this week

This week i've learned about time code math. I liked how we got to critique our Quest projects and that we got to work on our documentary's. In the future id like to learn how to add special effects to my films. I'd don't like how we have an assembly today.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZNGULu8EmI Enjoy this link about how a group of people built a movie set in one day.

Breaking Bad

After reading the article "Point Of View: How So Many Root For 'Braking Bad's' Walter White" I've learned that through certain camera shots they're able to show what a person is thinking and add drama to the scene. The creators wanted the audience to be on board with Walt, so what they did was gave them a pile of sympathetic reasons to be on his side. Which really works in this case. They also used this technique where they have a close up of the actors face and the object they're staring atto show emotion. The video from season one was a nice touch to show the technique in action. The article was a very good description of not just the show but the ways they've made this happen. What're some other camera techniques?

this week

This week i learned how to re size and image on photo shop which proves very useful. in the future i want to learn an easy way to blend different images in photo shop better. One thing that frustrated me this week was trying to blend a gorillas face to a body of a koala bear in my worth 1000 project, but none the less i am proud with the way it turned out. one thing that made me happy this week is that i have a half day friday!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diJzT-sHizg This link is a tutorial on the many blending modes of photo shop. Enjoy.

walt and jim

After reading the article "Walt Disney and Jim Henson: So similar, so different" I've learned that The two genius's have a lot in common but the way they would run their companies is very different. Walt welcomed company expansion where Jim on the other hand was more of a small company person. Walt however had some staffing issues in the 1940's.  Jim also had internal issues with staffing with a rivalry between the New York team and the London team. Fairy tales were a big part in both men's lives. Walt's fairy tales more mainly straight forward where Jim's were more socially relevant to the time. A similarity though was they both embraced new technology to help with Jim's puppet skills and Walt Disney's theme parks. I liked how each paragraph was a different topic, and that they were either a similarity or a difference. The article was very informative and helped m,e learn more about Walt and Jim. Who's going to be the next Walt Disney or Jim Henson?  

Storyboards....

After reading "Storyboarding Tips from Dream Works", Ive learned that there are much simpler ways to drawing storyboards. For instance if your not such a good drawer you can draw grids, weather it be for a floor or a sky it gives the field around your character depth and creativity so people can better understand what you're drawing. When dealing with more than one character you should group them accordingly, for example if you have two or more characters standing in one area label them. It can be as simple as A, B, and C this makes it much easier to figure out who is who in your storyboard. It is also good to use depth of field in your picture. It may be a little  harder than on a computer but it sets up the frame for a better shot when you transfer it from your story board to the computer. The way they listed the facts and tips in the article were very descriptive and useful and the images provided made it easier to understand. Should stpry boards be mandatory?

Advertisements

In the article "Chipotle scarecrow makes enemies to win customers" I've learned that through certain tactics you can easily swing your product or company around the mind of the consumer, but you have to be careful because not enough promotion during your advertisement can actually make the competition look better. For example in the Nokia phone advertisement in the article it heavily promoted Apples iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy, but said very little about their own brand! I very much enjoyed all the videos in the article, they provided clear examples of advertisements. I also enjoyed all the tips that the author has provided about advertisements. What will the food industry have to say?

Sound waves

In the article "How do film-makers manipulate our emotions with music ?" by Helen Stewart, BBC Arts  & Culture, I've learned that through certain sound frequencies our emotions can be changed, heightened, or shortened. For example in the year 2002 producers of a french psychological thriller admitted to using this technique. "Audience members report feeling disoriented and physically ill just with in a half hour of infrasound..." This shows that with the use of certain frequencies we can feel different. Infrasound is not a sound you necessarily hear, but you feel it rather than hear it. In some cases the sounds that are chosen to be in horror movies sometimes resemble the same frequency of an animal in fear. The description of the feeling of the audience members in a horror film clearly shows its affect. i enjoyed hearing the short back story in the beginning.
Is there music that can make us feel other emotions other than fear?  

Disneys trademarking a holiday? really....

After reading an article about disney trying to trade mark the "holiday" or "phrase" of "Did de los Muertos" I've learned that they could actually do that but only if it had some sort of Pixar only theme. I've also learned that Pixar was planning on making a day of the dead movie. Lastly I've learned that they have withdrawn from this idea. The article was very informative because i had no idea this was going on and I'm glad it didn't happen. Lastly I liked that they had a segment a with a copyrights expert near the end. Is disney going to far with their power?

this week

This week was rather tiring i learned how to make mistakes when making a documentary. I feel like that will come in handy in the future. In the future id like to learn how to keep audience interested when making a film of my own. i liked that we had our final project critique i disliked having to work on my rotoscoping :( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByGq-EdQ2L0 enjoy this link about a paper drawn stop motion!

Disneys Blatant Sexism?

After reading an article about Disney's "Transformation"on the disney princess Merida I've learned that Merida was created as a basis of the creators 13 year old daughter, I've also learned that a lot of people are protesting the new transformation, i myself are one of them. I have also learned that disney is over stepping their boundaries on things. I like that the article was very informative on the actions disney has been taking, I also like the fact that they have the before and after picture if the princess. Why is disney doing this? do they have TOO much power?

6 mistakes

After reading an article about the 6 simple mistakes a director can make when making a documentary I've learned that even though your telling a documentary about a subject it must still follow a story. Another thing I've learned is that you need a great soundtrack the the audience doesn't become bored, confused, or displeased with your film, and lastly I've learned that documentary script writing must left last because you never know what you'll encounter during your shooting.I really enjoyed how informative this article was i also like that it was to the point and there were no long drawn out monologues. Are their any other mistakes that can be made? and if so what are they?

this week

this week was ok i finished my final project ahead of schedule :D and i'm getting my portfolio done. i didnt like that i had to type the resume and an auto biography. i learned how to fix a movement eror in flash. in the future id like to learn how to further develop my animation skills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOMbySJTKpg Enjoy this link it is a stop motion animation called zero

ipad 2?

There is a movie know as Standard Of Living and its shot entirely on an ipad2!! I've learned that you can actually shoot movies on an ipad2, i have also learned that the ipad2 is 720P, one thing that i learned that surprised me was he shot the whole movie by hand. i like that the article had a trailer in the middle of it and the pictures gave me a good visual representation of how the shooting went. Is he going to shoot another ipad2 movie?

moores law

in the article concering Gordon moore and his laws on animation helped pixar create their first ever computer animate film. which is named Toy Story. Moores law states that everything good about computers gets an order of magnitude better every five years. which means that every five years there will be something better for the computer whether its new software or an update concerning a certain field of the computer. Pixar used this law to predict the creation of toy story. I like that they had moores law stated i the article and how the author wrote the article itself. If pixar can use moores law for predictions, then do studios today still use this law today?

mini bots

in the article concerning mini robots from MIT to interview some New yorkers at a upcoming film festival.Each robot has a built in camera to film what ever interview they are creating.Also each robot is voiced by and eleven year old boy and is programed with a series of questions to ask the people they're interviewing. I like the fact the added a short video in the beginning of the article so we can see first hand at what these robots do. I also like that they have many photos of the robots and their creators. i wonder what the next robotic invetion will be?

this week

This week was ok i finished my abstract audio and i will finish my 11 second club tomarrow :D
this week i learned that having your audio on stream it helps you synch your mouth movements and to follow audio to a key.
i liked that we got to critique our 3D shorts and walk cycles.
i didnt like trying to follow the audio on both my abstract audio and my 11 second club because it get repetitious sometimes in the future i want to learn how to enhance my skills in lip-synching.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSdJF6J1Ig4 this link is on the writing of the trilogy The Lord Of The Rings. ENJOY

Motion capturing

After reading the article Motion Capture Filmmaking: Are Computer-generated actors the future of hollywood ive learned that andy serkis the actor who played gollum in The Lord Of The Rings has created his own seperate film studio named "The Imaginarium" where actors can learn how to do motion capturing. I've also learned that Steven speilberg used animatronics in both Jaws and Jerasik park with a mix of motion capturing. ive learned the the imaginarium is working with the actors from animal farm. i liked how they talked alittle about the imaginarium and i like the pictures added into the article. What is the next big motion captured character?

This week

This week was productive. i learned how to officially take more than one take. This week i liked that i got to finish my walk cycle and master the post and skeleton tag. i also like that i have created peepers the penguin. i didnt like the fact the Cheetah had crashed on me during my walk cycle rendering. in the future i want to learn how to use the joint tool more effectively http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHs3Pe32b8Q enjoy this stopmotion oscar nominated animation directed by Timothy Reckart and produced by Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly.

This week

This week i learned how to do lip syncing in Cheetah 3D and how to use a program called YOLO (sadly named that). One thing i liked about this week was that i finished my animator paper ON TIME!!!!! and that we got to critique our 3D logos. one thing i did not like was trying to make a chair on cheetah 3D in the future i want to learn how to better my skills in cheetah 3D. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8DT1ychWvg enjoy this link about the making of hey arnold THROW BACK!!!!!!!!

Paper Man

After reading the article "the inside story behind disneys Paperman" I've learned that the creator behind paper man was a worker on the hit disney movie tangled. The story he syas portrays his life when he wass in his twenties and working in new york city. To create this animation to give it a 2D and 3D affect they used a new program called meander which was used by a man named Brian Whited. I liked the fact that they had the actual animation in the article and i also liked how it gives a short description of the film in the article. What will Disney ddo with this new found power?

animation week

this week in animation i've learned how to use the F-curve editor in cheetah 3D in the future i want to learn how to have an HD video with a short render time in cheetah 3D.

one thin that made me happy this week was finishing my 3D logo. one thing that made me upset this week was was all the writing with our 5 page paper on an animator of our choice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTKso_tN528 enjoy this link about the new pokemon game black 2 and white 2

7 rules about short films

Ater reading the article "7 rules for writing short films" ive learned that if your making ahort film it should only last from 15 seconds to 45 mnutes and if you're putting it into a festival it should be no longer than 10 minutes. i have also learned that certin scenes for example like car accidents or explosions take alot more time to shoot rather than you shooing someone walking and getting into a fight unless your an expert at shooting shorts and CGI and lastly ive learned that when making a short films its important not to have too much dialouge. I liked the way the article was set up starting from rule 1 and so on. i also liked the information it gave me about short films. What will the next best short film be?

2D or 3D

After reading the article "why tradtional films beats 3D any day" ive leaned that psycologists have written about people that when they see something is too unreal to them or feels wrong in some cases they dislike it. ive also learned that in certain films there are thngs that are wrong or flipped flopped. Lastly ive learned that certain movies give the actors and actresses what seems a one demention effect instead of 3. in my opinion i side with the writer the 3D affect bores me and fries my brain they should ot put so much effort into 3D movies and go back to the original film styling which is stunning. i also like the feed back he gives about certain movies mentioned in the article.Will they listen to the persons opinion?

weekly update

Were back!!!! on my first week back ive learned how to make titles and credits in premier, and in the future i want to learn how to better my skills in adobe premiere it sems like a fun progrm to work with. one thing that frustrated me this week was having to do more rotoscoping. One thing that made me happy this week wa knowing that monday we are starting 3D animation. In honor of seth mcfarlen who i will being writing my animation paper on heres this link on the animation of family guy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6rrdNFaY_g