Today’s aims for efforts: to put in 60 minutes of structured work, then another 30 if I have the spoons.
Reaffirming the broader goal:to bring out the momentous narratives that spark my mind into the world through bi-weekly short animations that contain no dialogue, as well as continuous comics with more complicated narration structures
How will I carry this out;
Finish the animation from above in 30 minutes. All that’s left is 1 additional scene, clean-up, then SFX and Post.
Post that: decide, how do I want to share my content with the world? For now, utilize Instagram + Twitter
Spend remaining 10-20 mins. devising a new story
If I have the spoons,
Create the 2nd animation. Goal is to post every Thursday and Sunday.
The more I can “beat the clock” and create ahead of time the better.
Doing the work…
Reflection time!
Overview: Spent 60, not 30 mins on finalizing my 1st animation. And that was ONLY finishing up editing. Still need SFX and Post. Damn, takes a long time. Good to know when coming up w/ future projects- I am leaning more and more towards color-free animation and/or 3D animation. Something like “No Love Lost”:
Afterwards, finished up the animation (another 30-40mins). Felt good: I only need SFX now!
Then, took an hour to make a fun sketch. Certainly could have done by hand, but something about making a 3D work is just more appealing, style-wise.
What is healthy: My persistence. I kept going no matter my attitude. What needs nurturing: Focus during the “mundane” parts of animating. I struggle with coloring, in-betweens, and other things that, to be honest, feel unnecessary. Lost good 20-30mins due to that What needs urgent care: Desire to create FAST. I am all about making things, but at no particular pace. I need to sense my own mortality a bit better, eh?
Not so productive today- got lost in an exercise. Wasn’t ambitious- didn’t set any particular goals, simply “get in 90mins”. I want to be more desperate than this- desperate for making big things happen.
Did finish the animation: now w/ SFX (all sounds drawn from libraries, some very simple editing/layering, nothing fancy).
I cannot do 3D. I am realizing how much the skill of 3D is tied to software availability, and that has really made me debate it. I want to carry my skills with or without technology. Learning to depict light and shape in 2D can transfer over to so many mediums.
3D will stick to 3D. It’s a useful tool, and I’m utilizing it- but only when necessary.
idea: make 100 people sketches, all in the same document. 10mins/day, with 3-5 people per day = no more than a month of work!
Then, dove into my main project (where 3D was helpful for setting the scene, 100%)
Main goal for tomorrow is to continue explore my aesthetic via simpler sketches, and to practice drawing. Ultimately, I want to set for simple geometric 3D shapes w/ overlay of grease pencil, and only when necessary for lighting. Master 2D- that shouldn’t take long. Trust myself.
For the next few days, will only have access to ink and paper- hope to keep improving my drawing skills. Upon return, straight to making big stories and big animations. First, will finish that huge animatic (by turning it into a comic!) I tabled awhile ago; then, continue the animatic shared above- it will be short.
Doing the work…
