Thursday, February 24, 2011
Interactive Book
School is almost finished and I just wont feel complete until I breathe life into at least one of my storybooks.
If you have seen earlier posts in my blog you may have seen that I have been working on a book called "I'm Scared", its been a work in progress for a number of years. Initially I wanted to learn more about difital art to help me produce and publish my books. I love writing poetry and especially for children. After taking DMA I not only gained skills in Illustrator but I realized that I don't have to make a regular static books either, mine could be so much more.
With school combined with my Internship I have alot on my plate, but i'm determined to get this thing off the ground.
I have included some of the images I have so far. I have mapped out my story and what must happen throughout. Some of the backgrounds as well as rollovers and interactive buttons. Once this list was compiled I had an idea of the assets I would need. I have included what I have put together so far:
Wee Hands
Wednesday February 16 (4:30PM-5:00PM): Keying Green Screen Clips
(8:00pm-10:00pm): Illustration
TOTAL: 2 1/2 HOURS
Thursday February 17 (1:00pm-5:00pm): Keying Green Screen Clips
TOTAL:4 HOURS
Wednesday February 23 (2:20pm-3:20pm): Keying Green Screen Clips. Discovered quicker way to key!!! Was keying each clip individually as directed by an After Effects professor. Not completely happy with that answer, I asked another professor who happily showed me the way. (Grrrr...but on the positive side, keying will be much quicker now!!)
(4:00pm-5:00pm): Keying Green Screen Clips.
TOTAL: 2 HOURS
Thursday February 24 (3:00pm-5:00pm): My clips are Keyed!!!! Yay. Now just exporting the files as Targas where I will then combine the Targas and Audio from the original clips in Final Cut to continue with the project.
(8:00pm-10:30pm): Illustrating...Only 7 left!
TOTAL: 4 1/2 HOURS
Friday February 25 (12:00pm-4:30pm): Spent the entire day rendering one clip after another. Sound exciting? Luckily I was able to work on some other school work while I did it so not an entire day completely lost. I have run into a PROBLEM and that is that these Targas are taking up too much space. I ma sending an email to my professor and hopefully we can find a better way than this.
TOTAL: 4 1/2 HOURS
Monday February 28 (1:30pm-2:00pm): Got a lesson on how to export the After Effects files to movs while keeping the quality as well as the sound, and as an extra added bonus...I can actually store these on my hard drive :)
(6:00pm-10:30pm): Getting ready to do a SUPER render tomorrow. Luckily it is reading week so the mac labs are empty...which means I have 40 computers at my disposal. We will call it a GAIL lab for the day because I am going to log into 30 computers and render like a madwoman. Tonight I have been organizing my files into quick folders to upload onto each mac computer. I also compiled my swf files for approval to move forward with the flash illustrations..I may need to commandere another lab to export them all to movs.
TOTAL: 4 1/2 HOURS
Tuesday March 1 (10:30am-5:30pm): A long day of rendering what should have taken me MUCH longer. I ended up rendering all the footage on 40 computers, I had never done it so I could not even gage how long it would take. Ended up in a mad dash at the end and Aparently I was quite the spectacle. a few people came into the class to comment on my hostil takeover! In the end I have 212 beautifully keyed movs :)
(6:30pm-11:30pm): After I got home I began organizing all of my files. Also got word back from laura and about 75% of the illustrations were approved. Which means its back to the drawing board...literally.
TOTAL: 12 HOURS
Monday March 21 (9:30pm-11:00pm): Collecting more reference images and illustrating.
TOTAL: 1 1/2 HOURS
I have included a sample of a clip I have Keyed.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Wee Hands
Wednesday February 2 (12:00pm-2:30pm): Going through Green Screen footage renaming files and deleting footage.
(4:00pm-6:00pm): Illustrating
(7:00pm-10:00pm): Illustrating
TOTAL: 5 HOURS
Thursday February 3 (2:00pm-6:00pm): Illustrating
TOTAL: 4 HOURS
Tuesday February 8 (12:00pm-3:00pm): Renaming video footage and organizing content, learned a better keying technique in "After Effects". Ran into some difficulties exporting video.
TOTAL: 3 HOURS
Wednesday February 9 (2:30pm-5:30pm): Keying green screen footage, learned how to optimize a good key as well as export video properly. Will be exporting as Targas then combining the MOV file in Final Cut to add sound.
TOTAL: 3 HOURS
Thursday February 10 (10:30am-11:30am): Illustrating
TOTAL: 1 HOUR
Tuesday February 15 (11:30am-12:30pm): Keying footage in After Effects
(3:30pm-5:00pm): Keying Footage, sent a clip off to Mulberry Media and got the go ahead with the key. It's good! :)
(9:00pm-12:00pm): Illustrating, I do this at home because the school computers wont accept my pen and touch pad.
TOTAL: 5 1/2 HOURS
(4:00pm-6:00pm): Illustrating
(7:00pm-10:00pm): Illustrating
TOTAL: 5 HOURS
Thursday February 3 (2:00pm-6:00pm): Illustrating
TOTAL: 4 HOURS
Tuesday February 8 (12:00pm-3:00pm): Renaming video footage and organizing content, learned a better keying technique in "After Effects". Ran into some difficulties exporting video.
TOTAL: 3 HOURS
Wednesday February 9 (2:30pm-5:30pm): Keying green screen footage, learned how to optimize a good key as well as export video properly. Will be exporting as Targas then combining the MOV file in Final Cut to add sound.
TOTAL: 3 HOURS
Thursday February 10 (10:30am-11:30am): Illustrating
TOTAL: 1 HOUR
Tuesday February 15 (11:30am-12:30pm): Keying footage in After Effects
(3:30pm-5:00pm): Keying Footage, sent a clip off to Mulberry Media and got the go ahead with the key. It's good! :)
(9:00pm-12:00pm): Illustrating, I do this at home because the school computers wont accept my pen and touch pad.
TOTAL: 5 1/2 HOURS
Monday, January 31, 2011
Wee Hands
January 22/2011 (1:30pm-2:30pm): Selecting new reference images
(7:00pm-11:30pm): Illustrating objects
TOTAL: 5 1/2 HOURS
January 23/2011 (2:00pm-5:00pm): Illustrating Objects
(7:00pm-10:00pm): Illustrating Objects
TOTAL: 6 HOURS
January 25/2011 (5:30pm-8:30pm): Illustatring Objects
TOTAL: 3 HOURS
February 1/2011 (3:00pm-4:00pm): Moving video files to Final cut at school
(10:00pm-11:30pm): Illustrating Objects
TOTAL: 2 1/2 HOURS
(7:00pm-11:30pm): Illustrating objects
TOTAL: 5 1/2 HOURS
January 23/2011 (2:00pm-5:00pm): Illustrating Objects
(7:00pm-10:00pm): Illustrating Objects
TOTAL: 6 HOURS
January 25/2011 (5:30pm-8:30pm): Illustatring Objects
TOTAL: 3 HOURS
February 1/2011 (3:00pm-4:00pm): Moving video files to Final cut at school
(10:00pm-11:30pm): Illustrating Objects
TOTAL: 2 1/2 HOURS
My Personal Project
I am excited about this particular project as it has been something that i have wanted to do since way before starting school. I will be working n my book, "I'm Scared". Rather than the static book i had always thought I would make,i've decided to take it one step further, I will be making it into an interactive book, one that kids could have fun with.
First I compiled a list of some of the images I would need, then I began to sketch the different pieces needed for each scene and now I am scanning and uploading into Illustrator to draw each image. I love illustrator and how it creates nice sharp vector images so I think it will look very polished once I am done.
First I compiled a list of some of the images I would need, then I began to sketch the different pieces needed for each scene and now I am scanning and uploading into Illustrator to draw each image. I love illustrator and how it creates nice sharp vector images so I think it will look very polished once I am done.
Rebranding of a Company
For this project we were given a list of companies which required re-branding. I got a company called Master Bubble whose identity was seriously flawed. They claimed to be both traditional and reliable, the gum company that has been around forever. This was a great concept if they wished to market to an older age group, but their other claim was to have the biggest bubbles, which i felt spoke to a younger market. In order to make big decisions such as this regarding the direction of a company I would have had to do some market research but since the assignment was flexible I decided that, Fresh minty long lasting gum was for adults, but gooey big bubble gum was for kids, therefore I would go in that direction instead.
The first thing i did was pull up kuler and come up with a color scheme:
I chose these colors because they defined the three things i felt this company needed which was: BOLD/EXCITING and FUN.
I also went ahead and changed the name, out with the old and in with the new. The new brand would be Spy Bubble and the focus would be making the bubble gum fun and marketable to kids. We would take the "Big Bubbles" and make the gum larger than life, any good spies aid while on secret missions. The abilities of the gum could be brainstormed for commercials but off the top of the head. It could be applied to your shoes and enable you to walk up walls, or blow a bubble and be lifted away...just fun stuff for kids imaginations.
The first thing i did was pull up kuler and come up with a color scheme:
I chose these colors because they defined the three things i felt this company needed which was: BOLD/EXCITING and FUN.
I also went ahead and changed the name, out with the old and in with the new. The new brand would be Spy Bubble and the focus would be making the bubble gum fun and marketable to kids. We would take the "Big Bubbles" and make the gum larger than life, any good spies aid while on secret missions. The abilities of the gum could be brainstormed for commercials but off the top of the head. It could be applied to your shoes and enable you to walk up walls, or blow a bubble and be lifted away...just fun stuff for kids imaginations.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Wee Hands
Friday January 21, (10:00am-1:00pm): Met with Laura James to go over the tasks at hand. We went over each object and got a clear picture of what would be needed for each. We decided against animating every object in that it would require tons more work as well as take away from the sign itself. We also highlighted the most urgent chroma keying needed right away.
(7:00pm-11:00pm): Began tweaking illustrations and organizing into a new folder. Also went through my reference image folder and began replacing images with new ones.
TOTAL: 7 HOURS
(7:00pm-11:00pm): Began tweaking illustrations and organizing into a new folder. Also went through my reference image folder and began replacing images with new ones.
TOTAL: 7 HOURS
Friday, January 21, 2011
Wee Hands
Wednesday January 19th (8:00pm-12:30pm): Animating objects
TOTAL: 4 1/2 HOURS
Thursday January 20th (4:30pm-10:30pm): Animating objects
Total: 6 HOURS
TOTAL: 4 1/2 HOURS
Thursday January 20th (4:30pm-10:30pm): Animating objects
Total: 6 HOURS
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Wee Hands Baby Sign Language Iphone App
Back to work on my internship:
Monday, January 17th (9:00am-10:30am): Began retrieving reference images for 175 Sign Language Objects.
(4:00pm-6:00pm): Began illustrating some of the objects in Flash.
(7:00pm-1:00am): Still Illustrating, sent my swf's for approval to ensure that I am on track.
TOTAL: 7 HOURS
Tuesday, Jamuary 18th (9:00am-11:30am): Making some revisions on the illustrated objects. Sent the changes to Mulberry Media.
(5:00pm-12:00am): Recieved Email from Mulberry Media stating that the objects should have small animation once etched, which should include a few extra frames. Continued to revise the objects and set up a breakfast meeting for Friday to discuss these illustrations. Hopefully we can get together and save some revisions and time.
TOTAL: 9 1/2 HOURS
Monday, January 17th (9:00am-10:30am): Began retrieving reference images for 175 Sign Language Objects.
(4:00pm-6:00pm): Began illustrating some of the objects in Flash.
(7:00pm-1:00am): Still Illustrating, sent my swf's for approval to ensure that I am on track.
TOTAL: 7 HOURS
Tuesday, Jamuary 18th (9:00am-11:30am): Making some revisions on the illustrated objects. Sent the changes to Mulberry Media.
(5:00pm-12:00am): Recieved Email from Mulberry Media stating that the objects should have small animation once etched, which should include a few extra frames. Continued to revise the objects and set up a breakfast meeting for Friday to discuss these illustrations. Hopefully we can get together and save some revisions and time.
TOTAL: 9 1/2 HOURS
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