So, we have to choose one of 2 scenes that Mark highlighted on the script. I have decided to go for scene one as when I re- read it during class I was visualising alot of initial camera moves. I did think that that means i should do the second as it may be a bit more of a challenge, but also i could see by doing the second scene that there would be alot of reuse in it as the father and son just do alot of sitting on the porch looking at staras. I know reusing stuff is an animators friend, but, to me it was gonna be just too much.
So I've started scribbling on my script with my ideas which you can get a view of below....does it do your head in like mine? But have faith I know exactly what Im doing...haha!
In class we also went over some more technicalaties of storyboarding
- 16:9 aspect ratio is for widescreen
- 4:36 is for old TV
- Do Broad Shapes from your shoulder when thumbnailing
- When you want more defintion draw from your elbow
- details come from your wrist
- fine details come from your fingers
MARK can't stress enough how important it is thought to start with all broad shapes from your shoulders!!!
Also handy tip: Use Widescreen post-it notes to change any thumbnails or insert any, there great as they not only stick in place of where you want to fix it up but you can flick like as if you were at an animation table!!! Awesome!
Also handy tip: Use Widescreen post-it notes to change any thumbnails or insert any, there great as they not only stick in place of where you want to fix it up but you can flick like as if you were at an animation table!!! Awesome!
AND IN LIFE DRAWING...
Kay took us to the Botanical Gardens to learn and understand more about thumbnails, composition and tone...and I tell you what, I thought this was pretty neat getting out of the studio. And really relevant to our Animatic...anyone would think Kay and Mark have been talking or something ;') haha
So here is some of what I did on our outing...
Again I was a bit frustrated to begin with as I was comparing alot with those around me...im so messy or my line work is crap or something I don't know...Rahul was trying to tell me alot of what I should do, which just made me feel I was completly hopeless...I know he was meaning well though...and then the penny dropped...Rahul figured I wasn't working quick enough, and therefore I was evaluating things too much for a thumbnail...and wahlaa...then I started doing things that looked better!!! Thanks Rahul!
Onto some more interesting things...Our 3d is really coming along...I did some cow designs for our Zombie cow...
Also....just quietly...MY BOOKS HAVE ARRIVED!!!!!! YAY!!!!!
In the first week of uni I borrowed out some books one being Animation: from pencils to pixels by Tony White. Its a good foundation book on Animation and the industry and how to write your script, characters everything...even comes with a DVD...and its re-inforced some things and more from what we learned in first year. It also goes to the extent on how to approach producers etc with your concepts, scripts or Animation its brilliant.
Cinematic Storytelling also arrived which I have really enjoyed reading thus far, very interesting to visually analyse along with what the author says...it truly is everything Mark said it would be.
I also ordered the Art of Robots and the Art of Cars (below) of Amazon.com. Its amazing how much cheaper they are buying them through this website...Igot both books for the price I would pay for one at Borders or Dymocks!!! Thats including the postage!!!
Both of these books are published by the same company who does all Pixars art of books...and they are absoloutly gorgeous. I have including for your viewing pleasure a coupld of pages from the Art of Cars...only cause they are relevant to storyboarding and thumbnailing...Im so jealous right now and might go slash my wrists cause they are so awesome!
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