It's hard to believe that summer has gone by so quickly. It's been a really interesting summer; I've traveled so much and have definitely been challenged/stretched spiritually, artistically, and personally. I thought I was over the "reverse culture shock" from North Carolina, but three months of missing Los Angeles has taught me otherwise. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to going back to the west coast, especially since it'll be my last year as a student, but I will miss old friends and family here.
School starts in two weeks, so I'm in a little bit of a panic mode, since I'm a little behind my schedule for thesis. Being friends with other animators and artists tells me that this is normal, but I can't help feeling a little nervous. There's never enough time! :(
But, I have been able to make some good progress in the past few weeks; my super awesome modeler; Tales, has modeled Noemi and it I am actually geeking out so hard over how cool she looks. She's becoming everything I imagined her to be. -Rereading that statement totally makes me sound like I'm having a baby. One of my friends Kelsy joked that my thesis was like me being pregnant, because it'll be due in 9 months-HAHA. I guess it kind of is like my baby. I'm obsessed with my thesis.
Here are shots of Noemi that Tales modeled for me; the first one is his first pass, and the second is an untextured mesh of the close-to-final version.
concept art |
pass #1 |
is this awesome or what? |
In some ways every step gets bigger, and scarier. The more I plan out what I want for thesis, the more I realize how there is so much stuff that I don't know how to do-even basics that are embarrassing to admit. Like, how do I cut out unnecessary parts of my story without cutting out too much? What is the right composition? How do I combine 2D/3D animation without exploding my computer, or my sanity? Sometimes it feels like I'm walking into this huge project with a blindfold on and a handful of tools in my belt. I hope this isn't abnormal.
Nevertheless, my friend Jordan and I were discussing how we actually have the coolest major ever. Animation/storytelling is something like being God- you create a character, put so much thought into their lives, who they are, who they will be, their struggles, passions, etc., and bit by bit you breathe life into them, and they end up taking on a soul of their own. I realize that I have been so blessed to end up where I am now, to have experienced as much as I have, and to be surrounded by so many incredible friends and mentors-including all of you guys who have been keeping up with my blog!
And last but not least, here's a rough snapshot of the animatic that I've started to figure out timing, assets, etc. etc. all the fancy animation terminology that I still forget quite frequently. Also sometimes blogger really annoys me because I can't post vimeo videos. grrr.
Happy Monday everyone!
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