March 2012
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Concerns
Today we had a lecture with some examples of animation and a brief overview of After Effects. Everything was informative and there was some good information, the lecture itself isn’t what I’m worried about.
What I am worried about is that we were told that the animation needs to be ‘abstract’ and that we shouldn’t attempt to animate humanlike characters. All of the...
Deja View →
I’ve just discovered this blog belonging to animator Andreas Deja who has been involved in some massive titles and is deeply rooted in the industry. There are some fascinating insights into the world of animation. I have particularly enjoyed flicking through the sketches and seeing how some very well known characters came to life. There is a great section about King Louie from The Jungle...
I am toying with 'Urban, Distant, Calm' as my...
I still might alter them yet, ‘urban’ is an idea which I think about when I listen to the piece but I am not sure if it is too literal. I think it could be restrictive.
Just to keep you guys up to speed. This is...
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Tomorrow I will be briefed on my next module. Print to Pixel. I’ve been given a piece of music titled ‘Exchange’ to work with and this will be the basis for the animation. It can be no longer than 30 seconds and no shorter than 20 (though I intend to make full use of the 30 seconds) and the animation must be relevant to the way the piece of music makes me feel.
I’ve...
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Strange Days, Stranger Nights
My zine is finished and my hand-in is today, I have found this the most exciting and challenging project I have done to date and although there are things I would do differently next time around, I am really proud of what I’ve produced and think that if I can just iron out a few creases, so to speak, I’ve got a pretty good, solid piece of work and have developed skills I’m...
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I now have all of the elements I need to put my zines together and hopefully by the end of the day they will be complete. Pictures of the construction process to follow.
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Progress
I am over half way through the inside content of my zine. My goal is to produce the rest of the pages today and then I will have the week to focus on copying, covers and possibly some nice little extras.
I have photos to upload of what I’ve been doing. Those will be up later today.
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I recently began watching 'Twin Peaks'
I found the series because, quite backwardly, I and some close friends played the xbox 360 game Deadly Premonition (A controversial title with a solid base of hardcore fans and also people in their legions who despise it and write it off as the worst game ever) which is quite obviously based on the series. The creator of the game, Swery, credits Twin Peaks as a huge influence.
To the point; I...
I went home for a couple of days and a family friend (artist Jackie Terrett, check out her work, it’s good) had left some books for me as she sometimes does. Among them was Adventures With Impossible Figures written by Bruno Ernst. I instantly twigged that this would fit in really well with my zine’s theme and rifled through it drawing inspiration from the shapes and forms included....
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Zine Guide by Sarah Dyer of Action Girl →
This gave me a really great overview of the process of creating a zine from start to finish with a wide range of possibilities. For my first zine, I really want to embrace where zines came from so I think I am going to use the photocopying method, though I’d like to maybe have a couple of pages in colour or an insert of some kind to make it feel a bit more special. Something I’ve...
I have been lax.
I will upload a lot of new images of my progression soon. Things are moving and I am excited for putting together the final outcome.
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