Rise of the Guardians ♡

Facts:

• Ramsey took the mythology of all the characters very seriously.
• Rise of the Guardians and How to Train your Dragon have really helped Dreamworks take a huge step in the animation business. They both shaped their own worlds on a level that many movies haven't.
• Rise of the Guardians has a happy ending, but it's a bit dark, which makes it that much better of a movie because it reflects reality well.

Comments:

• Jack Frost is probably the most attractive animated character I've ever seen. xD
• The simple fact that there's lots of shadow play and  a dark ending makes me want to watch it right meow. ♡

Question:

• What made Dreamworks decide to do something that represented fear in the world?

Weird..

SO.

For one thing,

WHY ARE THERE WEIRD PAPER THINGS ON OUR COMPUTERS?

D:

They're quite distracting..

Anyways!

I'm having a lot of fun with this rotoscoping project!

Unless I don't have a tablet.. (then it's just hell).

I think the most frustrating thing right now is not so much the projects themselves,

but the amount of time I have to finish them.

I honestly don't think one of them are going to be complete (and I strongly believe it's gonna be the stop-motion).

Oh well.

I'm trying my best at least.

I'm looking forward to Christmas break!

Not really because of Christmas.

I NEED MORE SLEEP.

That's why.

I was really excited about getting into 3D soon

but now I'm not so sure I can keep up with everything. D:

Here's your AMV of the Week! :3

HEY. There's some strong language in most of these and that's because of the songs..

Also possible suggestive themes but I honestly think we're old enough and mature enough to see.

♥

Worst article yet..

Facts:

• People avoid reality in hopes of finding their "Edward".
• "Twilight" is constantly on someone's mind, and those obsessed are too obsessed.
• Even children get it through their minds that they're never gonna have to worry about love because they'll find that supernatural love.

Comments:

• I seriously cannot believe people take Twilight to this level..
• Okay, I'm a Hopeless Romantic, but these people take it WAY TOO DAMN seriously. 

 Question:

• Are people really this stupid? I hate to say that, but this is just stupidity.

 

 

Spongibobu!

Facts:

• There's an episode of Spongebob made completely using stop-motion.
• The producers and everyone else working on a theatrical version found it difficult to recreate the 2D world of Spongebob.
• This was created as a way to thank Bob Barker, one of the original animators at the George Pal studio.

Comments:

• They made the mountains in the back out of Fruity Pebbles. :D
• I feel a bit MORE scared of Spongebob now.. I mean, just look at him!

 Question:

• How come this episode aired, or better yet WHY did it air, on CBS before Nickelodeon? 

Pikachu Hat.

SO.

As I wait for a camera to open up, I'm gonna do my blogs (that desperately need to be done).

I have to say I was quite frustrated this week.

Trying to finish my 2D Short was extremely stressful.  

But it got done!

It's not perfect and some of the sounds don't match up the way they should have, but I'm happy how it turned out anyways.

I'm really excited about this rotoscoping project! 

It looks like a lot of fun and I think I'd enjoy it a lot. :3

I wish I could figure out what to do for my stop-motion.. D:

I really liked the one example with the girl running from destruction.

It made me think of my favorite thing ever:

ALICE

IN

WONDERLAND

(said with a German accent)

Maybe I'll do it based on Alice in Wonderland!

YEAH-YUH.

(Mordecai and Rigby voices)

Here's your AMV of the Week! :3

HEY. There's some strong language in most of these and that's because of the songs..

Also possible suggestive themes but I honestly think we're old enough and mature enough to see.

♥

COLORBLIND.

Facts:

• Uses UV rays to help see.
• Colorblind people have a hard time seeing reds the most.
• Glasses help to differentiate the confusion between certain colors.

Comments:

• $600 for a pair?!?!?!?!
• I thought UV rays were dangerous for us..

Question:
WHY WOULD YOU SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON GLASSES?

iPhone bidnezz.

Facts:

• Actors film themselves and many directors need to be out of the room now.
• Lots of people do all the acting but they forgot to press "record" so there's nothing there.
• Some people can't tell the difference between whether a picture is real or photoshop.

Comments:

• iPhones are probably the stupidest invention ever. Sorry.
• The Bay actually looks kinda cool. :3

Question:

• Why are they using iPhones in the film making business..?

Alex Krull is amazing. :3

SO.
I've realized I say "so" at the beginning of all these blogs (that I haven't done in a while due to lack of internet).

 

BUT

ALEX KRULL

IS

AH-MAZING

 

 

'cause he's letting me use his computer to do these blogs!

 
I WUV CHU C-BISSY. ♥

Anyways, I have to say this 2D short is really stressing me out. I'm afraid I might not make the deadline..

But I am trying my best to get it done, even if it's late a day or two.

I'm really excited about this rotoscoping project! It looks like a lot of fun and the fact we get to use video cameras is cool. :3

I'm still waiting for 3D.
I really want to make Rikku all 3D and shtuff. ♥

I really think I'm gonna be a concept artist in the animation career. I just enjoy the art part more than the actual animation part.

But I'm glad I took this class, 'cause it made me realize what part of the career I'd enjoy most.

Here's your AMV of the Week! :3

HEY. There's some strong language in most of these and that's because of the songs..

Also possible suggestive themes but I honestly think we're old enough and mature enough to see.

♥





AVENGERS. ♡

Facts:

• Joss Whedon never gave up on his ideas. Even when he had a bad streak, he eventually gained a great success.
• Joss never wanted to do what others did. No tired trends, just something unique.
• By waiting for his chance, Avengers became the summer's greatest hit, along with his greatest success.

Comments:

• AVENGERS. OH MY GOD. ♡
• People like Joss convince me to never give up. Whether it be in my artwork or my life, I won't give up. He has taught me that there's always a drought before the downpour. There's always obstacles before the success.

Questions:

• What kept him going? What inspired him to never give up himself?

Frankenweenie!

Facts:

• Tim Burton loved his dog, which strongly inspired his creation of Frankenweenie.
• Burton made quick, simple sketches of the characters and his team created fabulous puppets with so much detail.
• Black and white filming brings out details more than with color. 

Comments:

• Black and white filming intrigues me greatly. I find it unique and different and that attracts me to watching this movie even more. Aaaaaaaand, 'cause I love Tim Burton's movies. ♡
• This movie probably has more meaning to Tim Burton than anyone else. He loves his dog dearly, and as it's portrayed that Victor is Burton in Frankenweenie, he would be heartbroken if his dog died. He would probably try to bring him back as well. :3

Question:

• What made Tim Burton decide to create the whole movie in black and white? I can understand the detail thing, but that can't be the only reason.

No more Internet..

SO.

I no longer have internet, so I'm gonna have to do these blogs in class.. 

Hopefully, I can keep my work up too. D:

Too much stress..

We haven't really learned anything this week so, I can't really say what I learned/liked/disliked.

Though, I found out I can't handle stress well.

Oh boy.

Walking Dead Season 3 started yesterday 

AND I MISSED IT. 

D:

Money sucks.

Jobs suck too. 

No time for anything.  

>________<

Here's your AMV of the Week! :3

HEY. There's some strong language in most of these and that's because of the songs..

Also possible suggestive themes but I honestly think we're old enough and mature enough to see.

♥

Paranorman!

Paranorman is on my list to watch 'cause I love Coraline. ♥

Facts:

• It's stop-motion animation!
• Replacement Face animation is used as well, which is cool 'cause it makes the whole process easier to just make each of the faces the characters would make and simply swap them out when needed.
• Apparently, it's very rare to have close up scenes/shots in stop-motion animations.

Comments:

• Considering that stop-motion is a difficult animation style, it also is unique because it allows someone to work hands-on on the artwork, aong with someone wrking behind a computer screen and actually making sure the animations are smooth.
• The hole idea of Replacement Face animation is incredibly smart. It makes it so much easier for someone to physically animate the characters without having to change their face each time.

Question:

• Why do people want to use such a difficult animation process? Or is it actually easier tha computer-generated animations?

STAR TREK! ♥

It's been 25 years since Star Trek: The Next Generation came out?! :O
I never would have guessed that. Wow.

I'm gonna make these article blogs really boring soooo.. Yeah.

Facts:

• In 1994, ST:TNG had 15-20 million viewers a week. My god, that's a lot.
• In the 1960s, people only watched action-y shows (men) and soap operas (women), until ST:TNG came along, entering it's own mainstream of "nerds".
• Many shows/movies wouldn't exist without the creation of Star Trek.

Comments:

• I think it's awesome that he X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, etc, wouldn't exist unless Star Trek was created. They fall under the widespread mainstream of nerdiness.
• Again, STAR TREK HAS BEEN OUT FOR 25 YEARS?!

Question:

• How come people honestly didn't like sci-fi movies/shows as much as (stupid) soap operas or just action movies? It's weird.

Week.. I forgot.

SO.

Flash is beginning to like me..
But that's only 'cause I basically forced it to like me. >:D

 

 

What did I learn this week? 

I learned that blogs are very easy to forget. I almost didn't make it this time! D:

I also learned that the one video with all the stick people... HILARIOUS. :D

My little monsters are turning out beautifully. ♥

I think what frustrated me most this week was trying to get my title screens to do cool things (which is becoming a hassle now) aaaand that I keep forgetting my blogs!

 

I swear I'm gonna write it everywhere with post-it notes in bright colors.

What made me happy?

 MY GRADE.

♥

Oh!
I found this video that helped me with my 12 Principles project, it would probably help you too!

Here's your AMV of the Week! :3

HEY. There's some strong language in most of these and that's because of the songs..

Also possible suggestive themes but I honestly think we're old enough and mature enough to see.

♥

 

Week 4.. I'm tired.

Flash hates me. 

So.

Much.

That's what I learned.

I learned that Flash hates me.

So. 

Much.

I think I've officially found out that this part of the animation process/career is not my favorite..

BUT.

I originally wanted to go more on the artistic side of the career anyways. 

I like actually designing the characters. :3

That's been my frustration all week (and today), that darn Flash program..

Anywho!

I'm happy about my grades on my projects and stuff. :D 

I'M JUST WAITING TO SEE 

WHAT I GOT ON MY 

RIKKU-CHI. ♡

Here's your AMV of the Week! :3

HEY. There's some strong language in most of these and that's because of the songs..

Also possible suggestive themes but I honestly think we're old enough and mature enough to see.

♥

 

This song has been stuck in my head all week. I love it!

 

ROBOT WITH FEELS.

Before I say ANYTHING about this article, I have one thing to say:

I HATE THIS THING.

SO

MUCH.

I have a fear of things that represent humans

AND THIS THING IS SO LIFE-LIKE,

I WANNA CRY.

I'M SO SCARED. 

Ahem.

Anyways!

I don't really hate it. But it does creep me out big time..

I think it's cool that by the simple ways someone's body language acts, can determine whether or not you can trust them.

Simple things like folding arms, touching your face, or leaning back can cause someone to feel uncomfortable or suspicious about you. 

[This article was really short, so I really don't know what else to write..] >_____>  

3D Printers

OKAY.

So, I officially want one of these.

It's so cool that you can make practically ANYTHING with it!
I know that the next time I need a missing puzzle piece or some Jigsaw-person cuts off one of my limbs, I'll just SCAN IT, PRINT IT, GROW IT, LOVE IT. ♥


But at the same time, this kinda scares me.. Like, how exactly does it work? How can you even make body parts with it and they'll work like a normal nature-grown organ? It's practically technology on it's way to cutting off all ties to nature, and I don't like that.  

The human population is gonna be overrun by computer generated creatures.

WAIT.

Does this mean we can make Pokémon?! :D

But on a serious note, I find this printer to be a bit of a hassle..

The fact that companies create/buy these all the time to make huge profits is just making the economy worse. That's just how I see it. Now that we can have them at home for a mere $200, just solidifies the idea that we are in a digital age.

I vote going back to the Renaissance Age.

       

Week..3?

THIS

WEEK

WAS

HECTIC.

There was sooooo many things due this week! I felt overwhelmed. D:

BUT. I got my stuff done and I'm pretty proud of how I did!
I like learning about COLORS. 
But not when they don't make me happy on sad days. );

NOTES.

I HATE NOTES.

'Nuff said.

 

I'm glad I finished those ads in time! I was worried about that..

I really liked my flip book too! 

SLENDER

♥

   

 Anyways, I'm really starting to like my projects. :3

 

EXCEPT.

My character is taking longer than I thought. 

Y U NO LEIK ME CHARACTER?

I THOUGHT WE HAD SOMETHING.

</3

All matters aside,

I wanna go to Universal Studios for Halloween!

They have a Silent Hill haunted house! 

I WANNA GO NOW.

Also!

I watched a movie today that was just filled with so many sad moments,

yet they were sweet.

THOSE FEELS. ;A;       

It was called What Dreams May Come.

So, if you have Netflix, WATCH ETTTTTT.

AMV of the Week!

It's almost HALLOWEEN so the AMV's will be scary/horror/gory ones. 

Don't say I didn't warn you.

HEY. There's some strong language in most of these and that's because of the songs..

Also possible suggestive themes but I honestly think we're old enough and mature enough to see.

♥

    

Hey!

SO, I thought I'd say "Hi!" :D

This week has been pretty good! I've had a lot of fun meeting new people aaaaaaaand!

I SIT NEXT TO ALEX KRULL

aka

SEABISCUIT. 

<3

If there's one thing I wish that would be different in this class is for MRS. LICATA to be more clear on due dates for things! Pwetty pwease? D:

I really wanna learn how to use the 3D animator program so I can know how it would be on the job! 

OH.

MY.

GLOB.

The new season of LEGEND OF KORRA comes out in April! WHY ARE YOU SO FAR AWAY?? Dx

I'm gonna do a weekly [or whenever the blogs are due..] AMV of the Week! :D Enjoy! <3     

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