Tip of the day

When you don't have friends, make films.

Showreel cover

Ended up choosing this one, it turned out amazing.
Although I had trouble with the dvd menu... Encore kept crashing and dvd studio pro would not burn the content, then last resort idvd and not even that would burn the content.
But that was all sorted, with using another computer which encore worked on!
Ah technology how to be savvy at all programs???
Have tutorials for all of them/notes then refer to them when using the programs.
Who is a all rounded at numerous programs? awesome people that is who.
Is it better to be good at one thing or average at a bunch of things?
Mhhh you can decide!

Now I have to work on a few things to be printed for press kit for pearl... but that will go on my Pearl of wisdom blog.

ta ta.

TV Dinner Film Networking Night with Special Guest David Lightfoot

Was great!
I loved listening to his insight into the industry and how he came about getting into the industry.
Ah if only events like this where more frequent once a week!

Hearing people who have been there done that is truly uplifting and energizes me!

Much needed sleep is needed, big day tomorrow... big day of constant work, and the odd break here and there, feeling the strain on the body from constant hours of the computer, must stretch and take breaks!

But more about today! I had a day off from working on Pearl and well everything needed a breather and to chill out, be calm, not worry etc etc.  It was a good day, well needed sleep, late breakfast/brunch, salad, pancakes and eggs, if I had bacon that would of gone on the plate too.
Went to see a movie; beginners, it was lovely, thoroughly enjoyed, original, refreshing to walk out of the cinema from.
And topped it off with tv dinner night. Hoorah! and it was nice weather on top of that.

good night. more rest, more well needed sleep.

Showreel covers

In struggle town designing showreel covers... unsure on what to design.

With creating these perhaps more ideas will be born or if not settle on these with slight improvements or none.

Well here's some;

  scanned these leave quite some time ago, having a idea to animate leaves for future projects. The paper scrunched and scanned also for future projects.

Personally this is the most liked out of the three, it is simple and eye catching and has leaves in it again, Photographs behind the writing where taken in autumn, photography is somewhat of a hobby, wish I got the camera out more often, perhaps when I get a adapter for my old Pentax lenses to put on my canon I will pursue with more photographs, as having one lens can be a bit boring.
None the less, I enjoy this one.

Influenced by pop art, this is also simple but has illustration perhaps this one is more fitting with the whole animation thing, I could easily incorporate the one above with this one changing the blue to black and the black writing and bubble to white and behind the test have a solid colour or photograph.
(Ideas start happening when you analysis your own crap)

May design some more tomorrow but would like to ask a few people for there opinion before I rush off to the printing services and get 10copies made which will cost me either $82.50 for the cardsleeve OR $92.50 for the gatefold.
More keen on the gatefold, can even include a little bio in the cover when opened.

Reasons why images from my current/past work is not on the covers?

1. I am not real proud of my work.
2. Getting 10 copies done, and if the design is simple and just displays my name/simple design I can use the copies in the future and it won't be a waste of money, ink, dvd's, yeah.
3. refer back to the second reason!

On another note I must keep animating pearl, ah how the more you self create somehow it self sabotages too, your soul that is!... Determination to get this project is strong but dies a little bit each day.

Wanting to get back to you...

Ah how this year 2D has been interesting! (I enjoy it! such a challenge! Except pixels and aspect ratios will be the death of me)

I would like to go back to stop mo... plus I feel the need to expand out to 3D... I love all the mediums but should I specialize in one?
Feeling like going to do a diploma in 3D animation/modeling something is telling me to branch out in that direction, I don't know what to do where my future will go? Teaching yourself is always there but at the moment with sole focus generally is on my 2D production, there is time for 3D, but it's a matter of disciplining yourself.
Then there is this scriptwriting business, like I wonder if I am any good sometimes!? Is it a want to be? or do I have skills, potentiality? I own a few books on the craft why the flip would I waste my money on them, if I wasn't fascinated and eager to learn more? I often get no feedback on what anyone things of my 'story telling' techniques. (sometimes getting a pat on the back can give you a massive boost) but why do I need a pat on the back I should be doing it for myself because I enjoy it.
Sometimes I wish there was a place to go to chat to people who have been there done that, launched there way into the industry, listen to their experiences how they got to where they are today. Should I contact someone like that? It's a challenge to approach and find those people. (especially animators)
I have no idea why these thoughts are bubbling away, they just are.

Another thought wishing this beautiful creation I was building was in Melbourne (in my hometown atm) I would love to dedicate spare time to finishing it off...




Ah I'm a confused lass, wishing I had made up my mind and knew %100 or at least %80 on what I wanted to do instead of dabbling floating around doing a little bit of everything. Originally it was stop motion, but what killed that ambition (who knows) or maybe I do and I won't admit it. BUT here underlines a good thing about that, it has made pathways clearer.

Ented!

Wooohoooo!

Mock up trailer

This mock up was made for a trailer for 3rd year screening (just playing around though, not the real thing nor final one). Enjoy!
Oh there is a competition on David and Margret trailer competition I so want to enter it but a lot of terms and conditions, and don't really have any footage... I will see, would really like to enter it but don't really have time but I kind of do because I am sick at the moment lots of time at home.

Mock up showreel

The blank parts are yet to be filled in with other work...

Music for showreel

This isn't finished but well this is the track I quite enjoy... not sure if it is fitting, I have others
Also I have to find all my work... it's not all on here, best look on my hard drives...

Yesss!

Finding some amazing tunes for my showreel!
Can hardle wait to get to it!
If only sleep wasn't necessary...

Stop mo set clean up

So today I spent 2 hours or so cleaning up;

Cleaned out this cupboard so I would have somewhere to store things + the shed gets dusty dirt you name it need to protect puppets from that.

That's more like it... lovely everything organized!

The set had lino on it I am needing to peal it off or use eucalyptus oil or something but I have a white board I can clamp down if I can't get it off until I can replace the bottom of the set.

Next thing to do it set up the lights then I am ready to stop mo again!
Hell yeah, why did I ever stop?
It's what I ENJOY... not that 2D is that bad but it's not my first preference.

This weekend...

Going to set up my stop mo set again... So very excited... the stop mo bug has returned, since day one though it was what I wanted to do. though 2D&3D also enthuse me :)
Plus so busy with my major, love spending nearly ever minute I am awake doing anything/something creative.

Got a little creative...

I drew this a while ago and now that I am improving using the wacom I just had to add colour to this.

just mucking around...

inspired by the telly show 'mad men'

What do I want to do and be?

I like scriptwriting...

But have opportunities to try out other possible path ways I have once tried to go down...

Decisions, choices... what shall I do.

I know I want to do something I enjoy and am good at.

But what... ? come on epiphany 

Lucky...

Going to Sydney...

I am ever so lucky to be going to Sydney.
To the four day Robert Mckee Seminar.
Flying out extremely early tomorrow, so excited I feel numb.

But I'm sure once I am there it will hit me like a tone of bricks just how gosh 

darn lucky I am to have the opportunity to go.

I'm a giant lollypop

Watercolour...

... :)