Weekly Blog-December 7th-11th

I drew this sketch myself. The story of a film shouldn't end with the end of the film. A story should occur even as the credits are shown. This flower on a windowsill with a view of a street could be great as a still image while the credits are rolling. I want to create a prolonged story in my films. Films like "The Breakfast Club" have that effect at the end of the movie.

The image is the first frame of one of my videos. It is inspiring because of the grand size of the clouds. It would make a great introduction at the beginning of a film to show pictures like this one and footage of a character or place one after the other. It would be exciting to accomplish this effect in my films. This effect occured in part in one of my classmate's projects in my documentary class, but could apply to any type of film.

I also took this picture. The way the leaves create a silhouette against the sky is interesting. Silhouettes are a great way to create mystery or intrigue in a film. They can be generated with any object or person.

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Weekly Blog-November 30th-December 4th

This sketch is mine. In the sketch, books are laid on a table to demonstrate that objects with information can be filmed to make a point visually about the film's subject matter.

This picture is from http://www.danahoff.com. It can be found under the commercial architecture tab and by clicking resort/hospitality. The blurriness on the edges of the picture can easily translate into an event where a character daydreams or remembers the past in a film.

http://www.sugarfilmproduction.com/

On this website, I want to discuss the video called AICP 2008 Intro. It is the first video under the Post Work Tab. From the middle to the end of the video, the animated squares move through each other. My animation for this class contained objects that moved through each other. I want to continue to do this in my animations in the future.

Weekly Blog-November 23rd-27th

This is my sketch. It is a person walking around in an art museum. The walls of the museum are drawn two dimensionally to demonstrate that the area in a museum is wide open and accessible. The perception of an open, inviting area where a character could thrive would be appealing in a film.

This picture is the first frame from one of my videos. The dark tree against the cloudy sky gives off an ominous impression. It would make a great establishing shot for a scene in a film.

This is another first frame from one of my videos. The building is part of the library building at UNM-Valencia Campus. I am inspired by the square design of the building and how the light and shadow create triangles on the building. Animating buildings with this kind of light is interesting.

Animation

This is my animation. I used the song Despertar by Aisha Duo on the Quiet songs Album from 2005. I used Linear Exposure Control in the Environment settings in 3ds max to bring out the transparency of the objects and the textures.

Weekly Blog: November 16th-20th

This sketch is my own. The motif of an object, such as the fountain's staircase layout, effects the use of that object in a film. Props along with the impact of larger objects such as cars and fountains should be considered carefully.




This is the first frame from one of my videos. This bench is located at the UNM-Valencia Campus by the Student Services Building. The light that is displayed through the window onto the bench gives the area a lonely, majestic imprint. It would be a great place to film a scene in which a character had a moment of reflection.



This is my picture. It represents depth of field, a photography technique in which the camera focuses on one object either up-close or far away. In this picture, the closer leaves are more visible. This technique could apply to film as well to create a distancing effect from an object or person.

Weekly Blog-November 9th-13th

I drew this sketch. It demonstrates that objects and their shadows create imaginative dimensions. The shadow of an object is in one dimension while the actual object is in another dimension. The straight lines illustrate these dimensions. Thinking about objects and environments in this way expands my understanding of 3D environments, which could enhance my animations in the future.


This is a bench at the UNM-Valencia campus. It is an example of the dimensions I discussed above.

I took this picture near the Belen Airport. I am inspired by the branches of the tree extending across the sky. This shot could easily serve as a transition between scenes in a film. It would signal the passage of time from day into night and visually move a story forward.

This is also one of my pictures. This fountain is located on the UNM-Valencia Campus. I am inspired by the water as it falls into the fountain. The transparency of the water is interesting and would make a great effect in a film. Filming an intense, emotional scene through a sheet of water would be intriguing. Experimenting with water effects could enhance my knowledge of how to create a story and work with cameras.

Weekly Blog-November 2nd-6th

I drew this sketch. It is a rough design for a building. My main focus for drawing this was to illustrate structure in buildings. The top and bottom of the building has the same design and structure. I could look for structure in my surroundings so that I can find interesting places to film.


I took this photograph. It is a long shot of the balcony area of the Humanities building on campus. Long shots create a more extensive perspective and are more significant. This is another idea I could incorporate into my films.

This is a picture I took of a picture of an old calendar of mine. It is the Colosseum in Rome. But the inspiring subject of this picture is the lights created from the movement of objects such as cars. This effect encourages me to investigate how light and movement fit together. While filming, I could adjust the shutter speed and f-stop to speed up or slow down the film and create this effect.

Weekly Blog-October 26th-30th

This is my sketch. It is a person's hand reaching down in a pond to pick up a leaf. The fingers are slightly underwater. Close-up shots are essential when developing a reaction in an audience. The audience is up close and personal in order to experience the texture or emotion, in this case the leaf's texture, along with the character. I can accomplish that experience in films for this class and IFDM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY

This is a great stop animation called "Her Morning Elegance/Oren Lavie".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1GyJpnTN1I&feature=related

Another awesome stop animation called "Sweet Dreams" by Kirsten Lepore.

Stop animation is inspiring because of the use of photography. The idea that I could incorporate my still images into a moving story is so exciting. The stop animation above-"Her Morning Elegance"-creates a story through movement, which is something I want to explore perhaps in class and in IFDM.

This is one of my photographs. It was taken on the Pacific Coast Highway. When I travel I can imagine how people might live in environments like these houses or socialize on the balcony. Exploring different settings and environments will help me to develop characters that have real life qualities and use those settings as a basis for a film.

Assignment 6-Lighting Fixture

Weekly Blog-October 19th-23rd

I drew this sketch. It is a film set composed of geometrically shaped furniture. Geometric shapes incorporated onto a film set, such as in the sketch, define the personality and environment of a character. It would change the audience's view of a character. I can develop 3D or film environments that are geometrically shaped, for this class or IFDM, and display a new persona in my characters.


















This photograph is mine and was taken at the UNM-Valencia Campus. It demonstrates how the sun can create shadows on a surface, which displays the effect of time passing. If long shadows exist, it means more time has passed. This effect would be useful in film for IFDM and this class because it would assist me in making time lapsed video. Speeding up the footage shows that the story of a film is moving through time or ahead in time and is more interesting for the audience.



www.metamotion.com/motion-capture/motion-capture.htm

This website contains various information about motion capture techniques including the use of software and equipment. For this class and IFDM, this information could serve as an introductory knowledge base and increase my understanding of the possibilities of animation.

Weekly Blog-October 12th-16th

I sketched this drawing myself. It displays a forest beside a trail and a lake. The tree is angled to be larger at the top of the sketch and slimmer at the bottom of the sketch to show depth. In this class, depth can be utilized to accurately portray a 3D environment based on the angle of an animation. Creating depth with camera angles for my IFDM films evokes an emotional effect.





















This photograph was taken by me. It represents how important framing the setting is to a film. The dark tree branch extends down from the lighter blue sky and frames the scene. It helps to hold the audience's attention. For this class and the IFDM Program, I could create establishing shots for my films such as this one with foreground objects outlining the background area.

This picture is my own. It is showing the lighting effect of mist through a stream of light. The study of water and mist when exposed to lighting conditions can improve my use of dramatic effects for film.

Weekly Blog-October 5th-9th

I drew this sketch. It is a city that serves as a setting for a hypothetical character in a film. The audience viewing a film needs to know about the environment of the story. In class and in IFDM, introducing the environment before the characters can portray how the environment is reflective of the character's actions. This will give my films a more interesting point of view.

This picture is mine and was taken outside of the Belen Airport in Belen, New Mexico. It portrays how natural occurences, such as the sunset, can be positioned in a way to purposely display symbolic meaning in a film. On a horizon full of telephone wires and poles, life, symbolized by the tree, still has a place there, highlighted by the sun. In this class and in IFDM, I can use natural occurences to create deeper, more interesting meanings in my films.

This image was photographed by me on a rainy day on the back porch of my house. Rain is dripping into a puddle surrounded by small pieces of hail. The motion of the water shifting in different directions shows the true nature of water. In class and in IFDM, finding and documenting real life situations through film or photography, such as how water moves, can serve as a model for making 3D animation seem real and believable.

Red-Blue Chair (3 views)

Weekly Blog-September 28th-October 2nd

I sketched this myself. It represents a film set. The window in the background is made of blue glass. The light from outside comes through the window, shown by the waves of blue. The couch is white but turns blue because the light coming through the glass turns blue. In class and in the IFDM Program, lighting can be used with colored glass to create an emotional effect or mood for film, animation, or even lighting for a 3D model.

These two pictures are my own and are the same picture. It was taken near the Belen airport in Belen, New Mexico. The Manzano mountains are towering over the city of Belen. The first image is hazy, dull, and isn't at all appealing. In Windows Photo Gallery, I increased the contrast, tint, and saturation, kept the brightness the same, and lowered the
color temperature. Fixing the color of a film sequence can help me in IFDM to create visually appealing and interesting films. For this class, I can energize my animation with vibrant colors. Color can change the way an audience views a film and the concept that is portrayed based on that color.

This is also one of my photographs. It is a bush on the side of my house. The bush is focused in the foreground, while the brick wall is unfocused in the background. I can use this in IFDM to focus a camera in a film to highlight one object or idea. The background is blurry signifying that it is less important. This affect can be used to capture the attention of the audience. Focusing can pertain to many elements of media for this class. For example, focusing can be applied to a 3D animation, when trying to distinguish foreground and background space.

Weekly Blog-September 21st-25th

This sketch is my own. The woman in the sketch is filming at at low angle. She is filming the small, everyday details that are usually overlooked, like people's shoes and the condition of the sidewalk. Filming at low angles will assist me in IFDM to highlight minute detail that could contribute to the effect of my work and portray a distinct message. In this class, I can use minute detail like angles and shapes to create complex 3D models.
















This picture is one of mine. It embodies that depth is essential to any media. It was taken by the airport in Belen, New Mexico. The foreground contains a cliff that is larger because it is closer. The background is more distant in comparison. In class, I could use this to correctly proportion my 3D models by including depth and realistic space. In IFDM, both background and foreground is needed to make interesting, complex compositions.





















I took this picture, which is of my shadow overlapping with a chair's shadow. It was taken early in the morning. The light coming from a window, not shown in the picture, split the shadow so that the two shadows blended together. The amount of light used in any media matters greatly. In IFDM and in this class, I can explore different lighting techniques to create shadow effects.

Weekly Blog- September 14th-18th

This sketch is my own and demonstrates how two actors can be situated in an area. The actor's are placed facing each other to form a straight line. In class and in IFDM, I can use this to assist in placing props or people in a film or objects in a 3d model. It is an organizational tool. Scott Schaefermeyer discusses the idea of "the line" in his textbook, Digital Video Basics, which I used for my Introduction to Technical Video Production class last spring.

This picture is also my own. It represents that texture is important to the impression that an audience receives from a piece of artwork. This photo contains pointy, sharp texture of needles and bark scattered everywhere. By thinking about what my audience will see on camera or in general, I can create texturized pieces of artwork for this class and IFDM that evoke a powerful emotional response.

I took this picture on the third floor of Dane Smith Hall on campus. The reflective windows in this picture provide two different views of the shadow on the wall. It appears to be three solid structures when actually there are only two. This inspires me to think more three-dimensionally about structures. I could use windows or reflective surfaces to show two images at once in a film. As a film production major in IFDM, I could film a window and be able to see the action behind the window and in the reflection of the window. I would be filming two action sequences at once. In class, it will help me to visualize angles of physical objects and how those objects can be enhanced by reflection. The angles will assist me in creating interesting 3D artwork and perhaps 3D vector images.

Assignment 3 -Vector Images

Assignment 2-Pictures of models (Redo)