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i giggle a bit when you call ryujehong calm and mature because i thought the same thing until i watched some APEX voice comms where he just SCREEECH

I apologize for answering this super late! I'm not entirely sure whether this post will provide any help at this point; I'm sure you figured everything out okay! But having the backbone of a story to build off of is incredibly helpful in directing layouts/backgrounds. Knowing what you need to convey in a scene at any given point makes it a lot easier to figure out the essentials vs what you can cut out for lack of time, difficulty, or for proving too obfuscating.

Artistic techniques/ fundamentals are all just tools in facilitating communication and there are no set rules in how they can be used. Perspective, when used to frame a shot from below, has been used to convey height, a sense of powerlessness, portray a child's point of view, what have you. Different context provides different meaning. Distinct choices can be used to bring direct attention and reinforce emotion; it's when the combination of these choices are used to supplement the creator's message that a background successful.

Check out this sequence of transitions + accompanying explanation from the Prince of Egypt, for example. http://mmmatchaball.tumblr.com/post/157248936555/espressobuns-prince-of-egypt-directors. With the repeat cutting, you not only get an understanding of the passage of time and distance traveled and the comparative hardship in each environment, but focus on the most significant point of change, which is the diminishing size of character. Moses also travels across the screen at a simple diagonal- using drastically different/dynamic perspectives- although individually visually interesting, would have actually been detrimental in this case. This is just one example- you can read up on a lot of film analysis that consider how directors have used color theory (use of magenta, bright to desaturated in Up), lighting and perspective (Feast, SU), and other deliberate choices to convey emotion subconsciously. There's no one way to successfully pull it off, which gives you a lot of freedom and pretty large margin for error. Try thumbnailing to quickly explore different ways you can exhibit a scene.

If you're having trouble with the background design itself, you can think of the environment as a character- the same rules apply. Shape language, scale, color, lighting, etc can be used to build a scene that has a discernable personality.

YAS

AAAAAAAAA HI I LOVE U!!!!!!! you’re the nicest cutie and i’ve loved seeing your art improve over the years! like wow! i’m so impressed and honestly you going overseas to pursue what makes you happy is so inspiring. i’m so happy for you and i know you’re gonna be the most kickass animator!

Honestly, it’s going to be a new experience for all of us! I’ve been watching with the fandom since season 10, and back then we only had a two-hour gap between sponsors (as they were called back then) and non-sponsors. It was a bit of an adjustment when it switched to a full day, but we figured it out.

People definitely won’t wait to post stuff–and I’m not criticizing or anything, that’s just the way it is. It would be nice if people would wait on gifsets and screenshots and things like that, but realistically, that won’t happen. And when it comes to posting meta and reactions to new episodes, there’s often an understandable rush to be the first to posit an interesting theory, before someone else can snipe it. We’re going to need to rely on careful cutting and tagging to pick up the slack and be courteous to each other.

I’m not going to tell anyone they need to become a FIRST member to be a fan and participate in fandom–that’s up to you, what you can afford and whether it’s worth it to you to be in on the early hype, and there are plenty of fans who aren’t subscribers so you certainly won’t be alone either way. If you’re on the fence, I’d recommend giving it a couple weeks to see how you’re feeling about the season. If you really feel you’re missing out on the early discussion at that point, you might want to go for it! 

Might be worth checking out some of RT’s FIRST-exclusive content too to see if any of that interests you, when you’re making the “Is this worth it to me” calculation. Personally I’m a fan of Day 5, so that and seeing RvB early are by far my central motivating factors in staying subscribed.

ooo damn thats gotta be at least a 1GB file youre working with right?? lovely work!!! cool to see some of your process!!