"5 Ways Marvel’s Phase 2 Will Change Filmmaking Forever (For Better Or Worse)"

3 things I learned that I did not know before knowing the article:

• Every Avenger got their own movie?
• There's going to be sequels?
• Other studios are going to be doing awesome stuff like this?!

2 opinions about the article:

• Didn't need to be spaced out into different pages
• Some of the points were weak

1 question about the article:

• Who picked out the pictures for this? (Number 2 seemed a bit out of place.)

"Peter Ramsey, ‘Rise of the Guardians’ Director, Takes Russian Santa Very Seriously"

3 things I learned that I did not know before knowing the article:

•  Reactions are considered "easter eggs"
• Santa's motivation isn't just "let's reward the good kids"
• The camera movements were made to be realistic

2 opinions about the article:

• Seemed written for people who'd already seen the movie
• Gave a good impression of the movie

1 question about the article:

• What is the "shadow play" scene?

December 3~9, 2012

What you learned this week: Bloopers are a valid way to extend the time of your movie
What you want to learn in the future: How to motivate myself better...
Something that frustrated you this week: After Effects does not seem to have keyframes. Or any way to make new layers not stretch for the whole timeline.
Something that made you happy this week: I'm making progress!
Link: http://aeportal.blogspot.com/2009/07/create-fire-in-after-effects.html

"Stop Motion Casts a Spell on SpongeBob"

3 things I learned that I did not know before knowing the article:

• That Spongebob is getting a stop-motion episode
• That the plot is seriously Plankton giving people drug-laced food
• That the puppets are so big!

2 opinions about the article:

• Wish they'd gone more into how other things were made: the candy hills looked interesting
• Feel they could have chosen better pictures to compliment the article

1 question about the article:

• Why are some of the quotes just placed in without context?

"Does Twilight Really Ruin Real-Life Romance?"

3 things I learned that I did not know before knowing the article:

• That many Twilight fans are adult women
• There is seriously a "Twimoms" forum
• There are Twilight conventions

2 opinions about the article:

• Through, had lots of different (well supported) points
• Feels like they underestimated how long it could last

1 question about the article:

• Which poor sap had to look up all of those quotes.

November/December 26~02

What you learned this week: Look into things thoroughly before proceeding!
What you want to learn in the future: How people actually put together good portfolios. At all.
Something that frustrated you this week: ... realizing just now that I have stuff to hand in tomorrow. Dang it.
Something that made you happy this week: I've got a lot of writing ideas?
Link: http://allbetsareoff.com/tutorials/keep-your-wiggle-under-control/ Good fix for a problem that I didn't know I was going to have.

6 Filmmaking Tips From Joss Whedon

3 things I learned that I did not know before knowing the article:

• The guy who made Buffy made The Avengers
• That he'd directed another film this year
• He has an Oscar nomination (go him!)

2 opinions about the article:

• Joss Whedon seems like a very kind director
• This article made me want to watch some of his work

1 question about the article:

• Why were some parts of the interview not transcribed?

"Dawn of the Dead Pets"

3 things I learned that I did not know before knowing the article:

• That Tim Burton had already directed a Frankenstein movie
• The rough look to the characters in the movie was intentional
• 3D was thought to be impossible for a black and white movie

2 opinions about the article:

• I enjoy how the quotes are scattered through the article, makes it more engaging
• Wish they'd shown more production sketches

1 question about the article:

• How did they make the puppets for this film?

October 8~14

What you learned this week:Trying new things is very rewarding, especially with art!
What you want to learn in the future: How to better utilize other mediums.
Something that frustrated you this week: My SCAD visit. It was a total disappointment.
Something that made you happy this week: I've gotten the majority of my christmas shopping done!
Link: Incompetech Lots of royalty-free music by a professional composer.

"How Star Trek: The Next Generation Changed Pop Culture Forever"

3 things I learned that I did not know before knowing the article:

• Literally anything about Star Trek
• How obscure the "nerd" aspect of pop culture was
• That there was a Star Trek without Spock and Kirk

2 opinions about the article:

• Kind of wish he'd touched more on this "predicted iPad"
• He seemed to drop the point of it predicting in general and moved onto another point

1 question about the article:

• Why did he say Lost was a good show?

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2 opinions about the article:

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1 question about the article:

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"Finding Nemo 3-D, and Why 3-D Filmmaking Is Not the Future"

3 things I learned that I did not know before knowing the article:

• 3D's profits have been dwindling
• 3D has many harsh critics
• How profitable re-releasing movies in 3D is

2 opinions about the article:

•  Author did a good job and presenting both sides
• I enjoyed his jokes and writing

1 question about the article:

•  Why are re-releases of some films treated as being more negative than others?

"Expressive robot helps researchers understand trust"

3 things I learned that I did not know before knowing the article:

•  How advanced replicating emotions had gotten
• That Northeastern University existed
• How engraved body language is inside people

2 opinions about the article:

• That robot looks really uncanny
• The writing was good and to the point

1 question about the article:

•  How long did it take to develop this robot?

"3D Printers: Now You Can Bring Hi-Tech Manufacturing Into Your Home "

3 things I learned that I did not know before knowing the article:

• That 3D printers are being sold commercially
• How long it takes for a 3D printer to operate
• How profitable the market is

2 opinions about the article:

• I didn't particularly like how it was formatted (with headings the same font size as the the rest of the article, just in caps)
• The talk of stocks seemed to distract from the rest of the article

1 question about the article:

• Why did they emphasize them being used as a toy in the future so much?

This is a post!

C'mon everyone, time to start off a new year.

Final Animation Blog Entry

1. In general, what did you like most about this class?

I enjoyed being able to work with a lot of equipment and programs that I hadn't been exposed to before this class. I never thought I'd come to love vector drawings so much, and even the simple things like having a larger screen or knowing what size tablet I'm comfortable with were very helpful.

2. What was your favorite project and why?

I liked the 2D and 3D shorts-- even if they were some of the more difficult projects, the freedom available for them compared to other projects made them very enjoyable.

3. In general, what did you like least about this class?

I kind of wish I'd had an opportunity to work a slower paced project with a deadline of several months, but that probably wouldn't have been very practical, so I can see why the deadlines were tight for this class.

4. What was your least favorite project and why?

Stop Motion and the Independent Study. Both of them ended up kind of half-assed, because I was focusing on other projects and assumed those would be easy...

5. What are your future plans upon graduation?

I really want to go to an art college! I still haven't picked where.

6. Do you feel that this class will help you achieve your future academic or career goals? Please give specific examples.

I do. This class has opened my eyes to a whole new set of techniques I can incorporate into my art, as well as a new set of careers I can look into. While I can't say I've remedied the problems I have with my art, this class has helped me in many ways in both art and time management.

7. What advice would you give to incoming students?

Don't spend a lot of time on Tumblr or Facebook in the beginning of the year or else you will get the book thrown at you...!

8. Additional comments:

Thank you for putting up with me and various obnoxious traits, everyone! I'll try to goof off less next year!

Another video this week-- This one is called "Kagemono"! It's about a hungry fox, a hungry mouse, and a hungry dog. (That's pretty much all I can say without spoilers.) The animation is very smooth and expressive, and the designs are, quite frankly, adorable. Plus, I love the style-- the textures of anything blend so well together, and the backgrounds are especially lovely. Plus, thinking of how she's only 5 years older than me makes me pretty encouraged in my own animating future!

What you have learned this week: It's a bit too hard for me to write positive things about myself, sometimes. :'D

What you want to learn in the future: How to get a job and save my resume from looking pathetically empty...

Something that frustrated you this week: I don't think I'm allowed to talk about stuff out of class here, am I? I guess I'm kinda frustrated that I don't know what to do now-- I can't bring myself to touch any old projects. ;;orz

Something that has made you happy this week: My friends, after hearing abut stuff that's happened, decided that they were going to become Power Rangers and use their ~special powers~ to save the day... it was pretty silly, but it really made me happy!

I watched Watership Down this week! I... well, when I heard the title I figured it'd be a live-action movie about a shipwreck. I was very surprised, but certainly not disappointed. It was excellently animated and directed, and I especially enjoyed the style used in the beginning minutes!

What you have learned this week: Pacing things out carefully does, in fact, work!

What you want to learn in the future: ... How to write autobiographies and resumes. <n>;; I'm gonna be in trouble if I don't fine out something to write...

Something that frustrated you this week: I keep on forgetting to bring my flash drive...!

Something that has made you happy this week: I finished my project early!

What you have learned this week: Do not delete layers without checking what they might have first.

What you want to learn in the future: The art of patience. I'm still having a hard time focusing on my animation...

Something that frustrated you this week:  ^ see above. Also, I wish my dad would get the parts for my computer that I need. :T

Something that has made you happy this week: I finally got someone's birthday gift done on-time!

http://vimeo.com/39780846

The actual animation is gorgeous, but I love how they released a version with the rough animations along with it! You can really get a good grasp on how the different shots were made, and I really just like it a lot. ;u;

What you have learned this week: Be careful if you're going to make something "ironically".

What you want to learn in the future: How to have a longer attention span! D:

Something that frustrated you this week: Not being able to get to sleep before 2 AM

Something that has made you happy this week: Not falling asleep in BOCES once despite running on 4-or-less hours of sleep each day (can't say the same for normal school though...)

What you have learned this week: That writing an essay is easy and fun!

What you want to learn in the future: How to write said essay before the day it's due.

Something that frustrated you this week: Personal stuff that has no business on this blog (+ attempting to draw in a style I don't typically use)

Something that has made you happy this week: Getting a surprisingly swift translation that I urgently needed

http://vimeo.com/9383918 This might not be as relevant as it could be, seeing as it's 2D and all, but my goodness this looks really good! I love how the elements that look like they'd just be background (like the pipe bit) are animated smoothly.

What you have learned this week: 3D is so boring oh my goodness

What you want to learn in the future: Why trying to make an object rotate on one axis will make all the others mess up for no good reason

Something that frustrated you this week: That lockdown making us miss the end of wall-e!

Something that has made you happy this week: Not having extra practices

What you have learned this week: That if a mesh is going to be duplicated 800 or so times it has better be really low poly.

What you want to learn in the future: How on earth any computer could run all of the detailed models that are used in movies

Something that frustrated you this week: Discovering that slow save times =/= slow render times

Something that has made you happy this week: Not losing my tablet! =u=;;