Updating again for class #3

Ok so here is what is going on... Well I pretty much update at least once a week, but this is for class so here is the summary of what went on and what is going to happen..

I am going to try my best to finish all the animation this month.. I feel like it might go up to the first week of April till I finish (Mid March will be impossible for me.. especially since I have 2 other classes), but.. at least I'm sure I will finish all the animation. As for colouring, my helpers are all busy with school so I actually have not been getting any coloured scenes back since the semester started.. but 2 of my friends did say they will be able to help me.. one starting in March and one after April 14, so I am thankful for that. I am going to start my poster soon (which I still need to know the size it has to be in) since I need to do an event poster for Illustration class. I thought I should hit two birds with one stone with that cause seriously, I am extremely stressed about EVERYTHING..

For the music and sounds... I got my first pass for my child scene music and I thought it sounded great. I am still waiting on the street scenes and ending credits music. My composer said that it would be ready on Feb 27th, but I think he might just be busy with school.. so if nothing turns up by Sunday, I will be contacting him. As for sound designer, like I said in my previous posts, he is too busy this semester so he will have no time to work on my film, but he found a new sound designer for me. I will be meeting with the new sound designer on Wednesday.. I hope everything will turn out well.

For voices, I am going to start contacting my first 2 voice actors for very soon. I will be contacting young Richard's voice actor this week and Bill the next. Since I am still working on the animation for Richard and Lay... I probably have to wait till the beginning of April to contact them. I think Richard's animation will be finished first, so his voice actor will be contacted hopefully near the end of March.

So that is it for the update! If I am missing anything please tell me =]

And for this weeeek--

So yesterday I was really bummed out about the sound design thing. I decided that I will start recording sound by the middle of March if I have not found a sound designer by then.
Thing is, I am still quite behind in my animation, so that really stressed me out.

Anyways the schedule for this week (till Wednesday):

-Edit in the walk cycle for the pinning scene (scene 1) [DONE]

-Try and finish the animation for scene 3 [Impossible now =/ Just 2 more parts]

- 3 more comics [2 DONE]

- 3 illustrations  (bg with characters) [1 DONE]

- Update blog for class [DONE]


Omg. I so need a break after grad film.

So....

My sound designer won't have time to do sound for my film.. I am kind of really screwed.
He's really busy with school this semester so I understand, I was lucky enough to learn some sound stuff from him.. but man LMAO..
I was in a wreck today after hearing that, cause I understand how much work sound is. Doing this REALLY isn't as easy as people think it is. It is so much work.. I'm going absolutely insane, so I totally crashed today. Crashed as in my mood just dropped, like I am so stressed out and tired about this.

I really. REALLY need a sound person.

I probably should scout out for one asap.. if I can't find one in time, I guess I will be doing this myself

[Edit]: My previous sound designer just contacted me yesterday and introduced me to a new sound designer!! Yay ;v; So much weight off my chest.. I'm gonna see him this Wednesday~ I hope things will go well :>

GOT A COMPOSER

My sister's friend, Fluteman Chang, will be composing for my film =D!! He did a sample for the first 35 seconds of my film and it sounded like real film music... FFFFF- Love it. So excited!! ;v;

For the following week...

To do (Till Wednesday):

-LOL CHANGE OF PLAN. GET TIME LOCKED VERSION OF REEL TO SOUND DESIGNER BY WEDNESDAY. It turns out that his school changed the schedule so the reel is now due a week early... well it will make me work faster. [Will finish today]

- The means.. FINISH tight drafts for both scene 8 and 9 [ALL DRAFTS DONE.]

- Edit the child pinning scene (just the draft first) [DONE]

[Comics and Illustration will be worked on after I get the reel to Damon]

[Saturday booked for a birthday. It was fun =D]

I just contacted my sound designer and potential composer.. I hope everything will work out fine. I had my critique today and overall it was alright. People suggested me to take parts out but right now I am about.. neeehh about it.. personally I think it makes more sense if I leave everything in and the film will not feel rushed, but some people think it can be cut down more. I don't really know what to do any more to be honest. I might just go with what I have right now, but I do like the fact that I won't need to animate so much if I take them out.. I am just worried that it might seem rushed.. Well I took out scene 5 from the film as a test and I think if I end up taking it out, I WILL need to end up changing a couple of other scenes to make it work. I will keep it and see how people feel about it. At the moment, I know scene 8 and 9 will be pretty good to go. The class did say I don't need Lay in the end anymore... (even though I was told to bring him back last semester), but the thing is.. then I don't know where (**-Spoiler Alert-**) the paint cans would come from... even though it may not be important right now, I think that question will eventually come up if I took Lay away.

In the end it is my film, but I want to best for it.. I will see what I can do, when March comes around, I will start on the animation of scene 8 and 9 first, because I think I will be going with that ending (I'll admit it.. I became a bit attached to it LMAO.. C'mon it's almost March.. I can be a bit attached right? XD)

Week # I don't know..

To do list for this week (Till Wednesday):

-Tight drafts for Scene 5 [DONE]

- 4-5 BG and characters Illustration WIPs... Omg. [DONE 4 I might make less so it looks less rushed..]

-Presentation thing for animation class + post on moodle [DONE. And was the first to post LMAO]

- 1 comic [DONE]

-Update reel for critique [DONE]


Omg. mg. mg.

Update for Class #2

We are supposed to have an update for Feb 9 but I want to do it first LMAO..
I actually update this blog quite often so I am not sure if it would be any different. It just says "blog update".. so here goes:

Currently.. I do think it is hard to animate cause of all the stress I have. I need to get a time locked version of my film to my sound designer by the end of February.. and honestly, I am not sure if I can make it. I hope he is willing to do slight edits, cause I think like.. 75% the timing WILL change in the end. It won't be anything major. Just slight changes.

My animation is about 50% done right now and my backgrounds is like.. maybe 47%.. around there.

Luckily I have a digital illustration class that allows me to work on film stuff. This will push me to do more work. I will be able to finish 4-5 more coloured backgrounds with characters for the next assignment. I will also be able to start my grad film poster in that class.. so I am stressed but at the same time excited about how I can hit two birds with one stone. Then I can for sure graduate in May (Yay)!

Right now I am just doing some tight drafts (tight drafts as in drafts that are more timed than roughies.. I mostly just do rough.. roughs and animate from there.) I don't know how far I can get but I will try my best. I am trying to finish scene 3's timed version by Wednesday... TRYING.

I have just cast my voice actors for all of my characters recently.. *EDIT* Everyone replied and the cast is confirmed *v* I'm so happy~  

For composer... My sister's friend still haven't contacted back yet, so I am waiting for that. If he backs out or whatever, I will most likely just buy 1-3 songs from 5Alarm, cause that would be the easiest way to go.

My mood right now... frustrated. Stressed. I get more annoyed easily these days cause of all this.... happening.. so if I look pissed, or act pissed, I am sorry.. I try not to but this thing really is eating me. And funny thing is I have been slightly breaking out even though I have already went through acne treatment. This shows how much pressure I am currently under.

My other classes.. Webcomic and digital Illustration.. Webcomic is relaxing but also.. so much work.. 5 comic pages every two weeks.. Mmm.. But it's ok, it forces me to draw something else. I just finished the last of the five for this week yesturday, so now I can just animate... Yay.....
Digital Illustration.. a lot of work too, but at least I can work on my film stuff for some of my assignments. Thankful for that.

I think that is it for Feb 9's update. I hope I am not missing anything

This week

My stress level right now? about 85%. 85. yep. When it hits 100%, that's when I am going to cry and animate at the same time LMAO..
I didn't really animate these past few days.. I think I got a bit fed up. I will get back to it tomorrow though.
I checked with the office today and made sure I am graduating this May... so that is exciting. I got feedback from Darren after and they were all really great critiques. He told me to add more elements.. which.. to be honest, I wanted to try and avoid, but he just made it so much better.. so I think I will try and add those in.

Check list till Wednesday:

-FINISH SCENE 3.5'S ANIMATION... omg.. I just did not know how to approach it.. OTL"" [DONE FINALLY.]

-Finish tight drafts for scene 3

- Comics [DONE]

-Blog update for class [DONE]

- 4 more drafts for illustration class? [DONE]

- Cast voice actors + contact [Done and CONFIRMED.Yay!! so excited *v*]

Cast:
Young Richard: Topleka

Richard: Neo_skywalker

Lay: Ryusuke

Bill: Edwyn 

....-sigh-. Kind of overwhelmed.