As you can see I decided to put these two weeks together. I didn't so a whole bunch in week 4 so I wanted to put the two weeks as one. But, I am not done with the sketching of the animation. I might have to move onto the little once and then come back for the bigger one. I have bit off more then what I can chew. But that doesn't mean I wont get some done. Most of the little animations are a few 100 slides so it's not too bad. Week 4Monday-WednesdayDidn't get anything done for the first two days. I was busy and didn't have the time. But when Wednesday came I was able to work in class some. I am getting stressed out none the less. I keep thinking i'm not going to get this or any animation done. It's killing me if i'm being honest. But I can't keep thinking like this I have got to get my head into the game. Thursday and FridayNothing got done due to work. Again I feel frustrated not at school but at myself. After school I feel so tired and worn out that I just don't want to do more work then what school has already gave me. I need to fix this mind set and get work done. Saturday and SundayMuch more work done this weekend! I am for sure that I wont get this animation done by the time the 12 weeks are up. It takes much more time then what I though and with school work and my own life I can't work as much as I want. I have to work on other animations with this one so I can get at least two or three done by the time the 12 weeks are up. I plan to work on smaller animations while working on the big one to make sure I can make a few more. Week 5Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and FridayNow I skipped Wednesday because all these days are the same. What form my past blogs you probably know that I didn't get to work. I was more busy this week as to y last. I had some more test and more homework to do. I was just more busy with school and life. But I'm not as upset because I got some good work done on Wednesday. WednesdayI'm not sure were I would be if we didn't have class time to work on this project. I don't even think I would not have half this animation done. So it is such a good thing that we have time in class to do this project. I am almost done with with the sketching of the animation. Well, the first part of the sketching process. In a think a few more weeks I will have it done. Maybe I can't say for sure. Saturday and SundayGot some more work done but not as much as I do regular on the weekends. I was busy with more stuff than what I normally do. As of this week I am more calm with my animation and confident I can get this done and move onto the next one. I am planning to start a new animation next week hopefully if everything goes as planned.
Monday-FridayI didn't get what I wanted done to be done this week. I was busy a lot more this week then I though I would be. I had homework, test and just a bunch of things. So I didn't get to work a lot. Even on Wednesday I didn't get a lot done. I have had little motivation to do anything. It's making me upset and not think I can get what I want done. 4-5 animations? I can't even get one done in the time I set. But next week I am going to be off Friday and Wednesday. I have to go to the eye doctor and we just have Friday off. So that gives me more time to do what I have to do. That being get done with the sketching and start the line art. I have to do all that this week. I need to get it done this week if i'm being truthful. But i'm not sure I can do that with school and home stuff to do. I am getting frustrated and upset about it but being like that is not going to fix anything. Saturday-SundayThis weekend I was busy just like the rest of the week. But I was able to get a few slides done. I won't be adding a video this time just because of how little I have got done. But I know I have to get this done by next week. At least the line art, coloring wont take as long as the rest but still a good bit. Again i'm just upset with everything. I know it was going to happen but I am able to fix it I just can't or don't. That is what is making it worse.
This blog was smaller but this is all I can really say. Ill make sure next blog is better with videos and pitchers. MondayI started my first animation on the song The story of tonight (reprise) Song can be found HERE There is over 1400 slides for this song. I have stated the sketch of the animation but noting more then that for now. I plan to sketch out the whole song today and hoping to get that done by tomorrow. I think it's coming out real good so far. The lip sync I think matches with the song almost perfect. Ill add a pitchers here. At the end of the week ill add a link to a video showing a process over the week. Meaning like ever day ill take a video of the animation and then add it together to show how many days it takes to do each. TuesdayI have gotten more into the animation. I feel good on how it looks so far. I hope it looks even better when I add the full body. I can have a hard time doing that part of the animation. I'm not the best when it comes to body part. Especially hands I am very bad at hands. But at the moment the hands are just stubs. As you can see from the video and photos from today and Monday. WednesdayI got a bunch done in class today due to the time he gave us. I have a hard time at home because I just can't sit down and do it. I get annoyed and tired when I'm at home doing it. I can't say why really I just do. But at school I have the motivation to do it. While I'm not close to being half way done with the sketch I believe I will be by Sunday hopefully before that day. This first week has gone by way faster then I though it would. It has hit me that I don't have as much time as I though I would. But that does not mean I'm gonna give up on doing more then one animation. ThursdayI haven't added a whole bunch today. I was busy with school work and some other things. I am getting frustrated with myself. I start to work but then lose then motivation to work. I have to stop or else ill mess everything up. I wish I could just sit down and do it. But I'm hopping to do more over the weekend when I don't have to worry much about school an homework. FridayAgain I didn't get as much as I wanted. I'm not even half way done with the sketching of the animation. I am getting mad at myself but I can't let that stop me. This weekend I'm going to have to sit down and work even if I don't want too. I told myself that each animation would take 2 weeks at most. I am going to end up going pass that if I don't try harder. I plan to this weekend and next week. I might end up taking more time but I'm hopping not to. Saturday and SundayOver the weekend I was able to get some work done. I was busy this weekend so it wasn't as much as I wanted or planed to do. But I am getting closer and closer to the middle of the song. While there is many slides the song goes by fast making the animation faster as well. For example one for of the song might take 200 slides but only be a few words said. It's a little hard to explain but you can see what I mean in the video of my work over this week! Over the weekend I felt happy with what I had I think it looks good. I'm excited to see the end of this animation, I'm hopping it looks as good as the sketching. Video----HEREOver allI am happy with what I have this week but it would be nice if I got more done. This week I plan to do way more! Unless something comes up but other then that I plan to get pass the half way mark pr even done with the sketching part. Hopefully this wont take more then 3 weeks. I know I said that I would try to make each animation take 2 but as I can see I thought this would take way less of a time frame. But that's OK, you learn as you go and move things around to make sure everything gets done.
This week in itself has been stressful. I had many test and just didn't think much about the animation. So I started to get mad at myself and the animation. One big thing that made me so upset was I would start working then get unmotivated. I would end up having to stop working in all because if I didn't I would mess up or it would just look bad. This was and still is a big problem with me. Music does seem to help but that only does so much, same goes for watching or having a movie plying while I work. My brain just seems to shut off when I try to work at home. Working at school is a whole different story. When I work on it in class I get a lot done, my brain just go into psycho mode. I don't understand this a whole bunch but I think it has to do with were I am. Being at home I know I don't have work and I can sleep but at school I have work and can't just sit around. I can also see it as being I'm tired after school and just don't want to do more work then what I have too. I started off with picking out the songs I wanted to use. -The Story of Tonight (Reprise) 2Min -Cabinet Battle 1 3Min -What'd I miss 4Min -Burn 4Min ---- Little parts This means ill pick parts of the song to animate -Election of 1800 After I picked some songs I make charter sheets. These are sheets that show what the person looks like and what they will wear. I had to make more then one for some of the charters like Hamilton. So far I have a few of the sketches done. There a bit messy but I just needed to get what they look like and colors. Ill show some here. As you can see there really messy but thats the point with a sketch. The first song I plan to work on is The Story of Tonight (Reprise). You can listen to it----HERE I haven't yet started, I plan to start on Saturday or Sunday. I still have a few sketches to do. But most of them is done or almost done. I have been planning out what to do in the animation by listening and playing it out in my head. Here are the charters sheet for the first song. Here are all the people in the first song. (The Story of Tonight (Reprise)
People that are in this song/ singing is.. Aaron Burr Hercules Mulligan Alexander Hamilton John Laurens Marquis de Lafayette This song is basically is about Hamilton getting married to Eliza Schuyler. His friends Lafayette, Laurens and Mulligan is having one last drink with Hamilton to celebrate his engage. Then Hamilton sees Burr walking by and calls him over. Hamilton friends start to tease him about his girlfriend. Hamilton tells them to leave so him and Burr can talk. I have finished the sketches next week I will be starting this animation and then as time goes the nest ones. I plan to do these songs in this order. -The Story of Tonight (Reprise)-- HERE -Burn -- HERE -What'd I miss-- HERE -Cabinet Battle 1-- HERE You can listen to each song at the HERE's beside the names. |
AuthorStarted drawing when I was little and started animation back in middle school. |