As Adam was not here today, we did not have any starter. This meant that we cracked straight into work. Our aim for today was to finish off editing the animation and get most of the paperwork done. We started off rendering the animation ready to edit and we came across a problem. In the race we had the monitor and the hand so we had to work out how we could edit this out.
In the end we worked out that we could take a photo and paint over the parts. This worked quite well however you could see where it was done. This took some time to edit but in the end we managed to fix it. There was a couple other areas we needed to brush up on and we did that.
Finally I worked on the credits of the animation. We decided to have a variety of effects for the text however there is a couple I need to fix. I will do this in half term as I have Flash. I will need to have the credits last a bit longer so you can read what it says. Other than that Euan was adding in the sound effects and the music and it all works well.
Friday, 27 March 2015
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Thursday - Animation nearly done!
Today's main aim was to work on our animation. We wanted to get very close to finishing and we have nearly finished it. First off we started with the normal quiz on Thursday. This quiz was about a Warner Bros animation that was quite funny. In the end I managed to get 5/6 that was not too bad. After Easter Matt is creating the next quiz.
Then we moved onto working on our animation. It was quite hard to set up the set so we decided to change the camera angle and it did look better. We wanted to have the main character lose energy and then a seagull to fly in and drop the bar. We did try this with a clay seagull however it did not work so we used a cut out one.
The final lesson of today we worked on the ending of the animation. We wanted to have the camera zoom into the winner and then swap to a different scene of them climbing onto the podium. The yellow character was too high on the podium so we decided to have a pan up and then the seagull flies around.
Tomorrow we will be aiming to finish off the animation towards the start of the day. After that we will need to work on assignment work and hopefully be close to finishing.
Then we moved onto working on our animation. It was quite hard to set up the set so we decided to change the camera angle and it did look better. We wanted to have the main character lose energy and then a seagull to fly in and drop the bar. We did try this with a clay seagull however it did not work so we used a cut out one.
The final lesson of today we worked on the ending of the animation. We wanted to have the camera zoom into the winner and then swap to a different scene of them climbing onto the podium. The yellow character was too high on the podium so we decided to have a pan up and then the seagull flies around.
Tomorrow we will be aiming to finish off the animation towards the start of the day. After that we will need to work on assignment work and hopefully be close to finishing.
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Tuesday - Starting out the animation!
We started off today with another video of an animation. This video was the intro of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. It was quite an interesting intro because there was many different camera angles and I had never seen an animation like that before. There was different questions that we had to answer such as about the anesthetic of it.
After that we moved onto a little bit of paper work for assignment three task one. We had to write about some pictures and I had to finish off about the sound. This did not take too long and we have just about finished task one. We also had to update it later when Euan created the new backgrounds.
Then we moved onto creating the backgrounds. We had to create a running track, some trees and some clouds. We also need to print off the bar for the animation. I attempted once however it printed as an A4 bar that was too big for the animation. I decided to print off the bar with the clouds because it was easier.
Finally we worked on the animation. This was quite fun however at the start it was annoying because we needed to work out the best way to animate. We found out that trying to make the characters have leg movement was a very bad idea. In the end we decided that having them just move a long works a lot better.
What have you learnt about animation today?
That claymation is more confusing than it seems
What advice would you give someone who was about to animate?
If you are using claymation, do no try to go into too much detail as it can get very confusing.
After that we moved onto a little bit of paper work for assignment three task one. We had to write about some pictures and I had to finish off about the sound. This did not take too long and we have just about finished task one. We also had to update it later when Euan created the new backgrounds.
Then we moved onto creating the backgrounds. We had to create a running track, some trees and some clouds. We also need to print off the bar for the animation. I attempted once however it printed as an A4 bar that was too big for the animation. I decided to print off the bar with the clouds because it was easier.
Finally we worked on the animation. This was quite fun however at the start it was annoying because we needed to work out the best way to animate. We found out that trying to make the characters have leg movement was a very bad idea. In the end we decided that having them just move a long works a lot better.
What have you learnt about animation today?
That claymation is more confusing than it seems
What advice would you give someone who was about to animate?
If you are using claymation, do no try to go into too much detail as it can get very confusing.
Monday, 23 March 2015
Monday - Creating assets!
Today was the first day of creating the animation. We are using claymation so we had to create all of our assets out of clay except from the background. First off Adam showed a video about a stop motion and we had some questions to answer. I thought that the stop motion was very interesting and it is nice to see other peoples work.
We started off with a little bit of paper work and then we worked on using the clay. We needed to warm up the clay so it was easy to work with. We were all creating a character each and we were using different colours. I used yellow, Euan used blue and Adam used green. I started off creating the legs and I moved up the body creating more of it. In the end it took quite a long time to create the character however I am happy with what I have created. Euan created the eyes for each of the characters that made them look a lot better.
After the characters were created, we worked on the background. We decided to create a running track for our background. We changed our idea as we thought that having the character jump over buildings was a bad idea. Our new idea was to have a race and the main character is losing and he eats a bar and ends up becoming first. After that it will change scene and show the main character holding the bar.
We started off with a little bit of paper work and then we worked on using the clay. We needed to warm up the clay so it was easy to work with. We were all creating a character each and we were using different colours. I used yellow, Euan used blue and Adam used green. I started off creating the legs and I moved up the body creating more of it. In the end it took quite a long time to create the character however I am happy with what I have created. Euan created the eyes for each of the characters that made them look a lot better.
After the characters were created, we worked on the background. We decided to create a running track for our background. We changed our idea as we thought that having the character jump over buildings was a bad idea. Our new idea was to have a race and the main character is losing and he eats a bar and ends up becoming first. After that it will change scene and show the main character holding the bar.
Friday, 20 March 2015
Friday - The outside world!
We started off today looking at the clouds (the eclipse) what was an interesting event. We also did a little quiz about storyboards. There was a snippet of the video to watch before a question came up. In the end I managed to get about 400 in my first attempt and 500 in my second attempt because I remembered the answers to most of them.
After that we moved onto learning about assignment three. We started off with task two first because that was to develop our storyboard so we have a clear understanding on what we will be designing for our animation. We were a little bit behind but we split up our work load and we managed to finish assignment 2 pretty fast.
Finally I was working on the music. Me and Adam were looking for music and in the end we found a piece that sounds good. I have used Audacity the most so I was editing it down to a reasonable size. This took some time as there was some parts I wanted to remove so I had to get that correct. In the end I managed to finish it all off and it is ready to be used in the animation.
After that we moved onto learning about assignment three. We started off with task two first because that was to develop our storyboard so we have a clear understanding on what we will be designing for our animation. We were a little bit behind but we split up our work load and we managed to finish assignment 2 pretty fast.
Finally I was working on the music. Me and Adam were looking for music and in the end we found a piece that sounds good. I have used Audacity the most so I was editing it down to a reasonable size. This took some time as there was some parts I wanted to remove so I had to get that correct. In the end I managed to finish it all off and it is ready to be used in the animation.
Thursday, 19 March 2015
Thursday
We started off the day with the weekly quiz. This quiz was created by Jordan and it was about Micky Mouse. There was 8 questions and I managed to get 4/8. The winner of this quiz was Sami and the loser with the massive score of 1/8 was Billy.
After that we moved onto creating our pitch for our product. As Adam was not here today, me and Euan had to create the presentation and present it. The pitch is for assignment two task two and we needed to get feedback from people. We have decided that we will change the fridge to a safe that we will create out of Plasticine. I feel that this idea will work better as it does not really make sense that the bar had to be stored into the fridge.
For the rest of the day, we worked on our design log. We still had a little bit to do such as design some storyboards. We had a look at all of the feedback and we selected three different ones to write about. We have left a little bit of work for Adam to do as he was not here.
Overall I think that today we have made a lot of progress with the design log and we are clearer on what we want to design. I think that having a safe is a lot better than the fridge.
After that we moved onto creating our pitch for our product. As Adam was not here today, me and Euan had to create the presentation and present it. The pitch is for assignment two task two and we needed to get feedback from people. We have decided that we will change the fridge to a safe that we will create out of Plasticine. I feel that this idea will work better as it does not really make sense that the bar had to be stored into the fridge.
For the rest of the day, we worked on our design log. We still had a little bit to do such as design some storyboards. We had a look at all of the feedback and we selected three different ones to write about. We have left a little bit of work for Adam to do as he was not here.
Overall I think that today we have made a lot of progress with the design log and we are clearer on what we want to design. I think that having a safe is a lot better than the fridge.
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Tuesday
Today we started off learning about pre-production. Pre-production is where you develop your ideas prior to the process of production. There was three different websites that we could get information from. I created some notes about pre-production so I can refer back to them.
After that we carried on working on our animations. We did not really have a clear idea on the product we wanted to do so that was our first aim. In the end we decided that we wanted to advertise an energy bar. Then we had to come up with a name. We had a lot of random names however in the end we settled with "Zoom". My job was to design the packaging for the product. I was happy with what I designed and the logo Adam and Euan designed worked well.
We have decided that we want to create a claymation so Adam got us the plasticine out so we could have a look. We are following Euans design as we feel that is the best designed out of all of our story boards. I think creating the characters will be hard however it will be fun to design them.
After that we carried on working on our animations. We did not really have a clear idea on the product we wanted to do so that was our first aim. In the end we decided that we wanted to advertise an energy bar. Then we had to come up with a name. We had a lot of random names however in the end we settled with "Zoom". My job was to design the packaging for the product. I was happy with what I designed and the logo Adam and Euan designed worked well.
We have decided that we want to create a claymation so Adam got us the plasticine out so we could have a look. We are following Euans design as we feel that is the best designed out of all of our story boards. I think creating the characters will be hard however it will be fun to design them.
Monday, 16 March 2015
Monday
We started off today with a word search. This was to introduce us to assignment two that is the planning for the animation. In the end I managed to find two words so I was pretty bad at it. I prefer to do them on paper compared to on computer.
After that we moved onto learning assignment two. Like I said, this is the planning stage so we had to design a brief. We were allowed to work in groups of up to three so I am working with Adam and Euan. We started out by planning some mind maps to work out what we would do. In the end we will be doing an action stop motion however we do not know which product yet. We also used Google Docs for working on the brief and that was very helpful because we could easily edit all of the work at the same time and see what each other is writing about.
In the final lesson today, we were allowed to work on assignment one. All I had left to do was to write about three more people in task two and start task three. In the end I managed to write about one more person in task two and completely finish task three. At home I will finish off task two and the timeline. That should not take too much time.
After that we moved onto learning assignment two. Like I said, this is the planning stage so we had to design a brief. We were allowed to work in groups of up to three so I am working with Adam and Euan. We started out by planning some mind maps to work out what we would do. In the end we will be doing an action stop motion however we do not know which product yet. We also used Google Docs for working on the brief and that was very helpful because we could easily edit all of the work at the same time and see what each other is writing about.
In the final lesson today, we were allowed to work on assignment one. All I had left to do was to write about three more people in task two and start task three. In the end I managed to write about one more person in task two and completely finish task three. At home I will finish off task two and the timeline. That should not take too much time.
Friday, 13 March 2015
Friday
We started off today with a match up the word activity. Adam sent us a document with 5 images and 5 descriptive words. This was quite an interesting activity as it does help improve our vocabulary and our descriptive language. Adam also sent us a link for more vocabulary.
After that we moved onto working on our work. I carried on working task two as I had the most work to do on that. I managed to get quite a lot of it done but I still have some left. I am about half way through the work so I will be finishing it off over the weekend. I will also finish off task one as I do not have much left to write about.
Finally we learnt about task three of assignment one. This task is to evaluate two different animations. I think this will be easier than task two as all you have to do is explain each of the animations and say some strengths and weaknesses. I will start that at home and finish it on Monday.
After that we moved onto working on our work. I carried on working task two as I had the most work to do on that. I managed to get quite a lot of it done but I still have some left. I am about half way through the work so I will be finishing it off over the weekend. I will also finish off task one as I do not have much left to write about.
Finally we learnt about task three of assignment one. This task is to evaluate two different animations. I think this will be easier than task two as all you have to do is explain each of the animations and say some strengths and weaknesses. I will start that at home and finish it on Monday.
Thursday, 12 March 2015
Thursday quiz day
We started off today with the quiz. This weeks quiz was about a film called A Scanner Darkly. The technique used for this film was rotoscoping. I managed to get 4/10 in the end so it was not too good but Jordan managed to get 3/10 so once again I was saved from doing the quiz!
After that we moved onto our presentations. I was not as nervous as the presentations before hand so I can see that my confidence has improved. I also felt more confident when I was up there. Down below I will be answering some questions.
What score did you get for your presentation?
I managed to get 14/20.
Why?
I got 14/20 because it was well presented however I was reading off the board so that did bring my mark down.
How will you improve next time?
I will aim not to read off the board. I can do this by having notes to read from.
When all of the presentations were done, we moved onto task two. For this task we have to create a timeline and a document about different parts of animation in the past. There is quite a bit to do however it is quite simple. I have done about five of the parts and I will be finishing that off over the weekend.
After that we moved onto our presentations. I was not as nervous as the presentations before hand so I can see that my confidence has improved. I also felt more confident when I was up there. Down below I will be answering some questions.
What score did you get for your presentation?
I managed to get 14/20.
Why?
I got 14/20 because it was well presented however I was reading off the board so that did bring my mark down.
How will you improve next time?
I will aim not to read off the board. I can do this by having notes to read from.
When all of the presentations were done, we moved onto task two. For this task we have to create a timeline and a document about different parts of animation in the past. There is quite a bit to do however it is quite simple. I have done about five of the parts and I will be finishing that off over the weekend.
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Tuesday
We started off today with a little type test to help us improve our typing skills. I managed to get 62 words per minute so I am quite pleased with that as the average is 40 words per minute. This activity was quite interesting and it does help improve my typing skills.
After that we moved onto the next part of task one. This was about digital animation types. The two we had to cover were 2D bitmap and 2D vector. We had wrote about these before so it was not too hard to write about. We also learnt about the application software that can be used for creating animations. These two parts are quite straight forward and I should be able to finish them easily.
Then we moved onto task two of assignment one. We have to make a PowerPoint for this so I am a little bit nervous. I am not as nervous as before because we are doing more presentations and it does make me more confident. I also like how I am working with someone because I prefer doing presentations with someone. I only need to add a few more things onto the PowerPoint and we can present on Thursday.
After that we moved onto the next part of task one. This was about digital animation types. The two we had to cover were 2D bitmap and 2D vector. We had wrote about these before so it was not too hard to write about. We also learnt about the application software that can be used for creating animations. These two parts are quite straight forward and I should be able to finish them easily.
Then we moved onto task two of assignment one. We have to make a PowerPoint for this so I am a little bit nervous. I am not as nervous as before because we are doing more presentations and it does make me more confident. I also like how I am working with someone because I prefer doing presentations with someone. I only need to add a few more things onto the PowerPoint and we can present on Thursday.
Monday, 9 March 2015
Monday - New unit!
Today we started the new unit that is 2D animation. This is similar to the last unit as they are both to do with animation however they are quite different. We started off today with a little activity to match up the words with the images. This was quite an interesting activity as it was in Photoshop and we could move them around.
We also started work on assignment one task one. This is to write about key terms such as Flip books and Rotoscoping. We have to say what they are, what is involved in making the animation technique and the key features / uses. So far I have managed to write about four of them so I still have a way to go. Adam showed some examples of the different techniques and they were quite interesting to watch.
For most of the day we worked on assignment one task one. It is in for Monday so we do have quite a bit of time to learn the rest of the techniques and write about them. I made notes about it so I can easily refer back to them if I get stuck. I will be aiming to finish off task one tomorrow and hopefully start on task two as well.
We also started work on assignment one task one. This is to write about key terms such as Flip books and Rotoscoping. We have to say what they are, what is involved in making the animation technique and the key features / uses. So far I have managed to write about four of them so I still have a way to go. Adam showed some examples of the different techniques and they were quite interesting to watch.
For most of the day we worked on assignment one task one. It is in for Monday so we do have quite a bit of time to learn the rest of the techniques and write about them. I made notes about it so I can easily refer back to them if I get stuck. I will be aiming to finish off task one tomorrow and hopefully start on task two as well.
Friday, 6 March 2015
Friday - Finished U39!
Todays main aim was to finish off unit 39. I was quite close to finishing so my goal for today was to finish it off and to submit it before I leave that I have managed to do (I have not submitted it yet as of writing this post). I will do a quick proof read before I submit it and I will make sure everything is attached.
We started off today with the quiz created by Ed. This quiz was about a short animation created by Pixar. I managed to get 4/7 because most of it was sight based and not fact based. Next week Alex is creating the quiz and Ashley won the dual monitors for this week. I enjoy the weekly quizzes as they are a nice little break in the week.
For the rest of today we were working assignment three. I had three more pictures to talk about on my design log for task one and for task two I needed send out a survey and evaluate the rest of my timescale. I had one day left about my timescale so it did not take too long. I got seven responses on my survey so it gave me a variety of answers I could use for the other part.
Yesterday we went to the Creative Futures event in the Forum and it was quite interesting. First off there was a talk from three different people and then we went onto two different work stations. The two work stations I had chosen were animation and games design. Down below are some questions that I will be answering.
What did you learn?
I learnt about how you might not get to your goal straight away and you might have to do different things to reach your goal. The three people in talk all had experienced this and it was quite interesting learning about how they got there. One person who was talking first off worked in writing magazines and then was a journalist and then finally moved into a writer and now she prints her own books. I found this talk quite interesting.
What did you like most?
I enjoyed the animation part the most as it was on stop motion and I find them quite fun to design.
Why should we let level 3's go again?
You should let the level 3's go again as they would benefit them learning about their futures and the directions they can take.
As I said, we are finishing assignment 39 today so here are some more questions that I have to answer.
What have you learnt from unit 39?
I have learnt about how to use Flash and using sounds in animation. Before when I used Flash I never used sounds and it does make a big difference.
How will you met my deadlines?
I will meet my deadlines by working on Sunday and checking the mark grid
From this unit, what would you do again?
I would create the animation again but with all of the changes.
We started off today with the quiz created by Ed. This quiz was about a short animation created by Pixar. I managed to get 4/7 because most of it was sight based and not fact based. Next week Alex is creating the quiz and Ashley won the dual monitors for this week. I enjoy the weekly quizzes as they are a nice little break in the week.
For the rest of today we were working assignment three. I had three more pictures to talk about on my design log for task one and for task two I needed send out a survey and evaluate the rest of my timescale. I had one day left about my timescale so it did not take too long. I got seven responses on my survey so it gave me a variety of answers I could use for the other part.
Yesterday we went to the Creative Futures event in the Forum and it was quite interesting. First off there was a talk from three different people and then we went onto two different work stations. The two work stations I had chosen were animation and games design. Down below are some questions that I will be answering.
What did you learn?
I learnt about how you might not get to your goal straight away and you might have to do different things to reach your goal. The three people in talk all had experienced this and it was quite interesting learning about how they got there. One person who was talking first off worked in writing magazines and then was a journalist and then finally moved into a writer and now she prints her own books. I found this talk quite interesting.
What did you like most?
I enjoyed the animation part the most as it was on stop motion and I find them quite fun to design.
Why should we let level 3's go again?
You should let the level 3's go again as they would benefit them learning about their futures and the directions they can take.
As I said, we are finishing assignment 39 today so here are some more questions that I have to answer.
What have you learnt from unit 39?
I have learnt about how to use Flash and using sounds in animation. Before when I used Flash I never used sounds and it does make a big difference.
How will you met my deadlines?
I will meet my deadlines by working on Sunday and checking the mark grid
From this unit, what would you do again?
I would create the animation again but with all of the changes.
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
Tuesday
Today we started learning about evaluation for assignment three task two. We had to find a definition about evaluation. After that Adam explained what we needed to do for task two and he gave us some help on the board that I wrote down. I found it quite helpful as it explains what we need to do.
After that I started to work on task two. My plan is to write a little evaluation for each part of the day over the three days. I decided to add in some titles for the parts of the table so it is easier to understand. I had three different titles that were the targets, the review and the evaluation. In the end I managed to write most of the evaluation for three days.
I also worked on my design log. I did not do too much for it however I did sort out all of my pictures so I can write about them tomorrow. I did write a little bit today but my main focus was to work on my evaluation as it is fresh in my mind. I will also create a questionnaire for people to answer and I will send it off tomorrow.
After that I started to work on task two. My plan is to write a little evaluation for each part of the day over the three days. I decided to add in some titles for the parts of the table so it is easier to understand. I had three different titles that were the targets, the review and the evaluation. In the end I managed to write most of the evaluation for three days.
I also worked on my design log. I did not do too much for it however I did sort out all of my pictures so I can write about them tomorrow. I did write a little bit today but my main focus was to work on my evaluation as it is fresh in my mind. I will also create a questionnaire for people to answer and I will send it off tomorrow.
Monday, 2 March 2015
Monday - Finished banner!
We started off today with a crossword about unit 39. This was quite a fun warm up to do as it helps to warm up the brain and it refreshes what we have been learning. My aim for today was to finish off my animation and to start organizing my design log that I managed to do.
I started off editing my jungle music. It is a 20 second animation so I had to cut it down to 20 seconds for it to work. I added it into my animation however it did not sound good when it starts again so I added a fade in and a fade out to make it sound better. I added it back into the animation and it worked better. The coin collection sounds can be heard over the soundtrack so I am happy with that.
The rest of the day I worked on my design log and some little fixes to my animation. One of these fixes was to add in the Facebook and Twitter logos and enlarge when you roll over them. I still have quite a bit to do on my design log so I will work on that a bit at home. I have organsied all of the pictures so I know which order they go in.
I started off editing my jungle music. It is a 20 second animation so I had to cut it down to 20 seconds for it to work. I added it into my animation however it did not sound good when it starts again so I added a fade in and a fade out to make it sound better. I added it back into the animation and it worked better. The coin collection sounds can be heard over the soundtrack so I am happy with that.
The rest of the day I worked on my design log and some little fixes to my animation. One of these fixes was to add in the Facebook and Twitter logos and enlarge when you roll over them. I still have quite a bit to do on my design log so I will work on that a bit at home. I have organsied all of the pictures so I know which order they go in.
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