Archive for the ‘Preparation’ Category
Scene Adjustments
Posted by: James on: April 19, 2009
- In: Adobe | Animation | Flash | GIF | Photography | Photoshop | Preparation | Research
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I’ve been making changes to many of my scenes today. This has mostly involved cleaning up bitmaps, retooling tweens and also adding new backdrops to many of them. There has been a change to one of the scenes which has involved a brand new piece of work. Its the scene where the Vizier hands over [...]
Evidencing Research
Posted by: James on: April 16, 2009
- In: Markers | Preparation | Research | Scans | Sketch
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These images demonstrate some very early research into my project, at a time when i simply knew what story i wanted to base it on. The first one is a sketch based on an Italian garden. I wanted to create a spacious area but still a controlled environment. I then sketched in the dogs as [...]
Evidencing Character development
Posted by: James on: April 16, 2009
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Image 1. During the early stages of this project i made a number of drawings to get a good grasp of the characters I’d be needing for my story. I focused mainly on developing their emotions but i also came up with some full body sketches to help make each characters full appearance look unique. [...]
Notes
Posted by: James on: April 12, 2009
Whilst animating I’ve made some critical changes to the project. I’ve made notes on them for you to read. Scenes 1. I’ve Changed the original order of the dog scene to avoid the audience getting confused. I felt the introduction of the dog once seeing it on screen made it look as if the vizier [...]
Expression Gallery
Posted by: James on: April 2, 2009
- In: Adobe | Behaviour | Bruce Campbell | Concept | Photoshop | Preparation | Research
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This is another one of the Sultans expressions. The number of images featured in the gallery are much more comparable to the amount of work that each character must go through. In this post i aim to show you the work that has been done.
Flash Notes
Posted by: James on: January 29, 2009
- In: Adobe | Animation | Flash | Motion | Preparation | Research | Shape
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Shape tweening: This function can be accessed once a shape has been created within one frame and then creating another shape several frames after. Right clicking in the middle of the empty space within the two frames and choosign a shape tween, creates a morph between the two. This feature will be useful for me, especially for [...]
Background Work
Posted by: James on: January 20, 2009
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This is a very rough piece of work, i was looking for my accuracy in depicting lighting and also practising on perspectives. These sketches may not be used in my piece but give me an idea of what i need to achieve during the project in terms of creating water, greenery and stone structures.
Components
Posted by: James on: January 19, 2009
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Contained within this list is what i believe are the main ingredients needed to successfully complete this project. The components are in production order starting with the top of the list. This is a very early list but gives me a visual interpretation of where my production needs to begin. Sets/Backgrounds Characters Narration Animation After [...]
Indentifying my chosen story
Posted by: James on: January 19, 2009
- In: Behaviour | Concept | Power | Preparation | Research
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Moving on from some of my intial ideas i’ve settled on a story for my project. The aim of my project will be to create an Animation based upon a 13th century Arabic story where a loyal vizier is sentenced to death by his Sultan. I wont disclose the full story here, but it was [...]
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- Degree Show RotaBelow is the rota for staffing the rooms for the Degree Show. If a room is not staffed, then it will be closed so you must make sure that you are there on time for your allocated time and, if you cannot make that time, that you swap with someone who can. Copies of the [...]
- Degree Show Requirements UpdateThe absolute latest deadline for the trailer and the full length videos is FRIDAY 4PM. From then on, Luke and Mark will be locked away at home all bank holiday making our showreels. So the least you could do is follow the instructions on the weblog correctly. As a result of most of the tapes and CDs [...]
- The Degree Show Requirements Update: From MiguelThe absolute latest deadline for the trailer and the full length videos is Friday 4pm! From then on, Luke and Mark will be locked away at home all bank holiday making our showreels. So the least you could do is follow the instructions on the weblog correctly. As a result of most of the tapes and [...]
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