sheeps; like toxic neon colours.

Conclusion.

It’s over.

Clip posted, and I guess that speaks for itself; there’s no much left to say, but I feel I should make at least one final obligatory post, summing up the assignment or something.. Though what can I say that I haven’t already?


It’s been a long couple of days, in a perfect world I wouldn’t have spent the final 60 hours working tirelessly getting three assignments done all at once, but what’s done is done, and I’m pleased with what we came up with.


I see the story as one which is pretty easy to follow; one guy sends a text, the text travels out, finds, and connects the second guy. The two are now linked together via this energy, and are now free to communicate with one another. Technology makes it happen.

It’s presented effectively and efficiently, demonstrating the ideas of travel and motion through accurately placed shots; utilizing this stop motion medium, and using symbols of communication today- The computer, and mobile phone. Two widespread and easily accessible devices, people instantly associate phones with connection and communitarian, hence the reason it is the real focus of that entire first sequence.

The Photoshop effects are used where required to demonstrate the presence of this communicative energy. Although it’s a form which doesn’t really exist in a physical sense, it’s still a very powerful, invisible energy in our world. Using the digital mediums, we unlocked and inspired it to take on this elegant, magnificent form, wrapping itself around reality and taking people into its realm.

There’s then a sequence depicting the two in this backwards realm, they exist as silhouettes, shadows, avatars of themselves. They are an extension of their own selves, and of reality. They’re linked to their true selves through using this Photoshop energy; the blue and green colours which envelop them, that same energy winds up defining them. They run together, the energies becomes more furious as they get closer, and they collide.

The end is left to the viewer. The white screen flares, you are left to interpret it how you will. You’ve seen the characters, you see them connect, and you see them come together. Nothing more is required to portray this idea of communication, and I think any addition material would cheapen this effect.

So there we go. Project analysis complete. I hope this has been as fun for you to read as it has been for me to write up. Thanks for your patience, enjoy the ret of your day.

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~~Credits~~

Thanks.
Rob: Fantastic partner. Always open for the new ideas and suggestions, good knowledge of the photography, and got us every single shot we used. Even got us some extra ones. Some great shots of Pigeons, and some weird plastic batfish-thing.

Though we had a bit of a slow start, we totally busted our asses over these last couple of days, and got it done. He supplied our little army with sustainence, motivated us with fresh ideas, did grunt-work, opening and saving individual frames, strung them all together, and provided audio. I think he came up with the name too. I can’t remember anymore, we brainstormed that together for a while, to thanks to Thesaurus.com for that. Everything that turned our clip from a series of broken .gifs and path loops to what it is now.

Also, thanks for talking those drug dealers away. I owe you my life man.


No-Doz: Because without nearly OD’ing on just this pure caffeine, I would never have been able to pull the 60hour block I did Saturday->Monday to get 101, 104, and 111 all done in time. Amazing, amazing creation.

Demon and Mother. For helping No-Doz on their quest to vanquish the world of sleep. Subway for making delicious sandwiches, and Berocca.


MSN: For keeping me sane.

deviantArt.com: for having such a fantastic selection of “precedent images” available at the touch of a button. No. I’m kidding.  Did get brushes from there though, which made the sparkles a heeelll of a lot easier to create

At the Drive-In: Supplying the dope beats. “Arcarsenal”.

Permission for the rights to the song are still pending, hopefully they’ll get back to us soon.

And finally. the blogsite, Tumbl… No. Now I’m really just going too far.

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That’s enough. Will post the contract in the morning. Peace.

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I never though I’d say this… but I’m sick of sparkles.

**edit**: rob. get on MSN.

Last Minute research.

Stickmen Sequence:

Anatomy: Figured I may as well get it right. Human anatomy. Not ashamed to say I pretty much just traced this. Different parts on different layers; Head, neck, torso, belly, pelvis. Upper and lower sections of the arms and legs, and then hands and feet respectively.

http://www.ian3d.net/Screenshot/Human%20Anatomy%20Side.jpg

Runcyle: Since making your own runcyle from scratch is harrddd, especially with no real experience, difficult to use references, having had no sleep in nearly 24 hours. Yeah. godbless deviantArt~

http://littledigits.deviantart.com/art/Wolverine-Run-Cycle-42724569

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ALL THIS WORK? THERES NO TIME FOR SLEEP!!

GODBLESS NO-DOZ (shameless prodict plugging), this has been the easiest allnighter Ive ever pulled. Though I feeel like I’m about to have a heart attack. Jesssussss.

Rob fears for my sanity. So he should. So he should…

ohsigh

Tumblr still won’t let me post the .gifs?

Onto stickmen sequence then.

Two Hours Later

Another five frames done; this is really beginning to destroy Photoshop, so I’m making a blogpost while it saves. Having this crash on me now would probably kill me inside. I imagine I’m going to experience a wee bit of heartbreak over the last couple of frames, I think I’ve only got another 5-6 left to do on this reel, and it’s where things get psychotic and very messy. My computer hates messy, and likes to suicide on me when things get too tough. I think it needs to harden up.


I’m really not sure about these blogposts either, to be perfectly honest. The brief mentions we’ve gotta do in depth research and investigation into our topic. I mean, I’ve done a bit, but most of the stopmotion background and what-have-you has been covered by Rob, since he’s the one who’se been taking the photos and presenting most of the ideas in our meetings. Other then pitching the initial idea, and throwing a suggestion or two into the mix for this thing, I’ve just sat back, followed his instructions, and waited for now to come out and do this post-production stuff. Our thing relies heavily on these effects, 15 seconds of our video is this thing is a bubbly mass of swirly digisnakes. It’s not so much something you can research, since most of it is just me putting what I already know how to do into the mix, and winging it.


Most of the stuff I’m doing doing stems from knowledge based solely off of experience, and just thousands (no exaggeration, literally thousands) of hours just working in between Photoshop and Corel Painter in the past. Should I be posting previous work or something? Most of the tricks I have is just stuff I picked up working freelance last year, and the stuff I did there is pretty lame and embarrassing… but I mean, is that what I need to do to ensure I get the grade?

I imagine by the end of this I will have spent a decent 30-40+ hours working these effects, I’d hate to see that wasted because I didn’t waste enough time browsing blogs and watching videos on youtube.

No offense to the one who writes them, but your ambiguous briefs suck lol :(.


Sorry for the longpost, if you tutors have to read all of this crap then I sincerely apologize for wasting so much of your lives. It’s late, I have a few sleepless nights  ahead, and I’m just worried.