Screenings are Coming! Screenings are Coming!

Welcome back,

I was almost ready to declare "that's a wrap" on "Thrill of the Hunt", but I still have about an hour's worth of little tweaks to take care of after some solid feedback in class today.  It's all good--I got time!

What a harrowing and rewarding experience this has been!  And there could scarcely have been a more wonderful group of people to work with than my Animation Production class--dedicated students with finished, good-looking projects; an experienced and sincere T.A.; and a teacher whose dedication to the craft of animation and kindness as a human being in general have been continuously inspiring.  Thank you, Caitlin, Brenna, Cam, Brooke, Evelyn, Steve, and Atia!

Here's my chart, yellow being aforementioned little tweaks:

All glory and praise to God for a fantastic second year at the RIT School of Film and Animation.

I'll never look at a bird again--or a worm, for that matter--without some serious appreciation!

Love you all,

Emily

Home Stretch

Hey,

It's like that point when running a marathon when you're out of water, out of checkpoints; you've burned off the mountain of pasta you ate the night before; you've recited all your encouraging chants until they've become meaningless.  You could care less about splashing through the mud in your $400 shoes.  You've forgotten about all the other runners--now it's just you and the finish line.

This is what stands between me and Screenings signups next Friday:

And here's a sample of where I've been:

Watch me break some tape--and please, press on toward the goal, and win your own race! :)

Go *huff* get 'em *huff*,

Emily

Rough Sans Diamond

Evenin',

Behold, the rough animation for "Thrill of the Hunt"--completed Wednesday night, right on schedule!  That was a blessing from God for sure.  Now I'm doggedly plowing through cleanup, and the talented Ed Foose is mixing my sound.  I love to ink and color, however tedious it can get, so the next week and some odd days will be a "thrill".  Ha.

The rough can be found here:

https://vimeo.com/64426269

Many thanks to my supportive classmates, roommates, family, God, and friends.  But we ain't finished yet.  Let's do it!

Emily

P.S.: Don't let this be you!

Now I Know

Hello All,

After this week I now have an idea of what it will take to complete this project.  I love my parents, but they can't visit again; I love time with my friends, but no more can be spared.  It's time to be dedicated--it's time to press on toward the goal.  It's the thrill of the hunt, baby--the hunt for a finished ONE-QUARTER!

Here are Shots 9-13 roughed, with an ALMOST complete Shot 13 (that is, I hurried to finish to submit it for class, but I'm going back and adding a real background/better worm and dirt coloring--will also refine timing).  I hope you like the style.  Below that is a coinciding update on my shot progress.

Don't count me out just yet,

Emily

(c) 2013 ED4G

Shot 13 Rough

'Afternoon,

Thank goodness it's Friday!  Here we have rough animation for Shot 13 of TH--Seth-Bird buries the decoy worm in the dirt and gives his hunting buddies a thumbs-up.  

By this Wednesday, this shot will be the first completed shot of the project.  All feedback regarding style and color will be hugely welcome then.  Stay tuned!

Off to animate,

Emily

Mission: Commence

Good Evening,

Below, my harrowing, hand-written animation breakdown.  And when I say "breakdown", I mean it in every sense of the word!

Here we go, guys--good luck and Godspeed!  

Emily

Sorry!

Happy April!

I'm so sorry for the lack of updates this week!  It's the time of year when every internship under the sun has an application due, and I've been busy preparing my portfolio/resume.  Tomorrow morning I will post a color scheme and some character designs for "Thrill of the Hunt."  I've also planned to have ALL my rough animation done by Sunday, April 21st.

Style-wise, I envision either a flat, 90's cartoon-esque graphic style or a sketchy painted-underneath style reminiscent of the Xerox Process used in 101 Dalmatians and The Rescuers.  What do you all think?  Which would be more economic and effective at the same time?

Thank you, as always!  Honest--be on the lookout for more updates in the future.

Emily

Shot-By-Shot Schedule

Hello again!  A quick update:  Presenting my shot-by-shot schedule for "Thrill of the Hunt."

(Shot Type indicates the level of difficulty--a green S for Simple/Still, a yellow M for Moderate, and a red F for Full Animation.)

Praying for the diligence to STAY ON-SCHEDULE, and for the success of my classmates!

All the best,

Emily

Another Animatic

Bonsoir!

Below you'll find the link to my second pass at an animatic for "Thrill of the Hunt".  In this version I strove for more humor, better character acting, and clearer staging.  It's still not perfect, but ten weeks makes it tight--please share any comments or suggestions before animation begins!

LINK:  http://vimeo.com/62558907

Thanks again! 

Emily

P.S. Behold--Edible Inspiration!

Rough Animatic - Link

Good morning!

Here's the URL to my rough animatic:

http://vimeo.com/62228572

After some class discussion and infinitely helpful feedback, there are some changes to be made in story flow/progression and shot clarity, but it will be set in stone before the week is up.  Timing is rough in this animatic, too--but that's why it's called "rough", I suppose.  What a redundant post!

Emily

P.S.: Thanks to Cam (The 3Den) for his convicting ultimatum to actually update our blogs!

(c) 2013 ED4G