Awaiting

I have not finished this project. I want to redo a lot of what I have done for this project. I love the idea but hate the execution of this. I have learned so much more since the start of doing this. I have had a couple of classes that taught me so much that I didn't have when I started this.

The only thing I'm happy with is the jellyfish. This was really a test run for me. My first time putting together an animation project.

Now, I'm working on my senior project called Modele that I'm loving and will be done next year. You can see the blog here if you are interested.

Latest updated reel. As stated before I only have 3 more shots to finish before this is 100% done. The music has changed but it's stlll by Kevin Macleod, whose music I love.

But as of now...I'm officially on break with this thing:

I'm really happy about the amount of work I manage to do. As far as I'm concerned I overdid the my own personal quota.

I seriously thought that I'd have a lot less done but again only THREE more...and not even full scenes, just the characters in scenes as follows:

-Waiting Girl Look at Watch

-Waiting Girl Stands in Awe when Star falls

-Waiting Girl meets Jelly Fish

Ironically all of them are Waiting Girls.

My first time doing something like this and we all know first times are usually scarier and more than it really is.

I'm gonna start compiling my final animation. Found some new music, so the music will sound different, the next I upload my work reel.

My latest work reel update for my film.

I used my break exactly as it was intended to be used, thank you, but I did get a few random things done, mostly short crowd shots and some jellyfish coloring.

Probably started putting together a few shots in AfterEffects as well.

Stuff that didn't require brainpower and a lot of time.

Almost done with JellyLight Door Opens #1 shot--- most of the animation is done, just coloring more "still shots" so it'll time right with the door opening. I could just shorten the door animation but it's just so perfect, so Ill color more JellyLights instead

Almost done inking the Professor where he lifts his hand signalling everyone to go.

Did a shot with crowd running into a the door they found that turned out much better than I thought it would be.

Updated working reel of my animation

This is a sketch chart I made to help me animate jellyfishes.

I also looked at reference and made up this chart.

My working reel of my junior film Awaiting. This is the latest reel right now. Quite a bit of the rough animation done.

Music used at the moment from:

http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/

Can I just say how happy I am that I finished the Labryinths in my film. Didn't turn out too badly if you ask me. I love them.

The top is part of the title sequence which is why the back is not done. It will be zoomed in and panned over it, but this is just what it looks like fully.

Whatever you do.....DO NOT DO TRADITONAL INKING!! WASTE OF EVERLOVING TIME!!! (I still want that time back. >.< )

       --Had some difficulties figuring out exactly what the process was going to be for me. So I actually wasted time on inking approx. 2.3 seconds of the animation.  When I imported it into Photoshop I realized that I would not be able to complete it in the way that it should be done. So I had to re-ink that entire section digitally, figuring out what brushes and program to use for it. (I looked at the brushes in Corel Painter but decided I like PS for the inking as well.) I already knew that I wanted to color it in Photoshop so that wasn't a problem.

·      --So once again!! Just don't do traditional inking. Ever. Like...Never. Ever. (My digital inking turned out much better than my traditional inking.)

   Process: Rough animate on paper (shoot on 2s), export out of IStopMotion, import into Photoshop. Ink and Color it in PS. Export out and put together in Adobe Premiere Pro. (In my larger project I will probably use AfterEffects, but not a lot.)

   Also note to self: Since the animation is shot on 2s anyway, can skip every other frame in Photoshop since each pair of frames is the same. (IE. 56 single shots is really 28 shots have to do.)

  For an approx. 2.3 secs of animation

v  Rough Animation: 2.5 to 3 hrs

v  Inking: 28 frames = approx. 30 minutes

            56 frames= approx. 1 hr

            72 frames= approx. 1 hr. 15 minutes

  72 frames on 2s = 36 drawings

--Story is based on a little reflection that has been in the back of my mind for a long time. It has a message that is personal to me.

--Probably will use Kevin MacLeod music (Can I say how awesome his music is.) 

Other sites to consider:

http://dig.ccmixter.org/free_music

I did not need to buy any supplies for my project; I actually had everything on hand.

If I had needed to buy anything it would have been paper to do my rough animations. Everything else is done digitally; I have a computer and the programs to do it.

 I purchase paper for my rough animations from Office Max; the cost is approximately $16 for a ream.

Inspiration page that I made for my film.

JellyLight, The Professor, Film Style, and Waiting Girl