ISP- Final

I finally rendered my final copy of "Gertrude's Glorious Garden" on Monday, June 15th.

I am pleased with the final result and am looking forward to sharing it with the class.

ISP-Production

I began my production May 26th 2015.

I started to create my set in which I used a foam green paper as the grass, I painted a background on Bristol board, gathered some rocks and grass as extra decoration for the scene. *I NOW KNOW, THAT I SHOULD HAVE TAPED MY SET TO THE TABLE TO HOLD IT STILL*
By me not taping my set down I affected some of the shots by accidentally moving the set. :( As a result I had to look back upon my pictures and try and line up the set in the exact placement it was before.

 These two pictures show my sets design as well as a picture of what it looks like as I take a picture.

I used a lamp on either side of the set as well as an overhead light to make sure the lighting is consistent for my set. I felt like the lighting was even throughout every picture, showing little change is light frequencies. 

Once I gathered all my shots I imported them into my work area. I then began to create folders with each scene in them. I used the program adobe premiere to create my animation. I imported the images into premiere and realized they are way to large. As a result I had to research the pixel size of adobe premieres system and realized the images needed to be 720x480p. 

The next step was scaling each image to the new size. I remembered that we had used a method of converting several images at once previously in this course. I then used my knowledge learnt throughout the semester to create a actions key where i then scaled a batch of photots to the size of 720x480. THIS WAS THE PERFECT SOLUTION 

As I scaled my images I then imported them into premiere.They fit perfectly. Next, I changed the length of each image to appear for 3 frames per second. This made sure each image was viewed as well as fast enough to achieve the affect I was going for. 

I ended up converting scenes 1&2 and rendered them into MPEG2 from premiere. his is the gif it created. 

I began my production and realized that the sun was not going to be able to travel along the sky as it would change the background angle. The sun was pinned up by clay and every time I wanted to move it, the background would shift. As a result, I decided to scrap the idea of the sun moving across the sky, and have it stay in one place.

I rendered all the pictures and placed them into premiere. Now all I have to do is create the sound files. I plan to record most of the sound effects myself, and retrieve other sound effects from nature (birds chirping). I am planning on using my iPhone to record most of the sounds, then importing them into premiere. 

I need to record 

1.Person walking.

2.Birds chirping and some wind.

3. A drop of a ball (drop of seed). 

4. Clanking of water can.

5. Water rushing out.

6.Grasshoppers chirping.

7. The snip of a scissor.

8. The sniffing of someone who is smelling something.

I began to start creating the sounds, but they did not turn out the way I wanted. The sounds were harsh and not exactly how I anticipated. As a result, I decided to use some sound effects from online sources. 

I finished my project on Friday, June 12th 2015!!! So happy to have finally finished my animation :)

I am pleased with the finish product of my ISP. I believe that it encompasses everything I wanted to do. I work very hard and managed to finish a couples days before the due date. Due to this, I decided to edit my project to make sure everything was perfect. 

ISP- Preproduction Claymation

Claymation:

I decided that the type of animation that interested me most, which was claymation. The concept of using my hands to mold something to eventually turn it into a moving animation really interested me. I then began researching some of the most classic "animation movies" that involved claymation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-Kp3nKcfV0 -Basic ideas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHTQr0kfA98 -How to do it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sct5j7Quo54 -My favourite tv show!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBjLW5_dGAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK18bdUEWSs -PES on youtube

Claymation Concept Ideas:

• My first idea I had for my ISP project was to do a runner, running a race. The claymation would begin by the runner in a start position followed by them running down a track. Eventually crossing the finish line and winning. 
• My next idea was to do a person fishing and having them reel in a fish. 
• The last idea I had was my favourite. It included a women (me) walking to a garden, planting a seed. She would then water the flower and as she watered it and the sun began to shift it would grow into a beautiful daisy. Finally having the person pick it and smell her flower that she grew. 

Tutorials I Have Tried:

I began by starting with a 3D flower that began as dirt and then sprouted up. I did this in photoshop. The first GIF is at a very fast pace (0.5 secs) and the second GIF is at a slower pace (0.1 secs). I learnt that the angle at which this was shot was not very consistent with lighting. I now know to move to an area of controlled light.

The next practice tutorial I did was a ball travelling across a table and turning into a snake, then slithering across the table back to the start. I also did this is photoshop and it turned out lovely (0.1 sec) with the spacing.

Lighting Test Pictures:

I set up my station in the star tv studio. It involved having an overhead light, and two lights pointing inwards on either side of the set. I took pictures to make sure the lighting was equal and bright enough. These are the images taken:

My story line consists of this:

Bouncing Ball

After Affects Tutorials

Tutorial: 

http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/animated_polygon/

The Adventures of The Bermuda Triangle-JJ and Boat

Fire Text