Production.7 - Hand in Part.3

Today I have my production hand in. I will meet the deadline and plan to create a title screen in iDVD today along with a DVD case cover.

If I have any spare time I will go back on my paperwork to get ready for my complete compiled hand in, due in the next coming weeks.

Production.6

Half term has come to a close and I have been working hard to create my re-mastered animation.

I have been working throughout half term using college resources and coming in to the premise.

The good news is that my animation is complete. I filmed with a XM2 camera and enhanced my set and went through with all of my planed steps.

I am happy with my product and today I will go ahead and use After Effects and Soundtrack Pro to accompany my visuals; with the addition of sound and special effects I will hopefully complete my production to a near professional standard.

Production.5

I have decided to go ahead with my remastered version to achieve a near professional standard finish.

The things I intend to specifically target this time around are;

1. Colour correction
2. The set Sun - Add a Lens flare and various effects in AE.
3. The set Grass - Add depth to my grass making raised cut outs to stick to the floor.
4. Shadow - I will use a professional lighting kit to shine on my set to create shadow on the grass and my rabbit’s features.
5. Quality - Use a HD camera to shoot the project for a much better finish.
6. Change product – Change my Easter egg to a chocolate bar "Twirl" and have it fly in the sky and land in his mitts, then eat it.

I will begin rearranging my set today, as well as cleaning my rabbit of chocolate. I intend to slightly remodelling him for my next shoot with more flexible arm joints.

Production.4

My animation is complete but I feel that the finished sequence is lacking quality.

I have been working hard today to accompany the soundtracks I have made and the SFX I have recorded for my project. It went well and the overall process creating sound was an enjoyable experience. The learning curve was very comfortable when working in Soundtrack Pro and found it rewarding for my project.

However even with the combination of my bunny with sound it still didn’t feel professional.

I screened my project to Gareth Day and he pined pointed the run time and how I was short 10 seconds.

Half term is approaching and I am seriously considering doing a remastered version of my piece. I would work on the flaws I have encountered and create a polish finish; showing both my original work and my improvement in the remastered.

This would cover the 10 seconds I am missing and satisfy my urge to go back and improve on my idea and work on the flaws. Hopefully working through half term ahead I could complete my remastered version at a near professional standard.

Production.3

I have successfully completed my first scene and will continue today to work on the remaining 20 seconds.

I feel that I am finding things I could improve and incorporate each step of the way. However hopefully with the aid of After Effects and Soundtrack Pro combined I will create my vision as planned.

I am currently working at 12 FPS and taken 486 frames. Today I hope to finish my animation so I can start working on post production additions. I have decided to dedicate more time to this project; working in my lunch hour and Wednesday afternoons.

Production.2

My background is complete and my bunny is ready to come to life. I bought an Easter egg earlier in the day and planning to shoot my first scene; this scene has my rabbit approach the egg and inspects it.

I have not managed to this date to book a HD camera because of the bookings. However I have booked a camera; today I will be using a Mac and software "I Can Animate" following my storyboard closely to achieve my desired finish.

Production.1

This week i decided to touch up my current progress. I started the afternoon neatening up my blog page, as well as some paper work.

However I spent most of today starting my production. I decided that i wanted a set for my project and created that with coloured card and scissors. At this point I have created a Sky, Grass, Clouds and the Sun.

I felt this method of producing my set would achieve a nice cartoon feel with nice bold bright colour to target my audience.