So I do believe its nearly time to celebrate! All of the colouring has been completed (as far as we know)!! And let me tell you, that is cause for celebration.
We are very nearly there, and I'm excited about it being complete.
GO TEAM!
Showing posts with label production. Show all posts
Showing posts with label production. Show all posts
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
One sheet designs
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Timetable for Robyn
So I've set myself scenes to do each day and so far so good. I have completed scenes 3 and 10. I have also saved all the frames as PNG, pretty sure thats right.
Hope your both doing alright.
Hope your both doing alright.
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Firefly Budget
| Materials | Cost Per Item | No. Of Items | Total Cost |
| Paper [500 sheets] | £2.34 | 3 | £7.02 |
| Pencil | £0.25 | 3 | £0.75 |
| Masking Tape | £1.10 | 1 | £1.10 |
| Erasers | £0.30 | 3 | £0.90 |
| Folders | £0.50 | 4 | £2.00 |
| Hire | Cost Per Week | No of Weeks | |
| Studio Space | £50.00 | 5 | £250.00 |
| Meeting Room | £25.00 | 15 | £375.00 |
| Line Tester | £60.00 | 5 | £300.00 |
| Light Box | £30.00 | 5 | £150.00 |
| Electric Pencil Sharpener | £5.00 | 5 | £25.00 |
| Audio Room | £70.00 | 1 | £70.00 |
| Energy | Cost Per Week | No of Weeks | |
| Electricity | £10.00 | 15 | £150.00 |
| Gas | £15.00 | 15 | £225.00 |
| Job Salaries | Contract Cost | No.Employees | |
| Script Writer | £250.00 | 1 | £250.00 |
| Storyboard Artist | £300.00 | 1 | £300.00 |
| Producer | £500.00 | 1 | £500.00 |
| Director | £400.00 | 1 | £400.00 |
| Character Designer | £200.00 | 1 | £200.00 |
| Environment Designer | £150.00 | 1 | £150.00 |
| Musician | £100.00 | 1 | £100.00 |
| Foley Artist | £70.00 | 1 | £70.00 |
| Animator | £350.00 | 3 | £1,050.00 |
| Cleanup Artist | £100.00 | 2 | £200.00 |
| Colouring Artist | £100.00 | 1 | £100.00 |
| Effects | £150.00 | 1 | £150.00 |
| Editing | £70.00 | 1 | £70.00 |
| Other | Cost per Hour | No of Hours | |
| Technical Support | £12.00 | 2 | £24.00 |
| Allowances | Per Week | No of Weeks | |
| Food & Drink | £15.00 | 15 | £225.00 |
| Travel | £10.00 | 15 | £150.00 |
| TOTAL | £5,495.77 |
Monday, 29 November 2010
Some photoshop help
Some notes taken from Ian's workshop about Actions and other photoshop wonders.
To create an action --->
Action > folder > New Action (which is like the new layer button) > function key to F(something) > your actions will start being recorded so be economical with your actions > remember to stop recording when your done!
To repeat the action simply press the button you set, ie: F3
To seperate the drawing from the page --->
create Alpha > ctrl A > ctrl C > channels > new layer > ctrl V > ctrl I > ctrl click on Alpha > Back to Layers > create a new layer > paint bucket black > ctrl D > delete the background > duplicate the layer
A bit dry, but I hope it helps.
To create an action --->
Action > folder > New Action (which is like the new layer button) > function key to F(something) > your actions will start being recorded so be economical with your actions > remember to stop recording when your done!
To repeat the action simply press the button you set, ie: F3
To seperate the drawing from the page --->
create Alpha > ctrl A > ctrl C > channels > new layer > ctrl V > ctrl I > ctrl click on Alpha > Back to Layers > create a new layer > paint bucket black > ctrl D > delete the background > duplicate the layer
A bit dry, but I hope it helps.
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Schedule
Adding on from the tutorial with Rachel, here is exactly what needs to be done and when for.
Shot 6 (Beccy) - Rough Completed
Shot 3 (Robyn) - Rough Completed
Shot 7 (Robyn) - Rough to be Completed for Friday (3rd)
Shot 10 (Robyn) - Rough to be Completed for Friday (3rd)
Shot 12 (Beccy) - Rough to be Completed for Friday (3rd)
Shot 11 (Beccy) - Rough to be Completed for Friday (3rd)
Shot 5 (Sarah) - Rough to be Completed for Friday (3rd)
Shot 8 (Sarah) - Rough to be Completed for Friday (3rd)
Shot 9 (Sarah) - Rough Completed
Shot 4 (Sarah) - Rough Completed
I've extended the Animation by two days due to an overlap of Cleanup and Scanning being done at the same time.
Monday 6th will be the start of the Cleanup. We have until Wednesday 15th to complete the Cleanup. Cleanup will be done by Robyn & Beccy (Sarah will join in cleanup until there is sufficient to start scanning). Thats 8 days to do 10 scenes.
On Monday the scanning will also commence (once there is something to scan!) and this shall also give us an indication if cleanup is correct/needs changing.
There will be two days at least where there will be no Cleanup (more if it takes shorter time than what I have allowed for). In the time when there is no more cleanup and scanning is the only thing going on, Robyn will be finalising Colour and Beccy will be finalising the backgrounds.
Scanning will finish on Friday 17th. The scenes for Colouring will be given out accordingly on Friday PM.
Think thats everything for the immediate future... :)
Shot 6 (Beccy) - Rough Completed
Shot 3 (Robyn) - Rough Completed
Shot 7 (Robyn) - Rough to be Completed for Friday (3rd)
Shot 10 (Robyn) - Rough to be Completed for Friday (3rd)
Shot 12 (Beccy) - Rough to be Completed for Friday (3rd)
Shot 11 (Beccy) - Rough to be Completed for Friday (3rd)
Shot 5 (Sarah) - Rough to be Completed for Friday (3rd)
Shot 8 (Sarah) - Rough to be Completed for Friday (3rd)
Shot 9 (Sarah) - Rough Completed
Shot 4 (Sarah) - Rough Completed
I've extended the Animation by two days due to an overlap of Cleanup and Scanning being done at the same time.
Monday 6th will be the start of the Cleanup. We have until Wednesday 15th to complete the Cleanup. Cleanup will be done by Robyn & Beccy (Sarah will join in cleanup until there is sufficient to start scanning). Thats 8 days to do 10 scenes.
On Monday the scanning will also commence (once there is something to scan!) and this shall also give us an indication if cleanup is correct/needs changing.
There will be two days at least where there will be no Cleanup (more if it takes shorter time than what I have allowed for). In the time when there is no more cleanup and scanning is the only thing going on, Robyn will be finalising Colour and Beccy will be finalising the backgrounds.
Scanning will finish on Friday 17th. The scenes for Colouring will be given out accordingly on Friday PM.
Think thats everything for the immediate future... :)
Thursday, 18 November 2010
2nd Sound Recording
Recording for new foley noises has been booked for Wednesday 24th November from 1.30pm till 4.30pm.
This session will need to be attended by Sarah & Robyn.
The list of recordings will be as follows:
Startled Creature Noises x 2 (made by Robyn)
Branch Snapping/creaking (made with polystyrene cup?)
This session will need to be attended by Sarah & Robyn.
The list of recordings will be as follows:
Startled Creature Noises x 2 (made by Robyn)
Branch Snapping/creaking (made with polystyrene cup?)
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Order of shots
How exciting guys, we are about to embark on actual animation!!! Ok so this is just for rough animation as cleanup is going to be shared out. Basically so we don't go crazy obsessive over 'our' scene and get to do something else. Also... that little thing called continuity. This is the order which our scenes need to be animated in :
Scene 6
Scene 3
Scene 7
Scene 10
Scene 12
Scene 11
Scene 5
Scene 8
Scene 9
Scene 4
Scene 13
Robyn
Sarah
Becky
For tomorrow (17th Novemeber) Robyn will be animating scene 3, Beccy will be animating scene 6 and Sarah will be animating scene 5.
Monday 22nd
Aim to have all scened roughed
small screening of line tests - Crit
Scene 6
Scene 3
Scene 7
Scene 10
Scene 12
Scene 11
Scene 5
Scene 8
Scene 9
Scene 4
Scene 13
Robyn
Sarah
Becky
For tomorrow (17th Novemeber) Robyn will be animating scene 3, Beccy will be animating scene 6 and Sarah will be animating scene 5.
Monday 22nd
Aim to have all scened roughed
small screening of line tests - Crit
Shot Breakdown
Heres what the members of team Firefly are going to be working on. Please refer to the previous post for a breakdown of action.
Beccy: Shots 6, 8, 11
Robyn: Shots 3, 7, 10, 12
Sarah: Shots 4, 5, 9, 13
Additional Animation will be handed out to the seperate members later on in the Production Schedule.
Beccy: Shots 6, 8, 11
Robyn: Shots 3, 7, 10, 12
Sarah: Shots 4, 5, 9, 13
Additional Animation will be handed out to the seperate members later on in the Production Schedule.
Shot Breakdown - Final?
1. Pan into the 'Main Tree' - Establishing Shot - 4.20 seconds
2. Pan with extreme perspective up 'Main Tree' & Title - 22 seconds
3. Cut to perspective tree creatures climbing. - 12.12 seconds
4. Looking down tree perspective. Creature Watches, small splash - 5.19 seconds
5. 3 Creatures 'ooooh' & turnaround - 4.05 seconds
6. Creature long strides, slips, swings under branch - 6.07 seconds
7. Catch Chandelier plant - 3.14 seconds
8. Close up of Chandelier plant - 2.19 seconds
9. Family, small twitches - 3.06 seconds
10. Branch Falls - 6.06 seconds
11. Cut to bottom of tree Big Splash - (6.06 seconds - timed with scene 10)
12. Getting out of water - 4.06 seconds
13. Creature Flees from scene - 2.21 seconds
14. Pan back up tree with fireflies - 14.17 seconds
15. Credits
Other News:
Changes to Animatic - Pan from shot 3 taken out, more complicated climb down tree added.
Scene 10 cut up into two seperate shots. Creature now falls out of camera view. Cuts to bottom of tree for the big splash. Ripples continue until creature appears out of the water.
2. Pan with extreme perspective up 'Main Tree' & Title - 22 seconds
3. Cut to perspective tree creatures climbing. - 12.12 seconds
4. Looking down tree perspective. Creature Watches, small splash - 5.19 seconds
5. 3 Creatures 'ooooh' & turnaround - 4.05 seconds
6. Creature long strides, slips, swings under branch - 6.07 seconds
7. Catch Chandelier plant - 3.14 seconds
8. Close up of Chandelier plant - 2.19 seconds
9. Family, small twitches - 3.06 seconds
10. Branch Falls - 6.06 seconds
11. Cut to bottom of tree Big Splash - (6.06 seconds - timed with scene 10)
12. Getting out of water - 4.06 seconds
13. Creature Flees from scene - 2.21 seconds
14. Pan back up tree with fireflies - 14.17 seconds
15. Credits
Other News:
Changes to Animatic - Pan from shot 3 taken out, more complicated climb down tree added.
Scene 10 cut up into two seperate shots. Creature now falls out of camera view. Cuts to bottom of tree for the big splash. Ripples continue until creature appears out of the water.
Friday, 12 November 2010
Production Diary 1
Today marks the start of the production diary.
The group participated in a Technical Support Workshop with Ian Friend. There are some possible changes to the aesthetics of the production:
The group participated in a Technical Support Workshop with Ian Friend. There are some possible changes to the aesthetics of the production:
- A textured boil (acrylic/watercolour/textured paper) will be used to create a 'paint boil' over the top of the characters to give them a 'hand coloured' effect. The texture may also be added to the background so the background and character matches together.
- Using the walk cycle practise Robyn Liebschner put together in Flash, we also learnt about adding shadows correctly to our hand drawn renders. Theres a choice between hand drawing the shadows and digitally making the shadows. The group decided on digitally making the shadows for various reasons including time management and continuity of shadow.
- The group learnt about the proper way to scan background images in so they are ready for pan/zoom effects.
- We revised a past workshop to do with 'Actions' in Photoshop. A revision on using 'Alpha Channels' to remove the unwanted white paper from scans. This removes the line ready for colouring underneath. The 'Actions' function allows us to pick up this line at the press of a button.
Changes to the Animatic:
Improved 2nd Scene Long Pan over the Swamp & Tree. Taken back through After Effects.
1st Scene changed into a Zoom through separate Layers.
New 'More Dramatic' Scene 6. Slipping of the Creature.
Layouts finished ( Apart from the revised Scene 6).
Start Animating on Tuesday pm.
File Management put together too! Distributing System on Monday.
File Management put together too! Distributing System on Monday.
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Organising
I've made an account for Vimeo and I've also had a look at Celtx.
Celtx is rather interesting actually. It'll be useful for putting together the storyboard and the properly laid out script. Theres also a production schedule built in but I think I'm going to use Excel instead on that case. I'd rather use something I'm familiar with for the organisation documents!
Aparently Vimeo is only 1 HD upload a week however :/
Celtx is rather interesting actually. It'll be useful for putting together the storyboard and the properly laid out script. Theres also a production schedule built in but I think I'm going to use Excel instead on that case. I'd rather use something I'm familiar with for the organisation documents!
Aparently Vimeo is only 1 HD upload a week however :/
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