Workings out...

This is simply my working outs I wanted to work out how long each scene lasts during the animation. I also wanted to make sure that I did go over the time limit of 30 seconds.

Slight change of plan, BUT no need to panic...

I have slightly change my idea for my animation....BUT WHY?!
Basically I wanted to include too much before, considering the maximum amount of time is 30 seconds, I didn't want my final animation to seem rushed. Saying this i have change the ending a tiny bit, however I have kept the narrative the same. Seeing as I have changed it I decided to draw out a new storyboard so I had my fresh idea down on paper.

This is the initial frame where it sets the scene for the whole animation. There will be no character on the screen at first, she will walk on from the left hand side after second.

Once the character has got all the way to the central screen (after 4seconds) then this frame of the whole sun will fill the screen. Within the 3seconds of tis frame being on screen then i will have some birds flying across the screen.

Next the girl will be lay on the grass gazing up at the sky. This frame lasts for a total of 8 seconds. I have the camera zooming right into her eye, where there will be a reflection of  cloud floating way up high in the sky.






































In  the final frame I will have the clouds floating by and the then suddenly the shape will change from an 'normal' cloud shape to a train. This will travel across the screen and back again. This final frame will last for 15seconds.

More characters..

I enjoyed the workshop so much that a continued to develop a range of characters in my spare time. I still kept in mind to keep the character simple and not to over complicate my designs. Here are some examples of my ideas...

I then look at animal designs as well.

Character...ANIMATING 'Infinity Girl'

Before jumping in head first to my animation I still didn't feel comfortable with using after effects, so I began to experiment with the software. Below I have focused on my character that i will be using throughout the animation. Using the parent and child tools I was able to make the figures limbs move individually. Heres my outcome...I was pleasantly surprised.

Primary Research...CLOUDS

Because i'm going to have the shapes of clouds in my animation, I looked at different cloud shapes photographed by others. I wanted to come to a decision on what shape(s) i should use in my final piece.
I found these images on the internet when i was research initially for my project, I chose a select few to put on to my blog. These images were the ones which caught my eye, some I'd say are pretty amazing considering they formed naturally...take a look for yourself.

Maybe after all pigs can fly...

After Effect...learning curve

I have never used After Effects before, so it was all very new and scary at first. From the workshops I was able to begin to understand the basics that i would need to produce my 20-30 second animation. It may not sound like much, but I know its going to be a lot of work, especially seeing as I haven't use the software before. But thats life, so I gave it a bash anyway. 

Above I have done a simple 5 second video, using a range of tools to move the two skeleton. I have also used the 'parenting' tool which will definitely come in handy for my final piece.

Infinity GIRL...character design

I began by over complicating my design, but then when I was listening to my piece of music over and over again i came to the decision to simplify it back down. I went back to basics and drew out my ideas in my sketchbook. I was then able to choose my favourite design and began to develop my character. Below  have scanned in my hand drawn work and you can see how I have began to add colour to my character by using coloured pencils and also felt tips. I wanted to explore a number of ways of adding colour to my character.

Using the scanned image which was not already coloured in I added colour to it, however this time I used photoshop. I much prefer how this one below has turned out as I think it looks much more professional.