1st May

Started jittering and tidying up the keys and smooth out errors in the scythe animation.

Im about 1/3 way through the jitter frames.

Should be done with this shot next week hopefully.then i can work on my last shot.

Then I can help the others out with their shots.

30th April

More inbetweening and timing changes,a few more inbetweens and corrections to a few frames and I'll be ready to finish up and start jittering the frames and then onto colouring.


The project as as follows

Tirissala :Ahead of Schedule
(Shes finishing up clean inbetweens so colouring soon)

Andrew :On Schedule
(Has the old lady's movement ,may need some timing changes and abit more on model)

Leighton :On Schedule
(Finishing up the scythe swing scene to starting colouring)

Ezzy :Behind Schedule
(though he is working on multiple shots at once)

Cade :Behind Schedule
 (has the movement and actions inbetweened for the shot,but is not up the the modelsheet standard of of yet)

29th April

Here's the life drawing from Yesterday, didn't have time to scan it in before.

Today I continued working on the breakdowns.

Thinking of adding a blink in the last head turn as he looks back to the empty chair.

Anyway this is my shot as of 12:30 today (May add another video If I add a lot more by the end of the day)

Decided to do a progress checklist of our current shots we are working on

(Not entirely sure about Cade as he hasn't been in since I saw him at course in the holidays)

Flash then decided to crash while I was saving earlier but I have redone most of it now.

28th April

Worked on starting the breakdowns,I can't spent any more time on the keys so I'm moving onto the inbetweens and breakdowns for this shot.

Changes had to be made to shot 11-13

The woman no longer awkwardly gets up and out of the way,she is no longer in frame.

This will be replaced with a shot of the woman's chair empty

Cades 2nd shot (shot 12) may change angle to break up the scene further and create distance between them.

(Also the boy would then be in profile ,making the walk cycle much easier for cade to get done in the time alotted)

20th April

Today I tried to figure out how to better the anticipation and movement,didn't get much done as I had a lot of trouble with it.

17th April

Today I tried sorting out the composition of the 11th shot,The old lady getting up from her chair was abit too odd to animate alongside the scythe swing.

I considered scrapping the scene and starting again with a low angle as the storyboards angles are quite flat.

I sort of compromised and settled on a slight dutch tilt to break up the shots that are too straight on.

This allowed me to keep my keyed out scene as otherwise I would have to rush to complete the film later on to catch up.

I have a few group meetings about the shot. Andrew didn't mind either way and Cade agreed with the Dutch tilt.

I personally felt the low angle was too much and made the son look powerful and the point of view part of it felt abit off as the lady isn't actually looking at him.

I talked with Andrew about adding a background of the chair to show she's gone.instead of her getting out of the chair awkwardly avoiding the scythe.

I may to readjust the settle so its back into frame.

16th April

Worked more on shot 11,scythe swing is looking alot better after doing the key frames on model,though I've run into some trouble with the draping parts of the sleeves when bent in the anticipating keys.

The swing is abit of of fram but I'll fix it before or after colouring by turning it into a symbol and move it all.

15th April

I worked more on shot 11,getting the scythe swing keys more on model and timed better.

Managed to finish one clean key of the son,although I'm not sure of his arm and hand form as the model sheet isn't too clear, Tirissala made minor changes to his look which I followed.

14th April

Today I sorted out a lot of things for submission and the project.

I also started work on Shot 11,which is the son swinging the scythe at the old lady.
We did video reference earlier but we may need better ones later.


Idle Frame rough:

 Anticipation rough:

Updated Shot List:

Shot list

Shot 1:

Establishing Exterior - Complete

(Leighton)

Shot 2:

Close up of mirror -

(Extra shot if we have time)

(Cade)

Shot 3:

Close up of piano -

(Extra shot if we have time)

(Andrew)

Shot 4:

Close up of clock -

(Extra shot if we have time)

(Leighton)

Shot 5:

Wide shot of room with old lady alone -

(Andrew)

Shot 6:

Close up of lady drinking tea -

(Leighton)

Shot 7:

Wide shot of room.death and son materialize across from old lady -

(Tirissala)

Shot 8:

Close up of son removing hood ,father puts hand on shoulder.Son looks up.
(Tirissala)

Shot 9:

Low angle of father looking down at son.
Father then looks away towards lady.

(Ezzy)

Shot 10:

Close up of lady, still drinking tea.Son stops looking up at father and looks over to her.
Son walks over to her.

(Ezzy)

Shot 11:

Low angle with son swinging scythe,lady gets up and it barely misses.lady walks from right to left behind him.

(Leighton)

Shot 12:

Lady is now at window and son stares at chair confused then looks over to the lady.
He then walks up a bit behind her.

(Cade)

Shot 13:

Son is preparing to swing again.

(Cade)

Shot 14:

She turns to look at him.
She turns and holds out her hand

(Andrew)

Shot 15:

Over her shoulder.He hesitates then his scythe disappears and he lifts up his hood. Then the father disappears.

(Andrew)

Shot 16:

They walk into the sunset.Fades to just the sun setting to black.

(Leighton)

Shot 17:
Lady is slumped up against the wall.
(Leighton)


Daily Schedule:

Checklist as of 14th April:

13th April

Lots of paperwork today.

Also developed a daily schedule ,Checklist

Gathered Information for film festivals:

Giraf:
Country: Canada
Info:
Hey animators: We want to see your work. The Quickdraw Animation Society's GIRAF festival is committed to seeking out new talent, and it's our
mission to spotlight the absolute best independent animation, regardless of medium. Abstract? Narrative? Stop‐motion? CG? We want to see it all.



Glas animation:
Country: USA
Info:
GLAS ANIMATION FESTIVAL
GLAS Animation Festival is the first annual world class, multi‐screen, competitive international animation festival in the United States. Our
animation festival takes place in the lovely Berkeley, California, just a quick ride away from San Francisco. GLAS Animation Festival puts its focus
on the artistry of international animation community in its entirety, uniting all aspects of animation ranging from professional, independent, and
student alike.
At GLAS Animation Festival we have a complete competition program for best Narrative, Non‐Narrative, Undergraduate, and Graduate short films
as well as a best feature competition category. We will have retrospectives, special curated programs, guest curators, Q&A’s, behind the scene
screenings and panels, installations, live performances and more! GLAS Animation Festival unites the animation community with the general
public, sharing the breadth of knowledge of the art form with communities with limited access to the art.
Our goal is to become the leading animation festival in the United States where the international animation community can gather together to
view and share work from around the globe.
SUBMISSION:
We will be announcing submissions for the GLAS Animation Festival in the summer of 2015.
GLAS Animation Festival submission process operates on a rolling fee basis.Categories include: Narrative Shorts, Non‐Narrative Shorts,
Undergraduate Shorts, Graduate Shorts, and Features.
Student
EarlyBirdDeadline–May20th–July1st–FREE



Cyprus:
Info:
Cyprus International Film Festival is the largest artistic event for independent films in the wider region. Surpassing the geographical boundaries of
Cyprus became one global impact happening, with applications for participation from 95 countries!
Submission:
Films produced the last 36 months can participate in CYIFF ‐ Cyprus International Film Festival. These films may be have screened in other festivals
in Cyprus.
The official application form will be sent to you after you fill the blanks at Film Submission field. You will be notified within three months for the
selection of your film. You will be contacted shortly thereafter for the rest of the submission procedures.



Hamburg:
Info:
n 2014, the Hamburg Animation Award honoured international animation newcomers based on the graduate thesis films by outstanding students
of international animation schools for the 11th time. The award promotes young, creative cartoon talents and the animation location of Hamburg.
The Hamburg Animation Award has become an important event for the animated film industry as it spotlights young animators, whose talent is
sought‐after by animation studios, games companies and advertising agencies. The Hamburg Animation Award also places greater focus on
Hamburg as an important location for the animation industry.
Submission
The combined data rate of audio and video should not exceed 10 Mbit/sec. at a final siz of 1.5 GB.
• The final quality should be at least good DVD quality.
• No maximum resolution is required as long as the data rate stays within the given limits.
• Format of videos to be submitted: MPEG‐4 (H.264/AAC codec inside an MP4 container).
• There is no contest entrance fee. •
Academy/school directors are responsible for ensuring that all entrance criteria are fulfilled.
• All criteria will be checked by the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce to ensure they have been observed.
• As a rule, prizes shall be awarded only to the winners present at the award ceremony on 30 June 2015.
• All contributions must be accompanied by a declaration of release (see last page). Contributions which do not fulfil the criteria will automatically
be disqualified.

10th April

Finished inbetweening and coloured in shot06 today,had issues with the hairline colour as it wobbled way too much.

Managed to tone it back a bit but the onion skin wasn't much help with colour.

Also added the small details like the pearls as I had forgotten about them.

Oana showed me some things on after effects but it doesn't load onto the blog as it's over 100mb

9th April

Added jitter to still frames and put the movement on 2's and the jitter frames on 5's


There is some variance in line thickness, as flash changes brush size every time I zoom which is irritating when there are limited brush sizes.

I was working on this still as the other model sheets still haven't been completed.

8th April

Worked on more breakdowns and inbetweens as I can't work on other shot until the model sheets are finished.needs a few more inbetweens for the movement to be smoother as well as jittering frame.

7th april

Worked on the studio procedures then the animation.I need to get feedback from Frans on changes later to finish it as well as signatures.

I think some things need to be more than one word or at least made more clear.

Studio Procedures

Conduct

-Working as a team

-Constructive criticism

-Respecting others personal boundaries

-Respect work space

-Acknowledge others work

Legal

-Any work done for the group can be used in film festivals

-Do not plagiarize others work.Listing sources,evidence of process.

-Confidentiality. Keeping animated shots and model sheets on blogs only.

-Licensing,Copyrights and music.Getting permission from the right people

Communication

-Empathy

-Get second opinions from team members

-Inform members on absences

-Schedule meetings

-Keeping in contact with group

-Know what you and your group are doing

-Be supportive

Professionalism

-Be in class on time, whether if its the morning or back from lunch

-Know your limits

-Only course/group related work during course hours

-Confidentiality

-Reliability

-Stay on task

-Use proper file management and organisation (Naming layers,Groups)

-Be willing to compromise

-Stay on task,meeting deadlines

-Aware of conduct outside of class

Ethics

-Honesty

-Disclose what needs to be known

-Distribute fairly

-Give credit where its due (bibliography)

I also started doing breakdowns on the cleaner version of the shot im working on.

2nd April

Today I worked on starting the first frame of the 6th shot.

I'm having trouble with line sizes and zooms in flash and how to get the old lady on model now that its complete.

We also had a meeting today to help members with staying on task.

We also had a lecture on studio procedures,which I will probably type up on monday or in the weekend.