Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Hope.

Hey everyone! Just wanted to put some stuff up as far as saying what's up with progress.

I've been trying to select a good music track for my piece but nothing really jumped out at me. I remembered something though... I did really well with sound design and sound mixing / editing.
Why not make my own track using the schools materials like Soundtrack Pro?
I sat down, buckled down, and started plugging away at something that I think accents my piece really well!
I think that this has come a long way... I can't believe how much actual work has gone into this damn piece.
I really hope the effort put into this shows.
I just have a few more things to do.
I have to animate this effect for a transformation.
Other than that, it's pretty much just finish up some drawings and I'm complete.
Also, it looks like I'm going to be graduating a term early.
I will be doing portfolio over the summer along with some business elective class.
I'm really stoked, even though I'm walking with my class on the 10th of May.
Things have been really up and down with this project because of how many changes it's gone through. Again, I just hope that it has the effect I intend on people.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Story is finally completed!

Finally after all this time, 13 weeks, I've finished my story ideas.
Golly what a pain in the rear.
I just intended on getting something short and cool done, but it turns out I have created something pretty deep and hopefully memorable.
Now to just get everything colored, cleaned up, and in place.
My laptop is acting buggy with my tablet. It's really putting a damper in my progression. It's honestly annoying. Luckily the school is equipped with everything I need to finish though.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

update

 Hey everyone.
Just working on adding the little bits of story that will hopefully give you the impact I'm looking for.
It's crazy- I should have just spent this term developing this idea instead of trying to work out everything. I dunno... I think it's making me a stronger animator.

I am currently finishing up my drawings and animating stuff in between. Coloring as I go along.
I watched some animation pieces lately that have kind of inspired me and gave me ideas on how to improve mine.

I am adding some story elements I liked from what I watched in hopes that it all fits together well and makes sense.

My story just wasn't reaching / grasping / connecting with anyone so I had to think of ways to combat that. I realized there's no reason to invest in my character or his trial. I had to show his struggle.

Just inching closer and closer to the finish line as I plug along.


Monday, April 14, 2014

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I realize in my story I haven't really established what's at stake for my characters.
So I think that's what the problem is. I think maybe everything is just 'one note' maybe?
I'm trying to find ways to solve this problem as I go along.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

I hate how you can hear the truth though silence.
YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK

it's hard to get past that.

YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD YOU AREN'T GOOD

it's hard to hear it but sometimes you need to hear what isn't working.

I appreciate that I've wasted all this time so far on something that's not working.

Monday, April 7, 2014

Excited about this!

Hey guys! What's up?
How are things? I'm asking you these things and there's really no way for me to find out. So I guess those questions are rhetorical.
I dunno. It's just a part of my personality. If I'm greeting you I genuinely care to hear those answers.

I'm working. Just workin'! Drawing and animating and drawing s'more. Oh and coloring.
This project already has given me so much.
I feel, though, that it's not the best piece. The more I think about it... The more I get sad. The thing is, is that, it's my second ever animated piece. Some of my peers are already so good at this animation thing and I just feel like I'm behind them. I want to stand next to them in skill.
I discovered that in following my path I chose there are lots of struggles and that I didn't really pick a strength of mine.
I picked things that I wanted to be better at. With that decision I hope it's clear of my intentions with what I create. I hope my idea and emotion come across in it. I might not have picked the best camera shots or angles but I did what I though was best. It also may not be as dynamic as others but I hope it has an impact emotionally.

I have a lot of self doubt. I think it's justified. It's a sink or swim world and I don't want to drown.

I have been still just getting my rough animation into cleaned up frames while coloring along the way.
I've been animating the things as they come up, basically just going from the beginning to the end.

Once that stuff is done I can finalize the music. I picked some stuff up from Incompetech. I hope to mix it well and use my audio skills to make something fun.

I've been working on this project pretty diligently with separating life with work. I've been setting aside a lot of time to get this done and work on it almost daily from 12pm to 7pm. It's been giving me a lot of headway and I'm proud of myself because had I been myself a year or two ago I would be procrastinating worse.

It's been tough to just do everything at once. This project is hard man. I hope to just get better at it so I can get working on my after school goals.