This is Everything

Okay, so I know that I haven't posted in a while — a lot of things have happened in our class, you don't even what to know.


So I'll give you a variety of things: all of the videos I've made since, some examples, a bit of everything.


So first up we have the commercial video we had to make that had to incorporate a grey joined figurine. I made it for Legend of Korra, but since we were told we couldn't use the actually name I called it Kora Nation - I misspelt it on purpose.

Next up is some videos we have been doing as concept review. We created a roller coaster after that. The trick was to not show the track.

Then we had to animate wind with a leaf. Be the leaf!

After that we did a short bit about a tail, moving some wire to look like a tail.

Finally, we went back to the ball bounce using buttons. 

Then we had to do it again with something, not a ball, but that falls like one. Can you guess what it is?

It's a rubber ducky!




So that is what has been going on in class.  I also have for you some editing. This time its audio editing by a guy who has a channel in youtube with a whole bunch of different ones. Here is the first one I heard. He also does ones for movies like Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Hook, and Little Princess. Check them out!

It All About Connections

Let's talk about connections, and from that about relationships. 


In many industries you can really only succeed if you have someone to one the back door for you, motion design is no different. True, some people are able to get in on their own, but most people can't.


There is a theory, that everyone in the world is related by at most 6 (or was it 10) steps. It doesn't mean blood relation, but rather acquaintance. For instance, my roommate knows me, I know my sister, my sister knows a boy who is blind — therefore my roommate is 'related' to the blind boy by 3 steps.


What I want to talk to you, and show you, are 2 people in the movie industry that I have a 'relation' to.


The first is Dan Studney, a screen play writer who's current movie "Jack the Giant Killer" is in post production. He also worked on other things like "Stepford House Wives" and "Reefer Madness," so going but steps, I only need 2. Turns out he was one of my mom's best friends in high school. 

Another person is Tim Burton, the one who gave us "Nightmare Before Christmas," "Corpse Bride," and many others. His latest movie is one called "Dark Shadows." Number of steps - 4. I know my aunt, who knows her friend, who knows her boyfriend, who happens to be the brother of Tim Burton. 

When you think about it, we really are all connected. What matters in the real world though is how much we take care of those connections. 


As the Disney ride tells us - It's a small world after all.

More Harry Potter

Sorry for not updating all this week, classes are getting crazy with the end of the year coming up.


There are two things that I want to show you today, both are Harry Potter related — only one of them motion design related.


First lets go with the one that has relevance, the Story of the Three Brothers. For anyone familiar with either the HP books or movies you will know what I'm talking about. For anyone who lives under a rock and never saw the films or picked up the books ( there is someone here at school who knows nothing about the Boy-Who-Lived and she is American) let me give you some back story.


In the final book and movie (movie 7 actually) Hermione tells the story of the three Peveral (sorry for spelling) brothers from a wizarding children's story book the Dumbledore left her. How they met Death and Death gave them gifts...oh just watch it. 


Anyway, the point it that this type of animation is just like motion design if not completely that. So check it out for the first time, or just to refresh your memories.

Next is a video for the true fans. I mentioned Pottermore before and shared the first commercial with J. K.  Rowling in it with all of you. Now I show you the newest video that has been put up on this site. A sneak peek video — not made by beta testers. With this new look into a very much waited for site (at least for those of us not chosen to be testers) an announcement joined the post. No, it is not in the video, but on the website:

Pottermore is coming the beginning of April!

I know, I know, they said October, but still if it's true that means that it is here this month. So I leave you all this official sneak peek by the makers. If you weren't on pins and needles before, you will be now.