UPDATE!

Alright, Cody, you're right, I should update the blog. So here goes.

There are a few things that need to be addressed.
#1
The date is set for when we will be going to see 9. Thursday Sept. 17. We don't know the time yet, but that's the date. If you have signed the sheet at club you don't have to tell me you're coming again, but if you haven't been to club and you want to come, and you KNOW you can come, send me an email. There will be no extra tickets.
#2
Your leaders are graduating in the next few quarters, me in December and Lisa in March. So, we need some people to step up to the position. You will be getting intense animation training and some leadership training. Then eventually, we will choose our successors. Tell me if you're interested.
#3
The question, "do the club meeting days stay the same each quarter?" was brought up. The answer is yes. Next quarter the meetings will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The question is, will it be like this quarter where we have been doing different things each meeting. I don't know. It depends on if people can meet both days. Usually, the meetings would be the same on both days, but since everyone came every meeting, we could move a little faster.
#4
Week 9, you'll be taking an animation assignment you have previously finished and doing it again, fixing the problems you had before and taking all the rest of what you learned this quarter and applying it to the redo.

Alrighty, I'll see you all on Tuesday! Enjoy the weekend!!!
~Chadio

Hey chad, you should update :D

SORRY EVERYBODY!

This week is about Anticipation. You'll be working on a spaceship animation that utilizes what you learned with the bouncing ball, Squash & Stretch and Timing, and anticipation. Anticipation is what lets the audience know what to expect. If a character was going to run from a standing position then suddenly was running, the audience would be thoroughly confused. To fix this, we put in the antic, the move to get ready to run. It's seen a lot in cartoons where the character lifts his leg and the arms go back behind them THEN the burst out running. ALSO! This is the first use of your X-Sheets. Do your layout, make sure you like your arcs, draw your keys then time it. Record the times on your X-Sheet and put in your breakdowns and time those. Continue to inbetween it. Here is the tutorial on the Space Ship <--

PEACE!
~Chadio

SHOOTING TUTORIAL

OK! SO! A tutorial on shooting your animation:

Open up Adobe Premier 6.5 from the START menu. It will come up with a prompt asking for settings...just press ok...it doesn't matter. Open the FILE menu and go down to CAPTURE > STOP MOTION. On this window there should be a "start" button and a "done" button. If these buttons are not showing, go to the STOP MOTION menu and click CAPTURE OPTIONS. Change the capture type to Manual Capture. Click "OK". You may either use your mouse or use the space bar. Click once, the script at the bottom of the window should turn red. This means you are ready to capture. Continue to click the button or space bar for your drawings. When you have finished, click done. Another window will pop up with your animation in it. Exit out of it and click "YES" because you DO want to save it. Make sure you know where you are saving the file. I choose the Desktop because it's the easiest to access. Minimize Premier and you may proceed to view your animation. WOOHOOOOO!
If you have any questions, let me know.
PEACE OUT!
~Chadio

Weekly Fun Stuff

I hope you all are checking out this blog each week. Keep an eye out for any updates as they could be the most amazing thing in the world.

So this week, we're hoping you guys will spend a bit of time and surf the web each bring and bring One (1) artist and One (1) animation you guys find to club each Thursday. This is just to get us all looking at other peoples work, which is always a good way to learn and improve. And it's fun. We get to learn what we each like and what others like as well.

This week, I showed you guys a couple of things:

Comlock.Net
You all should check this guy's stuff out. He's a frequent poster on AnimationForum.net and his work is really amazing.

Low Oxygen
A beautiful short from a guy down at Calarts. That link is also his art blog, something we encourage you guys to get and use.

We'll update a post that is just a link of art blogs/personal art sites we all come across and want to share. Same goes with animations we find.

-Lisa. Over and Out
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Hey all, this Chad.

This weeks animation is a continuation of the bouncing ball. You had Lisa's awesome lecture on spacing, timing and such. Try to incorporate that into this animation. Play with the ball. Experiment. What happens if I slow the movement down here, or speed it up here. Remember to PLAN OUT YOUR MOVEMENT before you start drawing the ball. That movement path is very important to keeping your animation smooth and consistent.

ALSO! Sketchbook pages. Do 2-3 pages of spheres. This exercise is to help you see that 2-D plane and see it as 3-D space. Remember to start light until you have the shape you want, then pin it down with the darker line, Colin, I'm watching you.

HAVE FUN!!
~Chadio

WELCOME ALL!

This is the beginning of Summer quarter in '09. I'm really excited about it and I hope everyone learns a lot from what we are about it do.

You heard me say this already, but I'd like to start by saying that everyone should start their own sketchblog and post on it as much as possible. We only get better with practice.
Next, our assignment as of right now is to draw 5 pages of spheres. Manipulate them as much as you can. Squish them, twist them, smash them, drip them, punch them, love them. Remember to draw the cross hairs to give it depth and to just start drawing loosely then once you get the form you want, pin it down with a solid line. NO SPACE LEFT ON THE PAPER!


ALSO! I'm going to the zoo on Saturday. I can get 5 people in for half price, which with tax is about $8.50. Let me know if you want to come. It's a good way to build up your drawing skills and get a head start on life drawing. Email me - thesageguy@gmail.com.

I'M EXCITED!
~Chadio

P.S. Some good places to get supplies are:
Dick Blick
Cartoon Supplies
Specifically for Animation pencils
Utrect

Fearless Leader

Chad,

Aren't you supposed to be like...posting things?

Hmm.


-Katie :D