Today in class we covered what the class would be about and what we would be doing for the next 10 weeks of class. Sounds like it will be a fun class. Hopefully I can make something pretty impressive. In class we came up with a character that was a moose that wanted to save his job at Kinko's but needed paper to make prints. The problem was that in order to make prints he had to cut down the trees which would destroy his home. So the class had to break into groups and come up with a script that would solve the issue the moose had. I was a fun exercise to do. I liked the acting part of it the most.
Week 2
Today in class we talked about what needed to be done with in a few weeks. Right now my group and I are still trying to get a story idea. I don't know why it is so hard to get a story going. We did some brain storming and think we want to do like a kids tale. We want to have a story that you can learn something from. Probably be simple characters. Hopefully we can nail down what story we will do today, so we can move on since it is the 3rd week now.
Week 3
Last week we work on trying to come up with an idea, even went to each others house to brainstorm. We came up with an idea about a girl who loses her heart and a guy goes to find it for her but in the end she finds it where she left it. Hopefully we can find a way to animate this idea that ashley has. I think it is a good idea. We're thinking of doing a silent movie with soft music background. I feel like we have a lot of stuff to do, and time is ticking. This movie will take a lot of work, and I will need as much time as possible to get this movie done. Hopefully week 4 we can get a roll on making a story board or make some short of simple animation.
Week 4
On week 4 week we work on getting the idea down a little bit better, but still needs some work. We plan on trying to finalize the whole story on week 5. We have to get the script done for next week, but with little time to communicate with each other, it will put us behind, but hopefully we can come through, I really want to have an awesome piece for the end of this quarter but with the time I have left I may have to dumb it down, but we will see.
Week 5
We have assembled the powerpoint presentation and are ready to move ahead, the next 6 weeks will be about animating the movie. There is a lot of work ahead of me, but at least we have a story now, and have a story board, so it should go by fast once I get the ball moving. I know I have a lot going on in my life, but I'm sure everyone else is the same, so I will have to keep pushing to be all I can be
Week 6
So this week I am missing a partner and dont have anything to really work with to start the animatic, but I have emailed her to see if she can send them to me. Not really sure what to do, since I dont have a reference folder, or any of the scripts. Almost most thinking about making another project to the side just incase all else fails. But I will try to keep my head up and hope for the best.
Week 7
This week, we got our animatic done for class, and it helps out a lot for understanding the story. I feel like we are back on track and have hope for this project. We revised our script, so it is shorter which helps out with the animating. This should be pretty easy to do and hopefully get this done soon.
Week 8
So I ended up going to class for a little while that day then ended up being gone from class a lot longer than I really wanted. I had plans to really work on the animation, but things didn't go that way. I ended up taking a leap of chance, by taking advantage of a job, doing a graphic design position, but I was taking a risk that might effect to future of this project and other final projects in different classes.
Week 9
Labor Day - no school. I had plans for working on this project today, but with moving in a new apartment on the 13th of September, I needed to work to get money for the new apartment, so I worked all day, came home and went to bed, exhausted, and never got anything done for the project. Other classes are starting to throw there big projects, and now feeling really stressed, and very tired, and not motivated at all. Nothing has been accomplished.
Week 10
So week 10 has finally came around, the project has lost valuable animating time, and I am looking like some careless person about this project. Thank goodness ashley has pulled forward with this project, other wise I don't think anything would be as far as it is as of now. If the teacher had to put a name on this project, it would be for ashley. As for me, I want to try, but I am not motivated, and feeling fatigue with all this work from this and other classes, mixed with actual work at the factory and library. Packing for the apartment all week has been exhausting, and I end up moving on monday the 13th which this class will be happening. I don't think I will be to awake when I get to class, I will probably end up staying for an hour then I need to go get moved in so I can return the vehicle I borrowed in time. I ended up getting the full time graphic design position job, which will start Monday 20th from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm so I will end up missing class on that day as well in Intermediate 2d animation, hopefully ashley can pull through, wish I could, I'm sure other people have but I'm not able to. hopefully I can get with ashley before finals week and tweek what ever she has and try to help her in some shape or form, cause she'll need all she can get, cause she'll be the only one presenting next monday. If I fail this class I can understand, I will take the fall on the project, but I knew this would happen if I took that chance.
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