Monthly Archives: December 2014
New Story Idea
For my story, I still want to have my main character portrayed as a villain before I reveal that she is the antagonist. I have been trying to figure out a way to do this without using up time. -Opening … Continue reading
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Seminar Notes
links between practice and theory links between other animators and designers historical links Pilot Material, Blog, Project proposal, additional technical experiments (KEY!!) for pilot material- create a short of showreel with text explaining progression (can also use animatic) Get to … Continue reading
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Negative Space
I think an important design aspect I should consider is negative space. Negative space is generally the empty or open space around an object that defines it. I think that if my animation is based in the deep sea, then … Continue reading
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Inspirational Poems
Anne Sexton: WATER The imagery in this poem is quite vivid and has some dark undertones. Reading it, I kind of get the sense of a man (the loon) falling into the unknown. It seems like the woman here … Continue reading
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Further Flash Tests
This test is one of the first I have really done with flash. I’m still having problems with timing and I’d like to figure out how I would create the lighting effects that I want. I imported the mermaid from … Continue reading
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Struggles with Narrative Idea
Currently, I’m struggling to hone in on a single narrative idea. The most recent idea that I had was too long, and now what I’m focusing on is trying to create a short and simplistic narrative that displays the feminist … Continue reading
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Essay Planning
Animation Project Proposal- Kiera Sherlock 1500 WORDS Intro- 150 words I have chosen to create a narrative-driven animation that focuses on subverting the stereotypical western representation of the female villain. In response to critical readings that focus on how ‘Disneyan’ … Continue reading
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Animation Project Development 