Animation day. I am enjoying animation even though my computer and current version of Photoshop doesn't. I'm only using Photoshop because that's what we are being taught to use in the class, probably because it's the only programme the college computers have that is capable of doing animation. Yay for horribly, and unnecessarily, expensive computer programmes!
Gavin is a little worried about our lack of scrapbooks at this time and so insisted that we do some research and get some stills. He also told us to find an animation we liked and talk about it. I chose Linkin Park's Breaking the Habit. http://youtu.be/acgvRle07GI
My fellow student, Luke, noted that the video looked like it was done by the guy who did Kill Bill and whilst doing a little research I discovered that was actually the case. Good eye Luke, good eye! Luke chose to do his research on a cartoon called Ren and Stimpy. personally I really don't like that programme, but that's why I chose music videos!
"I don't know what's worth fighting for, or why I have to scream, but now I have some clarity to show you what I mean, I don't know how I got this way, I'll never be alright, so I'm breaking the habit, tonight." - Linkin Park, Breaking the Habit (great tune!)
Showing posts with label animation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animation. Show all posts
Saturday, 10 December 2011
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Day Thirtythree
This morning was filled with me desperately trying to get my car taxed...
Eventually I made it into college where I had a great time trying to get the college computers to save my animation as a playable file... A few hours later... It's now on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/ClaireMCarter?feature=mhee It's called Destruct and Back Again. We had to start with a white sheet, eventually turn it black, then make it white again. Now for the final piece of this project, I have to make a start on the design I'm going to use and then add the colours. Could be a lot of fun.
Eventually I made it into college where I had a great time trying to get the college computers to save my animation as a playable file... A few hours later... It's now on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/ClaireMCarter?feature=mhee It's called Destruct and Back Again. We had to start with a white sheet, eventually turn it black, then make it white again. Now for the final piece of this project, I have to make a start on the design I'm going to use and then add the colours. Could be a lot of fun.
Sunday, 27 November 2011
Day Thirty
I spent the morning in the main workshop, painting and working on my 3D project. It was mundane stuff, just painting boxes and working out where things will go, etc, but necessary for the finished piece.
For the afternoon I was back in the computer room and we were doing more animation. I had originally had a flamboyant idea of filming burlesque/belly dancers and then rotoscoping them (which is the method used in A Scanner Darkly, another bloody film I now have to watch all the way through.) but I came to my senses and realised just how much work that would entail and have decided to go for something a little simpler. I'm going to fill an A4 page with random design and then colour it so the colours move and blend. This idea was better received than I thought it would be considering there is no narrative, unlike the others in the class. So, I have to make it bright and colourful and entertaining to compensate for the lack of narrative.
We were given a homework project called Destruction and Back Again, where we take a piece of paper and do random designs in it till it's black, then do random designs in it till it's white again taking photos, or scanning it in at every stage of the composition. This is when I discover that my copy of Photoshop CS2 will allow me to make an animation, but not save it as an animation. Annoyed? A little, yes. I'm going to have to bugger about trying to fix that problem.
For the afternoon I was back in the computer room and we were doing more animation. I had originally had a flamboyant idea of filming burlesque/belly dancers and then rotoscoping them (which is the method used in A Scanner Darkly, another bloody film I now have to watch all the way through.) but I came to my senses and realised just how much work that would entail and have decided to go for something a little simpler. I'm going to fill an A4 page with random design and then colour it so the colours move and blend. This idea was better received than I thought it would be considering there is no narrative, unlike the others in the class. So, I have to make it bright and colourful and entertaining to compensate for the lack of narrative.
We were given a homework project called Destruction and Back Again, where we take a piece of paper and do random designs in it till it's black, then do random designs in it till it's white again taking photos, or scanning it in at every stage of the composition. This is when I discover that my copy of Photoshop CS2 will allow me to make an animation, but not save it as an animation. Annoyed? A little, yes. I'm going to have to bugger about trying to fix that problem.
Thursday, 17 November 2011
Day Twentyseven
Today we were in the computer suite doing tessellations and I came up with some stunning designs! Very happy.
Then we began our animation class, which consisted of a lot of research on youtube watching really cool videos. Animations with post-it notes and rubix cubes and graffiti. Stunning stuff!
Friday, 11 November 2011
Day Twentyfour
Photography and Animation today, excited, I've wanted to do some animation for a while but had no idea where to start, now is my chance.
The first half of today was actually a continuation of Mondays pattern design. I started doing tesselations, lots of them, and a few turned out alright. I'm already beginning to think about what they could be used for, carpets, furniture, wallpaper, material, etc. Unfortunately all my files are WAY too big to upload at the moment and I need to go make them smaller before I can showcase them... Sorry about that!
In the afternoon it was animation and we were asked to pair up and grab a few things from the box and then take lots of photos of them moving around.
We chose a squid and a lobster and had them moving towards each other from opposite ends of the table until they met in the middle and all hell ensued, it was bloody good fun. The final video will be uploaded to youtube reasonably soon and I will add the link here.
After this we learnt how to make shapes move using photoshop, and I made my triangle have an argument with the circle and muscle in on it's territory... I think I even gave them voices in my head... All in all a good day, and a good week, now I'm shattered.
The first half of today was actually a continuation of Mondays pattern design. I started doing tesselations, lots of them, and a few turned out alright. I'm already beginning to think about what they could be used for, carpets, furniture, wallpaper, material, etc. Unfortunately all my files are WAY too big to upload at the moment and I need to go make them smaller before I can showcase them... Sorry about that!
In the afternoon it was animation and we were asked to pair up and grab a few things from the box and then take lots of photos of them moving around.
After this we learnt how to make shapes move using photoshop, and I made my triangle have an argument with the circle and muscle in on it's territory... I think I even gave them voices in my head... All in all a good day, and a good week, now I'm shattered.
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