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

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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

All's Quiet on the Blogging Front

Good evening, tiny Readership,

I'm waiting until I get the entire rough animation finished and in one Quicktime before I post it.  As you know, my original goal was to have it finished by this coming Sunday, the 21st.  However, I made a TON of progress this weekend, blessed with a clear mind and a working hand, so I moved the date up to this coming Wednesday in time for our class.  But I'm a little burnt out as I post this, and what with other classwork and responsibilities, I don't anticipate being finished quite that early.  Therefore, the new estimated time of completion for the rough animation of "Thrill of the Hunt" is

WEDNESDAY, 17 APRIL @ 10:45 P.M.

Bold letters intimidate me--they will speed along my progress.

In case you're curious, here's where I stand now:

I changed the "Effects" column to "BG", because to be honest, I'm in-Effect-ive.  Ha.  (I don't have any serious effects.)  Ha ha.

I ought to sleep now.  That goes for you, too!  I'm lookin' at you, SOFA second-year!

Emily