Wow... I can't believe that it's week Nine already. Time has been passing by quickly... like a task that you love... like playing outside in the summer... you don't want the day to come to an end!
It's been a lot of hard work... but I think that I have been reaping the rewards. I'm getting a little better with each assignment. Getting a little bit more comfortable with the flow of things.
I wouldn't say that I've gotten the flow absolutely figured out yet... That's my big challenge at the present... and really for the upcoming assignment this week. We are on the 2nd week of trying to get Ballie to walk(the character that looks like a ball with legs, no arms or face) So just this previous week we had to make him walk 48 frames, 2 full cycles, just in stepped mode.
So you may be wondering what 'Stepped Mode' is... well, I'm trying to figure all of tis out too *grin* A pretty good internet resource on the topic is http://www.navone.org/ This would be the website of Victor Navone... who works at a small company you may have heard of, Pixar :D... and he teaches at AM!!! I have to admit... I've really enjoyed watching his critiques... he's really, really good at it... very thorough... He was one of the first mentors to give an e-critique for the 11 second club... you can check them out here.
My time spent in the blogging world has slowed tremendously as many others before me... if I have extra time, I'v been spending it within the virtual walls of AM... it's a great place... there are forums to check out, chat rooms, and buddy lists, e-critiques to watch, workspaces to visit, and critiques for me to give on friends Public Review spaces. It is very immersive... and it's to the degree that you want it to be... So I am sure that you will understand my lack of frequent posts... I am soaking up as much AM as I possible can... while I have the time to bask in it's glory *grin* (Actually, Alumni get to hang out there on the AM site in their own area as well...and in the forum areas too... but I'll still drop into the blog once and a while in the future... when I'm a rich and famous alumni of AM that is *grin*) I will post up some of my work as soon as I can... but most likely not until after week 11 or 12 of the class one that I'm in now.
I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Shawn Kelly, co-founder of AM and awesome ILM animator, on a VES award! And the Pixar family for taking home the Oscar this time! Go Team!
And I'd like to thank all of the AM community for helping me in my journey to become an animator... your help has been priceless! As we say in the south... Y'all ROCK!!!
take care of yourselves!!!... till next time
Cheers!
~Net
