Had my week off animating now back at college

Had my week off animating now back at college

Had a grate week off college no only did I go to Lego land which is were 7 years ago I got the Lego studios kit started off my whole animation film making. But I also got 7 seconds of good quality animation completed.

The week started off making a small scale boy and girl that would play out on the street in front of there house with a ball. After I had finished making the puppets they when striate into the work shop and animated them.

The next day I rebuilt complete the Hogsmeat Lane which it massive and takes up all most the enterer Workshop and is very hard to set the camera up on, set lights up on, movie around and to animate on. I set up the set in the opposite direction as I waned to shoot the van driving down the lane to the messy house, with the boy and girl playing on the street and a man mowing his lawn. All the animation form that angel was shot in day.

After all the shots of the van driving the lane were completed I spent the morning rebuilding the street set right direction. I did the so I can get the shots that will open the animation of the postman walking down the street.

2 days later I went back into the work shop and animated the first shots of the post man walking down the street. I had to stop animating halfe way thought the next shot as the heat in work shop got to much for the models and they started to fall apart.

I plan on finishing those shots in the next week or two so check back in two weeks time when I will up date this blog with more new and images from the production of my new Viv & Mandy film.

Will be getting back to full time animating soon

Will be getting back to full time animating soon

I am still working hard a way with college work so not had any time to animate. But from the 31st of may I will have a week off so I will be making sets and animating as much as I can.

Although I have been busy which college work I have still been doing my best to network. I have been Twetting Peter lord the cofounder of Aardman animations, been chatting to a animation producer from America and I got a very nice email form the world classes animator Barry Purves.

And iv been doing bits of concept art for Viv & Mandy

That’s me all up to date will be back in 2 weeks time will lots more up dates and the production of Viv & Mandy

keeping the production on Viv & Mandy going

I have been very busy with college work but I have still managed to keep the production on Viv & Mandy going. I have animated a wide shot on the street of a man mowing his lawn and van parking up.

This week I also completed making the new boy and girl puppets that will have a small part in bulling up the mystery of the old woman’s house to Viv & Mandy.

The script is very near completion as of now it is 14 pages and a 2429 worlds long. It is shaping up well and I’m confident it will fill my expiations on how I wan this animation to be.

Check back agene in 2 weeks time for a new update and news on the production of Viv & Mandy

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Back at college!

The last week of the holidays was spent working on the script making models and working on set designs, cant show you all photos yet top secret. Now I’m back at college so most animation work has to take a back step:-(

But IV still got some rely good concept drawings done for the inside of the houses and making 2 new characters models

I have also re-casted the part of the old woman (Catherine) with a grate new voice that I think will bring a whole new dimension to the character.

So keep checking back here for all he latest’s new and pitchers

What a week!!

Its been a very bizzy week finally with 2 weeks off college iv been spending all my time on Viv & Mandy and getting as much done as I can.

Monday:
I went to B&Q to get some wood for a new set of the large scale house I won’t be starting work on the building of that set till next week. When I out I also when to town and got some ink for my printer to print off logos for the van. When home I stated working on finishing off all the sets that I will be using this week. Here are some pics of the set and van that got completed this week.



Tuesday:
After taking up the finished sets from yesterday into the work shop. I started work on very complicated scene it only last for 1.5 seconds but took a whole day to. I won’t tell you what it’s for because you will have wait and see but here some pics of that vey long day of shooting.




Wednesday:
After the long day yesterday I now had to animate the shot that follows on from the last one. This shot was animated in the same way so it was a full day of animation ahead.



Thursday:
Today was a full day in the work shop agene animating all the shot with the van getting ready to drive out the building to the house. I shot the van driving out about 4 times from as many angels as I could get.


Friday:
As all the shot with van getting ready were completed I had to clear out the work shop completely and start on rebuilding the old Hogsmeat Lane set that has been stored away from over a year. This took longer then I thought as part had to be repainted and rebuild.




Saturday:
With Hogmeat Lane all rebuilt I started animating the van driving down it from as many angels as I could. I all stated using my large tripod for the camera so I could get nice big shot of the street showing off as much as I could.

Sunday:
To day I animated the postman walking down the street. This shot was a retake as I was never happy with the way he walked. Now this shot has been shot agene I am rely happy with the final walk.

So as you can see its been a very bizzy week and I still have one more off so hoping I can get lots done in the week to keep look out for next weeks post with more pics and info on the production of Viv & Mandy.