R.I.P. (Rough In Progress)

BOO!  Happy Halloween!

Happy progress update on "Wiggin' Out" as well.  So far I'm barely above water as I try to complete my rough animation, but the experience is certainly as rewarding as it is challenging.  I love witnessing the "illusion of life" as I build every shot to completion--how still drawings in sequence are somehow born again as lovable, real characters.

I'm slated to have the entirety of the rough animation finished by Monday, November 11th, so that I might deliver it to my sound designer.  Today I received my music--a fantastic composition written and performed by my dad!--so I can take up my hammer and nail down my timing until it's firmly in place.

Here's the rough animation I have completed so far:

http://vimeo.com/emilydevault/wigoutrough

And so help me, I'll have three weeks in the labs for cleanup once the rough is done!  With Emily, this is impossible--but with God, all things are possible (If He doesn't decide this one really is a hopeless case)!

I hope you like the animation and the new music.  Be sure to go trick-or-treating tonight--just watch out for the kid with the broom if you're wearing an eye-catching wig.

Till November 11th,

Emily

(c) 2013 ED4G

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There's a Hair In My Animatic!

Eek!  How repulsive!

Here's the link to the revised "Wiggin' Out" animatic.  I'll be basing all my animation timing and composition off of this model:

http://vimeo.com/emilydevault/wigginoutani2

Thanks to the creative input I've garnered from my dad, classmates, professors, and peers, "Wiggin' Out" has enjoyed wild success throughout the pre-production process.  I've never been so excited about a personal project--I know that I can make it great.

Aye, there's the rub: I have to make it.  Two months from today, "Wiggin' Out" is due for the SoFA film screenings.  Can it be done?  It's up to me to have faith.  Time to fight the fire I started and keyframe some shots!

In the meantime, I need to hire a new cook...

Emily

P.S. Concept Art:

(c) 2013 ED4G

Here I Am!

Good evening!

How have you been these past four months?  Indeed, summer seems to have flown by, and another school year is already in full swing.  This is my third year at RIT, and this semester my classmates and I are producing our second round of student films--deeper, more meaningful, and more skilfully executed than our one-quarters.  The task that lies before us is no less daunting, but now we have a bit of experience under our Super Utility Belts.

Speaking of one-quarters, I neglected to ever post the link to the finished version of "Thrill of the Hunt"!  Sorry about that. *dodges flying tomatoes*

Here you are:  https://vimeo.com/65877542

My second student film--referred to variously as "The BIG Quarter" or "The One-Semester"--is called "Wiggin' Out."  It's based on an idea I had for a little boy sweeping hair at a salon as a sort of day-job.  My insanely creative dad made vast improvements to the concept, fleshing it out into a full story about the little boy at the barbershop, sacrificing a day of play to sweep the hair and ultimately using it to craft a crazy wig for his ill grandmother.

The work I do will be to honor my dad's creativity--who, by the way, might compose the soundtrack for the film, to be sung by an a cappella barbershop quartet!  My own grandmother was diagnosed with cancer twice when I was little, too; so the subject matter hits close to home.

Technically, my focus will be character animation.  I intend to develop my acting and timing skills first and foremost.  The design of this film will be carefully worked out as well--I don't want to fall back on the same rudimentary inking and coloring techniques I used in Thrill.  I plan to use TVPaint again, but not as a crutch--I'll strive to learn and incorporate new features and tools.

Blah, blah, blah, right?  But I'm excited, and I hope you are, too!  Stay tuned for production updates as I delve back into the world of animation, and we'll celebrate the joy of creativity together.

Have a good night,

Emily