I have finished everyones pictures! On Friday you will all see what my imagination has conjured!

Happy/Horrifying News for Friday

I decided to draw each of you a picture! I have completed Joe D's, Nate's, Andrea's, Ryan's, Dri's, and Jack's so far and the rest should be done in a day or 2! But your pretty faces have to wait till the party to see them. If I can think of something maybe I'll draw something for Mz. Licata too. Drawing is FUN when it's not animated!

This Week's Contribution to Feedback

  So the time has come to comment on this cold Saturday morning. This week we learned that making stuff in Maya might not be so hard after all. I'm hoping to learn how to color in stuff in a special way in 3D. I'm frustrated that I couldn't work with audio on Friday. The best part of the week is that I got a bunch of Hot Pockets and news of Mighty Taco at our little party on the upcoming Friday :). Now here's some impressive editing work to lip-sync pre-existing clips in to something else entirely https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8Nc8RCLy1s It's quite impressive.

Fun is Stressful, and so is a Crappy Computer

  My computer's on the web again, but laggy as ever. Let's get started. Pendleton Ward, creator of Adventure Time (an awesome show) has stepped down from being God-King of the show and became a humble writer for it. He's not sad and still loves his work on the show, but it's massiveness was driving him crazy so he demoted himself before any real damage could set in. He has no plans to make another show, and when he talked about what he'd rather do and his life, I think he hit a little close to all our homes.
  While this doesn't give us new techniques or tricks, it is very interesting. Being in charge of a cult hit show is stressful and over-whelming. So all-in-all if you plan to make a show don't be afraid to step away from being Lord-Emperor of everything, cause that'll wreck you.

Special Effects Wars an Phone Blogs

My computer isn't connecting to the internet so this blog is being done from my phone. Please be forgiving of mistakes, I can't multitask anymore. The article discusses CG vs practical effects. Experts say that the argument is stupid because the best effects come from a symbiosis of the 2.
I went in biased towards practical effects, but after reading it I've come to realize that both have stuff the other can't replicate. Combination of the 2 should be used as much as possible.

Synopsis of recent Time

So this week we learned we could get kilodollars for a ten second animated clip, I think Ryan stands a really good chance of winning. I want to learn to create a character from scratch in Maya, boy have I got plenty! I'm happy to have finished the "Pay the Man" part of my animation at long last! The downside is right now, my Internet sucks right now. Here is an animation of the Best Sonic Fanfiction Ever! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fGFjoeyc6I&list=UU4m1l1G3tpb4C1EiljBLI3A

This is Animation's World, We're just Living in it

  This starts off with a brief history of animation movies studios, when Pixar and Dreamworks entered the scene and the Best Animated Feature award. The thing about animation that gives it an advantage is that it has a very wide audience that can be appealed to it. This was discovered by studios, and low and behold, more animated stuff and studios! Animation also is greatly benefiting Ireland's economy! Which is a BIG plus for me (my name's Patrick and my mom's maiden name is Murphy, this aint rocket science) So all in all, animation is king, even live action movies use CG, so this is benefiting Earth.
  This may not give us tips for class, but it does make me proud to be in this class. And it just goes to show that we have got job security!

5 Techniques To Make Your Film Less Suckish

  The first tip to depth is to have high contrast in the colors, make them stand out from each other to make it feel like your TV is cave with actors living in it. The next is focus, basically you focus on what's up close, and that makes depth. Perspective, it says it works, and talks about experience. Move the camera! It changes everything! Occlusion is a stupid word. Say layering. It's natural layers depending on perspective.
  These tips are useful, if sometimes vague, this I may actually use if I get around to it. There may be more information in the video, but right now my internet can't handle the slightest useage

Something Cool

Here's a link to a really awesome Daft Punk megamix! I hope you guys and gals like it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJirA9Hk8FY

Progress Brog

I fixed those distracting wrinkles, now for the rest of the project *sigh*