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Grad assist reflection

Overall, i think i did really well with this brief, i had a lot of fun helping everyone out and getting to make and sew all the parts for their films, it brought me a sense of nostalgia.

It didnt really give me a sense of group work but rather duo work, i helped out 4 separate individuals and we all were co existing and working on separate parts. It did however give me a sense of how much pre planning and preparation is necessary for stop motion projects in third year and has opened my eyes to the fact that the amount of time is restricted, so I’ll probably start my project this summer to make up for time and not have to cut big chunks out of my films

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Two minute film self reflection

Over the course of the year, my world explorations and story building have been improving, but I feel like I’ve taken a big risk this year with my film.I wanted to experiment 2d animation the most, specifically animation similar to that of a studio for a children’s show such as Cartoon Network, but because my background is from that of fine art and stop frame, it didn’t occur to me that the medium change would also mean a change in the style of working.I believed that by making a hybrid animation, it would transfer both my stop motion skills and characters design well and although i feel to a degree i have improved my style and animation skills,my time management got the better of me.I was aware this would happen and revised my story several times to stick to the brief the most in order to avoid a situation where i have to animate 5 minutes worth if film. Even so, the film is not completed, and it’s because the style is ambitious and I didnt give it enough time.

I Plan for the film to be completed by the showreel, if not at least have a trailer provided for it.This year it has taught me the importance of time management and organisation, especially when wanting to work on something very ambitious and will take this reflection and apply it to my third year film by thinking in advance of what i want to make and how complicated I want it to be.

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Heres a final draft of everything for the hand in

The stop motion is not included because i still need to finish filming some shots and edit others.

Im hoping by the time the showreel comes about ill be able to add those parts to my film

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Heres a drafted version of the fangz video

Theres still a lot of shots that id like to change and fix but for now this is a good indicator of how the flow of the story goes

#personal work

Some more work in progress onto my film shots, i need to create some in-betweens to link them all together.

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Comparison shots for one of my guitarists, i really prefer the second bottom style with the line work being thinner, it feels and looks more professional

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For the obstacle course I decided to go all silly

This exercise has opened my eyes to the importance of timing and pausing

Theres more ompf to the little critter when theres a stop after each fall of stop, which i think goes hand in hand with the comedic effect this little guy brings me

#the fundamentals project #fundamentals #fundamentals brief

For the quadrupedal walk cycle, using the previously linked video, i started out a rough idea for a weiner dog and started drawing up the key frames.because weiner dogs are the compressed version if regular dogs, the legs had to be shortened.

#animation fundamentals #the fundamentals project #fundamentals #fundamentals brief

A quick wip showing how the progression of the drummer animation is coming along, this is definitely the most complex animation i have done yet and because of it , the cleanup process has taken longer than expected

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This is the work in progress film i sorted out for the final crit.

The main criticism I was given was that the beginning of the animation needs to be a little more clear.

This is almost all of the 2d shots placed together over the soundtrack-im aware all the stop motion parts are missing and i should make that more clear. Because of time restrictions, there is a possibility i wont be able to film and edit all of the shots in stop motion in time for the hand in.If that is the case, my next step is to finish them before the showreel

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Some progression steps from one of my favourite scenes from my film.

Not only do i want all the characters to be moving but i also want them to be in sync with the tempo of the music.currently working on the final character, my guitarist, i need him to move in the opposite direction of the bassist.

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Two versions of my opening sequence side by side for comparison

After discussing the options with my composer and friends, the second right version seems to be more favourable.

The only criticism is that it should match the speed to the first version.

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Some sketches of alternatives for the quadruped cycles, a part of me wants to try animating a lizard, they have a fun waddle to their walk.Another part of me also wants to animate cursed things but i think ill stick to the weiner dog for now

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Some segments from the fangz film im planning to work on during the summer.

So far most of the comments about dr fishe is that hes very unnerving, which is exactly what i wanted to achieve

#portfolio work #personal work

The duality of being a creature

Im aware that the brief states quadrupeds, however im planning to do animation involving winged characters in the future and need to at least practice drawing them in motion

#the fundamentals project #animation #silly goody goober #i shoukd be practicing quadruped walk cycles not making whatever this is #fundamentals #fundamentals brief

Heres a progression of the police officer doll

After discussing with my graduate, the body was made more fat using bandages and stitches. After measuring out the new proportions, i pinned and stitched up his body suit, making sure that its form fitting.Before form fitting it the fabric appeared stiff and made the body shape look like a bell.

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My work in progress for Zalika’s stop motion film

I was in charge of sewing clothes and making the body for two separate characters.For this character, my goal was to make him look shifty and mysterious, so i used earth tones for the fabric to make it appear worn and grimy.I stitched up the pants and added a bunch of patches, textures, buttons and the collar to the already provided coat my graduate made.

The hat was probably the hardest part to make because the card that i used to stiffen the hat was way to thick and it took forever to fold and mend into place

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