mouseman Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 What are your plans for animating in 2011? For me, I want to put in at least 1 hour of time in 4 days a week. This is my first step towards the "Animate every day" mantra that I've seen written by many animators describing what the secret to their success is. The theory is that if I can keep it going for an hour, anything more than that is a bonus. And I have an idea for a short. Let's hear it! What are you planning on doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted December 29, 2010 Hash Fellow Share Posted December 29, 2010 I want to write the screenplay that I was going to write this year and I'm thinking of writing a book on SimCloth for A:M. In A:M specifically, i want to experiment with modeling convincing characters for toon-rendering. I also want to develop some way to use expressions to automate/simplify crowd animation. Then i could use that to do some shots in "We're Off, We're Gone" which never got done. And then i could finish "We're Off, We're Gone". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwing Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Well aside from my cinematic and epic blockbuster release of ELZ sometime in the next few decades..... Ha, no, not really, actually, my goals are somewhat counterproductive. I have a few shorts in mind that despite how much I may like to think I'll get them done, I know I won't (the whole, haven't completed an animation project in nearly 5 years thing is a good basis to start from ) and for the counterproductive goal, my goal is to actually stop or significantly reduce any animating or projects in general. I gotta start university in the fall and TBH, I'm quite scared by the idea of going to university, but tis a necessary evil so I don't have to work at the movie cinema at minimum wage for the rest of my life... Anyways, it's time to end this part in time and begin a new chapter, a different chapter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsjustme Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Same goals...only (hopefully) more progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brainmuffin Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 I'm starting on a disturbing short about a little boy who's family has died, and he still lives in the house with their corpses, and still takes his dead dog out for a drag... I'm also seriously considering doing a stop motion short about robots made from old electronic components. I have a lot of materials, and I just found space that would be perfect for a stop-motion studio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Forwood Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 I want to find a faster workflow in 2011 so that I can concentrate more on the story than the mechanics. Gotta do more Fishin' in 2011! We are about 3 hours away from midnight here in the UK so let me take this opportunity to wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous 2011 full of lots of creative achievements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 I've got an animation commission, a music video, that's been on-again-off-again for most of the last two years. I've finished storyboards on it and I intend to complete the principle animation in the course of this year. That means hopefully that I'll also be posting some WIP posts on it. And HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbenefi33 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I just wanna finish something I started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zandoriastudios Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Have 1-2 short episodes of "Tar of Zandoria" posted online... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpleen Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Make 5 more videos and each one better than the last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruscular Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Have 1-2 short episodes of "Tar of Zandoria" posted online... Where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largento Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I'm not entirely sure what 2011 will hold for me. My focus at the beginning of the year has to be getting a job. It's been a looong 20 months since I quit my job (d'oh!) Boy, do I miss those carefree days when I wasn't completely broke. :-) I'm hoping to get to do another local animated commercial or two. I'm debating setting up The Wannabe Pirates webcomic on a US TV season-type schedule. The idea being that a "season" would start at the beginning of August and run until halfway through December. Then it would start back up in the middle of January and run through May. That would give me three "free" months in a year. With some planning, I could even reach a point where the stories start at the beginning of the season, have a cliff-hanger at the winter break and then end at the end of the season. I'm also working with McCrary to put together a "pitch" for The Wannabe Pirates to see if we can get an agent to look at selling the property to a production company or studio as a series or movie. I'm feeling a very strong feeling that I want to work on something new, so I think it's inevitable that I'll start thinking about that this year. I have no clue what it will be. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyGormezano Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 My resolution is the same as last year. Happy to report, I'm still on track! This interdumptubes is a marvelous thing in keeping me honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnl3d Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Hopefully can figured out how to use this software for more than tinkering ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwing Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I'm not entirely sure what 2011 will hold for me. My focus at the beginning of the year has to be getting a job. It's been a looong 20 months since I quit my job (d'oh!) Boy, do I miss those carefree days when I wasn't completely broke. :-) I'm hoping to get to do another local animated commercial or two. I'm debating setting up The Wannabe Pirates webcomic on a US TV season-type schedule. The idea being that a "season" would start at the beginning of August and run until halfway through December. Then it would start back up in the middle of January and run through May. That would give me three "free" months in a year. With some planning, I could even reach a point where the stories start at the beginning of the season, have a cliff-hanger at the winter break and then end at the end of the season. I'm also working with McCrary to put together a "pitch" for The Wannabe Pirates to see if we can get an agent to look at selling the property to a production company or studio as a series or movie. I'm feeling a very strong feeling that I want to work on something new, so I think it's inevitable that I'll start thinking about that this year. I have no clue what it will be. :-) Stalled Trek I was actually quite looking forward to those back in the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpleen Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Hopefully can figured out how to use this software for more than tinkering ... I would imagine you know more about this software than most. And if you started an animation any effect you needed would be easy for you. Go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatso Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I'm going to be doing e-books with, hopefully, dozens of little animations all done in A:M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zandoriastudios Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Have 1-2 short episodes of "Tar of Zandoria" posted online... Where? YouTube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largento Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Stalled Trek I was actually quite looking forward to those back in the day That's definitely a strong contender, Darkwing. I've learned a whole lot since those infant days. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwing Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 It would be cool to see if you ever did decide to do it, or even a bit of it. That was going to be animated wasn't it? I sort of remember Spock walking in circles or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nino banano Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 firstly Happy New Year ...Best wishes to the hash community...I going to continuous using AM again, so I did not for the last 10 months... and finish some characters I was working on ...and maybe do a short animation with them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largento Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I think I've got my idea for a short film to work on this year. Have to work out the particulars, but the idea appeals to me. (Sorry, Darkwing, but Stalled Trek remains stalled for the time being.) I want to start with something a little more manageable. Just two characters and a couple of sets ...and a only a few minutes long. No real dialogue, either. If I can do it right, I think it will be pretty funny. The set up for it is such that it could also be a series of gag cartoons. The name I'm toying with is Trek-related, though. "Wag n' Trane: To the Stars!" Concurrently, I've decided to take the Wannabe Pirates webcomic back down to two a week. The five day a week schedule is just too grueling for something that has no financial return. Two a week puts it firmly back into the "hobby" category. I'm hoping to be gainfully employed at some point and knowing that I can knock out two strips on a Saturday means I'll have the rest of my week freed up. This will also greatly increase my lead time to prepare models and props for upcoming sequences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelplucker Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I'm starting on a disturbing short about a little boy who's family has died, and he still lives in the house with their corpses, and still takes his dead dog out for a drag... I'm also seriously considering doing a stop motion short about robots made from old electronic components. I have a lot of materials, and I just found space that would be perfect for a stop-motion studio. LOL! Now that sounds like a good short! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwing Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I think I've got my idea for a short film to work on this year. Have to work out the particulars, but the idea appeals to me. (Sorry, Darkwing, but Stalled Trek remains stalled for the time being.) I want to start with something a little more manageable. Just two characters and a couple of sets ...and a only a few minutes long. No real dialogue, either. If I can do it right, I think it will be pretty funny. The set up for it is such that it could also be a series of gag cartoons. The name I'm toying with is Trek-related, though. "Wag n' Trane: To the Stars!" Concurrently, I've decided to take the Wannabe Pirates webcomic back down to two a week. The five day a week schedule is just too grueling for something that has no financial return. Two a week puts it firmly back into the "hobby" category. I'm hoping to be gainfully employed at some point and knowing that I can knock out two strips on a Saturday means I'll have the rest of my week freed up. This will also greatly increase my lead time to prepare models and props for upcoming sequences. Ha ha. no worries, long as we get a quality product (which I'm sure we will) As for me, I think I've had an idea, but it does require me to renew my sub (it's done now so I have no AM) Anyways, animation just doesn't seem my thing, I try and I try but I never even get close to getting production done and when I do, I'm not overly good and don't really enjoy it (plus it usually means organic modeling and rigging). One of my biggest things here is I've wanted to make something, essentially for the community, but my lacking in completed projects doesn't help. The only times I do seem to complete something, is with modeling. So I think that's what I might do if I renew my sub. Basically spend the next 8 months modeling just stuff to be donated here. Probably gonna mostly be in the sci-fi realm, but that way, it might help some people complete some "quick" projects by having models already built, you just move em around (like Chris K does for Red Squad) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted January 15, 2011 Admin Share Posted January 15, 2011 Concurrently, I've decided to take the Wannabe Pirates webcomic back down to two a week. The five day a week schedule is just too grueling for something that has no financial return. Two a week puts it firmly back into the "hobby" category. I'm hoping to be gainfully employed at some point and knowing that I can knock out two strips on a Saturday means I'll have the rest of my week freed up. This will also greatly increase my lead time to prepare models and props for upcoming sequences. I know you want to keep this a personal in-house project but I hope you'll consider having others create some of those props from your design drawings. I say this not just for the sake of "The Wannabe Pirates" or any other special project but its an opportunity to refine modeling skill on real world productions. Some modelers don't have experience with modeling from experienced hand drawn designs. (We tend to make it up as we go along) A problem with projects like TWO and SO is that at some point the Modeling process stops and those apt to only model tend to wander around looking for other projects while the production goes on. With the length of production this can put talented modelers in stasis for too long. Providing models for productions such as yours will not only increase the range of your productions (consider the sets and environments that would take too long to self produce) it'll be valuable experience and will help those modelers with their next job. No one has to do it (you aren't twisting any arms) and you wouldn't have to accept the models (set your own standard of quality) but its an interactive way to be involved with your special topics. Not a hard sale on the suggestion... just churning the waters to see if anything pops up. There is good reason why some projects are 'Special Topics'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largento Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Thanks, Darkwing. Going to try. :-) I know you want to keep this a personal in-house project but I hope you'll consider having others create some of those props from your design drawings. I say this not just for the sake of "The Wannabe Pirates" or any other special project but its an opportunity to refine modeling skill on real world productions. Some modelers don't have experience with modeling from experienced hand drawn designs. (We tend to make it up as we go along) A problem with projects like TWO and SO is that at some point the Modeling process stops and those apt to only model tend to wander around looking for other projects while the production goes on. With the length of production this can put talented modelers in stasis for too long. Providing models for productions such as yours will not only increase the range of your productions (consider the sets and environments that would take too long to self produce) it'll be valuable experience and will help those modelers with their next job. No one has to do it (you aren't twisting any arms) and you wouldn't have to accept the models (set your own standard of quality) but its an interactive way to be involved with your special topics. Not a hard sale on the suggestion... just churning the waters to see if anything pops up. There is good reason why some projects are 'Special Topics'. You've given me some food for thought, Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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