Making this weekly comments with The Cinema Snobs "review" of Friday the 13th part 4 is slightly strange, but I can't put my finger on why...
1. What I learned this week:
... Nope, don't think I learned anything this week
2. What I want to learn:
Maybe better ways to sync up audio maybe.
3. Something that frustrated me this week:
Once again, nothing really, bleh week
4. Something that made me happy:
Uhhhh.... I am going to a great Italian place this weekend, other then that I don't know...
5. Video of the week!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDKvO5jspI0
Seeing as one of our articles was about the Jungle Book, I found this fitting. Enjoy!
Thursday, April 14, 2016
To-do list article
Ah, with all that goes on in our everyday lives, we commonly forget some of the things we need to, and need a reminder from time to time. Cure the to do list!
As someone who commonly forgets simple things, to do lists can be really helpful in many ways with the different things you could do. Forget me nots can be used to remember events or items of importance, could help you plan your day so you can manage everything, can help with motivation to finish everything on the list, and can help you decide what to prioritize first in your day.
Some tips that can help you create a better to do list are rather simple. You should be sure to plan breaks during the day, being realistic in what you can do and at what speed you can do it, make sure you can see the list you made the day before and take note of what's on it, on top of this, being specific in what you need to do, and finally using alarms helps as a quick reminder.
In general, it is an amazingly good idea to keep a to do list of some kind around, and it would end up being worth it in the end. Now, if only I could actually do this instead of procrastinating...
As someone who commonly forgets simple things, to do lists can be really helpful in many ways with the different things you could do. Forget me nots can be used to remember events or items of importance, could help you plan your day so you can manage everything, can help with motivation to finish everything on the list, and can help you decide what to prioritize first in your day.
Some tips that can help you create a better to do list are rather simple. You should be sure to plan breaks during the day, being realistic in what you can do and at what speed you can do it, make sure you can see the list you made the day before and take note of what's on it, on top of this, being specific in what you need to do, and finally using alarms helps as a quick reminder.
In general, it is an amazingly good idea to keep a to do list of some kind around, and it would end up being worth it in the end. Now, if only I could actually do this instead of procrastinating...
Jungle Book effects article
While I do not plan on seeing this movie, mostly I've been ranting about it, I can not deny how great the animal characters look. The technique used in making these realistic animals is even more impressive.
First off, the way they made the lipsync for the animals look natural and how to match the only live action element to the animated elements. Using many methods of natural facial actions seen it real life animals, they integrated these actions into the faces to make them seem more natural. With the integration of the animated elements with the live action actor, they used puppet stand ins for the actor to interact with, and then animated over the puppets in the final production. On top of this, the actual actors were involved in the motion capture portion of the film to build the world around them. To give the final touches to the animation, they used a special game engine for the texture, as well as a special program for the lighting.
The amount of work and effort put into the film is truly admirable, and as far as the visual go, the movie looks amazing. Now if only the changes didn't bother me so much, then I would watch this film, but don't let that stop you if you don't mind the changes!
First off, the way they made the lipsync for the animals look natural and how to match the only live action element to the animated elements. Using many methods of natural facial actions seen it real life animals, they integrated these actions into the faces to make them seem more natural. With the integration of the animated elements with the live action actor, they used puppet stand ins for the actor to interact with, and then animated over the puppets in the final production. On top of this, the actual actors were involved in the motion capture portion of the film to build the world around them. To give the final touches to the animation, they used a special game engine for the texture, as well as a special program for the lighting.
The amount of work and effort put into the film is truly admirable, and as far as the visual go, the movie looks amazing. Now if only the changes didn't bother me so much, then I would watch this film, but don't let that stop you if you don't mind the changes!
Friday, April 8, 2016
Welcome back! (Weekly blog #16)
Blogs are back, and I missed it last time, so yay!
1. What I learned this week:
A ton about Ub Iwerks for the essay
Bifrost (That's what it's called right?)
Animation jobs
2. What I want to learn:
Smoother animation
3. Something that frustrated me:
Nothing much, was a bleh week
4. Something that made me happy:
I think me and my parents are going to an Italian restaurant that we've wanted to try, we'll see
Also I got a Nick and Judy tsum tsum over the weekend, now I need Ortensia and I'll have a complete first row (Nick and Judy started the second row)
5. Video of the week!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQjwWF2xL3o
You guys like cartoon conspiracies? Here's some Nick cartoon conspiracies and how much the show supports these theories
1. What I learned this week:
A ton about Ub Iwerks for the essay
Bifrost (That's what it's called right?)
Animation jobs
2. What I want to learn:
Smoother animation
3. Something that frustrated me:
Nothing much, was a bleh week
4. Something that made me happy:
I think me and my parents are going to an Italian restaurant that we've wanted to try, we'll see
Also I got a Nick and Judy tsum tsum over the weekend, now I need Ortensia and I'll have a complete first row (Nick and Judy started the second row)
5. Video of the week!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQjwWF2xL3o
You guys like cartoon conspiracies? Here's some Nick cartoon conspiracies and how much the show supports these theories
Shot/ Reverse shot
I'm going to apologize right now if this blog post sounds weird, I watched the video, but I'm slightly stumped on how to explain, so yeah.
Anyway, the art of the shot is a hard art to master, and even harder to pin down. With so many different styles of camera shots, it's hard to explain how some styles work, but this video uses the Coen Brothers style of shots to explain this concept.
With the Coen Brothers, they commonly use a shot that gets you close and personal with the characters, and get across the emotions present in the scene. To do this with a conversation, the Coen Brothers set the camera in between the two characters, and give the characters their own shots and thus their own reactions. They also use the wide range camera for two different types of scenes, one it being used to exaggerate specific elements and emotion, or two to set up the scene, as well as setting emotion with the background.
Really, this is a great video that points out the true magic of the shot, and how hard it is to do. The video showed an example of how not to do this style, and how strange and out of place the shot was. All and all, this video is really good in explaining this type of camera work.
Anyway, the art of the shot is a hard art to master, and even harder to pin down. With so many different styles of camera shots, it's hard to explain how some styles work, but this video uses the Coen Brothers style of shots to explain this concept.
With the Coen Brothers, they commonly use a shot that gets you close and personal with the characters, and get across the emotions present in the scene. To do this with a conversation, the Coen Brothers set the camera in between the two characters, and give the characters their own shots and thus their own reactions. They also use the wide range camera for two different types of scenes, one it being used to exaggerate specific elements and emotion, or two to set up the scene, as well as setting emotion with the background.
Really, this is a great video that points out the true magic of the shot, and how hard it is to do. The video showed an example of how not to do this style, and how strange and out of place the shot was. All and all, this video is really good in explaining this type of camera work.
7 tips for drawing realistic humans
Ah, realism, my weakness! Really when it comes to humans in general, I personally find really hard, so I'm always looking for ways to improve, enter this article!
This article informs the reader of some tips to keep in mind when drawing people, and personally speaking, I haven't heard of some of these tips before. Some tips such as the follow the line of action, and the length of the forehead I've heard of before, however the head count method, the shoulder reminder, the neck technique, the smile reminder, and the box method, I've never heard of. The head count method is used to measure how long the bottom part of the body should be. The shoulder reminder is used so the shoulders are as broad as they should be to be realistic. The neck technique is about how the neck isn't completely straight, and is pulled out slightly from the body. The smile tip I've never thought of, and is based on the proper shape of the mouth. The box method I've never really understood, but this article helps out in understanding this way of realism.
The final part of the article is really the best advice though, sometimes you have to come up with the fixes for your problems through experiments. Really that is a tip I always think about when I draw, and it helps when you feel discourage to look forward and keep trying, which really is the most important tip anyone can give you.
So all in all, this article is really helpful if you're struggling with human realism, and I will defiantly take some of these tips into consideration.
This article informs the reader of some tips to keep in mind when drawing people, and personally speaking, I haven't heard of some of these tips before. Some tips such as the follow the line of action, and the length of the forehead I've heard of before, however the head count method, the shoulder reminder, the neck technique, the smile reminder, and the box method, I've never heard of. The head count method is used to measure how long the bottom part of the body should be. The shoulder reminder is used so the shoulders are as broad as they should be to be realistic. The neck technique is about how the neck isn't completely straight, and is pulled out slightly from the body. The smile tip I've never thought of, and is based on the proper shape of the mouth. The box method I've never really understood, but this article helps out in understanding this way of realism.
The final part of the article is really the best advice though, sometimes you have to come up with the fixes for your problems through experiments. Really that is a tip I always think about when I draw, and it helps when you feel discourage to look forward and keep trying, which really is the most important tip anyone can give you.
So all in all, this article is really helpful if you're struggling with human realism, and I will defiantly take some of these tips into consideration.
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