Wizard battle

Scope:
The scope of the project was to create a fun animation using stop motion and with some live action.
Process:
Our team began with a group conversation where everyone was pitching ideas. We started with wizard and then someone gave us an idea for the conflict. The conflict was changed a few times but we settled with the idea of two wizards trying to out compete each other, and they used a human subject to change into varying objects. After a while they turn the guy into a skeleton and they see their error, buy the power of team work they are able to get him back to regular. After the story board was complete we made a rough video of the story board.

After making the rough story board video we began shooting, we decided to use our schools event entrance. Although we should have picked a different spot because it was occupied a lot of the time so we were set back. For shooting we went and gathered the materials from various places we got the chair from our main animation room, we got an extension cord and tripod from our video room, and we got the props from our group members, chloe was the one who brought the camera. After the shooting was done we began the editing process. Chloe was the main editor and Jade helped figure out some problems with cutting frames. after the editing process was done we presented it in front of the class to be critiqued. After that was done we went back to fix a few things and here is the final product 

Learning:

During this project i learned that it is important to be vary on task while shooting or time will fly by, luckily we were able to get on task and get the animation done.

Final Product of Zer0

To render out my animation i first rendered them out all as jpg's and then imported them into After Effects, and then i had to individually select and move every frame over, all 250 of them which took a while, but after i was done with that i rendered it out and then there was my final product

I am not entirely happy with my final product because of the lack of lighting on the back of the head, but over all it turned out fine,

i created a CV curve so i could eventually put a camera on it to do the 360 shot of it

I then adjusted the curve and attached the camera on it  and now it is time to render

Coloring

I added a red color to the display thingy and made it glow.

I also added a black color to the front of the helmet.

Zer0's display thingy

since i don't have enough time to model the rest of the body i have decided to make zer0's red display thing and probably do a 360 turn

i started with a cube and i used difference to get the insides out and put the line in-between it so it would look like a 0

then i put on a new material and made it slightly transparent and red, the next step will to be to make it glow.

modeling project based off of zero from borderlands 2 (head)

 I started with creating the basic outline by using the create polygon too, from the template and then extruded out to add some depth, so it wasn't just a 2 demential object.

I then began extruding the faces out until i was happy with what it looked like

Then i used the mirror geometry tool so could see what the final object looked like, and then touched up the object until i was happy with it.

Project outline

Zachary McMullen

Character walk cycle (August 21 ~ 28)

·      Draw front view (~1)

·      Draw side view (~1)

·      Draw top view (~1)

·      Blog about it

Begin modeling (August 29 ~ September 8)

·      Model torso (~2/3)

·      Model legs (~2/3)

·      Model head (~1/2)

·      Blog about it

Begin rigging (September 9 ~ 15)

·      Watch Lynda’s video on how to rig a character (~4)

·      Rig the character (??)

Start animating the walk cycle (15 ~ 24)

·      Animate legs (~1/2)

·      Animate torso (~1/2)

·      Animate arms (~1/2)

·      Animate head (~1/2)

·      Blog about it

Simple background (24 ~ 25)

·      Create a simple background (~1)

Lighting (24 ~ 25)

·      Light the scene (~1)

Rendering (26 ~ 30)

·      Test Render

·      Touch up on things that don’t look right

·      Final render

·      Blog about it

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e-Comm Final

Final e-Comm brochure 

The Tutorial

Describe the tutorial?

• What effects/tool did you use?

I used the motion blur, CC Particle World, Exposure and glow, and i used the text tool

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What was the hardest part?
• The part that gave you the most trouble.
• Did you have to abandon the first tutorial and start a new one...

In the video there wasn't options for the particle world and i had to figure a way around it.

No.

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What is a part that you enjoyed the most?
• What part can you use at a later date?

creating the sparks was really fun.

i can see myself doing something similar to this for a movie or commercial 

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How do you feel about the entire tutorial?
Did you like your final product? Why or Why not?

The tutorial was very informative and kinda funny at times even if it was for a different version.

I really like the outcome because i know that it will make some people laugh :D 

Kerning

Kerning is when you adjust the space between letters, in this game you have to space the letters to the correct position in order to get the most points.


You can try it here http://type.method.ac/

eMagine media festival

eMagine is our schools media festival where schools come from around the Kansas city area come to show what they have and we bring things to. eMagine is a formal event where you need to look the part to showcase your art. eMagine has many different categories that you can submit your works to be judged by many different people, if your work is good enough you could win the pixel. After you get your prize you can come out to the lobby and have a snack and make a few friends.

The Idea Behind The Google Logo

The google logo which was first founded in 1998 by Sergey Brin was made to convey that it was a search provider first and foremost they also wanted it to be complex yet simple and it wanted to be a source for reliable search results, this logo was created with the Catull face, Google has updated its logo over the years but its current logo was created September 19, 2013.

Saul Bass poster VS My Poster

Comparing Saul Basses poster to the poster i made i can see some similarities and some differences.    A similarity could be the simplicity of the 2 pieces because not a lot is going on but it tells a story. A difference could be the text as in the font and that i don't have any credits to the people who made it.

How do the things i value reveal my personal story?

With the things that i have revealed as what i value most it shows my personal story because it shows that i spend most my time inside watching anime or playing games. If i had to live without anime i wouldn't be the same i wouldn't know a lot of  friends that i know now and i wouldn't know the amazing fandomes. If i had to live without Starcraft 1 or 2 i wouldn't have these supper fast macro and typing skills.If i had to live without my dog P.D i don't know what i would do because he is the cutest thing ever and he is a joy to be around and he always brightens my day when i am felling down. If i had to live without spaghetti i would starve to death because that is what i eat for most my days because it is way to good. If i had to live without my nationality i wouldn't have a senesce of pride for who i am. If i had to live without Tumblr i would be mentally sane... Overall if i lost any of these things i wouldn't be the person you see today!