Thursday, 28 July 2016

And at the forefront 2

Virtual reality

Virtual realities ( VR) is a computer technology that uses software-generated realistic images, sounds and other sensations to replicate a real environment or an imaginary setting, and simulates a user's physical presence in this environment to enable the user to interact with this space. A person using virtual reality equipment is typically able to "look around" the artificial world, move about in it and interact with features or items that are depicted.

And VR is very new technology now, and really interesting. Because that is also can use in animation, and our audience can feel more reality and enjoy people's works.

Moreover, now we can see more people use it in their daily life.

VR HORROR MOVIE EXPERIENCE



Reference
VR HORROR MOVIE EXPERIENCE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIk1vffdRhk
[Accessed: 26 July , 2016]

Thursday, 21 July 2016

And at the forefront 1

As science is developing rapidly, there has been great changes taken place in animation area,for example,new concept,new software,new technique,different audience and new animation form,for example,Pixar made the Toy Story, this is first full-length CGI animation film in 1995, and this animation became the watershed in this area.

It means need to keep animators in good temper and manage themselves to go in a right way。In the meantime,we need to control new software skills and produce more unique projects. How to adapt to the new situation is really important,but we can enjoy the challenge of the progress.

Ages,gender and hobbies of audience are always change and new technique,new software have released.In my opinion,Visual Effects Special Effects are the most important skills in this area now. And the famous company Digital Domain produced effects for more than 100 films, including Titanic , Apollo 13 , What Dreams May Come , , Star Trek,Avatar even include the new coming one BFG。As the development of technology, animation films are still a mainstream in this area,the artistic techniques of expression in animation are more agile than other type of films,and become more important.

Figure1: Lord of the Rings

Figure2: Avatar

Figure3: The BFG 

Figure4: Toy Story




Reference
Figure1: Figure1: Lord of the Rings
(sources:http://blog.9811.com.cn/attachments/2010/02/184_201002230831331C1WT.jpg)
[Accessed: 18 July , 2016]

Figure2: Avatar
(sources:http://image.xinli001.com/20141203/13524851adbc20195fdfb1.jpg)


[Accessed: 18 July , 2016]

Figure3: The BFG 
(sources:http://dingyue.nosdn.127.net/GPJn6EMLOuUtReo2ksG43WBTA8sl7uRVp0PabIw9WtDoV1454747708106compressflag.png)


[Accessed: 18 July , 2016]


Figure4: Toy Story
(sources: http://www.internetcn.net/news/5bel56yU57q%2F5o%2BP5LuV5aWz.html)


[Accessed: 18 July , 2016]


Sunday, 10 July 2016

Final project process 13

Story sketches

Penglai Mountain is wonderland, and these trees are pine tree, because in China, pine tree means prolong life

Figure1: Pine tree





And this kind of pine often used in Chinese New Year painting


Figure2: Pine tree









God's image, and there always has two commands the virgin around he.
Figure3:God

Figure4:God








Reference
Figure1: Pine tree
(sources:http://pic.qiantucdn.com/58pic/11/30/77/38w58PICWRS.jpg)
[Accessed: 8 July , 2016]


Figure2: Pine tree
(sources:http://img.blog.163.com/photo/0vwV7JQJG2MhF02z0iuirA==/1983272685904332178.jpg)
[Accessed: 8 July , 2016]

Figure3: God
(sources:http://a3.att.hudong.com/14/78/01300542618694142095787158224_s.jpg)
[Accessed: 8 July , 2016]


Figure4: God
(sources:http://a0.att.hudong.com/87/79/01300542618694142095796226586_s.jpg)
[Accessed: 8 July , 2016]

Tuesday, 5 July 2016

Final project process 11

Qilin‘s Script

1.On the bottom of the hill, there is a beautiful village with such a wonderful scenery.

2.This hill called Sanwei hill, trees on the mountain are flourish and untraversed

3.One day, a monster appeared on in this mountain. It resembles an ox, has four horns, and its hide looks like a thick straw cloak (the type worn by Chinese fishermen).

4.The monster saw the village

5.The monster called Aoyin, the Aoyin was a predacious animal and known to kill and devour humans. He lived in the deep of forestfrom the darkness

6.He has been eating people and animal before

7.And he was executed on Sanwei mountain by Buddhas about hundreds of years

8.But we don’t know how he escaped it

9.And he haven't had anything for a long timenow he was really hunger

10.There was dead silence when the dark came

11.Aoyin came into the village

12.He was ready to kill and the village flowed with rivers of blood

13.People were disquieted and they wanted to move out this village

14.Animals who lived on the bottom of the hillthey want to help these people but they don’t know how to help they

15.And now, a deer suggested “We can tell Qilin”

16.Qilin who was live in Penglai mountainhe was gentle and benevolent

17.Qilin lived on the top of the mountain

19.He happened to go the hill and passed through the village

20.Qilin need to have a rest between the river and flowers

21.A deer came to fine he

22. And asked he to save people who lived in the village

23.Qilin listened to the little deer’s describe and think this is a tough problem

24.Aoyin was hard to deal with itbut Qilin was the most gentle and benevolent monster

25.So he came to find Buddha

26.Buddha said it’s up to you, because everything is doomed

27.Qilin stood all night and think about this question

28.Aoyin didn’t stop to kill people, people need to find temporary shelter every night

29.But one day, an old man appeared in this village

30.When the sunset, people persuaded the old man with them went to the temporary shelter

31.But the old man refused

32.At nightAoyin still camebut when he came he saw the red paper on the people’s window

33.He was really anger and want to rush in to the house

34.Suddenly he heared a lot of firecrackers and saw the lightshe became scaredhe afraid of firelight and red colour

35.The old man came out from the house

36.Aoyin ran toward to the old man

37.But the old man took out a rea paper and put on Aoyin’s face.

28.Aoyin screaming and escaped the villagebut he was burnt on the way

39.At that timepeople knew the old man was Qilinhe used his power to made this red paper and loss his power

40.People all appreciated the Qilinbut he just said nothing and came back to Penglai mountain

41.Qilin thought about Buddha saidWere they worth you to save

42.But Qilin said equality of all beings


43.However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, except that they feel the colour and the sound add to the excitement of the celebration.






Sunday, 3 July 2016

Final project process 10

Software & Music & Target audience



I used 5 main software to do this work
Sai and photoshop Create Characters and background & scenes
AE- First step test for motion,flash- Make animation
Pr- main software to make final animation。

And about music. I invited my friend, she also studies MA in UH and her major is composition. This animation describes a Chinese fairy tale story, so I need Chinese traditional style music.
I work together with my friend, background music is also important in this project and even an half of soul. I want to display the best story to audience.

And then,my intended audience are teenagers and young people in the western, especially university students and people who like and interesting about Chinese fairy tale. Those intended audiences also include all gender.

In fact, my project is an animation, so I need to put online distribution channel, i will choose YouTube, because YouTube is a global video-sharing website and easy to use. In such an era that information technology develops rapidly, a wider group of people can watch your video and share. In addition, the scope of my intended audience will wider, not only teenagers and young people, may include middle age people or younger than teenagers.

Friday, 1 July 2016

Final project process 9


I want to make a 2D animation, but not actually a 2D and I think diorama will be more interesting. I really like this technique to display story and attract people's attention. Because I want to combine Easter fairy tale and western culture to creative a story, diorama also is unique way to display my idea. But it will be more looks like still animation. And also it will be easy to understand.

Aftereffects Space Diorama Animation


Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)



Reference
Figure1: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
[Accessed: 20 April, 2016]