Computer Animation Arts

So, you're getting busier and busier and your 'to-do' lists are growing ever longer.  This is just a reminder regarding your 'Art Of' project documentation, which comprises an important part of your Fantastic Voyage submission.  Your brief asks you for this: "You are required to produce a deluxe ‘Making Of’ publication showcasing your creative methodology. Your ‘making of’ should provide a complete record of your project work and should include your research and development, supporting concept art, storyboards, a ‘behind-the-scenes’ look at your models and animation - from wire-frame through to finished renders – and your sound-design and post-production. Your ‘Making Of’ should be designed graphically, engagingly and presented professionally." But what do we mean by 'deluxe'? deluxe: meaning   luxurious, luxury, sumptuous, palatial, opulent, splendid, magnificent, lavish, grand, rich, superior, high-class, quality, exclusive, cho...

Make no mistake, ladies and gentlemen, this is it - the big one. The Fantastic Voyage  project is your opportunity to pull out all the stops and accomplish something extraordinary - your first cg animation.  This project is a culmination of all you've learned since week one of term one and you need to think creatively, ambitiously and you need to be determined from the very outset to make the best work of which you're capable.  You are not simply being asked to satisfy a year one project brief. You are being challenged to make others take your creative potential seriously, to put your money where your mouth is - to shine. This is about you and them - the audience. You need to get them on side. You need to make them love your vision. You need to win the prize, seal the deal, steal the show. This isn't about grades or what your tutor might think, or what your classmates might think - this is about the client and what they  think! I will be looking...

Wednesday 7th February is your 'From Script To Screen' Online Greenlight Review 2 (OGR) Your OGR is to be presented as a single Scribd presentation on your blog, beginning with your name, date, and project title. Save your documents as PDFs before uploading to Scribd, as this should mitigate against formating glitches. Your OGR presentations should be uploaded to your blogs by 9pm on Wednesday 7th February. Written feedback will follow as a comment on your OGR post and will take between 2 - 3 days. From Script To Screen OGR 2: What do you need to present? Final script (as written using Adobe Story ). Completed storyboards (with illustrated camera moves etc. in accordance with storyboarding conventions.   I want to see a variety of shots  and no stick men please!).  I want to see evidence you're using the resources on myUCA and applying your understanding of film language to your own 'directing with a pencil'. Your definitive 'Production...