Year 2 Animation

Skye Stranks 2nd Year BA Animation Blog !

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2 Minute Film Process Self Reflection:

Overall I am happy with what I have produced so far. I am planning on completing the film before the next academic year as I would like to finish it for the band. Given my restrictions and limitations due to the corona virus and various health issues, I was not able to finish the project but I feel I have done the best ti can with the software and time I had. 

I really enjoyed the project as it allowed me to learn more about different software techniques such as adjustment layers, different effects in after effects and layer modes. I feel that my experience with the adobe photoshop, after effects and premiere have all improved whilst creating the music video. I also feel that my sense of colour and design has improved whilst making this animation, I wanted to try something out of my comfort zone by using a vapour wave aesthetic to show the different sequences within the animations and I feel that is has worked and they all the different sequences work well with each other. 

However, I was not able to shot the live action due to the lockdown and lack of equipment, but moving forward with the project, I think that I may just animated this sequences as I will not have access to the equipment and would like to finish the video.  I would of liked to shoot the live action as it something I want to experiment with mixed with 2D Animation

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She Goes: Near Mrs Animated Music Video (INCOMPLETE)

The uncompleted version of the she goes animated music video.

Here is the incomplete version of my animated music video. Unfortunately due to restraints and the corona virus lockdown I was able to complete my project the way I wanted to, but I am pleased with the work I have produced so far. I am planning on finishing the video before the start of the next academic year as I want to finish it for the band. 

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August 19th:

This is a still of a scene im currently working on, im using a mixture of layer modes and adjustment layers to create the effect I want. 

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August 19th:

After some feedback, I decided to add the “wiggle” expression to some shots in the scene to give the feeling of the camera moving when it surrounded the car shot. 

I tried this for a long shot of the car race and it worked nicely so I decided to add it to all shots inside of the car or surrounding the car.

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17th August:

This is a work in progress of a gear change sequence during the car race.

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16th August:

Here is another finished frame from the car sequence.

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August 13th:

Here is the lined version of the girl rubbing her head, the tv will be shown just out of shot with the light flashing behind her, prompting the character to turn around.

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August 12th:

Im currently using after effects to create the effect I want during a driving scene,  im planning on using a camera tool to help give a multi plane perspective to the scene, adding shading and lighting to the scene, along with a motion blur on the cars to create the effect I need for the moving aspects of the shot. Then finally I will add my tv static effect on top of everything.

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All of my life drawings and personal works, from after the mid year review

Self Reflection:

I feel that my drawings are improving in the space of time between the mid year review and now due to the increasing amount of time spent animating and drawing. 

I would of liked to attended more sessions of life drawing this year, but due to medical reasons and hospitalisation this wasn't possible, so when possible during the time period I had between returning to university and the deferral deadline I tried to set aside time to commit to life drawing and other personal drawings. I haven't done as much as id like to of done due to the amount of projects I had outstanding but its something I want to focus on more during my own free time and next year.

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August 10th:

An initial sketch of the girl scratching her head once she has woken up in the limbo dreamworld. This was a prelimary sketch of how I wanted to the movement to look.

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8th August:

Final version of TV set first revealing the car vapourware game that the girl is looking at

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8th August:

Close up eye reveal of man inside of the television set

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6th August:

This is the line art for the turn inside of the girls eye when the boy faces towards her. It will be coloured and then the opacity will be lowered to give it that shine effect it needs, this will all be done in photoshop

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July 28th:

This is finished coloured frames of the Quattro from when we first see it on the tv screen in the girls dream world. 

I made the Fram boil with what looks like steam/fumes coming from the back of the car to make it look like the car is waiting on the starting line.

this loop was created in photoshop and will be added onto a background

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28th July:

Here is another finished example of within the television !

This was done with a combination of photoshop and after effects

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July 23rd:

Here is a finished example of how inside of the game sequence of the film will be looking.

I added the texture I made in after effect on top of the animation to help give the tv aesthetic I wanted. I added the texture on top and changed the layer type.

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July 23rd:

I spent some time on after effects creating some texture and effects that I needed to lay onto of my animation. Above is a tv static that I made to lay on top of my animation. I followed a youtube tutorial on how to get this affect and it is simple and easy way to create it. This affect was achieved by using a fractal noise layers and combining them together to obtain the correct effect!