050609

Yesterday, i finished my shots 14-17.
It was a pretty easy scene and it consisted of 4 shots.
So, it was a steal.

However, from the previous interim, Amanda told me I was lagging behind.
So, she suggested that i should do less toning on the chracters and concentrate more on the animation.
Thus, I am listening to her advice and therefore, my shots 14-17 were not toned.

I think this would be a faster process for me since I spend a lot of time doing the tones for my animation.

I am really not motivated to do the rest of my scenes now, but I guess I do not have a choice but to resume my work.

So off I go, continuing my p3 journey.
Ta-ta.

210509

I have done 2 scenes!
After finishing my second scene today, I looked around and realise everyone is still behind me.
I thought to myself "I am ahead, I can afford to take a break."
So I stopped and relaxed.

I know it is the wrong thinking.
Especially when I have only less than a month to complete this project.
Buut! Its just so... overwhelming.
Then there is character design class going on at the same time.
I need to plan my time.
I haven't even made a Gannt chart.

Supposed to have done one up by last week.
Hmmm, anyway, I am quite proud of myself.
Looking at the 2 completed scenes makes me quite happy.
Well, more to come Jarrold.

All the best.

200509

Yesterday I tried doing my first scene and I did not complete it.

So, I did i today and I completed my first scene.

It was the scene of the couple sitting in front of the TV, backview.

Not too hard. No actions to animate.

Only the flickering of the television light.



Then today, I started on another scene!

Scene2!

And so far I am doing it chronologically, which is bad because Alan suggests that we jumble up the order, so our diligence is seen throughout the animation.

Hmm.

I didnt finish scene 2 today though because another class came in at 3.

This scene will be harder than the first though, as there is a little more animation.

Not the hardest scene, but the scenes will gradually get harder with the lip syncing and stuff.

I need to work harder and harder man!

ARGH!

190509

Today, I compiled my animatics with my sound effects.
I had to adjust a lot of the animatics because i realise that my voices lasted longer than expected.
So, now my animatics is extended, by a few more seconds.
Which is bad and good.
Actually, its bad.
But good thing I dont have anymore extra scenes.

Thenn, I tried doing my first scene today.
At first, I cut my frame from the animatics and tried tracing over the frame, but it didnt work.
The drawing of the animatics is too rough, and I had to draw it over again in photoshop with more details, and put it into flash.

After doing that, I managed to get a decent rough look of the scene.
Not too bad, because I can make out what is what.
I didnt finish the scene though.
About halfway through.
Just need to colour up the scene and do the television glow thing.
Good thing there is no animation for this scene.
Yay.

180509

A new day of a new block.
Well, not a new block for P3 since it has been ongoing for a bit.
Today, I recorded my VO in the Audio room (Duh).
Andrea was my voice over, and thanks to her, I think my recording precoess was easy.

At first I didnt want to be my own voice talent.
But after much contemplation and search for another voice talent other than myself,
I found none, so I decided to just be my own voice talent.

Wasnt that hard though since I knew what kind of voice I wanted.
But anyway, now I got my voice over and I am ready to complete my animatics to test out the timing of my entire animation.
I think it is alright, and I have got to start production soon because time is not on the side of the animators for project 3.
Just 15 more days of class, and we are done.
An animation piece must be out.
All the best to me!

140509

Presentation was today.
Actually no.
Alan sent an email yesterday saying we could present tomorrow.
But I wanted my Friday off tomorrow, so I presented today.

Only 8 of us presented today though.
And I started doing my animatics at 11.30am.
but it turned out well, although there was no audio to my animatics.
I had to dub on the spot as my video was playing on the screen.

my presentation was really really short.
I received quite little comments from Alan and the class.
Don't is it because mine was good, or what.

Hmm. But Alan said my pacing was good.
The only bad comment is receive is about Alan wanting to see the baby.
He talked about some Xbox video about a baby shooting out of the mother's womb and through his life, into his grave.
he asked me to watch that one.
Maybe I will get some inspiration.

hmm, Just have to add maybe another shot into my animatics and I can start animating.
YAY! However, I dont think animating will be that an easy task.
I still have to do my VO for my animation.
What a drag...

130509

Today is a fruitful day!
I managed to complete my refined storyboard.
I am thinking of celebrating, like booking a chalet, and having booze and stuff.

But on second thought, I still have animatics to do.
Its not something that I am looking forward to do, and now I am suppose to be on it, but I think I've done quite a bit today.

Tomorrow is like some presentation day where we have to show Alan what we have done.
I dont think I will have animatics by tomorrow.
I dont even have my sound effects.
Oh man.
Need to find sounds and do my VO asap.

Dont have a lot of time.
A block has passed and I have only chosen my story and finalise a storyboard.
I think maybe I'll wake up tomorrow to compile a bit of animatics.
Had such a long day.
Tomorrow will be fun I hope. Presenting our Anim2 and stuff.