The two lectures that I was able to go while still attending a evening class was Margarita Higginbottom and David Clemons.
Margarita Higginbottom :
I went to this one because it was a requirement for my African American Art History course, but that didn't stop me from completely enjoying it. Higginbottom explored the female figure really well through the use of paintings done by an artist in the 1930s, and I especially loved how she related it to African-American history in dealing with their struggles while being a minority in the United States. I don't know how I officially feel about the artist per se that developed the pieces because of his technique of watching people on the street level to get the atmosphere he wanted. It seemed too creepish and cheap for someone to just walk around and capture people and then dub them in some philosophical essence. Other than that I thought that she was very well spoken and knew her subject matter well. I would love to take an art history course with her.
David Clemons :
Clemons by fair seemed like one of the most laid back metalsmiths besides Price that I have ever met. I really loved how he reached far past the whole barrier of being dubbed a black artist, and really talked to the audience about who he truly is. His work was very lovely in fact I remember it being on display at one time downstairs in front of the Sleaze. It is like a wonderful mix of medical research, steampunk, and a hint of minimalism. I think he may have been one of the only visiting artists that took everyone's breath away with how fast he went through his pieces and how he made everything seem like time went by fast. I wanted to know more about his journey as an artist especially his move from the west coast to the slow running side of the south because that transition has to on some level become a culture shock. I am still awaiting word back from him since I started exchanging some emails to pick his brain but other than that I hope they have more artists like him come visit MCA.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Progress
At this time I am currently thinking that overall my progress for my animation is at 50 to 60% done because I have the backgrounds done and I am starting on putting together my final scene just the backgrounds though. The situation that will continue to take time for me to finish the animation is the actual animated scenes of fighting between the characters. I scheduled that for thanksgiving for all of that to be done and rendered out because I have six days to get everything set in stone. This will be done on time and without fail. I went ahead and kept up with the list of everything that needed to be touched up during this time also so that it can be really smoothed for the final render, the list consists of really small details that was putting a stop to my process because I was becoming hung up on them.
Calendar :
Nov. 17 - render a couple sequences to look at and fix
Nov. 18 - working on the final scene while working on the key animations for the fight scenes.
Nov. 19 - continuing to work on the keys and making sure everything is getting ready to be processed during the thanksgiving break.
Nov. 20 - working still on the key animations and making sure I have the crater scene attached to the final scene.
Nov. 21 - continuing the work from the day before and rendering anything out that is necessary for further progression
Nov. 22 - fully rendering any key animations that are complete so that the class can have a look at it.
Nov. 23 - work on scenes with the demon and continue animating him so that he is completed by wednesday morning.
Nov. 24 - the whole break is dedicated to working on the palace and jungle scenes to make sure they are completely done as far as animating them so that they can be rendered by the end of the break.
Nov. 25 - the whole break is dedicated to working on the palace and jungle scenes to make sure they are completely done as far as animating them so that they can be rendered by the end of the break.
Nov. 26 - the whole break is dedicated to working on the palace and jungle scenes to make sure they are completely done as far as animating them so that they can be rendered by the end of the break.
Nov. 27 -the whole break is dedicated to working on the palace and jungle scenes to make sure they are completely done as far as animating them so that they can be rendered by the end of the break.
Nov. 28 - the whole break is dedicated to working on the palace and jungle scenes to make sure they are completely done as far as animating them so that they can be rendered by the end of the break.
Nov. 29 - working on the keyed scenes again to compile what i have together so that the class can see what I have and make any necessary revisions.
Nov. 30 - revise anything that needs to be revised
Dec. 1 - get ready for the final presentation of the animation and to present my after effects testing this week
Dec. 2 - choose one of these days to show off my tests
Dec. 3 - revise any issues with my dvd and animation for the final time
Dec. 4 - keep working on anything that sticks out as a soar thumb.
Dec. 5 - revisions once more, make sure everything is in place
Dec. 6 - get a nice peer review on what i need to be accomplishing at this point
Dec. 7 - fixing up any last minute craziness
Dec. 8 - crit
Dec. 9 - animation due
Nov. 18 - working on the final scene while working on the key animations for the fight scenes.
Nov. 19 - continuing to work on the keys and making sure everything is getting ready to be processed during the thanksgiving break.
Nov. 20 - working still on the key animations and making sure I have the crater scene attached to the final scene.
Nov. 21 - continuing the work from the day before and rendering anything out that is necessary for further progression
Nov. 22 - fully rendering any key animations that are complete so that the class can have a look at it.
Nov. 23 - work on scenes with the demon and continue animating him so that he is completed by wednesday morning.
Nov. 24 - the whole break is dedicated to working on the palace and jungle scenes to make sure they are completely done as far as animating them so that they can be rendered by the end of the break.
Nov. 25 - the whole break is dedicated to working on the palace and jungle scenes to make sure they are completely done as far as animating them so that they can be rendered by the end of the break.
Nov. 26 - the whole break is dedicated to working on the palace and jungle scenes to make sure they are completely done as far as animating them so that they can be rendered by the end of the break.
Nov. 27 -the whole break is dedicated to working on the palace and jungle scenes to make sure they are completely done as far as animating them so that they can be rendered by the end of the break.
Nov. 28 - the whole break is dedicated to working on the palace and jungle scenes to make sure they are completely done as far as animating them so that they can be rendered by the end of the break.
Nov. 29 - working on the keyed scenes again to compile what i have together so that the class can see what I have and make any necessary revisions.
Nov. 30 - revise anything that needs to be revised
Dec. 1 - get ready for the final presentation of the animation and to present my after effects testing this week
Dec. 2 - choose one of these days to show off my tests
Dec. 3 - revise any issues with my dvd and animation for the final time
Dec. 4 - keep working on anything that sticks out as a soar thumb.
Dec. 5 - revisions once more, make sure everything is in place
Dec. 6 - get a nice peer review on what i need to be accomplishing at this point
Dec. 7 - fixing up any last minute craziness
Dec. 8 - crit
Dec. 9 - animation due
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Calendar
Nov. 16 - working on the final scene....for the forest fight/comet slam.
Nov. 17 - render a couple sequences to look at and fix
Nov. 18 - working on the final scene to get it top notch
Nov. 19 - revising anything that needs it and go back to the board to fix any sequences that seem out of order
Nov. 20 - start putting everything together in order to render out for a preview view of everything
Nov. 21 - revise anything from the animation that needs to be revised from peer review
Nov. 22 - revising and animating/smoothing out anything that seems out of place
Nov. 23 - working on the sequences and any small details that will need it, use whatever time to get ready to do this over the break.
Nov. 24 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animation
Nov. 25 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animation
Nov. 26 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animation
Nov. 27 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animation
Nov. 28 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animation
Nov. 29 - show what i have and be prepared to make revisions
Nov. 30 - revise anything that needs to be revised
Dec. 1 - get ready for the final presentation of the animation and to present my after effects testing this week
Dec. 2 - choose one of these days to show off my tests
Dec. 3 - revise any issues with my dvd and animation for the final time
Dec. 4 - keep working on anything that sticks out as a soar thumb.
Dec. 5 - revisions once more, make sure everything is in place
Dec. 6 - get a nice peer review on what i need to be accomplishing at this point
Dec. 7 - fixing up any last minute craziness
Dec. 8 - crit
Dec. 9 - animation due
Nov. 17 - render a couple sequences to look at and fix
Nov. 18 - working on the final scene to get it top notch
Nov. 19 - revising anything that needs it and go back to the board to fix any sequences that seem out of order
Nov. 20 - start putting everything together in order to render out for a preview view of everything
Nov. 21 - revise anything from the animation that needs to be revised from peer review
Nov. 22 - revising and animating/smoothing out anything that seems out of place
Nov. 23 - working on the sequences and any small details that will need it, use whatever time to get ready to do this over the break.
Nov. 24 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animation
Nov. 25 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animation
Nov. 26 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animation
Nov. 27 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animation
Nov. 28 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animation
Nov. 29 - show what i have and be prepared to make revisions
Nov. 30 - revise anything that needs to be revised
Dec. 1 - get ready for the final presentation of the animation and to present my after effects testing this week
Dec. 2 - choose one of these days to show off my tests
Dec. 3 - revise any issues with my dvd and animation for the final time
Dec. 4 - keep working on anything that sticks out as a soar thumb.
Dec. 5 - revisions once more, make sure everything is in place
Dec. 6 - get a nice peer review on what i need to be accomplishing at this point
Dec. 7 - fixing up any last minute craziness
Dec. 8 - crit
Dec. 9 - animation due
Monday, November 8, 2010
Calendar
Nov. 6 - Take the advice from everyone and begin filling in the gaps with smooth pencil tests.
Nov. 7 - working on pencil tests so i can just drop the images on my backgrounds in the right segments
Nov. 8 - working on pencil tests to finish up the cave sequence
Nov. 9 - work on finishing up the cave pencil sequences to be rendered completely again
Nov. 10 - plan out the new sequence for he palace scene
Nov. 11 - working on pencil sequences for the palace so they can be rendered for the weekend
Nov. 12 - starting to piece together the sequences and rendering the penciled scenes for the cave and palace
Nov. 13 - rendering scenes so they can be completed
Nov. 14 - try to complete the rendered scenes
Nov. 15 - working on the final scene for the jungle fight
Nov. 16 - making sure there are some pencil tests for the jungle fight
Nov. 17 - render a couple sequences to look at and fix
Nov. 18 - working on the final scene to get it top notch
Nov. 19 - revising anything that needs it and go back to the board to fix any sequences that seem out of order
Nov. 20 - start putting everything together in order to render out for a preview view of everything
Nov. 21 - revise anything from the animation that needs to be revised from peer review
Nov. 22 - revising and animating/smoothing out anything that seems out of place
Nov. 23 - working on the sequences and any small details that will need it, use whatever time to get ready to do this over the break.
Nov. 24 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animation
Nov. 25 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animationNov. 26 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animationNov. 27 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animationNov. 28 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animationNov. 29 - show what i have and be prepared to make revisions
Nov. 30 - revise anything that needs to be revised
Dec. 1 - get ready for the final presentation of the animation and to present my after effects testing this week
Dec. 2 - choose one of these days to show off my tests
Dec. 3 - revise any issues with my dvd and animation for the final time
Dec. 4 - keep working on anything that sticks out as a soar thumb.
Dec. 5 - revisions once more, make sure everything is in place
Dec. 6 - get a nice peer review on what i need to be accomplishing at this point
Dec. 7 - fixing up any last minute craziness
Dec. 8 - crit
Dec. 9 - animation due
Nov. 7 - working on pencil tests so i can just drop the images on my backgrounds in the right segments
Nov. 8 - working on pencil tests to finish up the cave sequence
Nov. 9 - work on finishing up the cave pencil sequences to be rendered completely again
Nov. 10 - plan out the new sequence for he palace scene
Nov. 11 - working on pencil sequences for the palace so they can be rendered for the weekend
Nov. 12 - starting to piece together the sequences and rendering the penciled scenes for the cave and palace
Nov. 13 - rendering scenes so they can be completed
Nov. 14 - try to complete the rendered scenes
Nov. 15 - working on the final scene for the jungle fight
Nov. 16 - making sure there are some pencil tests for the jungle fight
Nov. 17 - render a couple sequences to look at and fix
Nov. 18 - working on the final scene to get it top notch
Nov. 19 - revising anything that needs it and go back to the board to fix any sequences that seem out of order
Nov. 20 - start putting everything together in order to render out for a preview view of everything
Nov. 21 - revise anything from the animation that needs to be revised from peer review
Nov. 22 - revising and animating/smoothing out anything that seems out of place
Nov. 23 - working on the sequences and any small details that will need it, use whatever time to get ready to do this over the break.
Nov. 24 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animation
Nov. 25 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animationNov. 26 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animationNov. 27 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animationNov. 28 - this whole break since i am in memphis i will be working on the dvd menu/look and rendering out the animationNov. 29 - show what i have and be prepared to make revisions
Nov. 30 - revise anything that needs to be revised
Dec. 1 - get ready for the final presentation of the animation and to present my after effects testing this week
Dec. 2 - choose one of these days to show off my tests
Dec. 3 - revise any issues with my dvd and animation for the final time
Dec. 4 - keep working on anything that sticks out as a soar thumb.
Dec. 5 - revisions once more, make sure everything is in place
Dec. 6 - get a nice peer review on what i need to be accomplishing at this point
Dec. 7 - fixing up any last minute craziness
Dec. 8 - crit
Dec. 9 - animation due
Sunday, October 31, 2010
new stuffit!
i'm working hard on getting this cave scene fleshed out and going. :)
http://www.vimeo.com/16420384
* ROUGH CUT OF THE LITTLE SEQUENCE, DOING MORE WILL EDIT MORE ONCE THE WHOLE SEQUENCE IS DONE. *
http://www.vimeo.com/16493202
* ROUGH CUT OF THE LITTLE SEQUENCE, DOING MORE WILL EDIT MORE ONCE THE WHOLE SEQUENCE IS DONE. *
http://www.vimeo.com/16493202
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
hmmhmhmhmh
currently making some new shots for my animation and staging them at the sametime to really bring some more atmosphere into this.
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