Weekly Comments

• One thing that made me happy was to have the blog dedicated to me!
• The one thing that frustrated me was not getting a lot of work time in
• I want to learn how to make my footage look more professional
• I learned how to make text act in different ways
• I Picked this video to show people how to make lighting
•   http://youtu.be/fdh-x4lgxMg

Why did the man who created the animated hit decide to walk away?

Within the article it goes on to say that the reason that he stepped down from making the tv series was that it was driving him crazy. after almost going homeless to one of the most famous tv show creators. it seems that it would be the life but I guess not. I guess that it can be harder then it seems. In my opinion I can see how walking away and backing down can really help and be for the greater good of him self and the tv show. He is not completely got and out of the picture be just simply a writer. And that seems like a more stress free life to me.   

SFX vs. VFX: Two Effects Artists Discuss the Differences Between Practical & CGI

     Within this article the ever going debate between if practical effects are better then CGI and vis versa. and in my honest opinion I lean more with the practical side in the debate. but not by a lot. Like the article goes to say that they both go with each other hand in hand. I always ask that if you can create it in real life then its better then just on the scene. But without one there can not thrive and better its self. I fell in love with creating practical effects and a young age just like tom saivni, makeing different cuts and scrapes on my self and playing with my mothers makeup often justing in trouble for it as well.
      There has and always will be a need for Special Effects techniques in the world no matter what time it is and or where you are. Its one of the oldest art forms out there and take an experienced eye to create something worth looking at. In its own way CGI's are a wonder to have in this world. There are really good CGI's and then there are some really bad ones, And the same goes for practical. But both can be used in the most simplest ways at you probably haven't payed to much attention to. Ever watched a hospital soap opera before.... ER, Grey's Anatomy? The little cuts and scrapes had to be made on set with SXF techniques. Even on the TV show Bones which uses a lot of practical and CGI effects needs to have fake bones, teeth, blood, etc. So with all the being said there is no right or wrong no good or bad just preference and having the ability to produces the desired effect.

Weekly Comments

• I was happy to learn and finish my adobe after effects tutorials
• I was frustrated at the fact that I come not get the words to fall like rain correctly
• I want to lean how to make the footage look like a real professionally done film
• I learned how to make rain and have it look real.
• This is the video that helped me make the rain in my typography project.
• http://youtu.be/LvGQtvo7Be4  

Why Animation Continues to Thrive as an Art Form and an Industry

 

Animation will always have a great impact on the world and have an upper hand in the art form and industry. with jobs ranging from producer all the way to the guy that sweeps the set after the shoot. the possibilities within this industry are truly endless. and with knowing the right people and working your way up the pole you can sit quite nicely and be able to not worry about what I'm going to do after this film is done and where will I go after its all said and done. and that is what I like about the animation work field. you don't have to be good with computers and know how to make a particle emitter if you can advertise well and sell milk to a cow then you can find a pretty will paying job any where.  

5 Techniques That Create Depth & Make Your Cinematography More Dynamic

 

Within the article if give the reader tips and reasons on why Lighting, Focus, Perspective, and Parallax. using these methods and applying them to your films will really give an advantage over others and make your work stand out. with the use of lighting and make the shadows contras with high lights will give your 2D work have the appearance of depth. the article also goes on to say with the technique of Parallax in a side by side shot where there is just a still camera on a scene and then the same shot with a moving camera that moves along with an object and you character the eye finds this more appealing and will more often watch over the still shot. with the use of perspective it give the film a sense of dynamic and a more polished look that really sends the over all look over the top. if you can master a shallow depth of field there is nothing you cant do.     

Weekly Comments

• the one thing that made me happy was to finish my documentary and get the weight lifted
• one thing that frustrated me was premiere crashing on me
• I learned how to key frame sizes of film
• I want to learn how to get a my professional look to my films
• I chose this video to help others with short cuts in premiere
•   http://youtu.be/HAVp9VFZMyc

'Big Hero 6': The Science Behind Baymax, Disney's Big, Soft Robot

 

 

the creativity behind a soft skinned robot is great! when you think of a robot you think of hard metal and cold. but after watching the trailers and reading the article you can see all of the work and skill that went in to making a robot that gives a warm and soft look. one that can be hugged and not get hit in the head by a bolt. 

       within the article people commented say how the robot should not have sausage like fingers and needs to have more of a harder body type but you never know maybe this is a new season of robot that we could start seeing more often. 

Black holes, space travel and the science of the movie "Interstellar"

 

the topic that this article speaks about is one that I know very well. after reading and also watching the video clips the rendition of a black hole was spot on. and how they took the equations and broken them down to a form that could be placed within a computer and get not just a black hole and I realist model of gravity being manipulated in a scale model really jumped out to me. and knowing that a Black Hole dose not have a visible event horizon makes this effect a real looking out. real enough that since you have never seen one before you can look at it a know what it is just like that. and from the article they say how they were worried that it was going to look to science fiction to seem real but they really pulled it off

   

Weekly Comments 

• The thing that made me happy was the completion of my Quest trailer.
• The one thing that frustrated me this week was premiere crashing on me in the middle of doing my tutorials.
• I learned how to finally make green screen work, and in that alone is very exciting.
• I would love to learn how the big movie makers get the shots that they get.
• I chose this clip to help anyone that may be stuck on the hold green screen effect.
•  http://youtu.be/nKWnENGJK0k

10 Tips for Creating Storyboards from Dreamworks 

     Within the article the tips given are to help the reader being to storyboard like the pros at DreamWorks. one of the tips for an example is to show depth within the drawings. Always incorporate detail within a storyboard to give the animator and camera operator a better look at what the shot is suppose to look like and to see in what ways to accomplish the task.     Another tip that would be a great help is frame the characters well. Not to have them half off of the screen but also not squeezed down to fit the paper. the storyboarding is a large part of per-production and one of the most important. when you have solid bases that is when you can start building and make tweaks as you go along. in my personal opinion.      

The Psychology of Scary Movies

       Within the article and attached video s goes on to say that scary movies are made to a science. the video and article say that the human brain sees and ear in many ways. It's almost like need crave to be frightened and to be scared. That why we go and see scary movies and I going to assume is the same reason we go to haunted houses, to subject our minds to our fear and almost faces them.
       Also we were by the video to get affection of our counterparts we go and subject ourselves to the horror and discussed to be able to cuddle up and get that feeling. and from a personal stand pion. I can see where all of this makes cense. even though I work in a haunted house and have gotten use to the sights and sounds of what everyone else fears I still find my self going to at less one haunted house to get the rush of fear and I still go out to midnight screening of the latest horror movie with friends to get the rush and need for fear.   

Weekly comments

 

• What I learned week was to add and manipulate clips in premiere  
• I want to learn how to make real looking weather effects
• I was happy to get all of group #4 sounds edited and handed in on time
• I was frustrated to keep getting stuck in the tutorials for premiere
• I chose this clip because it showed me a lot of tricks for Adobe Premiere
•   http://youtu.be/2DqTgi_d9as 

A Lesson from Lecter: How to Establish Dominance by Using Eyelines & Framing

 

within this article and the video. they both state and show the method and ways that different camera angles affect the perception on what is going on within the seen. within the video the narrator of the clip explains how the slight and or drastic changes with the camera angles make and can also break the seen. he explains how the different angles shows who has the dominant lead in the seen. and how it goes back and forth between the two actors. this goes without say that without the different camera angles the seen that was so greatly accomplished would have been just a dull clip that wouldn't have been convincing.      

Physicists, others using science to help art of film animation

 

Within this article it states the many animators learn how to make the natural in side of a computer program. the learning experience in the article is the creation of a fluid bubble. one mite thing is simple just get some liquid soap, bubble wand and run through the yard. well that might be easy in the physical world but when you have to put in correct mathematical equations into software and have it make a 3D representation of a physical liquid bubble. yeah sounds a lot more difficult right. and the article goes on to say that its just not bubbles but all computer generated images. fire, water, and anything you can think of. its best to study and really see how whatever it is that you wish to make acts in its real environment.   

Weekly Comments 

• this week the thing that mad me happy was getting most to all my work done
• the thing that frustrated me this week was having added the math on one of the resizes incorrect 

• I can not wait to learn adobe after effect and to be able to play around with all of the different effects 

• I picked this video to shoe case just some of the tools that we will be working with in after effects

• http://youtu.be/zadlEpMXows 

Tips for game artists, from Rockstar's former art director

Within this article Ian Bowden a game artists from Rockstar's and GTA haves tips on how to be a great video game artist. A few of these tip are to not skimp out on detail when you are making your work. just because its being made for a smaller screen dose not mean you should dumb it down. even from the most basic game look like flappy bird the quaint look of the design is appealing to the eye in a way. This in way can be seen as less being more. another tip that Bowden gives is always have a sketch book with you. You never now when you will find something that inspires you. the way the sunlight hits and city street or a flag blowing in the wind. these are just some of the many tips the Ian Bowden give and are very insightful and helpful to new young and old artiest. 

How Movies Manipulate Your Brain to Keep You Entertained

Within this article it goes to say that there is a method to the movie making process of keeping the audiences attention. there was an type test performed on a group of people that used facially recognition software to track the eye moment of the audience and where they were looking and at hat time. this test showed that they were pulled in and looking and the high strong action part of the film. the members of the audience would look at the weapons of the charters on the screen and there faces at the time that they would use these weapons. With this new understanding of how and where the human brain tells where the eyes are going to look and what time will allow film makers to really draw there audiences in. 

• this week I was happy with the grade that I received on one of my tests.
• I was abet flustered when mask layers were not working the way I wished it did
• I hope to learn how to start applying what I have learned to video
• I picked this video to show everyone the beauty of something I love...documentaries!
• http://youtu.be/DPPrSH6fIg8

Michael Moore King of Documentary's

 

Within this article it basically tells you the does and don'ts of making a documentary. which is very necessary for our up coming project. Michael Moore goes on to say to not tell the viewer what they already know. you want them to be intrigued on what you have to show and tell them. You also want to keep you audiences attention and take them though a journey to where ever you see fit. personally I love to watch documentaries. I find them very amusing and informative. Michael Moore also goes on to say that you should make your films personal. they are your films have them show the real you. that's is what art is all about. One of the last thing that Michael Moore talks about is the fact that during filming you are the audience. you are the first to feel the emotions of a seen and see how it is going to effect others. so don't go with soothing easy and safe. make them feel what you want them to feel.  

Hullabaloo

 

After hearing all the hullabaloo about hullabaloo I can say that it is much deserved. After reading this article and watching the video its a great way to make people aware of the dying art of 2d animation. Hullabaloo is a 2d animated soon to be movie/film and the main gold is to being the attention of the dying art of 2d animation. James Lopez the creator of Hullabaloo has always worked on others film that have gone out and made it big suck as the loin king. And hullabaloo will not be any exception. I think that he's concept on having a steam punk movie with a female main character being an inventor is a brilliant idea and really showcases the beauty of 2d animation the has given us the most memorable films such as The Loin King,The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, ect.

In conclusion I enjoyed this article and encourage all to go out and see what all the hullabaloo is about Hullabaloo!

 

Weekly comments

• What made me happy this week was getting back to the  grove of boces
• the thing that frustrated me this week was really nothing... I know I wont be having another one of these again.
• I really want to learn adobe after effects soon!
• I was sad to have summer end bet glad to see all of my friends once more
• This video was a big help in understanding more about adobe Photoshop 
• http://youtu.be/OjRqZiAgoHo

6 Tips from Recruiters Who Look at your Animation Demo Reel

Within the article it states the does and don'ts for making an animation demo reel. and what it basically is, is a short 2-3 minute video mash up of some of the animation shorts that you have created. the article goes on to say that you do not want to put all of your work into the reel. and I agree. A demo reel is all that is says it is a demo you want to show the works that you have done and the stuff that who ever you are showing. you are showing them the stuff that you want them to see. you also want to keep some stuff unseen to have a little something something to surprise them if they become interested in your work. 

Lights. Camera. Press start.

 

 

Within the article it states that next step of gaming is starting to come forth. Video game makes are starting to add more and more realistic motions and looks within the games. now im not a gamer at all but by watching these clips that are apart of the article it really opens my eyes to the world of gaming. with the changes that they are making and the cinematography techniques that are being added into these games will be taking gaming and that art of making them to a whole new level.

 

In my opinion I still think at gaming is a kind of child's act of work. But I don't discourage anyone of making this their profession its just not for me but after this article it really show cases the art and beauty of the gaming world.

  

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Weekly Comments

 

• I learned how to make the sound work in the time slider in maya
• I want to learn how to use Photoshop
• the thing that frustrated me was not getting the sound to work
• The thing that made me happy was getting the sound working
• this video helped me get the sound in the time slider
• http://youtu.be/7wF0hz9anQ0

Why Cartoonists Are Flooding YouTube, Risks and All

 

Article

 

In this day and age more and more people are watching TV over the internet and lass on TV's. Which means that of your audience is leaving you and going somewhere cartoonists are going to move where they can create this films and videos. there was some talk with years to come that TVs will become old new and the internet is the way to watch television. it states within the article it says "An in-house animator working on advertisements in 2008, his short animated film about a cat blew up online, leading him to create what has become the second largest animation channel on YouTube, with over 2.9 million subscribers and 500 million views. In tow are four books, two apps and loads of merchandise. The success of Simon's Cat is surprising, given that the episodes are in black and white, without dialogue and don't follow a strict airing schedule." So there's some up side and downs side but wherever the media moves to the viewers and animators will be there.

 

opinion

 

I think that is will be more unreliable.

People that do not have internet will not be able to watch TV.

 

Question 

 

I wonder what would happen to all the big TV carriers?

     

Anatomy in games: An evolution of realism

 

Article

 

with in the article it states that though out the many years that video games have been around that characters have advanced greatly. Characters for video games now look acted and sound like realist people. with in the article it said "

Technological advances in hardware and software have allowed video-games producers to create increasingly complex depictions of their characters. With respect to visual depictions of human anatomy in video-games, we have seen characters evolve from two- dimensional collections of pixels into highly-realistic three-dimensional creations capable of the finest facial expressions. To a biological scientist, this ‘evolution’ mimics what we observe in nature; a process of hundreds of thousands of minuscule changes, which result in increasingly more complex and sophisticated organisms." And now the industry for this now technology is being used more and more now in this day and age.

 

Opinions

Even though I don't play video games when my brother plays them they look very realistic.

when I would play video games the little videos with in the game were amazing.

 

Question

I wound what will be the next step?

 



Weekly Comments

• I learned how to do things for your self. lol 
• I want to learn more video techniques.
• The one this that frustrated me this week is how long it takes to render. 
• one thing that make me happy this week was making the toaster for my animation. 
• i love this types f videos because when you can not ask an professional like a teachers a question on how to make something these videos alway help me.
• http://youtu.be/dBzIWOvkAeM

13 Short Film Clichés

Article
     There is many clichés there are purposely put in there just to create different emotions within the viewer. For an example that the article gave is

1. Clowns- Many people suffer from Coulrophobia. The fear of clowns. 

2. Black & White Films- Black and White films are viewed more as art within a film. 

9. Cannibalism- Many people become over squeamish to the sight and thought of Cannibalism.   

      This are just some of the many Clichés that film makes love to used. These Clichés are also classic there are so many note that are not named. Like scary Movies now a days alway have some types of possession with back twisting and blood puking to gross out the crowd.  

Opinion 

    I think that these Clichés are some of the greats. 

    I am one of these people that of scary movies but more of a jump out and scary you movies.

Question

     I wonder how these Clichés were made?

Pixar Makes Painterly CG: New Research Could Change The Look of Their Films

Article

     Within this article it states through videos and the article its self that there is a new kinda of technology to make animation more easier to create. "With this new technique, an artist can paint 2D illustrations over a handful of the CG keyframes (“one every 10 to 20 frames”), and the software will fill in the hundreds of inbetweens while maintaining temporal coherence and the desired painterly style. The move away from photorealism has been a longstanding goal of animation artists." This will make all new types of animated films new and new render styles that could end up being the normal way to make films in the futures. 

opinion

     I think that this way is a more effective and faster way to make films 

     I think the video was very complicated

Question

     I wonder if there has been films that are out now that have used this new technology?

Weekly Comments

• I learned how to make pretty looking just dance stage
• I want to learn stuff in after effects
• the thing that frustrated me this week was flash crashing and me not saving
•   the one thing that mad me happy this week was seeing the new computers
• I like this clip because its a DIY video.
• http://youtu.be/Xs7OS2ZYUxM

Unorthodox DIY Film Studio Ideas That Are Also Ridiculously Cheap & Easy

      Article:

 Within the article it goes on to say that just because you may not have a lot of cash laying around and that you can go and get things made for you the way you want doesn't mean you cant have them. DIY aka Do It Yourself is a fun way to make really anything that you heart desires. many people prefer things that are made be hand and its really catching on in todays world. there are millions of videos on the internet on how to make things. all you have to do now it go online and type in "How to make..." and then your off!

    Opinions:

          I love DIY's I do it all the time.

          Pintrest is where I get all my ideas and its the best place to look.

     Question:

          I wonder how it all started?

 

         Animate like a Pixar Pro: 10 expert tips 

     Article:

      With in  the article it states ten ways to animate like a Pixar pro. one of the ways is to do the research. if you don't do the research and you "just jump in" then you are going to be in a lot of trouble that all can be avoided if you just do the work the right way first. Another tip is to use those tool. use what is given to you take advantage of what you have at the time. You never know when it will just disappear.   

     Opinions:

         I think that the article is right on everything.

         I use these tip in my own work and school career and they are very helpful.

     Question:

         I wonder what will be Pixar's next film?  

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Comments

• I relearned how to use flash
• I want to learn more about maya
• The thing that frustrated me this week is when I rendered out 5 videos in the wrong size
• I love finishing the 11 second club video and watching it
• this video really helped me make rope in flash
•  http://youtu.be/5x-3GUMWgrM

       

Do Human Eyes 'See' Like Cameras? A Look at the Resolution & Frame Rate of Vision

Article:
      In the article asked a question do human eyes see like cameras look at resolution and frame rate of vision. In the article says basically know and also the video and the video the guy shows us and tells us that our eyes see no difference between the separate frames of the video so when you see three frames of a ball moving from left to right as slow enough pattern pills just see the pictures but he speeded up fast enough our brains can't recognize that there is three individual frames but it just shows us that the ball moves gently from left to right. And when I just often think I just remember a look outside on a summer day thinking it's just so amazing the things that are brain and eyes can do flipping an image that is seen upside down to the right side view in milliseconds of milliseconds before we even think of seeing it.
Opinions:
     In my opinion I think this subject is a very cool thing to learn.
     In my opinion this is the most important part of filmmaking.
Question:
     I wonder why we see images truly upside down in their brains which is it?

6 Filmmaking Tips from Hayao Miyazaki

   Article:
     Six filmmaking tips from Hayao Miyazaki. Within the article states that his technique of video making an animation is referred to Japanese Disney. It was never knowing about this guy and seems on these videos I understand why they say this is the work is quite unique and brilliant.
Opinions:
     Cursing out a big fan of Anomie I really don't watch it but I would watch this TV show for new channels on.
     I could see these animations winning and being world best I really enjoy them
Question:
     I wondered how and what his inspiration was to start doing this?

Weekly comments

 

• I learned how to make fruit in maya
• I would like to learn how to make liquids
• the one thing that frustrated me this week was the fact maya crashed on me
• the one thing that made me happy was how will my seen come out
• this video really helped me make some of my fruits
•  http://youtu.be/AF0qR4-bJRs

Minecraft, The Sims, And The Future Of Filmmaking

 

Article:
     In the article states the question what does the future of movies hold?    CGI become a huge part in the making of movies. The process of making CJ characters or CGI world is very similar to the process of making computer games. Example even though they look completely apart the movie avatar share similar trades with the video game Minecraft. The people now are making short films also on the vine with Minecraft and a lot of people say it's fun I've made movies using Minecraft and the one of the most entertaining parts in the entire process is locating scouting the world. Watching few these short films I find them very entertaining and very creative and how they can go into something simple as Minecraft and curious to second film the really displays a lot of plot and character definition.
Opinions:
     I think that we could see this Technique movies in the near future because it's becoming very popular.
     Someday those two worlds code collide the world of video game making in the world of movie creation.
Question:
     I wonder of they will make a movie similar to the Lego movie but in the rendition of Minecraft?

Definitive Proof That Academy Voters Are Ignorant About Animation

Article:
     During the Oscars many people have voiced there opinion on how the voters apparently have ignorance towards animated shorts. From the statements within this article I would have to agree with these people this seems that the Academy that shows the winners for featured films of animation really have no clue to what they're talking about. In the voters pic I see a lot of up stains which means obviously they don't pick or they take their vote away. Which is sad because four out of the seven voters picked to abstain their vote and the other three decided frozen. Send the article it says "Animated features are more successful than live action films in Hollywood yet they have no respect."
Opinions:
      After being in a animation class I really have more respect from the art.
     It's mind blowing that just because a movie has a famous actor it will get more ratings then when the best animated films in history.
Question:
     I wonder if the voters will shake up their decisions next time? Because Edison these results it's pretty sad

Weekly Comments

• I learned how to make a partial emitter in maya.
•  I want to learn how to make a tornado
• the thing the frustrated me was that I could not get the machine tutorial to work.
• the thing that made me happy this week was really understanding maya and knowing how to do things
• I liked this video because it showed you in detail how to make different partials in maya
•  http://youtu.be/aGy0BqExwaI

The Church of Comedy

Article:
     The church of comity. 11 guidelines on how to make commentary funny. Coming in at number one is kind of funny. Which means it's not working laughing barely and the joke really just didn't make sense or fell apart. theater is either filled with joy and laughter or with quiet of crying embarrassment. When I watch a movie especially if it's a comedy I really want to be on the floor laughing I want to laugh so hard where my stomach hurts and my neck is throbbing with pain. With number eight you are only as funny as a script if this script is not funny then it does not matter what the actor does it himself they will not be funny.
Opinions:
     In my opinion laughter is the key to everything if you can make someone laugh it will make their mood 10 times better.
     In my opinion there's two types of funny serious funny and stupid funny and the person amasses both of these is a true jokester.
Question:
   I wonder where Comedy started?

11 Lighting Tips from The LEGO® Movie

 

Article:
     In 3-D CGI created movies a lot of the key techniques used to make the picture look realistic is lighting and with in the Lego movie they really hit this one out of the park. Within the article it states that the texture shading and lighting artist match the realistic look of Legos and how they would look like with direct lighting shine onto them. The article also goes on to say that every surface in the legal world is highly or somewhat refractive so you need reflection and reflections you have to pay a lot of attention to the oxidation of the bricks. Achieving your goal is the end all be all product don't be afraid to the part from reality whatever method gets you to where you need to be do it.
Opinions:
     My opinion by the commercials and pictures that see you online the lighting was done fantastically.
     Really know like where the lights coming from and you know how much or how little is there by the reflection off the Lego pieces.
Question:
      Wonder how long it took them to really get the lighting down to make sure that every little detail was done perfectly?


Weekly Comments

 

• I leaned how to create rain, wind, and gravity.
• I want to learn how to make lighting.
• Nothing really frustrated me this week.
• I was happy to learn more about maya
• I picked this video just because I just felt like it.
•  http://youtu.be/ANdt8LuPaEg

How to Hook Your Audience in Those Crucial First Seconds

 

 Article:
  There are many ways to hook your audience enough for those crucial first seconds at the beginning of a film. One of the ways is getting to know your target audience you want to get into the minds of that you want to know what you're thinking what kind of image that they have of what you want done to see. The article says that you typically want your "hero" to be someone that has common interests and views as your audience does. The other big thing to do is to give your audience something new inspire the viewer you want to give them something that they haven't seen before give them something they can really go on and make someone staying and not  walk out of the movie theater. Another way to keep your viewers attention to the film is to build suspense and run their curiosity high. Never want your audience to be able to predict what happens next in. If they can what's the point.
Opinions:
  I think the ideas of being creative and making sure that your audience really doesn't know what's going to happen and gave them a little surprises a great way to spice up the film.
   I think that there's many films out there that don't really buy these guidelines and that's where they lose their views.
Question:
    I wonder what will be the next big film the next big saga to hit the blockbusters?

          Toward a Kingdom Without Kitsch

 Article:
 The Lego movie has become a big head on the block buster releases of 2014. You would think the simplicity through making a Lego movie would just be simple but by Mr. McKay tells us within the article that the ocean water within the movie came with a great challenge "we found that there were certain kinds of bricks that looked better as water" he said like pulling small squares and circles of on top to create a splash effect. Oh I haven't watch the movie yet so I'm not too sure if this is CGI's or stop motion. Whatever they have done they have really pulled it off successfully throughout the number of good reviews from many critics.
Opinions:
   Personally I never got into Legos I really never have them and I was a child but this movie does look fascinating.
    I do like how they incorporated many hit movie stars and famous actors within this movie
Question:
 I wonder if they get so me much good reviews the first movie they'll make a sequel?

Weekly comments

 

• I Learned that time management is key in making a great peace of work.
• how to create the elements in AE.
• I was frustrated that the blue eye witched to red after rendering.
• I was so happy to finish and hand in my class competition on time.
• I like this video because it show a cars engine and how it works and it looks so really.
•   http://youtu.be/ZpDNjGVzTKs

Sony Pictures Imageworks’ Pete Travers talks “wonderfood” VFX in Cloudy 2

 

Article:
  Many of seeing the motion picture by Sony "cloudy with a chance of meatballs". Personally I've never got around to see. By seen many trailers for it and reading this article I now see the beautiful artwork and visual Sfx that Pete Travers one of the special-effects supervisors who helped bring life to those important creatures that make the movie what it is. Pete goes on to say within the article that a lot of the work centered around resurrecting as much data as they could come up with from the first film and altering it as little as possible to make the second film. "And also that creating the design for the food animals was seemingly simplistic looking but the mechanics underneath were often times more complex"  he goes on to say within the article.
Opinions:
 Personally I like the first movie and I really think that the second movie is one of few sequels that really outdo themselves.
   In my opinion sequels really don't do it for me but this one looks like they did a great job could be even better than the first.
Question:
 I wonder if this is Sony's big chance to really stick it to Disney and Warner Bros. pictures?

Think Filmmaking Is Just for Extroverts? Here’s 5 Things Introverts Bring To Movies

 

Article:
  In this day and age anyone can really make a film and just a simple list of ideas created with enough imagination and heart can become the greatest thing in the world. Within the article it it shows five challenges introverts it brings to moviemaking. One of these challenges is a lack of creativity. Very hard for filmmakers stand out of the crowd and write a real original film that will capture audiences attention. For example JK rolling a self confessed introverts. She claims within the article that her Harry potter eureka moment came on the train alone. And really for a lot of people like JK rolling this could happen in a dream where they wake up and they can't stop thinking about this movie or this idea. Another challenge is lack of stamina. It takes a lot of stamina and a lot of energy to make create think of a film and then to go and pursue it takes not even 100% but 1000% complete dedication to your dream.

Opinions:
   I know for one fact that I had a dream about a movie and it was so clear my head I could write it down and be finished but I didn't have the energy and the dedication to really pursue it.
     I would've loved to become a great film rider and later a great film creator but just don't have that drive anymore.
Question:
 I wonder JK rolling will come out with another hit like a potter?



Weekly Comments

 

I have learned how to attach a object to a path in maya

I would like to learn how to make fire in maya

I hated how maya would just freeze on me

I was happy that I got a lot of work done

I like this clip just because its stuff that im interested in

http://youtu.be/Nwg7NgzXpEQ

End of film: Paramount first studio to stop distributing film prints

Article:
  Within the article it claims that Paramount Studios will stop distributing films on film prints. Which means that they will stop distributing movies that they create on 35mm film which is basically what you with what all movies are run on in movie theaters. Many high-end of motion picture creators are switching to additional copier which creates the film on additional disk that is more affordable easier and futuristic then on 35mm film. But also many theaters especially the palace which is located in Lockport New York struggles with this change because it does not have the substantial funding that it needs to switch to a digital player tub broadcast it's films. Send me an result if all film studios switch to additional distribution instead of of film distribution the many theaters like the palace will have to close if they don't have enough minus which the projectors.

Opinions:
   Personally I really don't care I don't thing of ever seen a movie on this new type of technology to try and incorporate but if I have done it hasn't been any different than the film.
     I think that movie studio should create on 35mm film and also additional copy
Question:
     I want the pills theater will go out of business because of this change?

PLANNING: INCREDIBLES

 

 

Article:
  Within the article the narrator explains how they produced and planned out the movie film the incredible's. Throughout the article they going to detail on how they planned it out and in actuality it looks like they made the movie out of  how a comic book would be created. The movies incredible was Ashley a comic book and then now created into a movie The article goes into detail on how the planning elements used to sequence the battles and fight scenes within the movie and many of these were created by ideas of them going out on the property and shooting with video cameras to get idea how would be.

Opinions:
    Personally I always liked the movie incredible's I thought it was a great storyline a great plot and all-around great movie for family.
     I really wish that they stuck to the guns and made the second movie because the end of the first movie really geared up for the makings of a sequel.
Question:
     I wonder if they will make the second movie?


Weekly comments

 

 

 

• I learned how to manipulate facula features in maya
• I would love to learn how to make water in maya
• I was frustrated that my computer is lagging  
• I was happy that I kinda got a better understanding of maya
•  picked this video because I love how will they created the water and the background
• http://youtu.be/JU6OuI_A56s

How To Turn That Passion For Writing and Filmmaking Into A Reality – FAST

 

Article:
   Within the article it talks about how to turn your passion for writing in filmmaking into reality. It begins to says to decide how much time you have to devote to your dream. You need to be able to control your life and to set times on what needs to happen first. Also to determine how big you want the project to be you can create a Norma's film or beautiful novel such as Titanic or the Odyssey or to stick to smaller productions such as one plays or short films. Whatever you decide to do you need to pick a genre to coincide the message and the feeling that you want your project to have. You have to decide and figure out what kind of rules that fit the skill set that you have and to see if you're able to fulfill one needs to be done. If you think that you would like to join onto a network and try to get your work broadcasted you need to prepare a portfolio and CV to demonstrate and show others what you can do and the ability and the ideas behind your project.

Opinions:
    Personally if years ago I created a short story out of pure inspiration one day and walked around my neighborhood seeing the different camera angles and really embedding the story in where I live.
    The years have passed for the dream and has long since flown away and I may never have the chance to create the film that I always wanted to make.

Question:
     I wonder how the greatest films out there were created just one night one had a dream of A movie and put the time to create it's into a masterpiece.



Heads above: the VFX of Sleepy Hollow

 



Article:
     There's many technical difficult behind the creation of the headless horseman in the Sleepy hollow series. Special effects supervisor Jason Zimmerman helps us go behind-the-scenes for a recent episode of one of the Sleepy hollow. Within the article he explains many of the technical ways that they used to remove the head from the headless horseman. Many of these TV shows that are coming out are using a great deal of CGI's to portray the images they want to set. In the case of having the Horsemen the directors have to deal with the unique dilemma of portraying emotion and character reaction with the horsemen that has no had no facial features and still get the point across of human like emotions and reactions. With that in the TV series they also use a special type of video editing software to suit what they need to be done.

Opinions:
     This seems like a very interesting and high-tech TV series which if I found on Netflix I would definitely invest the time in watching and getting caught in the series.
     For a technical standpoint the people to create the social facts really deserve a pat on the back in my eyes.


Question:
    I wonder if they create their own software like Pixar and Walt Disney do for their films.

Weekly Comments

 

 

 

•      I learned how to use the computer software Maya. 
•      I would love to learn how to use Adobe aftereffects in the future. 
•      The thing that frustrated me this week is the one format that Maye is set up and it's very different. 
•      I am very happy that I'm learning how to use 3-D modeling so I can apply it to my visual fact arts. 
•      This video just help me learn a little bit more about my and some handy tricks see you don't get so frustrated. 

http://youtu.be/grYLXTETNbs

Have Computer Generated Images Changed the Definition of Cinematography?

 

 

Article:
     Computer graphic images have changed the definition of cinematography forever. In today's modern-day filmmaking there are two basic methods in which computer graphic images or CGI's are created. These two ways are many like there are many ways to create these effects such as green screen, computer graphics such as illustrator Adobe After Effects and Maya. Many CGI's were in the movie gravity which personally I've never seen before the trailers and video clips have seen over the Internet they have done a excellent job in creating real facts of being in outerspace and zero gravity. People always ask does method matter and in many cases yes it does you can see from the earlier's computer graphic programs with very lo-res pics of the images to today's films HD quality and real feel awareness to the senses.

Opinions:
     In my opinion this is just the tip of the iceberg to the whole future of CGI's
     In my opinion this is just marking what are the milestones in the whole lifetime of cinematographic computer graphic images.

Question:
     I wonder what will be the next step in the future of this business and film genre.


Directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin on Creative Choices and Challenges in “Despicable Me” Films

 

 

 

 Article:

     The directors behind despicable me where the challenge with many dilemmas in the movie despicable me. One of the challenges was creating the care to Gru. Gru is when the main characters the death figure if you will that the trays a charming but also evil mastermind in the arts of spies and gadgets and that becomes a stepfather for three orphaned girls. The directors and animators were trying to wrap their heads around the concept of him being an evil mastermind of the art of spies but also trying to become and eventually becoming a loving caring stepfather. The animation 2-D background are phenomenal in this movie the way that they capture the scenes which each person and each setting of which the scene takes place is very convincing and is what made the despicable me movies what they are today.

Opinions:
     I think the way that they colored and used the story boards and how the whole feel of the movie was a real good animation and film for family's.
     The way they teach character is individually thought of treated and for trays their own personalities are what the movie does well.


Question:
     I wonder if they'll stop at two movies or maybe Google for three or four I mean usually sequels are bad but maybe they can hit out the parking really go for a chain of movies like toy stories.