Today was our last of DM3, handing our last assignment in on Tuesday and have our presentation today (Thursday). Then reminiscing over the whole process of the animation and all the trouble our group had over flash not working, how it didn't work how we wanted it to. However, looking back we have all come along way, and were all happy with the end results and each members contribution to the project, it was a good team effort. The animating wasn't perfect or anything, but it brought laughs today in our presentation and the messenger was still portray reasonable well that the synopsis was easily understood without too many explanations. Also watching today, everyone's animation I do believe everyone did a good job and the animations were a great success.
Overall, looking back over the semester and realizing there only 1 semester left before graduation. I'm left wondering, what I want to do next year. Doing DM3 has made me realize that flash animation is not really something I want to do, however I am not sure if I want to do Architecture either. Well I do have another whole semester to work out what I want to do but at this moment in time I am lending towards Digital Media however that's only slightly. So I still don't know. We will see how next semester goes with my two subjects, I would love to do winter school however that is not possible at this stage.
Well, thanks for reading
Hana
Week 12/13
This week I have just been continuously working on my part of the animation and trying to get the animation by done by Sunday, so that I could meet up with Maddie on Sunday to do the editing and sound however, essentially my animating skills aren't particularly high. So I did have a lot of difficulty in Flash, and I am not a fan of the program either. I had a few problems with flash continuously crashing and as usual I would forget to save my work, so ended up losing a couple of hours worth of work. Which is very frustrating and occasionally my symbols wouldn't load up or they would disappear.
However, I did up finishing my part to the best of my ability with flash by Sunday and Maddie and I met around 10am and worked continuously for 5hours with editing, adding sound effects and rendering. Although it isn't that good, but I would say it will get some laughs and in the end" Pedro the Cat" is a comedy.
Then on Monday due to work, I couldn't meet up with Stefan at 2.30pm to past on the work, so Maddie did that so that Stefan could finish the folio and hand it in on Tuesday.
After that it will be our presentation on Thursday at 12.15 then we will finally be done for this subject.
However, I did up finishing my part to the best of my ability with flash by Sunday and Maddie and I met around 10am and worked continuously for 5hours with editing, adding sound effects and rendering. Although it isn't that good, but I would say it will get some laughs and in the end" Pedro the Cat" is a comedy.
Then on Monday due to work, I couldn't meet up with Stefan at 2.30pm to past on the work, so Maddie did that so that Stefan could finish the folio and hand it in on Tuesday.
After that it will be our presentation on Thursday at 12.15 then we will finally be done for this subject.
week 11
In this tutorial we were taught flash folio, which was quite handy.
Also we got a bit of help with flash which is always an added bonus.
Also we got a bit of help with flash which is always an added bonus.
Week 10
Now everything was handed in except for our animation, which by all means is our biggest hurdle.
My tasks was redoing all the characters and putting them into flash, which took longer than it should have. However with other assignments in other classes did make it a lot more difficult, but in the end I got there.
So, this week in the tutorials our group got together and starting dividing roles on how to tackle our animation.
Stefan ended up doing the presentation bit of the final, while Maddie and I decided to tackle the animation.
My tasks was redoing all the characters and putting them into flash, which took longer than it should have. However with other assignments in other classes did make it a lot more difficult, but in the end I got there.
So, this week in the tutorials our group got together and starting dividing roles on how to tackle our animation.
Stefan ended up doing the presentation bit of the final, while Maddie and I decided to tackle the animation.
Week 9 - tutorial and submission
In this week's tutorial was the due date for our production package to be handed up. Since it was an early class there wasn't much people there, however Josh did give to 10am to submit to him in his office which was cool. After the submission was done, Lisa went around talking to each group about their animating and they needed any help with anything particular, but I believed as we all just handed in a assignment not much people would of done much on their animating yet.
Production Package
Posters
Dvd cover
Insert
Dvd label
Week 8 character design progress "NEW HEDGE"
So as the old Hedge character was quite right and didn't fit in with Pedro the cat. I decided to totally redesign him and this is my outcome.
So this is the New Hedge look and I think it ties in with Pedro well
Week 8
This week I did not attend class, because to other assignments due in other class that I was having trouble with, however I did have friends that did go to the class and have updated me on what has been happening. So basically it was help sessions on Assignment 4 the production package. As I was not attending class, I was still collecting precedents and example of poster designs I thought was really successful and did the job.
Here are some of the precedents (personally I am a really studio ghibli fan, so alot of my ideas were influenced by that style)
Here are some of the precedents (personally I am a really studio ghibli fan, so alot of my ideas were influenced by that style)
Wk 7 Tutorial lip syncing
In this weeks tutorial Lisa taught the class Lip syncing, it was pretty interesting and a good aspect to learn because a number of people have characters that will be talking and if lip syncing isn't done right, it looks really bad. However in my group we are not using lip syncing.
Just a few images of lip syncing tutorial we did in class.
Just a few images of lip syncing tutorial we did in class.
Hand up and presentation of Assignment 3
The collaboration of our assignments, end with a success the day before the actual assignment was due and each member of our team seemed happy. We ended up collating all our bits and pieces of our individual parts of our animatic into adobe after affects and set the timing as well. After that was completed we discussed, what part each person would present in our presentation. Then we all decided that we would each just mention the parts we all did individually. For example: I worked on the characters and both the walk cycles so I presented them because I knew most about it and the others did the same. The end result was quite pleasing and the feedback was peasant and the advice was great.
So the characters still need more work, especially Hedge to suit with Pedro more. Pedro needs some lines removed to get rid of the leotard affect and both walk cycles need to be improved with more personality.
So the characters still need more work, especially Hedge to suit with Pedro more. Pedro needs some lines removed to get rid of the leotard affect and both walk cycles need to be improved with more personality.
Character Walk cycles
Firstly Pedro walk cycle
He seems to have kinda a drunken limp, this was probably due to wrong timing. Since there is a bit more drag than an average cycle, so it should of been obvious to extend the time frame. However this did not occur to me hence lead to his drunken limp
Secondly Hedge walk cycle
Hedge being a more front character resulted on the walk cycle being a more side front walk. I found it more hard to compose Hedges walk due to his personality wasn't quite clear visual in my head, all I got from Hedge was a confident, successful business cow. So I try to emphasis the confident in the walk, however I still the walk still needs a bit of more personality put into it.
He seems to have kinda a drunken limp, this was probably due to wrong timing. Since there is a bit more drag than an average cycle, so it should of been obvious to extend the time frame. However this did not occur to me hence lead to his drunken limp
Secondly Hedge walk cycle
Hedge being a more front character resulted on the walk cycle being a more side front walk. I found it more hard to compose Hedges walk due to his personality wasn't quite clear visual in my head, all I got from Hedge was a confident, successful business cow. So I try to emphasis the confident in the walk, however I still the walk still needs a bit of more personality put into it.
More work in progress
Continuing this week will be further refinement of characters and the initiation of photoshop with adding of colour and detail. Also I will be starting on the characterized work cycles for both characters.
We also have a group meeting today to work on the animatic, hopefully we get a good amount of work done with our collaboration today.
We also have a group meeting today to work on the animatic, hopefully we get a good amount of work done with our collaboration today.
work update
In the past weeks I have just been drawing and trying to come with a chosen character that best suited the personality of the characters in the story.
Here some of the drawing I have done
I still believe there is still more refining to do on the characters and since our group is working in a similar style as carnivore reflux. There is still more stylizing and refinement into that sort of style. Hence it would make it more easier to animate in flash as well
Here some of the drawing I have done
I still believe there is still more refining to do on the characters and since our group is working in a similar style as carnivore reflux. There is still more stylizing and refinement into that sort of style. Hence it would make it more easier to animate in flash as well
Tutorial week 5
Oh basically in this tutorial Lisa taught us how to use the bone tool in flash and make firer move like fire when animating in flash. The bone tool was very useful because you could also restrict movement of angles of rotation but also you could move the object side to side. Animating the fire was pretty awesome as well, just by adding in these little hints to your first and end image it allows the firer image to move more smoothly.
Update on current events
In the last few weeks, I've just been working in my group with Maddie and Stefan on each of individual roles to complete our assignment 3. so each of us have our roles
eg.
Background scenes: Stefan
Characters: Hana
Storyboard: Maddie
Walk Cycle: Hana
Flash Presentation/DVD: Maddie
Animatic: Everyone
Logo: Stefan
Test Animations: Hana
Oral: Everyone
Marketing: Hana
So I have basically started collecting images and cutting and pasting designs together to see how characters would look. The group seem to be very interested in the cow from far-side comics strip and bill the cat from an old American cartoon.
eg.
Background scenes: Stefan
Characters: Hana
Storyboard: Maddie
Walk Cycle: Hana
Flash Presentation/DVD: Maddie
Animatic: Everyone
Logo: Stefan
Test Animations: Hana
Oral: Everyone
Marketing: Hana
So I have basically started collecting images and cutting and pasting designs together to see how characters would look. The group seem to be very interested in the cow from far-side comics strip and bill the cat from an old American cartoon.
Assignment 2 - group work and concept chosen in group
I am working in a with Maddie and Stefan and we will be trying to create Maddie's concept called Pedro the Cat.
Basically it is about a Cat that is addict to cat food which is called cat nip and his plan about getting back his enemy which is a cow.
Basically it is about a Cat that is addict to cat food which is called cat nip and his plan about getting back his enemy which is a cow.
Assignment 1 - Concept pitch
In assignment 1 we basically had to come up with an idea for a 2min short animation, the concept I came up for this assignment was firstly called Melvin's Magic Mushroom Adventures however in the end result it was changed to TO-O Nerdy, as a result of some minor changes to the ending of the concept about living rather than dying.
The first idea was about a guy who looked pretty nerdy, his definite features were a huge mushroom cut hairdo, his large rectangular glasses and his colourful dress sense.
So the story begins when he's walking a long in a park and some bright mushrooms catch his eyes and out of curiosity he eats one. As a result he drops to the ground and dies. Then suddenly he finds himself floating and looking down at his body with a sensation of an upwards pull. So as he's floating upwards he notices that he has wings and a halo. Then he reaches heaven however he was denied access as he had died from illicit drug abuse, so he is kicked down to hell but again is denied access because he was simply too nerdy for Hades to handle and again was kicked back to earth.
So basically about a guy who gets rejected by both heaven and hell for being too nerdy.
Conversely, the previous ending was him getting rejected by heaven and getting his wings and halo taken away while he was float upwards. Then a big black hole appears beneath him and he falls into the hole that is supposed to symbolize hell and he dies.
Troubles and concerns about this concept
With this project, I actually had a lot of trouble settling on an idea and with my other subject having a compulsory camp in the middle of nowhere. Ideas weren’t really pouring, but I simply had to settle for one and start to draw because I didn’t have any computer access in Whyalla and coming back to Adelaide a day before it was due was even more alarming. However I managed to finish it, even though I wasn’t 100% happy with the result, I still believe the concept was quite funny and put as much effort into it. Though my presentation should have been a lot better, than my actual presentation that was over in a flash, I believe I should have expanded more on my idea and explain more of the plot.
The first idea was about a guy who looked pretty nerdy, his definite features were a huge mushroom cut hairdo, his large rectangular glasses and his colourful dress sense.
So the story begins when he's walking a long in a park and some bright mushrooms catch his eyes and out of curiosity he eats one. As a result he drops to the ground and dies. Then suddenly he finds himself floating and looking down at his body with a sensation of an upwards pull. So as he's floating upwards he notices that he has wings and a halo. Then he reaches heaven however he was denied access as he had died from illicit drug abuse, so he is kicked down to hell but again is denied access because he was simply too nerdy for Hades to handle and again was kicked back to earth.
So basically about a guy who gets rejected by both heaven and hell for being too nerdy.
Conversely, the previous ending was him getting rejected by heaven and getting his wings and halo taken away while he was float upwards. Then a big black hole appears beneath him and he falls into the hole that is supposed to symbolize hell and he dies.
Troubles and concerns about this concept
With this project, I actually had a lot of trouble settling on an idea and with my other subject having a compulsory camp in the middle of nowhere. Ideas weren’t really pouring, but I simply had to settle for one and start to draw because I didn’t have any computer access in Whyalla and coming back to Adelaide a day before it was due was even more alarming. However I managed to finish it, even though I wasn’t 100% happy with the result, I still believe the concept was quite funny and put as much effort into it. Though my presentation should have been a lot better, than my actual presentation that was over in a flash, I believe I should have expanded more on my idea and explain more of the plot.
Tutorial wk 2: Walk cycle and kaiser
The main focus of this week tutorial was the walk cycle from the step phase basic to the slightly more complex cycle with the initiation of using the character Kaiser produced by RPA in the short “Carnivore Reflux”.
Generally the basic walk cycle was straight forward and easy to follow and quite amusing to play with. Using Kaiser a character with more personality and attitude to his walk, with his appearance being fat with short limp did create a more of a challenging walk. However with the challenge it did become more amusing and gave a great example of how a walk can greatly affect a characters personality and attitude.
Overall the tutorials were great
Thx
Lisa and Josh
Generally the basic walk cycle was straight forward and easy to follow and quite amusing to play with. Using Kaiser a character with more personality and attitude to his walk, with his appearance being fat with short limp did create a more of a challenging walk. However with the challenge it did become more amusing and gave a great example of how a walk can greatly affect a characters personality and attitude.
Overall the tutorials were great
Thx
Lisa and Josh
Wk 1 DM3
Tutorial 1
the practice of the bouncing ball in flash as well as the stretch and squash theory was learnt
In this case, I had some issues with my ball not following my guide arcs however the issue was resolved due to the fact my guides were not probably snapped.
however, overall the teachering and help was good and the theory was understood
the practice of the bouncing ball in flash as well as the stretch and squash theory was learnt
In this case, I had some issues with my ball not following my guide arcs however the issue was resolved due to the fact my guides were not probably snapped.
however, overall the teachering and help was good and the theory was understood
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