Weekly Comments 12/14/14

This week i was happy to finish my project early, and i got a really cool effect with one of my parts that i didn't even intend to happen.

I was frustrated to find my dog desecrating another grave, this time of my iguana....

I learned that there's another weird genre of music that exists for some reason, it's called Dark Wave and it's strange to say the least

I want to learn how to make explosion effects, but that's not happening until after Christmas Break.....

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/124798-sharknado-3-and-demonic-teaser-posters-revealed

another installment in the best, most logical movie series is coming soon...

Pendelton Ward and adventure time

This article talks about Pendleton Ward and his hit cartoon Adventure Time. Although having a smash hit cartoon with millions of hits and more merchandise than imaginable Ward was actually unhappy with life. He felt the show was taking time from his life so he decided to step down from begin in charge. A lot of what of the bad going on with him was present in the character and the ice king but at the same time the good things were present in Finn.

It is definitely interesting to see what's going on with the creator of Adventure Time bt i was also kinda sad. Being at the top of an empire but also having it crush your life is harsh and i hope he eventually steps back up to leader of the show

CGI and Practical effects

    This article talks about the differences between CGI and practical effects in movies. For example in Jurassic park you can tell the T-Rex is actually with the actors, rather than being put in during post production. Jurassic Park and movies before it relied on practical affects because CGI wasn't invented yet. After it's introduction arguments began over which form of effects was superior, but according to 2 authorities in practical effects Rick Baker and Tom Savini CGI and practical effects are actually better as a team and together can create even better movies.

   As someone who actually enjoys both forms of effects it was nice to see someone who matters in the field of effects who says that both forms work together perfectly instead of being conflicting alternatives and  i didn't actually know that the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park weren't CGI.... and that's actually all I have to say as far as an opinion goes.

Weekly comments 12/7/14

 This week I was happy that I got to decorate for Christmas at my house.. even if me and my mom were the only ones who wanted to.

I was frustrated when adobe premiere decided my text path wasn't worthy.. so it deleted it and forced me to make it again.

I learned how to make it rain in adobe premiere with the particle system and pictures of dollar bills, so that was fun

I want to learn how to get a "free" version of Animate Pro ...hint, hint...

  http://www.siliconera.com/2014/08/29/super-smash-bros-director-finding-balance-fun-complexity/
Sakurai talks about complexity of making smash bros perfect

The growth of the animation industry

This article talks about the rising of the animation as an industry and an art form. Animation wasn't really taken serious in the film industry until about 2002 when Shrek was chosen as the first winner of the Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards until then animations could only be honored under the Special Achievement Award and until about this time Disney was the only major animation studio. Animation can make big bucks because it has something for all age groups, it's not just for kids or for adults. The article also states that the box office success of animations are what cause the sudden outbreak of job positions and the number of positions is expected to rise as the years go on.

It's nice to see how animation grew from this thing only certain people could do to something anyone could do and be successful in (with practice). That's why i like this article, it gives the history of animation's growth in a brief reading. I didn't know Shrek was the first movie to win  the Best Animated picture Award, I was expecting a Disney movie...

5 techniques for dynamic cinematography

 This article is a list of tips and techniques for making a more dynamic movie. Some of the techniques it gives are use high contrast lighting which can add depth and make your film look better overall, Focus (shallow depth of field) which give it a more natural look, like how our eyes naturally perceive things, parallax which adds kinetic energy, and occlusion which is just simply that things that pass in front of our view block out things farther in the background.

This is nice in that it gives advice from director Matthew Rosen in the video and expands on techniques below it so that it could be read and understood better. I like the advice this give and will have to take it into consideration when the time comes to make films in class( i kind of wish i had this during filming for the documentary....)