Film project 2nd week (1/12)

We have managed to book the camera equipments for filming on this Monday and Tuesday. We decided to film outdoor scenes on Monday and indoor scenes on Tuesday as there will be raining on Tuesday. 
Though we were really freezing in the morning, we still filmed all the chasing scenes. Then we filmed also the missing shoe scene in the afternoon. I think we have done a great job of managing the time.

But then the problem came, we could not find a room for us to shoot on the other day for the indoor scenes, the only thing we could do is wait until Tuesday to book the room in Waverly.

On Tuesday, luckily we booked room 106 in Waverly for filming. Before filming, we gathered around and discuss about the shoot and scenes as we don't really have a dialogue yet.

Afterwards, we started filming at 10 until 4.
And yes, we managed to film all the scenes before 4pm, so I am really happy with it as we have to return all the equipments on next day.
On Wednesday, we all started to edit the footage. The problem was the audio just play on the left side instead of both sides, so we have to figure it out by ourselves.
Therefore I searched my problem in the internet and got the solution immediately.
The solution is by selecting Audio Effects tab> Stereo section > add 'Fill Left' to video effect.
That will fill both channels with the audio on the left channel.
 I am really happy when I have solved this problem, really learn problem solving in this project.

Film project 1st week (24/11)

As my third project is film project, actually I don't got exactly three weeks for this project. As it is a group project, therefore we decide finished all the filming as soon as possible because we still have to edit it.
On 24th November, we simply talk about our different ideas of the story and decide to make a comedy film. With different ideas, we started to draw story boards individually.
And the following is my story board.

By drawing story boards, we can establish different angles of different shots. And story boards could really show what our ideas visually which made everything clear.

We had also create a film group for us to discuss on facebook, then we can share our ideas, opinions and problems.
And we all have to share our story boards next day.

Animation proj (8/11) 3rd week

As our tutor ask us to show two versions of our animation in this week.
So I uploaded my videos in vimeo. It is actually two same animation and one of it is a improvement of another version.
I am actually satisfied with it as this is the first time that I made an animation by using after effects.
Though I still have lots of things to improve, like the movement of the new object that I have created and put it in my video.
It's really complicated to change again as I have almost finish it...

But I will still add some changes or improve something and make it better.
here is the almost finish version.

Animation proj (1/11) 2nd week

After a week, I have tried more effects and layer skills of After effects and I continue with the story I created in the first week as I'm quite happy with it.
So I tried to cut out more images for the storyline. I also tried to make the characters zoom in and out n order to make a smooth effect of the animation.
The problem that I have was that whenever I have done something wrong with one action, then I have to make it all again which really annoyed me..
Anyway, when I use more and practice more of this software, I improved my skills of it..I guess:)
After three hours of after effect, I finally done 20 seconds of the animation.
Here it is.

It was about a girl was in danger and someone come and saved her, then she got into a whole new journey.

Animation proj (25/10) 1st week

We began our second project which was animation.
The first day, we were ask to go to Newton building and took photos which we were lying down on the floor. As the floor there was white, we can cut our images out easily by using photoshop.
Then we back to the computer room and start using photoshop to cut out some of our images.

We have to use the images to be the layers and insert to After Effect in order to make a animation.
Then we kind of having experiment in the first class as we don't really have ideas to make our own animation. So I decided to make an animation based on the motion of our images.

I use Jenny's image and create a background for her and made it like she was falling in the sky.

And so I tried to do more experiments and continue this story with someone come and save her afterwards.
This was what I've done in the first week.

The Rule of Thirds

The rule of thirds implies that the viewfinder will be divided into three parts on an image either horizontally or vertically. From different parts of the image or photo, they will contain some important message which are about the theme or title. Lines are apply to the image which divide into three parts in both horizontally and vertically.

Mobile artwork by Goro Fujita

The above mobile artwork which designed by Japanese animator, Goro Fujita, the main character is the Robot in red colour, which is the blue dot at the right bottom corner. I put red lines on the image which implies the rule of thirds. This showed that the main focus is at that part which contains the main important character.

My interaction project II

As my target/ audience of this project is set for children, so I use cartoons and fairy tales to make the illustration. I expect to create two characters at the very beginning, but then I figured out that if creating two characters while the storyline are the same, then it would be no meaning to choose different character. That's why I just create one character at last.

I finally create characters from fairy tales, like Genie, Snow White and Pinocchio. As these characters are familiar by the children, so this would guide them to use the website.

The problem that I'm facing now is that maybe there are not enough story line until the end. I have to make this episodic, just like what my tutor Simon said.
I may rearrange and improve that by adding more scenes and make it more episodic.

My interaction project

The first project is about interaction which basically about creating a website and create different choices to others to make decisions.
My idea is to make a Game which is about making the decision of choosing the 'truth' or the 'lie'.
I came up with this idea is because we have to decide what we should believe everyday and we may have to tell lies and truth sometimes.
Here are some brain storming charts.

I will create two characters and let people to choose and in the journey, the character will meet different characters from the fairy tales. Such as the three little pigs, the red riding hood and so on. And they will give different directions for you and you will have to decide they are telling you the truth or lies.
Here is the first page of the web which is choosing characters.

My Design Process

 My last piece of creative work is just my own design work, not school work.
It is a wallpaper / poster design. I'm inspired by the character 'Aliens' in Toy story. They always said," Ohhhh!! The claw!" Which is really funny and impressed me.
I simply want to make a design which is positive and encouraging. And so, I have a thought that is the shot of the Alien finally reaches 'the claw'. This thought just simply brings out the message that 'Maybe someday Alien could reach the claw! What about you?' Which reflect that we could success if we didn't forget our target.
I first draw a draft on paper then scan into my computer and use photoshop to modify it.

The draft was just combining the 'Alien' with the 'Claw' which is my basic idea.
Then I scanned it into my computer and used photoshop to modify and adding colours.
I did not draw a crowd of aliens because it may be too many things on the design and cannot focus on one character. Therefore I just drew one 'Alien' in the design.

As the Moon cake festival(one of the Chinese festival) was coming at that time I design this work, so the background of it was set to be in the sky and a big moon behind. Then I uploaded my work on facebook and share it to my friends.

One of my friends said she loves the design not just because of the 'Alien', and the whole idea which encourage people to chase with their dreams.

The final work is as follow.

I always look back of my previous work or others work for inspiration, not just for improvement and for developing a whole new design idea.

white board animation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a4gPuEwVS4

Before the first week of our lesson, we made a white board animation in a group of four.
I'm in the group with Zoe, Krishna and Zane.
We had fun in this activity. Our idea is changing the shape to a mouth and a strawberry.
I think we had a great chance to experience the basic white board animation and we can develop more creative ideas next time.