November 29, Thursday 2:49pm
Alright so I'm at the part with the cheeks in my animation, which is about 1600 frames. I have to do the hair and the pupils and I think that's all I'll have to do. So I'm animating all the tools in first and then I'm doing the features on separate layers. I know it's a lot of work but I'm about halfway for the first part and the second part isn't nearly so many frames, so I'm not too worried. I'm going to go home, clean my room, take a little nap, and then get back to work on this! And I will blog back. Hopefully I won't be sick again so I'll be able to work a lot this weekend. I have high hopes for this though!!
Shelby away!!
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Computer troubles again
November 29, Thursday 12:45pm
I am having computer problems again. These machines hate me I am convinced. Thank you for finding my flashdrive though! I really appreciate it!! But yeah, so flash won't open for me and the server won't connect. Now that I have my flashdrive I have a copy of the obstacle animation that I seemed to have forgotten to turn in but I can't connect so I'll be putting it on later. And if I don't get my problem fixed I'm either going to try switching computers or go home and get my laptop so I can keep working on my animation. Computers frustrate me.... I almost wish I had picked a dreadful walk cycle so I could just use paper.
Shelby
I am having computer problems again. These machines hate me I am convinced. Thank you for finding my flashdrive though! I really appreciate it!! But yeah, so flash won't open for me and the server won't connect. Now that I have my flashdrive I have a copy of the obstacle animation that I seemed to have forgotten to turn in but I can't connect so I'll be putting it on later. And if I don't get my problem fixed I'm either going to try switching computers or go home and get my laptop so I can keep working on my animation. Computers frustrate me.... I almost wish I had picked a dreadful walk cycle so I could just use paper.
Shelby
My Plans Are Always Ruined...
November 29, Thursday 12:28pm
Well I was going to work on my animation last night but the following thing happened: I was so sick that I couldn't get out of bed without the fear of vomiting. A lot. So I slept for the whole day, didn't go to any classes, and woke up at 6pm. I them attempted to eat something. Long story short, bad idea. So no animation was done last night. So I will be working obsessively this weekend and today during class and after class today and tomorrow. It will get done or so help me! Anyways I feel like around 600 frames isn't so bad all things considering. Just 3000 more to go. Or something like that. Well I'm off to animate!
Shelby away!
Well I was going to work on my animation last night but the following thing happened: I was so sick that I couldn't get out of bed without the fear of vomiting. A lot. So I slept for the whole day, didn't go to any classes, and woke up at 6pm. I them attempted to eat something. Long story short, bad idea. So no animation was done last night. So I will be working obsessively this weekend and today during class and after class today and tomorrow. It will get done or so help me! Anyways I feel like around 600 frames isn't so bad all things considering. Just 3000 more to go. Or something like that. Well I'm off to animate!
Shelby away!
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Update for Final Project 11/27
November 27, Tuesday 2:48pm
So I'm now at 600 frames, which I personally think is awesome. I'm just animating in all of the tools first, with the body in place. They I'm going to go back in and draw all of the lines that the tools make, so all of my features. I feel like I'm further than I thought I would be, although I didn't work on the weekend like I said I would. I may do some more of the tool animating tonight, which is just going to be a lot of copy and pasting, but it's still going to be fun anyways. I'd like to get most of that done by Thursday, probably working a lot tomorrow night and some maybe in the morning tomorrow. If I don't procrastinate my drawing homework until then! But I will be working on this tomorrow night since it will be the only thing I have to work on. But 600 frames out of about 3500 in less than three hours seems pretty amazing to me. And I'll work on it a lot tomorrow night so I might even have the same amount done, so then 1200 will be done. I also said that I would buy a flashdrive but I forgot so I'm going to have to order one. It totally slipped my mind while I was out. Anyways, I think I'm in great shape for right now since most of it is luckily simplistic.
Shelby out!!
So I'm now at 600 frames, which I personally think is awesome. I'm just animating in all of the tools first, with the body in place. They I'm going to go back in and draw all of the lines that the tools make, so all of my features. I feel like I'm further than I thought I would be, although I didn't work on the weekend like I said I would. I may do some more of the tool animating tonight, which is just going to be a lot of copy and pasting, but it's still going to be fun anyways. I'd like to get most of that done by Thursday, probably working a lot tomorrow night and some maybe in the morning tomorrow. If I don't procrastinate my drawing homework until then! But I will be working on this tomorrow night since it will be the only thing I have to work on. But 600 frames out of about 3500 in less than three hours seems pretty amazing to me. And I'll work on it a lot tomorrow night so I might even have the same amount done, so then 1200 will be done. I also said that I would buy a flashdrive but I forgot so I'm going to have to order one. It totally slipped my mind while I was out. Anyways, I think I'm in great shape for right now since most of it is luckily simplistic.
Shelby out!!
Whatever day today is!!
November 27, Tuesday 12:50pm
Having computer trouble again but at least I can blog about it. So I'm waiting for it to reboot. I have 260 frames right now. I said I was going to work on it over the vacation but I didn't!! No shame! I needed the sleep and I still kind of do. I haven't been feeling well. But when I get to my portrait for drawing I'm going to work on this more. Now back to work!!
Shelby
Having computer trouble again but at least I can blog about it. So I'm waiting for it to reboot. I have 260 frames right now. I said I was going to work on it over the vacation but I didn't!! No shame! I needed the sleep and I still kind of do. I haven't been feeling well. But when I get to my portrait for drawing I'm going to work on this more. Now back to work!!
Shelby
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Presentation of the day!
November 20, Tuesday 2:55pm
I thought the presentation was very interesting, because I think using real dancers is really fascinating. It actually makes me want to do something like that but with martial artists. So now I'm all inspired but I probably won't be able to do anything with it yet. But I thought the way they combined dancing and animation was really amazing and I would really like to do something like that.
Shelby
I thought the presentation was very interesting, because I think using real dancers is really fascinating. It actually makes me want to do something like that but with martial artists. So now I'm all inspired but I probably won't be able to do anything with it yet. But I thought the way they combined dancing and animation was really amazing and I would really like to do something like that.
Shelby
Final Project: Update
November 20, Tuesday 2:47pm
Alright so I shot my video and imported it into flash AND emailed it to myself. So I will start working on it when I get home tonight from the car ride, probably after dinner. I might shoot it again, but I haven't decided yet. It's really long frame wise, and it's going to be a lot of work but I'm really looking forward to all the time. I'm going to start it tonight and work on it obsessively, and many of the opening frames are going to be the same since I'm not moving. I think the actual video is almost two minutes, and that makes me a little nervous but I'm not really feeling too worried about it, since I normally put every else off for animation. And my little sister really likes watching me animate, so it will be a fun time for us. She already knows when to click like on the songs I like on Pandora. I have a little trained animation assistant in the wings ready with my drink and song choices. :) Have a happy Thanksgiving!!
Shelby out!!
Alright so I shot my video and imported it into flash AND emailed it to myself. So I will start working on it when I get home tonight from the car ride, probably after dinner. I might shoot it again, but I haven't decided yet. It's really long frame wise, and it's going to be a lot of work but I'm really looking forward to all the time. I'm going to start it tonight and work on it obsessively, and many of the opening frames are going to be the same since I'm not moving. I think the actual video is almost two minutes, and that makes me a little nervous but I'm not really feeling too worried about it, since I normally put every else off for animation. And my little sister really likes watching me animate, so it will be a fun time for us. She already knows when to click like on the songs I like on Pandora. I have a little trained animation assistant in the wings ready with my drink and song choices. :) Have a happy Thanksgiving!!
Shelby out!!
Final Project:Converting Video
November 20, Tuesday 1:30-?
Alright so I'm converting the video I made after my test video right now, which apparently is going to take about twenty minutes. So I'm going to email the video to myself. So for the last 30 minutes I will be working on rotoscoping, except now I'm going to listen to a presentation. Scratch that. I will be emailing the video to myself, and other thing I just did.
Shelby
Alright so I'm converting the video I made after my test video right now, which apparently is going to take about twenty minutes. So I'm going to email the video to myself. So for the last 30 minutes I will be working on rotoscoping, except now I'm going to listen to a presentation. Scratch that. I will be emailing the video to myself, and other thing I just did.
Shelby
Obstacle
November 20, Tuesday 12:26pm
I somehow didn't turn in my obstacle animation and I can't find my flash drive so I will be turning that in when we get back probably... I have no idea how that happened. I turned all my makeup work in awhile ago... I'll look for it and turn it in. Sorry about that!!! I think it might be on the other computer because Cierra made me switch a couple of times...
Shelby
I somehow didn't turn in my obstacle animation and I can't find my flash drive so I will be turning that in when we get back probably... I have no idea how that happened. I turned all my makeup work in awhile ago... I'll look for it and turn it in. Sorry about that!!! I think it might be on the other computer because Cierra made me switch a couple of times...
Shelby
Final project/fancy walkcycle
November 20, Tuesday 9:17am
Fancy Walkcycle- I kind of hate it. I wish I could have spent more time on it, but other classes unfortunately got priority this time. I'm glad that I put a cool head on the body but I wish I could have gone back in and made the body by the same style as the head.
Final Project: I really want to do a rotoscope with makeup. I was thinking of having some rubbing away motions and some of my face come through, but I'm not sure yet. I'm going to storyboards it out on my break between classes today and then bring my makeup to class with me so I can figure out what I want to do. I have really awesome pink hair now so I feel like I want to incorporate it.
Shelby out!
Fancy Walkcycle- I kind of hate it. I wish I could have spent more time on it, but other classes unfortunately got priority this time. I'm glad that I put a cool head on the body but I wish I could have gone back in and made the body by the same style as the head.
Final Project: I really want to do a rotoscope with makeup. I was thinking of having some rubbing away motions and some of my face come through, but I'm not sure yet. I'm going to storyboards it out on my break between classes today and then bring my makeup to class with me so I can figure out what I want to do. I have really awesome pink hair now so I feel like I want to incorporate it.
Shelby out!
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Walk Cycles
November 13, Tuesday 2:54pm
I think my stick figure walk cycle came out alright. I might decide to do another one. I will work on my character design block so I can do the more expressive walk cycle. I really like to do cutesy things so I might do another cute character again or a really creepy one. I like polar opposites for some reason. Anyway I think my two simple walk cycles are fine for now, but I might do a third just to cement it in my brain.
Also my thoughts on Tess's presentation:
I love the Lion King, so I thought it was really interesting to see how they came up with the characters and how they infused human features into animals. Scar has always been my favorite because of all the things they said in the video and I think all the work they did with real lions and watching documentaries is just beautiful and that's the way animation should be done because it really is art. Also I grew up near someone who owned a lion for a pet. Her name was Lisa and she liked pancakes and though I was her cub.
Shelby :)
I think my stick figure walk cycle came out alright. I might decide to do another one. I will work on my character design block so I can do the more expressive walk cycle. I really like to do cutesy things so I might do another cute character again or a really creepy one. I like polar opposites for some reason. Anyway I think my two simple walk cycles are fine for now, but I might do a third just to cement it in my brain.
Also my thoughts on Tess's presentation:
I love the Lion King, so I thought it was really interesting to see how they came up with the characters and how they infused human features into animals. Scar has always been my favorite because of all the things they said in the video and I think all the work they did with real lions and watching documentaries is just beautiful and that's the way animation should be done because it really is art. Also I grew up near someone who owned a lion for a pet. Her name was Lisa and she liked pancakes and though I was her cub.
Shelby :)
Homework stuff
November 13, Tuesday 12:28pm
Alright so I looked over the reading, since I've read it previously last year. I feel like it's not as easy to do as they make it seem. Because every time I do it I always mess up somehow so I'm happy I'm going to have a teacher go over it... Anyways. I put all of the sound into the stop motion this morning, since it only took about five minutes of my time. It wasn't a big deal at all. I didn't put a title screen on it because I didn't know what we would want to name it. I also only did one of the sketches, the one that was featureless. I feel like I'm having character design block recently, so I'll try to think of one today.
In summation: Contact, recoil, passing and highpoint are important concepts that I have yet to grasp. The stop motion is pretty much done even though it's only 8 seconds. And I have character design block. Tada!
Shelby
Alright so I looked over the reading, since I've read it previously last year. I feel like it's not as easy to do as they make it seem. Because every time I do it I always mess up somehow so I'm happy I'm going to have a teacher go over it... Anyways. I put all of the sound into the stop motion this morning, since it only took about five minutes of my time. It wasn't a big deal at all. I didn't put a title screen on it because I didn't know what we would want to name it. I also only did one of the sketches, the one that was featureless. I feel like I'm having character design block recently, so I'll try to think of one today.
In summation: Contact, recoil, passing and highpoint are important concepts that I have yet to grasp. The stop motion is pretty much done even though it's only 8 seconds. And I have character design block. Tada!
Shelby
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Presentations
November 8, Thursday 2:54pm
Cierra's presentation: I feel like explaining how cel animation turned into digital animation is very interesting and I think the facts were presented well, and the video helped with the visuals. I do think it's very similar to Derrick's presentation, but all of the information was very helpful
Dan's presentation: I felt like his was a little long, but I got all of the information about the "acting". I feel like the differences between exaggeration and subtle were very clear.
Cierra's presentation: I feel like explaining how cel animation turned into digital animation is very interesting and I think the facts were presented well, and the video helped with the visuals. I do think it's very similar to Derrick's presentation, but all of the information was very helpful
Dan's presentation: I felt like his was a little long, but I got all of the information about the "acting". I feel like the differences between exaggeration and subtle were very clear.
Group Stop Motion
November 8, Thursday 2:50pm
I feel like the project came together in an alright manner, but it's really difficult to work with people who said from the beginning that they don't like working with people. I'm going to try really hard not to rant about it but animation is a collaborative art form, so it's really important that people do work together. I feel like in every project someone does more than someone else, but I don't really mind. I mean, I just kind of have a bossy personality, I really like to take charge. I don't feel like I can get really excited about a project until I work with people who are really excited to work on the project. I understand some people have less people skills than others but it doesn't make it any less frustrating. I'm really not trying to rant but it's just kind of happening.
Well anyways, I plan on fixing it all up when I get home today. I'm going to edit the sounds in and such and then make sure it's all nice and working. I even want to kind of make it a little bit longer, but I'm not sure. I'm sure I'll be able to get a look at it tonight. Also Saturday is my birthday :) So yeah, happy birthday to me?
Shelby
I feel like the project came together in an alright manner, but it's really difficult to work with people who said from the beginning that they don't like working with people. I'm going to try really hard not to rant about it but animation is a collaborative art form, so it's really important that people do work together. I feel like in every project someone does more than someone else, but I don't really mind. I mean, I just kind of have a bossy personality, I really like to take charge. I don't feel like I can get really excited about a project until I work with people who are really excited to work on the project. I understand some people have less people skills than others but it doesn't make it any less frustrating. I'm really not trying to rant but it's just kind of happening.
Well anyways, I plan on fixing it all up when I get home today. I'm going to edit the sounds in and such and then make sure it's all nice and working. I even want to kind of make it a little bit longer, but I'm not sure. I'm sure I'll be able to get a look at it tonight. Also Saturday is my birthday :) So yeah, happy birthday to me?
Shelby
Monday, November 5, 2012
Rotoscoping
November 5, Monday 7-8pm(Sunday) and 8-9pm Monday
Alright so I worked on the rotoscoping for another two hours and I only got to three seconds out of nine. This stuff is so hard! I'm going to call it quits because I have an art history test tomorrow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZtxHOfmhH4
I like this stop motion. I'm also going to post my stop motion from last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfAaVkEAiqQ&feature=plcp
Mine is still awesome. :) Also I put the self-eval in the drop box because that's what you told me so if you still want me to email it let me know... I don't know how often you read these.
Shelby
Alright so I worked on the rotoscoping for another two hours and I only got to three seconds out of nine. This stuff is so hard! I'm going to call it quits because I have an art history test tomorrow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZtxHOfmhH4
I like this stop motion. I'm also going to post my stop motion from last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfAaVkEAiqQ&feature=plcp
Mine is still awesome. :) Also I put the self-eval in the drop box because that's what you told me so if you still want me to email it let me know... I don't know how often you read these.
Shelby
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Class today!
November 1, Thursday 3:01pm
My presentation is awesome. Because Glen Keane is awesome. His work speaks for itself. :)
I feel like I'm really slow when it comes to rotoscoping but it turns out looking very nice so I'm looking forward to working on it this weekend, probably starting tonight, with breaks for art history and food of course.
I've also done stop motion before so I have many great ideas in my opinion Stop motion is so much fun!
Shelby out!
My presentation is awesome. Because Glen Keane is awesome. His work speaks for itself. :)
I feel like I'm really slow when it comes to rotoscoping but it turns out looking very nice so I'm looking forward to working on it this weekend, probably starting tonight, with breaks for art history and food of course.
I've also done stop motion before so I have many great ideas in my opinion Stop motion is so much fun!
Shelby out!
Derrick's Presentation
November 1, Thursday 2:37pm
I thought the video he showed was the most amazing thing I've ever seen! Call me a little crazy but I wouldn't mind trying to work with all those chemicals and the crazy backgrounds that are water color. I think it's amazing that all that effort was made to make an animated movie but I really want to try it. I would really love to try it. I thought that cel animation was the most interesting thing I had ever seen and I think the process would be really fun. I have no idea where to get transparencies like that anymore though. But all the hours and hours that went into the creation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves is so amazing. I kind of want to be a slave driver boss just like that.
Shelby
I thought the video he showed was the most amazing thing I've ever seen! Call me a little crazy but I wouldn't mind trying to work with all those chemicals and the crazy backgrounds that are water color. I think it's amazing that all that effort was made to make an animated movie but I really want to try it. I would really love to try it. I thought that cel animation was the most interesting thing I had ever seen and I think the process would be really fun. I have no idea where to get transparencies like that anymore though. But all the hours and hours that went into the creation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves is so amazing. I kind of want to be a slave driver boss just like that.
Shelby
Elijah's Presentation
November 1, 2:33pm Thursday
I thought Elijah's presentation was very interesting. I think it's very odd to recycle animation movements, especially when Disney didn't have any kind of technology that would make that easier back in the day of pencil and paper. I think it's a really good idea to save time, but also that it's a little unoriginal now that I think about it. I had never heard about it before because when I think of new projects or movies I personally think Disney should do I never really imagine the dance sequences being the same. I think it kind of defeats the purpose almost. I know that animators are all for saving time but I also like the artistic qualities that go into an animation. I thought the presentation was very interesting though. I understand the differences between recycled and not, but I do think that they are very similar it's only a matter of who stole it.
Shelby
I thought Elijah's presentation was very interesting. I think it's very odd to recycle animation movements, especially when Disney didn't have any kind of technology that would make that easier back in the day of pencil and paper. I think it's a really good idea to save time, but also that it's a little unoriginal now that I think about it. I had never heard about it before because when I think of new projects or movies I personally think Disney should do I never really imagine the dance sequences being the same. I think it kind of defeats the purpose almost. I know that animators are all for saving time but I also like the artistic qualities that go into an animation. I thought the presentation was very interesting though. I understand the differences between recycled and not, but I do think that they are very similar it's only a matter of who stole it.
Shelby
Mid-term
November 1, Thursday 2:20pm
I keep forgetting to update.. I'm really trying to remember. Truly! Anyways I worked on my midterm four hours last night from 6-12. Then I worked on it this morning from 7-10 and then from 11:30-11:55. I'm really proud of it even though the color was exhausting. I'm also happy I decided to use my own sounds that I recorded my sister doing. Very happy with that. I'm really glad I did it in color even though it added more than 10 hours onto my work time, I think it looks a lot better now and I'm glad I did it. I also learned faster ways to make that color work.
I also have a really good idea for the rotoscoping project but I think I'm going to keep it to myself for now because I love surprises. I like the exercise but I've had an idea for a long time that I really want to try. So I'll try to remember to blog about that.
I also forgot to post about the other people's presentations because I forgot. No excuse other than my scatter brained-ness. So I'm going to write some posts about those right now.
Shelby
I keep forgetting to update.. I'm really trying to remember. Truly! Anyways I worked on my midterm four hours last night from 6-12. Then I worked on it this morning from 7-10 and then from 11:30-11:55. I'm really proud of it even though the color was exhausting. I'm also happy I decided to use my own sounds that I recorded my sister doing. Very happy with that. I'm really glad I did it in color even though it added more than 10 hours onto my work time, I think it looks a lot better now and I'm glad I did it. I also learned faster ways to make that color work.
I also have a really good idea for the rotoscoping project but I think I'm going to keep it to myself for now because I love surprises. I like the exercise but I've had an idea for a long time that I really want to try. So I'll try to remember to blog about that.
I also forgot to post about the other people's presentations because I forgot. No excuse other than my scatter brained-ness. So I'm going to write some posts about those right now.
Shelby
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