Semester Three Week Three

so its the third of term and i think i have finally got my act together and actually starting to do work. maya seems alot harder than i imagined and i knew it was going to be hard so this term is defs. going to be a challenge for me but we will see how i go wont we.

anyway the second assignment is due next term and we have to create three static photo realistic 3D rendered images using maya software. i assume we have to create three different images so i think i might use three of my own images to work off or i might do a few by other photographers it just depends which less complicated. the following are options in which i could use.

the night before the due date.

ok so its the night before the due date and im kinda stressing out a little cause i havent really dont much of my animation and im not sure if i will pass or not. hopefully i will!


this assignment to me is like one that will never truly be finished cause it means alot to me and nothing i do will ever be perfect thus i will never be happy with it thus it will always be an ongoing animation which im fine with at the moment!


one problem that i currently have is the sound. i have recorded it but its a bit chat. and im not sure how to put two and two together thus i think i will put it in imovie and then export it out as a quick time. hopefully that will be ok!

second assignment.

things are coming along nicely.

i havent been able to do any more of my animation today cause i have been at work which totally blew arse just for the record! so i will do a little more now.


its a very simple animation but an animation none the less. im really worried about time as i think i will run out of it but lets hope for the best shall we!

animation terrorisers.

i just recently bought the new 'yen magazine' and there was a section about animation thus i thought it was interesting so here it is....



'south australian based animation studio, the People's Republic of Animation is becoming a stronger power in the media. their satirical portrayal of terrorism, Erroris: a comedy of terrors has been picked up by bodaphone as a moble phone series in the UK. inspired by classic cartoons like ren and stimpy, director eddie white tells us why dark subject matter is prevalent in the work of the PRA:
"i guess it's because we are dark and disturbed people! honestly we like to inject a certain light and shade into everything we do so its more interesting. if you play the two against each other the results can be really interesting and create different reactions from the audience. taking something cute and subverting it like we've done with errorism -- or something really funny that is at the same time tragic -- are the most enjoyable things to work on," says white.'




also just to note that the peoples republic of animation are also responsible for 'sweet and sour' which we semi-half watched in todays lecture. there are other short films likecarnivore reflux which also deals with the ferral ideas. carnivore reflux was also shown at the animation film festival a few weeks ago.

apart from animations on this website there are tv series downloads games and promos all of which i find interesting.

second assignment.

so at this very point in time my animation is going well i think. i have my drawings and i just learnt how to do the tracing thing but i need to know how to flip it so it works better but i shall ask tomorro when i go visit people aka. andrew.

below is one of the drawings that i am currently working on.




i think it turned out better than what i had hoped. but we shall see when its all finished.


p.s. i know what i have written makes no sense but to me it kinda does!

the poem.

FOR THOSE I LOVE.

for those i love
for those who love me

when i am gone, release me, let me go.
i have so many things to see and do.
you mustn't tie yourself to me with tears,
be happy that we had so many years.

i have you, my loves, and you can only guess
how much you gave to me of happiness.
i thank you for the love you all have shown,
but now its time i travelled on alone.

so grieve for me, if grieve you must.
then let your grief be comforted by trust.
its only for a while that we must part.
so bless theses memories that lie within your heart.

i wont be far away, for life goes on
so if you need me, call and i will come.
though you cant see or touch me, ill be near
and if you listen with all your heart, then you will hear
all my love around you, soft and clear.

and then, when you must come this way alone
ill greet you with a smile and "Welcome Home."

first offical post for the animation blog.

ok. so in this course im having trouble finding my feet and what i actually know and dont know. well its easy i dont know alot thus its hard for me to learn as there is soooo much going on and everyone seems like they know exactly what they are doing where as im just crusing along. 

so i have offically decided to get my arse into gear. i know its a bit late but as they say its better late than never! so now it is time for me to actually do things like create this blog for example. i know im either going to just pass or fail cause i have left everything so late.


i have chosen something to animate which i think will be different to what everyone else is doing. from those that have told me what they are doing they are more like stories where as i have a poem which i will animate. first year's normally animate to the poem as its a little bit easier. 

i plan to have a snapshot of what each line is saying.
the pictures will be hand drawn and probs just stay black and white.
i might put in a little colour later.
i want the pictures to seem like they are being drawn on and then show the final image. that probs makes no sense cause i dont know how to explain it that well but it makes sense in my brain!!!

i will get my friend erin to do the voice over. 
it will have very simple sound as its a simple poem.

and yes. thats about it.
so now i must go drawn some things so i can show andrew when i see him on tuesday....that is if i do