Thursday, 19 June 2014

Screenshot of edit and evaluation


I am currently working on shot 124 and am almost finished, so far I have completed the shots where Hemmings falls asleep at the desk, I have included facial expressions as best as I could and am now trying to create the shots where Hemmings wakes up and is running down the road trying to make it to his exam on time. I wanted to create it so it wasn't straight on but on an angle instead as I think this works better as when I draw Hemmings running down the road, it will be clearer to see rather than looking from the back.
When I have done the main shots, I will work on filling in the gaps between them so they aren't so jumpy and then I can hopefully add more detail in this way. If I have enough time to do this then hopefully I would be able to get 20 or so more shots in to make it look better.
With the end result I am happy with it although I would have preferred to have spent more time on it or maybe used another software to create it to make the process a lot easier. I have added in audio for the background music, something catchy to go through the whole length of the sequence to go with the mood of the overall story.

Monday, 16 June 2014

Update of animation


So far I have created a new each layer for each shot/movement that I have drawn out, so far I have done 75 shots and am currently doing the greeting between Hemmings and the friends, I have only done the main parts so far so once I have completed the main shots I will fill in the gaps so that it will be more clear. Also, the drawings of the characters are fairly rough which is the style  I was going for as I don't want it to be too neat and polished, I am also trying to move the characters mouths as they talk so you can tell it is them who is saying them as I am writing the words above them instead of making them speak through a voiceover which, I prefer for my sequence.

Friday, 13 June 2014

Animation so far

I have so far created 16 seconds worth of my animation, I'm trying to do the main points first then add in the detail, I've drawn it fairly rough as that is the style i was initially going for and i like the overall look of it. My only worry is that it isn't clear when you watch it but i am trying to create it so it is clear.

P3. Process And Equipment Set Up



To make my animation, I used Photoshop throughout the whole process, I drew each frame so in total there were around 300 shots to make a 2 minute animation. I used the tablet to create each frame so I had an outline that I had in the background on a separate layer or just did it free hand. I then created a layer for each frame for each piece of detail such as one for the outline of the background, one for the colours and another for the character and their movements. I had organised the frames so each layer was underneath its set frame and not somewhere else.
In this picture is the mac I was working with and a tablet in which I used to draw it with, you can see the drawings and the sidebar on the screen. This way was much more simple and an effective way of creating the project.