Time to bring in another animator

Well I think I'll have to bring in another animator  for yet another CGI sequence in 'Breaking Out', I have one animator in the  states creating the CGI of my computer virus, but I need another scene of a  brain inside it's skull being effected by the way the computer virus attacks  people. I'm still not letting anything slip about the plot yet, so you'll just  have to wait until I release the film to see it!

 

I'm going in the local paper!

I got in touch with my old college, WCOH, in North Wales, just to let them know how I'm doing now I've left there, and how I've got my Degree in Digital Media, and they'd like to feature me in the local paper, mainly to help promote the college, but its more exposure for me! Wooo!

First Day of Soot Over

Well I've just finished the first day of shooting for my film: Breaking Out, the opening scene went quite well, and the natural light worked well for us today.

 

Roll on the next day of shooting, which will require more organisation, as I will have more actors on set

LAN Party on Saturday

I'm going to a LAN Party on saturday, my  first, and I guess it helps that its on my uni's main campus, so its easy to get  to. I'll be taking my mates Xbox, and probably playing halo or halo 2 with system linkups.

At last, playing a multiplayer game where the other  team cant see your screen.

Filming Schedule

Just a short one for now;

 

Time to organise my filming schedule for 'Breaking Out' the first of a 2-part film.

 

It uses various locations in and around wrexham, but wrexham is not hinted at in the first film, it is in the second though.

Christmas Comin At Yer!

What is it about almost every business cramming Christmas down your neck? I mean come on, sure it's an exciting time for kids, seeing as all they can seem to think about is what new toys they'll be getting, or how soon they can play on their xbox 360, but where has the meaning of Christmas gone? And why oh why is it being crammed down our necks like silly?

 

Where I work, they 'officially' turned the Christmas lights on around the store - all one string of them, with a clumsy inflatable Christmas tree out front. Ahhh, time to get the festive CDs out then...

 

I do seem to be ranting a lot recently, dont I? I'll try to make the next post less rant-like....Promise!

Short bit in an animated film for me!

I have been asked to make a short cut for an animated film by one of my animator student friends. The general theme for this is that the animation suddenly stops, the screen cuts to the animator resting, after quickly sketching the frames of the animation. His boss shouts abuse at him, and throws things at him to make him carry on making the cartoon, like a slave driver.

 

Sounds fun, no?

Codex85 Saves My Film

One of my internet buddies has every so kindly offered to produce some of the CGI sequences I need to use in my film 'Breaking Out'. Lets hear it for Trans-atlantic partnerships!

 

He really seems to be very good at the CGIing, and is studying animation as well. I would post a mockup of the final sequence here for you all to see, but you will just have to wait until I release the film properly in 2007.

 

Thanks again Codex85!

HDTV = Half Definition TV

It amazes me to think of the difference between HD and TRUE HD screens, and how manufacturers can get away with only slightly higher tvs being branded as 'HD'. True, that they are highER than normal tv screens, but they are noe the TRUE HD resolutions.

 

True HD is 1080 lines on the tv screen, but some tvs have just 720 lines, and can be classed as HD, but stick a 28" HD tv of 720 lines and a 28" HD tv with 1080 lines, and you will see the differnce, if you have enough money to do that, of course.

 

---Second Rant of the Day over.

Damn Stupid Ringtones!

What is is about stuid ringtones that sound like hamsters on speed! Oh god, why oh why do people feel the need to have such annoying tones set so damn loud on their phones?

 

I have a standard beep for my ringtone, and that grabs my attention just fine, I dont feel the need to annoy everyone around me whenever my phones goes off. what is to be accomplished by having a drugged up hamster shouting at you when someone phones you?

 

Is it meant to impress people, so they think 'wow, that person is really, really cool, because they have a hamster on speed on their phone!'?

 

Come on people, use sensible ringtones, just think how stupid things like 'Crazy Frog' is....

 

--Rant Over Now.