Pretty pictures

Hmm .. I've neglected this blog somewhat . . I'll update it soon, but for now I just wanted to share some images I've been playing around with.

I've been trying to figure out the 'look' of my animation and this is what I've come up with. Please (the few of you who do read this) let me know what you think works best and why. Thanks! :)

It was in my head!

My growing pile of animation - and my animation desk in the background.

(My Studio - aka the guest room I have taken over with my mess.)

Just a quick post here to update on the last few days . . .

REPLACEMENT SCENE 4: I made an animatic of Scene 4 last Friday and sent it to Will who got back to me about it on Monday. The animatic still felt too complicated to him . . so he suggested I play it to some friends and get their thoughts . . and as Tanya and Hendy were both on gchat at the time I targeted them both – but they were both kindly willing to help. Thanks guys! :)

I had to email Hendy stuff to contextualize it all as he is not a BDMer . . but with Tanya I had a good discussion and she came up with an edit that could work. I just have to try it now.

Hendy is yet to get back to me because he just pointed out that I had sent him an email without the attached files . . so I re – sent them again this morning. :P

ANIMATION: The last two days have been really good. REALLY GOOD. Last week I had things slide somewhat with my attention being drawn to the paper etc. And admittedly, not being as focused as I should’ve been.

Anyway, Monday . . . I really surprised myself. I had had to work that morning from 7-12pm but then after I got home and had some lunch and tackled my inbox (which I am strangely no longer addicted to … if anything, I’m starting to resent it) I sat down to draw and drew FORTY SIX frames . .. that’s like what I would hope to accomplish in a regular day. So I proved to myself I can juggle work and this project. I really can . . . I’m thinking a lot of my feelings of being overwhelmed are in my head.

In the last two days I’ve caught up on 4 days of work . . . now I just gotta keep on top of it.

Oh yeah, I finished Scene 2 yesterday . . . that’s a pretty good feeling too.

I don't doubt I'll crawl into another rut somewhere down the track but the thing is .. whether I do or not, it's not the end. Argh . .. me and my motivational speakerish ramblings . . I'm just happy about where I'm at at the moment. :)