allows me to upload sound files. I will also put in some of the other sounds that I have been recording for the project. Sean has promised to email me soon with opinions and changes, and obviously about the sounds still required, of which there are plenty.<br /><br /><br />Okay, so it turns out that Blogger doesn't allow Audio files, I will work on a solution to this and fill them in as I find one.<br /><br />EDIT:<br />Okay, I found a Solution, an annoying one, but a solution nonetheless.<br /><br />So without Further fuss... here is the Scratch track narration of Jeffrey Chide, Narrated by Sean Rothwell, Recorded by me, with a pointless video image of a guinea pig to trick blogger into thinking this is a video :D<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzVWkHv1OY30_n5fwrK0meOa8dX6ZyFWlQa-735A81COSr2lHtfLlzSB7AtqRyGs9YZYmpnGXTerSuHPCu3Ag' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Some sounds I have so far done for J-Chide with a pointless picture of a rainbow.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyo-x53rwVmb65u0hqS5maAH7HTweGRtASPaMob0iUXJ832LhnsAwAX6fmhxeGDhod7ODE9_Lq7hpAqKMDbnA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Some sounds so far from Fable, with a pointless picture of a really pretty tree that I took a long time ago.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzeocGFMs9KU8Glq1qX_1LXr3pxKA50m1aU-keyP0NIXhGLQyVtl-fAH0DYSYluV180-xcQSZyj85Y-ktFuxA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-92223832724312717042011-02-10T13:30:00.000-08:002011-05-27T07:38:21.713-07:00Crew Project, Post 1Now I have properly met and spoken with both of the groups that I am doing sound for. They both have very interesting concepts, and at this time, seem to have enthusiastic, active, friendly groups. Inbetween: A fable has given me a few basic sounds that I am to start getting for them, which is certainly something good to get to as a starting point.<br /><br />The Story of Jeffrey Chide seems to be a highly unusual, but amusing concept, which I am already interested in. I have been provided with a full, detailed sound list, sorted by scene, and I am delighted that it is all so well organised so early on! I hope to start recording sounds very soon! ^_^<br /><br />Still no word from the stop-motion project, I assume they must still be in early planning and therefore not ready for the prop-building.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-54136442078405721942011-01-30T07:06:00.000-08:002011-05-27T07:37:23.970-07:00New Term, New Post.Well, okay, so it's not a new term any more, we have been at it for several weeks now, but this is the first time I have had something tangible enough to post about. For this term, I shall be organising my posts as one per week per project, with the exception of this week, where there will just be this. So it should be, give or take, three posts a week. Hopefully this will work as a suitable format ^_^<br /><br />Okay, so, this week we found out some more details of the projects that we are to expect this term, and all of them hold interest for me. The Crew assignment project offers a great chance to work with the third years on their final projects, and I have been put into three groups. Two for sound, which I already love to do, and one for prop building for a stop-motion animation project. All of these are interesting and offer some great chances to try my hand at things I already know, and things that are a bit newer to me, and not only that, but to do so in an active animating team. I have read up all I can about the projects that I am to be put on, and they all seem very interesting to me, and I look forward to getting started on them very much. I have spoken with two out of the three groups, and hope to hear from the third soon!<br /><br />My mind is already made up on the Post/Pre production projects, and was right from the start, I want to do post production because I already love the software that it offers a chance to learn with. I already know a basic level of compositing, and have been an editor for a number of years, this allows me to combine the two and expand my knowledge a great deal!<br /><br />As for Cinematography, that promises to be a new and interesting challenge as well, having already done Film at degree level for two years, I know how to use the equipment already and hope to expand my existing knowledge working on something that my group and I have been able to come up with for ourselves. The freedom to choose is always so welcome in these situations. But a two minutes silent film as it apparently is rumored to be certainly offers us the chance to do that.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-17590575804151659002010-12-01T08:24:00.000-08:002010-12-01T09:47:05.555-08:0011 Second - CompletedAh the pleasant moment of completion ^_^<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzOAc54BZm5cfgz4Up-8fgPDLjPdeWniwoO6fTNpckBrdYOENoUg0SI_HI4FcyPR3S2ZHIVsz2LDBl2jnemUw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I'm pleased with the overall, there are some things I would do better, and some things I would do differently. My method of choice certainly requires some more work, either that or I need to improve on a different method enough to use that instead. </div><div>The characters came out quite well, especially the Masked Aubergine in his close up shot, I really feel he moves and looks as good as he could have done in those frames. I feel my time management needs to improve a little, because even though I thought I was spreading the work evenly, it did end up being something of a rush to finish, not a panic rush, but a little more intense than would have been ideal. </div><div>I met no serious problems in production other than Flash's insistence on having the sound clip set to start instead of stream, which made it very hard to use until it finally let me change it. However, given all the past problems Flash has been known for presenting me with, I have to say that I was almost pleased to find that my only snag. </div><div><br /></div><div>One of the things I was quite pleased with was the angry mob that rises from the hill behind Brickface, complete with torches and pitchforks. I realise this seems a little silly since there is a clearly lit city in the background of the animation, but somehow I felt that with the type of villains I chose, the overall silliness, and the general, unrealistic theme of the entire thing, that the traditional mob was the most appropriate to use. </div><div>Perhaps I went a little overboard on the glow coming from the mob, but I do rather like the overall effect it has, framing Brickface's almost insane reaction to the whole matter, it juxtaposes nicely with the shot of Masked Aubergine against the moon as well. </div><div><br /></div><div>Overall, it was a fascinating project to work with, though this term has been very dissappointing for me in the sense that there has been no oppertunity to put our own sound to anything, and since sound is my primary interest, I hope that we get offered that chance soon. </div><div><br /></div><div>The outcome of the 11 second project is, in the end, something I am reasonably happy with, but could improve on given practice and time ^_^</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-24935321300656140222010-11-30T07:29:00.000-08:002010-11-30T10:34:47.369-08:00Experimental Animation - Final.<div>The experimental animation project was an interesting one to approach, because it was largely open for us to interpret however we liked as individuals. There was a lot of discussion at first about possibly attempting a stop-motion film with proper models and backgrounds, because the technique interested everyone in the group. But after making the testing animation with Alphonse, it was quickly decided that it would take a very long time, and would be very difficult to make non-narrative and yet effective. It would also be quite hard to match it to the music effectively.</div><div>Therefore we also discussed and toyed with the possibility of a stop-motion of another kind, flat images formed by photographing a substance moving around on a surface, frame by frame, photographed and put together to the music later in the editing stages. </div><div>When we played with the rice, it made me realise that it would be the easier, and probably better outcomed choice to make. Which left us with a few decisions to make, what to draw with, and what music to put it to.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Drones and Refrains of Death was the piece of music that I personally felt had more effect on my creativity than any of the others, and shortly after hearing the piece, an idea started to form in my mind.</div><div>Being an ex-film student, and a very long term lover of the horror genre, I just happenned to have rather a large supply of fake blood lying around... and the unsettling nature of the music seemed to demand an unsettling medium in which to draw to it. The two things just seemed more coincidence than it was appropriate to ignore, and the suggestion was quickly adopted by the goup.</div><div><br /></div><div>'Filming' commenced shortly afterwards, with large glass chopping board, a LOT of newspaper to protect the floor, a Camera and Tripod, and quite a lot of strange objects which we planned to use to poke the blood around. </div><div><br /></div><div>This stage largely went well, with the group working quickly, taking it in turns from animator, to camera operator, to suggestion maker. It took several days, and one problem we met in that time was that a batch of the fake blood kept drying out overnight despite numerous attempts to prevent it from doing so. Which left us with an entertaining period in the mornings, sitting 'warming up' the blood with sprayed water and paintrushes, trying to get it animateable again.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another problem we found, was that the lines we made in the blood didn't appear that clearly on the images. I found a solution to that problem, unforutnately drawing in it with one's hands held the risk that it was very messy, and the fingertips tended to get dyed reddy orange quite quickly. </div><div><br /></div><div>Finally though, with over 420 images, we decided it was enough to enter the editing process.</div><div><br /></div><div>This task, assigned to myself, was a slow process of sorting the various folders of the different patters and images, and then putting them together in appropriate software. The hardest part of the process was persuading the images to match the music speed, but in the end that just took some persistence. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'll put more detail about the editing into the full production report on the hard hand-in. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, here is the low quality Mpeg of the movie, because Blogger will only upload the quicktimes if it is allowed to keep my computer hostage all night for upload. Which I won't allow it to do XP</div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwXJYWmMRqxq1wWi4FBbgtXlfThW2Kwhlik4clv-0GLbTaX8Ba0WwHd3A8-WwDWz4l6D1xokqWB4LK96Fkaxw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-64853970395035040852010-11-26T11:24:00.000-08:002010-12-01T06:51:38.712-08:0011 Second - More ProgressJust thought I'd post up a rough render of the finished half of the 11 second! ^_^<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwcx_61E3NrFMfeGhilxnWRSNM2SbFa0Qmwn2q3OP_Eb8CUGpP9weCe-Kkda5YLf1VKsiMCd4pZBjfFGNdcHA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Full thing should be done before too long!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-7341227540520377792010-11-24T05:37:00.000-08:002010-11-30T10:57:27.455-08:00Experimental Editing ^_^Just a few snippits of what I'm editing in the Experimental Project! ^_^<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwh2cDRgkaKw38d8Y2nHLHJf3Z4ZIks9N5eAZiFV_zmukwQte1Sm2JaGt2unlP_4cdN4MJ8Znl1NNwAbICr5g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>^ Got my hands dyed orange for a week doing this bit D: </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyQI2AAmFjfyD2gS8-HStqUriEqqimmwW_uB_ztvRS8bFq1i7v7HlZF7QLiI1-Hyx-UznoyDJCtMo5X1NXlMw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Thought I should put a little bit up as a sneak peek! ^_^</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-13591874938063032072010-11-21T04:35:00.000-08:002010-12-01T06:40:22.106-08:0011 Second - Progress^_^ Just thought I'd pop on and post a few WIP images from the slowly but surely progressing 11 Second Project.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WbHNMlNqRh0/TPZdiuTYwGI/AAAAAAAAAC4/2ej0wIMaPIY/s1600/Sneak1.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WbHNMlNqRh0/TPZdiuTYwGI/AAAAAAAAAC4/2ej0wIMaPIY/s320/Sneak1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545722842279624802" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Masked Aubergine has gone through some changes since you last saw him... but I'm pleased with this final design.</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WbHNMlNqRh0/TPZdvhgFdaI/AAAAAAAAADA/Lt_cBwtw_tE/s320/Sneak2.png" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545723062181524898" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The background from the opening scene of the animation, moon loading error and all ^_^</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WbHNMlNqRh0/TPZd7uEaklI/AAAAAAAAADI/zzg8b5hkoLY/s320/Sneak3.png" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545723271713559122" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh look... an angry mob... I wonder what they might possbily want.</div><div><br /></div><div>More soon ^_^</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-23742893475838743712010-11-17T03:02:00.000-08:002010-11-30T03:16:49.683-08:00Expermiental Experiments! ^_^We've been discussing various different opssible methods of making the experimental project, including a few different kinds of stopmotion, and animating in various grain/sand/liquid mediums. There's no final decisions yet, but here's a few things we played with! <div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwkZn8MG67vZ69uksV65ZS-vW3k79SEd4q0UCZyj38PBdja9517kt-3fc5_O_ZmvknvUmMyBLF38szilyMMBA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>I call him Alphonse! ^_^</div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div>No rice was harmed during the making of this video. However, one fly named Jeremy did meet with a sudden, newspaper related accident because he kept landing on the camera lens.</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dySwtbMUF1u4X3PsTNugxYG-Qe6F81EZaNHrSMdVwYmJKoZFdsI7sSXAhCTziHz6DtAdZ-HjcDii_r0iAjB' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-86023583972055993172010-11-13T05:43:00.000-08:002010-12-01T06:01:25.627-08:0011 Second - Basic Storyboard.Yes, VERY basic, because I am a writer by nature, I prefer to do my planning with detailed notes for myself than storyboards. However, I thought it best that I at least do the simplest of simple ones ^_^<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WbHNMlNqRh0/TPZSJTAMGCI/AAAAAAAAACw/aGMA7WwNAiU/s1600/Storyboardfail.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WbHNMlNqRh0/TPZSJTAMGCI/AAAAAAAAACw/aGMA7WwNAiU/s320/Storyboardfail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545710310826711074" /></a> <div><br />I know, it is not good, but my scanner refusing to scan it right didn't make things any better. </div><div><br /></div><div>Allow me to detail the frames the way I prefer, with text.</div><div><br />Frame 1: The Masked Aubergine (MA from now on) stands awkwardly on a hilltop, holding the moon up with clear difficulty, and trying to stop it rolling back down the hill. In the background, the night sky has a dark void in it, where the moon should be, and within that dark void is an image loading error. Why? Simply because the dark shape looked completely wrong, and the loading error is simply a geek's joke... consider it my little way of trying to be funny.</div><div>Brickface stands at the bottom of the hill, pointing accusingly at the other Villain, glaring, and shouting "You stole it."<br />At this point, MA notices that Brickface is there for the first time and puts on an afraid look.</div><div><br /></div><div>Frame 2:</div><div>MA defends himself with shifty eyes and a speedy response of 'I thought you put it there.' In the following silence, MA is pushed a ways down the hill awkwardly by the weight of the moon rolling. </div><div><br /></div><div>Frame 3:</div><div>We go to a close-up of Brickface, with an extremely annoyed expression. "Why would I put it there?!" he demands, gesturing his bafflement with angry hand movements.</div><div><br /></div><div>Frame 4:</div><div>Close up of MA instead now, who looks around as if seeking a desperate answer and then cautiously replies 'Kindness?'</div><div><br /></div><div>Frame 5:</div><div>Close up of Brickface again, but now he posesses an insane looking rage-face, with bloodshot eyes, eyetwitch and strangler's hands. He then replies with anger: "KINDNESS?!" </div><div><br /></div><div>Frame 6:</div><div>Brickface points at MA accusingly again, still with his insane face, and shouts 'You stole it.'</div><div>As he is saying this, an angry mob, complete with torches, pitchforks and angry fiery-glow begin to rise over the crest of the hill behind him.</div><div><br /></div><div>Frame 7:</div><div>Brickface, now EVEN ANGRIER, and still poniting at him, looks to the side, as if to part of the mob, and proclaims with fury 'He STOLE it!'</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It is presumed that Brickface does this partly to make it clear that he wasn't responsible, and partly in the hope that the mob will kill off his 'competition' the other villain. Also it is possible he is simply in a blind rage. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-14410824983176823092010-11-07T06:12:00.000-08:002010-12-01T01:37:26.990-08:00Concept Art - 11 Second.Okay, so having obtained and pondered the November 11 second project clip, I have finally decided on an idea that I feel fits it with a reasonable amount of origionality to it. <div><br /></div><div>The idea is this:<br />On the outskirts of some kind of city, two rather bad villains (Yes, cliche, pants-over-trousers, silly costumed, silly named villains) stand. One is pushing the moon (Yes, out of proportion, comedic moon) up a hill, looking rather pleased with himself. The second stands a</div><div> ways behind him, poiting accusingly.</div><div><br /></div><div>The supposed story is that the two of them are in a rivalry over the city, but appear to have both had the same idea. The second one is sore about this and commences shouting accusingly, the other one immediately begins making nonsense excuses whilst still attempting to hold onto his prize. Finally ending with an angry mob approaching, and the second villain shoving all blame at the first, angry that he wasn't the one to get there first, and trying not to get lynched.</div><div><br /></div><div>It may seem rather silly, but to me it seems a bit more origional than all the other ideas that came to me about the clip. </div><div><br /></div><div>The two characters I have come up with for this shall be known as:<br /><br />The Masked Aubergine</div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WbHNMlNqRh0/TPYUc14edpI/AAAAAAAAACg/DtFwz0FqMlg/s320/The%2BMasked%2BAugergine.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 208px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545642476886193810" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And Brickface</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WbHNMlNqRh0/TPYWt5Fo9EI/AAAAAAAAACo/X3LNtCwFMzg/s320/Brickface.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545644968827745346" /> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I realise they are both strange, sketchy and unrealistic, but in an animation where someone is stealing the moon... I think it could work.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-19569457649127040052010-10-12T09:03:00.000-07:002010-10-12T11:06:26.996-07:00Year 2, Term 1, Week 1.So after a summer of travelling, drawing practice and more bad horror films than I would like to count, I have returned for another year. <div><br /></div><div>And with the new year comes the first animation of the year. </div><div>The character model I made for this one, I have nicknamed 'The Serious Man' Because he looks very serious indeed, especially in his monochrome colours and box murdering ways. </div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwPE_8-HfoeZO440-DV6rHeJ1GRsMvQsT4XXeJ32tlwowQkCwo83rbVVIGjeCSC6fJtHhKQbOHOogTQNhJ_Sg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>The assignment was to have the character pick up a heavy box or object, and my origional plan for the box was decided to be a bad idea, so I went with something a little less silly and a little more morbid... however, watch this space, because my sillier, more amusing version will be uploaded as well when I get it finished! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-18962507502513119862010-06-10T11:45:00.000-07:002010-06-10T16:30:31.212-07:00Term 3, Week 6.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WbHNMlNqRh0/TBFsLGImtkI/AAAAAAAAACA/2La5OmWpX24/s1600/Leader.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WbHNMlNqRh0/TBFsLGImtkI/AAAAAAAAACA/2La5OmWpX24/s320/Leader.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481281159367669314" /></a>I'll be honest there isn't much to report this week XD I handed in animal firm, had a big cushion fight with three of my fellow animators, drank a whole lot of tea... oh and finally made friends with my Mechanical pencil... after having one sitting at the bottom of my drawer since the start of the course, I finally decided to give it a chance XD And look what the outcome was! I'm very pleased with it, which makes a nice change for me, it's a lot sharper than a lot of my character drawings as a result of me not having to sharpen my damn pencil every five minutes XD<div><br /></div><div>For the rest of the time between now and final grades and such, I'll most likely be spending my time getting on with my personal writing projects, which have been somewhat neglected the last few weeks, I look forward to having some more time to dedicate to them for a while. I think i'm just going to enjoy being able to write and draw whatever I want for a while XD with no deadlines. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Also. Here is a rat... in fact... here is two rats. Why? Simply because my rats are awesome and I am lacking anything else to say. </div><div><br /></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WbHNMlNqRh0/TBFyDx7dE0I/AAAAAAAAACQ/FaxtEpfGVrg/s320/051.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481287630754485058" /><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WbHNMlNqRh0/TBFyDH4ifGI/AAAAAAAAACI/4sxw0j0b5Ao/s320/029.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481287619467967586" /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now I am off to doodle and watch Isolation, the Blob and possibly Creepozoids. Ahhh... how nice it is to have time to waste on horror films again :D</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-86560005239293973382010-06-08T19:56:00.000-07:002010-06-08T19:57:21.243-07:00The Whatwhatwhat Production Report Entry ^_^<p class="MsoNormal">The whatwhatwhat project appealed to me right away, as an option that could really be interpreted in any way by the group, an almost completely blank canvas to work with. The first chance we’d had to really use our imaginations, and do whatever we thought was fitting with a reasonable amount of time to work with. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The actual concept for our group’s animation, I came up with whilst the project was actually being presented to us originally, and though I normally case aside initial ideas for being too simplistic and not well enough thought out, for a thirty second animation, this one seemed as though it could well work. Anything more complex would put serious strains on the allotted 30 second time, and risk rushing the production process, neither of which would be a desirable result at all. So I allowed the idea to stay, pondered it overnight and explained it to the group the next day in class. I was surprised to find the idea extremely well received, and in no time at all the group seemed to have adopted it without question and were pondering all the different variables… characters… settings… level of realism… method of creation.<br />Right from the start I had imagined it being a black and white hand drawn/flash animation of very simple design, and whilst what we got was black and white as hoped, it was far more complex and pleasing to the eye than my original idea had been. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We went over all the variables numerous times before settling on the idea of two hulking men, or chavs, as we referred to them at the time, since those are the most likely pair of people to meet in a street and not wish to give way to each other. Almost before I knew it, concept art was emerging, and the process got under way fast and smoothly, the storyboarding and animatic being done rapidly and effectively without too many problems at all, the pre-production phase was sadly the only one that seemed to go smoothly however, so the easy time was to be short lived. From the very early stages of production, we were hounded by delays and technical troubles, and the huge workload seemed to have fallen a little unevenly within the group. Fortunately nobody complained, all apparently deciding that if there was any trouble to be made over it, it could be done when time allowed for it and the project was over. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">As time wore on still, I became progressively more impressed with the group’s ability to keep working grimly onwards as a team despite the mounting time shortage and workload, somehow coaching each other towards finishing, even when it really did seem hopeless. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Things felt like they reached the peak of hopelessness when we realised the deadline suddenly seemed to have jumped a week closer, though it is totally unknown if it did or not. Then it was all to panic stations as we realised that it was possible that we didn’t physically have time to finish the entire thing on time for the deadline, there being simply such a huge amount left to do. Flash made the situation even worse by crashing every time we attempted to start putting things together in the studio. We had to improvise a way to do the project that was a lot more time consuming, but possible at least. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So having panicked for a little while and had to handle more technical problems, we managed to pull things together, produce one working computer to handle all the strain, and were finally able to get working in a definite progress-like direction after a frustratingly long time of running in circles like headless chickens. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We were lucky to be given a semi-extension for the project, because even after spending the entire weekend sitting working on nothing but the animation, with not enough sleep and too much panic, we barely got it finished… three hours before the final hand-in deadline. This was where my troubles began. Being post production, I was now handed a 1.36 GB file, to compress, edit, put sound to, and do an entire post production process on, in three hours, when the compression alone was set to take at least seven hours. Nobody was to blame for this, having witnessed the events leading up to it I can be sure of that. It was simply the way things happened. So I just had to work to get it done as quickly as possible, making reasonably good time with it, and finally getting to do the sound, which was the part I had been looking forward to all along. I would have liked to spend a lot more time tweaking it and finding more atmospherically matching sounds, at least several days would have been nice, but given the time I had, I don’t think the sound came out too badly. As a first official sound attempt that I’ve had the chance to work with on this course, I am pleased with it. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The credits and such were easily done and attached with the help of after effects, and then after rendering out all of the infernal TIFFS and mov files, it was off to the studio for a DVD burning… which once again the studio computers attempted to sabotage, almost succeeding too… technical errors following us to the end. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Overall though, having finished and handed it in, I feel that the project was a success, a lesson in both teamwork and the whole animating process. I cannot speak for the others of course, but I feel we worked very well as a group and I look forward to continuing to animate with these people over the rest of the course. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-34867482951360778502010-06-02T21:17:00.000-07:002010-06-10T15:36:41.732-07:00Term 3, Week 5.Okay... so this week is when the shit hit the fan. The deadline seemed to shunt a week closer and we were FAR from being that close to done x_x We had to ask for an extension on friday... until monday... and even then after working solid on it all weekend, i wasn't handed the project to do post production on until three hours before the deadline on monday night. To be clear it was impossible for me to even do the compression of the file within that time XD let alone a full post production, and at 1.36GB for a 30 second file, it HAD to be compressed before i could work with it XD So... I did what i could, and had the damn thing done by midday on tuesday. It wasn't fun to be so rushed on the sound that i had wanted to take time to get really well done, but hey, you can't win them all, i did what i could with the time i was given and the final result was pretty nice overall ^_^<div><br /></div><div>Sketchbook project made good progress in it's last short time now, i seem to have left behind all concept of realism with it, but i don't think that's such a bad thing... in fact i think it has surely improved the situation significantly. </div><div><br /></div><div>Animal firm is coming into it's later stages now, getting profiles officially written up and drawings properly lined and such, pulling things into some kind of organisation. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893015181918915413.post-27169187242617178472010-05-18T14:34:00.000-07:002010-06-10T15:16:59.322-07:00Term 3, Week 4.<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Things still seem to be progressing well with the what project, if a little slower than we planned, but there's no need to worry yet, I am hoping to have a week set aside to do the full post production process, but we'll have to see, a few days might suffice, I could do it in less but it would be rushed and not too great a quality because of rendering times. We'll have to see how things go ^_^</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Sketchbook project seems to keep getting odder as time goes by, the pictures becoming slowly more random, but that's okay with me, I kinda like the progression of insanity that this project seems to be following.</span></span></p> <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WbHNMlNqRh0/TBFj4lAxKCI/AAAAAAAAAB4/rX0AgkD4I1w/s320/Sly.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481272045145761826" /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Animal firm continues to make good progress, the concept becoming slowly more solid... and if you thought I was joking about an octopus in a wheelbarrow... I wasn't. His name is Steve... he wears a Toupee, Monocle and fake moustache. If you think I’m still joking, you're wrong, he is an actual character. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">He's a lawyer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0