this week was another super productive week, I got a lot done but I still feel like I wont be finished in time. we had another animate pro quiz, Tuesday I think. we also had a 3d math lesson wish was fairly easy.
what I learned- well, I learned how to break down a 3d shape into different angels, also learned how to draw a 3d shape from different angles and how to apply them to dot and triangle paper.
what I want to learn- I'm really eager to get into 3d animation. I really want to begin to learn the basics. I think its going to be harder than 2d but hopefully ill like it.
some thing that frustrated me- well Friday Lockport had to take three busses to get to boces. Lockport is only 15 minuets or so away from boces. Lockport is usually the first or second to arrive at boces instead we ended up being late because of a broken bus, and a crazy bus driver who half way to boces she decided that she had had enough and called in for another bus to take us the rest of the way to boces. and I'm not going to have enough time to finish all my blogs because of to much homework
some thing that made me happy- I did get to go Christmas shopping this week end and picked out some nice things even know I have to wait until Christmas to get them. I'm also happy to finally be done with my history project it took up most of my day leaving not much time for blogs.
link of interest time- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyNqScIMYFE&list=UUFtM8Vl0VwKeEMSCdJ5EjAQ this is a link to an animated series one of my favorite animators is doing, there is only one episode out and I'm eager to see more.
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Sunday, December 7, 2014
5 Techniques That Create Depth & Make Your Cinematography More Dynamic
cinematographers are known for creating an allusion of depth by using different techniques, five of the most important include: high contrast lighting, focus, perspective, parallax and occlusion.
High contrast lighting- good lighting is important in a good film, what is the theme of the movie? try to match the therewith a certain kind of lighting. good lighting will add depth, shadows can also add depth. soft lighting may make it seam flat or almost boring.
Focus- using shallow depth of field is the same thing that our eyes focus on, when some thing or some one is near you. the brain interprets this as depth.
perspective- you can make your shot feel much more dramatic if you are using different vertices. also changing you camera angel can show who has more power in a n argument or even foreshadow some thing that is about to happen. different perspectives will make it much more interesting as well.
parallax- make your shot more dramatic add some blur or shake, make the camera move this will not only make your shot seam more interesting but also add depth into your shot.
occlusion- have objects in front of others even if they are only in the back ground this will also add the illusion of depth and will also make the backgrounds much more interesting.
I feel like this article went over the bare minimum, and could have ben more helpful if they described the five tips even more in depth and also added more places these tips could have ben used. I also feel like most people would already know about these tips and is almost just common sense to add these things in films, there seen all the time in movies.
High contrast lighting- good lighting is important in a good film, what is the theme of the movie? try to match the therewith a certain kind of lighting. good lighting will add depth, shadows can also add depth. soft lighting may make it seam flat or almost boring.
Focus- using shallow depth of field is the same thing that our eyes focus on, when some thing or some one is near you. the brain interprets this as depth.
perspective- you can make your shot feel much more dramatic if you are using different vertices. also changing you camera angel can show who has more power in a n argument or even foreshadow some thing that is about to happen. different perspectives will make it much more interesting as well.
parallax- make your shot more dramatic add some blur or shake, make the camera move this will not only make your shot seam more interesting but also add depth into your shot.
occlusion- have objects in front of others even if they are only in the back ground this will also add the illusion of depth and will also make the backgrounds much more interesting.
I feel like this article went over the bare minimum, and could have ben more helpful if they described the five tips even more in depth and also added more places these tips could have ben used. I also feel like most people would already know about these tips and is almost just common sense to add these things in films, there seen all the time in movies.
Why Animation Continues to Thrive as an Art Form and an Industry
Animation is continuing to grow providing jobs all around the world. In 2002 the academy awards added a category called best animation feature. the movie Shrek was the very first film to be recognized to this category. before this award was offered they believed that there was just to few animated movies up for consideration. how ever they did award an occasional film with a special achievement award. animated movies can also attract a wide variety of viewers, allowing them to make more money not targeting one certain age group. studios have noticed how well animated movies are doing and have increased the amount of animated films that they put out. more and more animation studios have been creating animated films opening up for more job opportunities.
I'm glad to see that animation is growing, I've always been interested in animated films rather than live action films even to this day. you can show so much more emotions when its animated. its great seeing older people and children all watching one film with out it being meant for just children. I think that not targeting an age group is great. its also wonderful to see that more and more animation studios have ben putting out animations creating new jobs that hopefully ill be a part of one day.
I'm glad to see that animation is growing, I've always been interested in animated films rather than live action films even to this day. you can show so much more emotions when its animated. its great seeing older people and children all watching one film with out it being meant for just children. I think that not targeting an age group is great. its also wonderful to see that more and more animation studios have ben putting out animations creating new jobs that hopefully ill be a part of one day.
Weekly comments #9..?
This week was all work days except having one quiz, and also got to pick our secret Santa names. I hope they like what I got them.. again this week was very productive. I got a lot done on my 2d short but I realize I have a long way to go before its finished. I'm going to have to work quite a bit at home if I want to finish this. Unfortunately I haven't gotten animate pro off my old laptop and put onto my new desk top yet so ill have to figure that out before any work gets done at home.
what I learned- I've learned that not using your time wisely gets you far behind. like I am.. I was extremely focused on small details but I need to work on getting the main part of my animation done then go back for the details.
what I want to learn- ide like to learn how to draw characters better from all angles so that they actually look like them same character instead of some one totally different, but practice makes perfect so I'm improving slowly.
some thing that frustrated me- some thing that has frustrated me for a while is not being able to do work out side of school and not having time. my schedule is usually very full especially now with working on getting a job and being the "artistic" one, having to decorated every ones houses for the holidays. plus I'm also stuck on the bus for an hour on my way home from Boces even know we go right past my street on the way to Lockport high school. I end up being the third from last person to get home.
Some thing that made me happy- some thing that really made me happy this week was getting a good chunk of animation done. I also enjoyed no animate pro problems, yay! plus as a bonus I got to go Christmas shopping this weekend and picked out a few things I've been wanting.
well, I originally found this video because it was always in my recommendations no matter what I was watching or listening to on YouTube, so I thought, eh why not... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO7BfUKmheo&index=2&list=PLRdh6KkXnvI3VrdKyVjJDurBq5arfVoQh this is basically an animation about an extremely friendly demon is supposed to be tormenting a high school student, but isn't very good at it.
what I learned- I've learned that not using your time wisely gets you far behind. like I am.. I was extremely focused on small details but I need to work on getting the main part of my animation done then go back for the details.
what I want to learn- ide like to learn how to draw characters better from all angles so that they actually look like them same character instead of some one totally different, but practice makes perfect so I'm improving slowly.
some thing that frustrated me- some thing that has frustrated me for a while is not being able to do work out side of school and not having time. my schedule is usually very full especially now with working on getting a job and being the "artistic" one, having to decorated every ones houses for the holidays. plus I'm also stuck on the bus for an hour on my way home from Boces even know we go right past my street on the way to Lockport high school. I end up being the third from last person to get home.
Some thing that made me happy- some thing that really made me happy this week was getting a good chunk of animation done. I also enjoyed no animate pro problems, yay! plus as a bonus I got to go Christmas shopping this weekend and picked out a few things I've been wanting.
well, I originally found this video because it was always in my recommendations no matter what I was watching or listening to on YouTube, so I thought, eh why not... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO7BfUKmheo&index=2&list=PLRdh6KkXnvI3VrdKyVjJDurBq5arfVoQh this is basically an animation about an extremely friendly demon is supposed to be tormenting a high school student, but isn't very good at it.
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