Quick update on my background

So this is the work in progress I have for the background - this particular background includes a school playground in which children will be animated playing; a field, upon which a boy and his dog are going to be hugging and the roadworks on the end of the street, where two guys will be sharing  cup of tea...


The quick video I have made wouldn't upload on blogger but you can find it here - http://vimeo.com/58375136

Cheers

Uni says jump - we say how high?

So I'm finally getting to the PPD tasks I'm supposed to do for college... (Professional and Personal Development)

I have already posted a SWOT analysis and still find it a pointless concept but it needs to be done in the name of Foundation Degrees...

So...

Strengths -        

• I have picked up some more general skills on Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects... 
• I have completed my script for my animation
• My boyfriend has agreed to write the music for said animation
• he has also agreed to write more if it is a success

Weaknesses - 

• I still am not up to speed with my drawing skills - hopefully they will continue to improve so I can finish my animation in time...
• I can't think of much more at this given time I shall return to this... Expect more...

Opportunities - 

• I am working to get my animation done so that I can get more done regarding things unrelated to college and so on...
• I've set up a vimeo account that hopefully will fill up with interesting things once I am not stressing about how behind I am in this animation...

Threats - 

• Aforementioned drawing skills are pitiful at the minute - hopefully they will improve...
• Lack of easy access to the internet - college's wifi is absolute poop and I can only use the internet at home at certain times when the internet wire is available to plug into my laptop (curfew being like 10 pm) - this comes from having a grandmother who dislikes the idea of wifi as it'll keep me up all night which is why I would want it so I could work through the night when I can't sleep so I don't have to worry about when my retarded body clock won't let me get up on a morning... sorry rant over...

Therefore using this SWOT analysis to act as a list of things I need to sort out...

I need to -:

1. Hone my drawing skills again so I can actually draw something acceptable that doesn't resemble a drawing by a 6 year old on speed...
2. Think of more to moan about for my weaknesses
3. finish my animation so I can get other things done so I can have nice things to put in a show reel...
4. Try to get everything internet involved done in the times I'm actually online... rather than forgetting bits...

Boring paperwork done - I will endeavour to upload imagery of my almost finished background set for my animation to make up for such a pitifully lack of pretty pictures...

Cheers

A little help from ma friends...

Paul helped me put the cacti into a logo format that looks pretty professional... I'm pretty happy with this - I've started my vimeo account and uploaded the image as the whatsit...

So if anyone is remotely interested...

https://vimeo.com/cactustrophic

Cheers

Shading on the flower - I'll get somewhere near finished eventually xD

It would perhaps be beneficial if I was at home working on this as I could then belt out the lyrics to Duran Duran's Rio while I'm working away - noone will hear me and judge me there...

Forgot the flower on the top of the derpy cactus

I know - shading on the flower - I was just so eager to post this...

Shading on the plant pot...

Logo shaded...

I need to find a funky kind of font for the words...

Self Branding

Part of our work this year is aimed at how employable we are - and how we can improve this...

So I have come up with a brand name that I believe is not already in existence -

"Cactustrophic productions"...

The only reason for this is so I can put "A Cactustrophic production" at the start of every animation I make in the future...

So I started work on the logo - so far this is what I think I'm going to go with...

Perhaps I need some shading on the plant pot - I'll re-post it then...

Until then...

Cheers :)

A friendly gesture

So Ava the ghost passes builders sharing tea in the story - it's a point where everyone seems to have a friend but her so as nice a gesture it is it'll be a sad thing for poor little Ava

The little girl and boy shape ideas

Again I need little boys and girls for the animation and I'm working on this kind of shape at the minute - I'm having real issues drawing even just in pencil, my lines won't go where I want them to but I'm fairly happy with where these little things are going so give it time and I may have final characters ready to animate soon  :D

A generic baby character idea for my animation

So part of my story involves the little ghost girl floating past children playing and there will be little, little kids in this so this is the outline of my idea for it...

Posting from my phone - hope this works

So no pretty pictures still but I felt I should document my ideas regarding the huge massive essay we must write. My essay - provided I get permission to go ahead with it, will be about violence in animation, illustration and games - this means I can include my knowledge on martial arts and watch fight scenes for homework - PERFECT!!

Until next time :)

Blogger being mean :(

Okay so I have been trying to post images from my very unproductive christmas break for over a week now, but the image upload option is not working so again I am going to have to leave this post imageless and disappointing.

This is most frustrating...

Cheers