12 MORE DAYS

Despite what most think, exactly because it is a private institution, it prides itself on taking things seriously. Waaaaay too seriously in my opinion.

Just in case, if you think is just a simple matter of outputing an animation (which is really not simple considering how indie animation film "9" took four years on a home computer for a graduate student), I have to also put these in order:

1. Development folder - this details my thought processes - how the idea grew, developed, took shape etc. Sketches, animatic poses, characters, landscape developments, mood board, colour tryouts etc also go in here. Other than detailing the creative processes, the main reason is really to ensure that I don't just rip off things off the Internet and other artists. Also, the proposal for the client - yes, typed out in full, not point form - will take centre stage here.

I just finished one A4 ring folder and I am not even half way through.

2. Packaging - since this THE project, and I am also doing it for a pseudo client - I will need to package it like in a real pitch. So this means cd casing, label and booklet - this is the very basic that I have to do. I could, of course be more creative, and also throw in bookmarks, pamphlets, stickers, info kits (Oh, character franchise!) etc except that I will have to justify the purpose of each communication medium, which means more work and less time to finish the animation.

3. Presentation slides - how nice if I can pluck in some ready made template and copy n paste some trash from the Internet! Wishful thinking there. Of course I mean to design something for the client, suit it to the theme, fit it in the main overall communication purpose, explain the concept, rationale, art direction, target audience BLAH BLAH BLAH.

ARGH.

Week 11 (what, already?!)

14/09 - 20/09
- Finished scene 5; scene 6 on the way (soon, soon!)
- Relook scene 2 and 4 (wah lau - this is like 50% of the main storyline)

Week 12 (last week)

21/09 - 27/09
- Stitch all scenes in premiere
- Fit in sound effects and music
- Print out allllllllllll my shit for development folder
- Mock up for cd packaging
- Prepare presentation slides

Instant fix: this totally made my day!

Title: Where Peiling went on our picnic day?







Whahahahahahahahahahhahahahaa!!

uhoh - Week 10.

Ok its week 10 now. *keeping an eye on panic levels*

Amazing - time really really really flies. But I am glad that it will all be over soon. That said, my progress is kinda - ahem* non-existent coz I am so distracted, restless and neh neh about this whole FMP thing. I am quite over it - letting it go already - and just trying not to look too far ahead but plod on till the end of it and just doing as much as I can. If I can't finish it - actually will have grace one lar! - then let it be then.

Quite chill. Plus I really don't like to sacrifice sleep over work. I like to sleep! *sulk*

Week 10 timeline:

1.composit scenes plus landscape development (oh yucks)
2. finish scene 4 animation by fri.
3. start on scene 5 landscape development

You can see I am squeezing a hell lot more things this time round because I hope to finish everything (all animation) by 20 sept. That will leave me one week for editing, sound, cd-packaging, development folder, presentation slides, mock ups and whatnot.

(Riiiiiiight. Thats alot to squeeze in one week lar!!!oh crap.)

Ok on second thought, I better try to move things up a bit more.

I am digging this video - ang moh version of our wayang kulit (sp?)

Self encouragement

Enough said.

Especially when you see your friends dropping dead like flies next to you. friend quit school, while in the midst of it. Sigh.

Ok - after these few weeks of animation - I realised this, I really still just prefer paper and pen. I just want to drawwwwwwwwwwwwwww or shoooooooooooooooot.

I want to switch mediums already and I am not even done?!

Week 9 - surging ahead?

Animating scene 2 - old colonial Singapore.

After compositing all my scenes, I realised, to my horror, that I don't have enough flesh for scene 2. This means going back to the storyboard again and see what I can add in.

The end result is an addition of 4 more mini scenes (each scene probably lasting only 3 seconds max - oh groan) to give it more meat.

I am only at the easiest part though - animating rickshaw pullers - so I wonder if I even can make it for the deadline to finish scene 2 by er....TODAY?!

Ok, realistically, I need to readjust my deadlines for week 9 (oh, 3 more weeks to end of FMP! CANT WAIT!!!):

- Finish scene 2 and 3 (is that even humanely possible?)
- Possibly start on scene 4

On top of this - I owe Matilda a new set of wedding invites ( I really want to try a series in my own personal style) and corporate identity for a freelance proj.

GULP.

Sometimes I wish my drink can be this exciting:



The other two of the campaign here:



I like "this same group of people that goes to Paris repeatedly but fail to see the Eiffel Tower..."