Weekly Comments Blawg Ye-ah

So, learned a bit in Digital Media :P How to graph something on a 3D coordinate plane. It was fun (I guess).
Not much to really report in the learned category, sorry

What would I like to learn? Hm... I guess it would have to be how to properly credit someone in an animation. I am currently relying on the little copyright symbol, but I don't know if that's enough.

Frustrated me? The shortage of D&D for the past month. Also how I can't seem to find a good way to fix up my animation in certain spots. I fear I may have to deal with them because I may not have the time to make a significant change.

I like chocolate .________.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdhuDGOyAXc&list=WLkacLqVMWvwKZv5toKxfpFZX59OceDA7i

How to Tween a walk cycle. Enough said
It is fast and easy, although you sacrifice some of the detail and fluidity of frame by framing. Extremely useful and reliable. I would recommend giving it a shot or at least watching the video. Little bit of help for anyone still trying to get their walk cycle done (although I do so hope that everyone already has them done ^^;)

The Wave of the Future

Ah the internet. What a magical place of "freedom" and creative growth

News to me

• I suppose I never really drew connections between the budgets of professional television shows and amateur internet shows, but it really does make sense. Online viewers who are looking for cutting edge resources and high value will find themselves searching for quite some time, because many shows online lack the funds to deliver what they are looking for. They do the best they can on the budget they have, which may range from some to no money.
• Views mostly rely on your name being spread from person to person because it's unlikely that someone will stumble upon your video and stay long enough to appreciate it to its fullest extent. Again, seems obvious enough, but some people (*cough cough* I) don't always think about these things.
• Quality over quantity? This I would have to argue with unless a quality of the audience could be more well defined. It is certainly good to have a large audience, but how does the quality of the audience effect how long a show/web series lasts?

Cool story bro

• I think we all saw this coming: online shows are almost becoming more popular than their traditional television counterparts. The internet is becoming a part of who we are (almost physically too). It does allow for easier access and more freedom of  speech at least.
• Oh my god I love Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog... Neil Patric Harris is the best xD

Seriously, how would one define a "quality" audience? What makes it so much more beneficial to the producers of said show?

Super Frankenweenie

Things I "learnt" (I saw that in the article and it bugged me so much)

•  The theater can be a very comforting place for those with autism (or at least it was for young Gabriel). It gave him a safe place where he could experience life without the stresses and strains of difficult social interactions.
• Just because it is common among cases of autism, doesn't mean it will always be the case. In Gabriel's case, he showed signs of imagination. He showed signs of empathy. Many of the things the doctors told him he couldn't do, he did with ease.
• Movies can teach a surprising amount of things to its viewers. Gabriel learned various words, phrases, and life lessons (I'm sure) from the cinema. It really is a beautiful thing to think about.

What I think

• It is amazing. Miracles happen every day. I usually try to avoid sounding cheesy, but to bad. I do what I want in my blog. Anyways, I think it is fantastic that Gabriel learned so much from the cinema alone. Maybe that movie wasn't all bad after all.
• I hope that Gabriel learns even more valuable lessons from the cinema. Good luck!

 Do a lot of movies have a similar effect on autistic children or was this a strange occurrence? 

Did You Know That Cashews Come From A Fruit

I didn't learn to terribly much. I guess I did learn a bit about time management and believing in myself, but that's not all that important I suppose.

I guess I want to learn how to tween more effectively. I have difficulty making complex tweens (oh god, shape tweening a character in my animation was TORTURE).

Animating.  Animating frustrated me. Sometimes it flows as smooth as warm butter but other times it sits like cold tar.

• Made you happy

My boyfriend has been such a sweetie this past week. When I had to restart, it felt like the end of the world. I had to cram in so many hours of animating into one night and a few times, I had a panic attack because I was so stressed out. Luckily my boyfriend agreed to spend time with me and comfort me when I was distressed. He is a really sweet man and I'm very thankful to have him around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzKFbUxYJys

Did you know that cashews came from a fruit?

Honestly, yes. I did know that. But hey, it's still catchy. I personally think this is animation related xD It is fully animated and it referenced animating, so it counts. No exceptions!

Editz

• Timing is key

Timing can make or break a film. It can determine rather your film is a block buster or a box office failure. It's important to keep that in mind. Always. (For example: the family guy episode about the Boston Marathon that got taken down)

• Reorganize. Rewrite

Be prepared to move scenes around because what seems like a poor scene early on in a movie could be the greatest scene later on. It's a lot to do with timing and maybe even a little psychology (knowing how people will react to certain events)

•  Please the master

It is important to keep pace and follows orders, but it is also important to have your own suggestions. If the higher-ups want you to try it, you should, but sometimes you should try to point in a new direction and hope you've made the right decision.

• The article was very useful, even for an animator. Either way, a film is a film. Pay attention, keep up, roll with the punches, and work your hardest. Make suggestions, take orders, try new things, and rewrite.
• Minor swearing |D Haha
• Easy to follow :D

What is the difference between "tried" and "*tried*". Is that implying that some were given no effort?

How to Make a Screenplay That WINS

WINNING!!

• Learned (so creative, I know)

 It is best to keep your audience on one track at a time (to keep our one track mind railed). Because if you want to study literature and then decide you want to study figure skating, you're going to have a bad time

Mix your genres. Because what's better than an Action/Comedy/Drama/Romance/Adventure movie? Am I right?

People like being reminded of things they already knew about their worlds (and things they didn't). Personally I prefer being taught new things rather than loosing more and more faith in humanity (I guess it really depends :P)

• Opinions

A lot of this can be related to animation (but that may have already been stated). Because animations are just movies with characters that are alive in our hearts and imaginations rather than reality. I'm getting a little off track here though. Either way, these things to keep in mind relate to animation just as much as they apply to video production.

It seemed like a few of the categories were a little lacking or repetitive. Number 3 is strikingly similar to number 7, where they both refer to setting in a sense. I can however, see why they are separate, because of the specifics behind each one. 3 refers to setting where 7 refers to reflecting on modern society. Forgive me if I'm wrong though.

• Curious

How does religion count as a "second problem"? It hardly fits under that category and that kind of bugged me. But hey, that's just my opinion :S