the misadventures of a reincarnated dog

a blog with an unimaginative username to document things created in or out of class, which all go towards a bachelor's degree

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and here it is altogether!

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and scene 7

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scene 6

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i completed scenes 5, 6 and 7 yesterday!

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scene 4 is complete~! aiming to finish up the animation side of things tomorrow

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scene 3 is now complete! onto scene 4

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scene 2 complete! getting the timing on this was hell

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the animation for the first scene is now complete! 7 more to go ^^”

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progress, may 26th

2 walk cycles completed, and progress made on the first section of the animation

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progress

have completed the drawings for the new animatic, will be fiddling with timing/audio and starting animation tomorrow

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feedback

still too much voiceover

not enough sound design

response

will be trying a new idea tomorrow

taking inspiration from the pip canine heroes video

no voiceover, only royalty free music and sound effects

"sidescrolling" sillohuetted lab going through (and failing) training, ending with them going to a family. end card with fade in text "not all pups make it, but all find love"(?)

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Animation project, take 2

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target audience/reason for making

Target audience is not Labrador enthusiasts but people who would be interested in possibly getting a Labrador, or just learning more about the breed – NOT CHILDREN

The reason for picking a Labrador is that most people will know what a Labrador is, being as that they’re one of the most popular breeds in the uk, but may not know any deeper information about them.

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feedback

Good, interesting

Speak a little too fast

Improve the timing of images/words

Suggestion that I submit to a company that makes informational videos for veterinary conferences once finished, as it provides a good range of information

 -  A veterinary nurse, 2 labrador owners, a retired civil servant, a dog trainer (dog daycare worker), and other friends both interested and not interested in dogs. All of various ages.

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feedback response

i disagree with the most recent feedback, and am confused as to what i’m supposed to be doing. i do not currently have access to anything on the blackboard. 

at the beginning of the project, i was asked to pick a target audience, i have now done that but have been told that there was a pre-defined one. the advice would make the animation much more childish, and i don’t want to make a childish animation. i want to make an informative animation.

i will be showing the animation to my target audience.

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feedback

• It is currently difficult to engage with the content of the voice over, which is mostly composed of descriptive and factual elements that are of little interest to a wider audience. Overall, the voice over doesn't present a compelling enough image of labradors and their unique characteristics, and doesn't convince us that we should care. To convince your audience (which is a larger audience than labrador breed enthusiasts), you need to reveal facts that will be interesting to them (not just to you). Advice: Experiment further with voice over writing and recording. Tell a labrador story/anecdote, and use narrative to engage an audience and create tension and surprises. • At present all the information is given through a voice over, and this project may as well be a radio play. This is a film making module, so you must produce a film experience. Advice: cut down on use of voice over when you re-record it, making sure that it covers no more than half of the total film. Then you will be able to renegotiate your visual approach more effectively and make the visuals tell the story, as they should. • Another (related) issue is the fact that most of the visuals illustrate the spoken words very literally. Visuals should complement the audio, not duplicate it in image form. Audio and visuals should be more in dialogue with each other. We have made the above points previously in tutorials, but these have so far been ignored. The writing of your Voice Over and its careful orchestration with visuals are very important aspects of making a documentary animation film, so please do engage with these essential activities. • The animatic is mostly made of one image for each shot, so it is difficult to see your intentions in terms of actions (what the dog will actually DO) and how the sequence will work. Advice: As you renegotiate your animatic, make sure you describe an action (using several images) in your shots. General advice: Start animating your favourite scenes. As you animate, also renegotiate your voice over and your animatic. Work on these 3 essential activities in parralel, as they are bound to influence each other.

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feedback

add more pauses to the voiceover