May 2012
7 posts
WatchThis is as far as I got: Walk cycle underlay, plus some very rough drawings (mostly keys) to indicate the performance.
In other words, another failed effort. Another GIPE.
WatchRough animation, first pass (walk cycle)
This is just to establish the rhythm for the character’s walk cycle. Drawings are based on reference from one of Preston Blair’s books.
I drew the chart first, on an arc to help visualize the “up” and “down” positions of the character’s walk. Then I added the “metronome” to make sure I had the beat...
March 2012
4 posts
“Project Duncan Snyder” Proposal
This...
February 2012
7 posts
"Project Ron Saks" Proposal
The story goes that Jim Henson went to his production team one day and said, “Let’s make a show that brings about world peace.” Knowing Jim as they did, no one raised an eyebrow; they just said, “Okay.” The result of that conversation was Fraggle Rock. That was thirty years ago. For this project, I propose that we create a story pitch for a new series with the same...
January 2012
6 posts
January 24 Class Take-away: Kayane Kouzoujian
First 40 minutes of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary
Story is told after the fact
Stylized cityscape, in both matte/background paintings and theatrical-style stage sets
Tints differentiate time (then and now, time of day)
Distended shapes are confined to memory scenes
Stage make up, heavy lines on Dr. Caligary’s gloves
Jagged stylization extends to (English) title cards
Exterior scenes...
January 24 Class Take-away: Charlotte Belland
Review of old Munsell, pigment (subtractive) color project vs. additive, RGB/HSL processes we use in Media Arts.
Joseph Canzani videos: www.josephcanzani.com
Color Scheme Designer: www.colorschemedesigner.com
J.A.W. Cooper: Color schemes using details from existing works of art and applying mosaic filter http://jawcooper.carbonmade.com/
3 techniques:
Making digital images look like...
January 24 Class Take-away: Matthew Mohr
Promoting your work as an artist.
Flickr, Reddit, DeviantArt, etc.
“A sea of images”
“Are the right people watching?”
Behance, Creative Hotlist, Krop, etc.
Easy to maintain; industry oriented
Facebook
“powerful network… strong community… closed… not searchable”
Examples ...
I'll have the appetizer sampler, please.
“[W]hat area(s) of Media Arts are you going to test-drive (have you ever produced an animation/cinematic/photography masterpiece? What are your goals for this course? What will be your accomplishment?)?”
I need to make small, bite-sized projects that don’t run out of control and get so big I couldn’t finish them in seven lifetimes.
I need to make small drawings,...
Dreamer or Doer?
70% dreamer, 30% doer.
Long trail of unfinished projects and unmet deadlines.
Need a reversal.
- Palmer
