Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 12, 2010 Hash Fellow Posted July 12, 2010 Last year we got together and did as an everyone-can-join-in A:M forum project and much fun was had. Is there interest in doing another one this year? JohnL3D came up with a great linking premise which I'll call "Next Room": A character enters from door on the left of the screen, does something, then exits thru a door on the right. No other specifics yet, feedback and input below. Interest? EDIT: Proposed plan: 1) Premise: "Next Room" 2) Any character you want. Your own or any stock A:M character 3) I will provide a base CHOR that incorporates the doors and the intro and outro camera motion, between which you can put anything you want. 4) Length: Any length you want as long as it includes the minimal time of the base CHOR. 20 seconds would probably be very, very long! 6) Audio optional 5) you submit your rendered 16:9 footage. Res to be decided. 6) Deadline: end of September 2010 If there aren't immediate objections to this plan I will move forward with it. Proposed plan:[/b] 1) Premise: "Bus Stop" 2) Any character you want. Your own or any stock A:M character 3) Each segment begins with a bus pulling away to reveal a bus stop. Your character does something and the segment ends with another bus pulling up in fron of the bus stop hiding the character. 4) Length: Any length you want. 20 seconds would probably be very, very long! 6) Audio optional 5) you submit your rendered 16:9 footage. Res to be decided. 6) Deadline: end of September 2010 See official project roll out in new thread.
johnl3d Posted July 12, 2010 Posted July 12, 2010 Last year we got together and did as an everyone-can-join-in A:M community project and much fun was had. Is there interest in doing another one this year? JohnL3D came up with a great linking premise which I'll call "Next Room": A character enters from door on the left of the screen, does something, then exits thru a door on the right. No other specifics yet, feedback and input below. Interest? I actually saw something like this a few years ago and thought it would be fun to do
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 13, 2010 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 13, 2010 btw, the "next room" premise isn't decided yet. If we come up with one more people love, that's OK too. But we do have to come up with one.
fae_alba Posted July 13, 2010 Posted July 13, 2010 btw, the "next room" premise isn't decided yet. If we come up with one more people love, that's OK too. But we do have to come up with one. I like the next room idea...already have some ideas swirling in the ol grey matter.
John Bigboote Posted July 14, 2010 Posted July 14, 2010 IN! Is it always the SAME room? Could be cool to collaboratively model a room with ample 'props'.... and share that choreography for everyone to use...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 14, 2010 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 14, 2010 More INs please! We should have at least 10 to make a go of this. Is it always the SAME room? Could be cool to collaboratively model a room with ample 'props'.... and share that choreography for everyone to use... options I was thinking of... - a bare room with doors on each side. they can furnish it any way they want. - just doors on each side. No walls! The doors are like portals to another dimension. -
fae_alba Posted July 14, 2010 Posted July 14, 2010 options I was thinking of... - a bare room with doors on each side. they can furnish it any way they want. - just doors on each side. No walls! The doors are like portals to another dimension. - I like that idea..it has a simple eloquence to it. I've got several ideas....hmmm yet another reason to slow down the ol' movie project!
John Bigboote Posted July 14, 2010 Posted July 14, 2010 - a bare room with doors on each side. they can furnish it any way they want. Yeah... I like this idea... keeps a constant camera tho, right? If people want to pan/zoom in their sequence... they CAN... but end-up with the cam in a common spot and focal length... MORE 'INS'!!!
zandoriastudios Posted July 15, 2010 Posted July 15, 2010 I think this is a great idea. How about we keep the camera tracking with the actor? That would create that feeling of continuity, even as the rooms and actors change.
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 15, 2010 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 15, 2010 I think this is a great idea. How about we keep the camera tracking with the actor? That would create that feeling of continuity, even as the rooms and actors change. Yes, we could make a chor that contains the camera motion so that the motion of the wall leading in matches the motion of the wall leading out and they would cut together exactly. Each animator could slide those keys to make room in the middle for the time they need.
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 17, 2010 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 17, 2010 when's the deadline and can i use thom? It's still in the larval stage, so there's no deadline or even startline yet. I'm sure Thom will be allowed whatever we come up with..
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 17, 2010 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 17, 2010 Hey, here's another possible linking theme: "Rear Window" Like the Hitchcock movie. The camera moves from one window to the next, to the next, to the next...
johnl3d Posted July 17, 2010 Posted July 17, 2010 Might be fun if everyone used Thom with the option of adding any material/decals etc and then is we want to have the camera in a set chor follow the character we could use a restraint to the thom model
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 17, 2010 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 17, 2010 Detailed proposal now in post #1
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 17, 2010 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 17, 2010 I'm IN ... what kind of render will we use ? Final?
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 18, 2010 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 18, 2010 30 fps? Probably 24, but it's good you brought it up.
Xtaz Posted July 18, 2010 Posted July 18, 2010 I'm IN ... what kind of render will we use ? Final? Final is great Robert !!!! I would like to know if each user will use his own render ( radiosity, AO, IBL ) or is there a specific render for all shots ?
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 18, 2010 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 18, 2010 I would like to know if each user will use his own render ( radiosity, AO, IBL ) or is there a specific render for all shots ? My inclination is to have everyone render their own shot so it will be up to each person to decide how he wants to make it look in that regard.
jimd Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 I would like to add one thing no sneak peaks ! we won't know what anyone has done till the end except for Rob who I guess is doing the cutting
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 19, 2010 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 19, 2010 Here's an idea that might help bind it all together... The character that enters the room is not the character we follow out of the room. Character A enters the room... something happens in the room... and then Character B (who was already in the room) leaves. If you want to use your own character you still can but he's part of that middle something and isn't the character entering or leaving. We set up a series of character pairs in advance like this Thom, Shaggy Shaggy, Rabbit Rabbit, Knight Knight, Lady Goodbody and so on... Everyone claims one pair at the outset and then we can edit the segments together by matching up the leaving-->entering characters. I would like to add one thing no sneak peaks ! we won't know what anyone has done till the end except for Rob who I guess is doing the cutting Maybe. I was thinking people might want to post their wips for help. We might make that optional.
BrainLock Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 An idea for some added bit of interest/complication: The animators could attempt to coordinate their exits and entrances. Example: If Animator Andy has Thom leave a room by stumbling backward through the door, and Animator Jimmy has the next room, then Jimmy has to finish Thom's backward stumble/fall in Thom's entrance into Jimmy's scene. It would be a good way to practice teamwork and continuity. But it may be a level of complexity that can be skipped for a fun exercise like this.
johnl3d Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Easy way to add to the fun is making more than 1 entry
mtpeak2 Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Here's an idea that might help bind it all together... The character that enters the room is not the character we follow out of the room. Character A enters the room... something happens in the room... and then Character B (who was already in the room) leaves. If you want to use your own character you still can but he's part of that middle something and isn't the character entering or leaving. We set up a series of character pairs in advance like this Thom, Shaggy Shaggy, Rabbit Rabbit, Knight Knight, Lady Goodbody and so on... Everyone claims one pair at the outset and then we can edit the segments together by matching up the leaving-->entering characters. This sound like a good idea. I assume (not always a good idea) the characters would have to enter and exit the correct doorway in order for this to work right. Another idea would be to setup one set, for example a park bench on the side of a street. You could then have any character come and go as they please, as long as the animation starts and ends with no characters in it. You could have a character/characters walk by, you could have them sit down on the bench waiting, reading a newspaper or talking to others. You don't even need to animate characters, you could have cars driving by or have a character come in and sit waiting for a bus and have the bus stop and go. Another idea would be to use the stage set from the A:M cd and have like a talent show.
jimd Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 I think you guys are starting to over think this thing
KNBits Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 I think you guys are starting to over think this thing I agree. I think constraints and guidelines are good, but at some point it might get a bit in the way. I personally prefer the simple idea of a room and camera movement (constrained on the beginning and end for continuity). The "rear window" variant is great, but I assume it would add a lead-in / lead-out requirement for each scene right?
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 19, 2010 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 19, 2010 I think you guys are starting to over think this thing I agree. I think constraints and guidelines are good, but at some point it might get a bit in the way. Yes. The more a person has to get right, the more likely they are to not get it all right. When we did the Stereoscopic AniJam I thought I had everything explained perfectly but only about half the people who tried got anything done.
Gerry Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Okay, I'm in. but I didn't participate in the first one so I'm going to refrain from making any suggestions!
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 19, 2010 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 19, 2010 Here's a proposed room. Each person could decorate and light it however they wanted. But I'm not sure what proportions the room should have. If it's quite wide there may be trouble getting the action from one side to another in a reasonable time. If it's quite narrow it will seem claustrophobic. Anyone got ideas on a default lighting scheme? Something that will render fast but look nice and look "indoors"
thekamps Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Camera view? Will it work? The room doesn't have to be right angles, think theater?
mtpeak2 Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 As for the park bench idea I had, here's the set I was working on. Still need work though.
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 19, 2010 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 19, 2010 Camera view? Will it work? The room doesn't have to be right angles, think theater? That 's not a camera view. I'm just showing what the shape of the room might be. If we are doing "next room" the side walls are needed to block out the previous and next room during the camera moves. The right side of the room needs to be able to match up to a copy of the left side of the room. There is no premise that is everyone's first choice, but "next room" has some mechanical advantages. Still, it's not final yet.
TheSpleen Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 not to interfere but I really like the pakbench idea and set but the camera should never move so the shot of the bench appears one take. Just imagine the people and events that could be going on! cars!
dblhelix Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 dunno if this makes sense for anyone else, but i see no reason not to have both doors and outdoors, whatever you fancy: if the room has an outside as well -same materials as inside- opening a door could take you to the park scene. just like that. the camera could slide past the open ended wall and with a slight pan you wouldn't even have to see the outside of the wall. and reverse for going back indoors at the end of the scene. (i still can't plan past week 34 and i only sparked once, the indoor one character scene.)
mtpeak2 Posted July 20, 2010 Posted July 20, 2010 Well Gene, it doesn't appear that the park bench was a good idea. I guess Robert's room will be the way to go then.
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 20, 2010 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 20, 2010 I'm not sold on any scheme yet. The problem with the room is the time involved in getting from left to right. The problem with the park bench is that the scene needs to be totally vacated between each person's segment.
KNBits Posted July 20, 2010 Posted July 20, 2010 I'm inspired by both. The "variation on the same theme" is a good thing though. Two environments in a one-shot camera style would add a bit of narrative confusion and technical difficulties in my opinion.
johnl3d Posted July 20, 2010 Posted July 20, 2010 the door theme does give a cut off point to change the character even if only one character is used per person and pretty easy to set up here is a rough draft of a easy sample using the just donated door model ,a few grid primitives to form the room a path, thom and an effect doort.mov total time less than 30 minutes
TheSpleen Posted July 20, 2010 Posted July 20, 2010 Roflmao! Thom was going nuclear fission for a second there. Yup
zandoriastudios Posted July 20, 2010 Posted July 20, 2010 What if a bench was a bus stop, like Forrest Gump? A bus (layer object) could block the view as it pulls up and leaves, creating the transition. Then the animator just creates whatever business would be funny or interesting in between stops.
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