Project 2 Idea

Point A: Getting dressed

Point B: "Going out"

Conflict: Indecisive about outfit

Characters: Girl and her date/boyfriend

This project will be simply about a girl who is surprised by her boyfriend who wants to take her out to dinner and she can't decide on what to wear. She goes through so many combinations of clothes even though her boyfriend said what she had on was fine. She ends up wearing an outfit totally ridiculous and shouldn't have changed in the first place.

First Critique part 2

Well, I'm glad to know I literally didn't fail. I really don't want to continue working on this project because I really don't think it can be fixed and I really don't want to start a new one either. Since my project is not considered a failure, I don't mind going back to fixing it as much as before we finished showing. I know I can do a lot better. Yes, I believe some people in the class did better than others, but it is a learning experience. I hope I don't make something that doesn't make a lot of sense again. I don't want to add animation anymore either, because I know it will take too long to make something nice. I'm just hoping the rest of this assignment will all fall into place.

First Critique

Pretty much a failure though I knew it would be. I didn't realize it till right before I showed my film that it wasn't going to make any sense. It was pretty brutal. This whole freaking class is making me wonder if I'm any good enough for a profession in art or in animation. I feel like it is hopeless to try. I want to quit. It made me think of how I'm going to need to present an aim or like a goal in life before I graduate. I just feel like I'm not up to par with anyone else. I wish I was smarter and more talented. I wish I had started animating earlier or challenged myself earlier in life. I wish I could have taken more chances. Maybe it's because I'm lazy.... I don't know. I feel like if I fail here, I fail at life. I feel like everything is unraveling and falling apart. I just feel like I'm not good enough and that things just aren't going to work out the way I wish and plan. I can try, try again, but I don't think my best can ever be enough. So I don't know what the hell I'm going to do for my future. For now, I'm just planning to reshoot and redo the entire project with a whole different idea. This is just the way I feel this moment and just have to get it out whether it's appropriate or not to post such an entry on this blog. Your feedback is welcome.

First Time Digitizing and Editing on Final Cut

Well, it was a little bumpy in the beginning of it all but eventually it all went smoothly. The most trouble I had was copying the scratch folder onto the server and and my personal account. I didn't know if it was as weird bug or what, but I just started from scratch and made new scratch disk, and everything fell into place after that. Like Jill said, we have to stay organized with this stuff. Editing was pretty easy. I really like the software. It is a lot better than iMovie, lol, and my camera was perfect to use for the digitizing.

Check this out

http://vimeo.com/1084537

I thought it was neato mosquito.

Learning Final Cut

I had a great time learning final cut pro today. I'm glad I learned how to edit on iMovie in high school because it seems to be helping me out in the long run. I'm already ready to digitize since I have my own camera. So, I'm really excited to start editing this weekend.

Technical Issues & etc.

So, everything went pretty smoothly during the shoot, at least smoother than the first experiment. I had to change the battery twice during the shoot, but it wasn't too much of a problem. I figured out to put all the pieces and equipment together alright. Almost forgot how to rig up the headphones but I made a phone call and had that figured out fairly quickly. When I started filming, I had to make sure the roommate and her friend would keep quiet and I had my other roommate assist me with the project. The hardest thing to shoot was myself, since I couldn't zoom in at my own self obviously, so I had my assistant to that...and i think it worked out alright. I ran into some issues trying to get a soundtrack of a car driving and car doors opening and closing. I had to take that five times because of people making noise outside and such other disturbances. Cleaning up went smoothly and I hope the footage comes out nice. Dear God, I hope everything comes out alright.

fml

dear God, kill me. I think this is the worst thing I've ever made.

Memory Project: Storyboard

Here is the storyboard for the project.

The part on the bottom comes first.

Part A: Project One- Memory Essay UPDATE

Okay, since i can't just use animation by itself, I figure I can introduce the story with myself watching a Batman show on T.V. then thinking back to that dream, which will be animated. Then, I perhaps can have another live action scene after the animated dream to close. The animated portion of my project won't be very complex, since the dream itself wasn't very complex, yet I want to manage my time as well.

Part A: Project One- Memory Essay Final

One of my oldest memories is a dream I had when I was about 5 or 6 years old. It was a frightening dream for me since I felt isolated and defenseless. As many of my dreams, this one took place at my house. This time I was on the front porch near the side laundry room door. I suddenly heard the growl of engines and the squealing of brakes and tires invading my the driveway. I then saw a dark, black, long vehicle parked in front of me known as the "Bat-mobile." Scared to death, the heroic "Batman," now a villain, was coming after me along with his accomplices and other frightening "Batman" characters. I can hear car doors slamming and sets of footsteps heading in my direction. In terror, I scream for my mother as the intruding characters begin to close in and tower over me and I am backed up into a corner. That's when I woke up to find myself safe in my bed, having escaped the terrifying encounter.

I plan to animate this memory for the project with live action opening and closing scenes. I plan to narrate the piece with a script referring to the essay above as I the character have a flashback to the dream. I will show myself watching a Batman movie and then transition to the dream. The closing shot will be like the opening shot of myself, but at peace.

So. Jen, Leni and I are doing our first project based on fear....and I was looking at some pictures jen had took for possible locations and this is what I thought...

I really like the night time shot at Hardaways. I think the red/white diagonal stripes add a strong sense a uneasiness and a dramatic feel along with the lighting. I think the night time scene will suit our theme best, because we want to deliver a feeling of fear of what's lurking in the darkness. So, tomorrow we can just decide on a day we can shoot.