Movie Fail.

So I epic failed at this after effects thing. I don’t know what i did wrong but nothing was working right from teh moment I opened the program. I tried though. Need lots of hepl. I suppose it doesn’t help that I couldn’t figure out how to get to the e-mailing thing in gostudio. Just couldn’t find it.

I’ll post my attempt anyway.

Attempt

I couln’t figure out why it did what it did but i couln’t even get the file to be longer than a few frames. I think Io imported it wrong though I did what the PDF said to…

Panels….

Here are the edited panels. I think the colors fit better than they did with the upbeat tune that i have chosen.

They go together and aren’t as spread out as before. They are kind of based on how I feel that Jazz music is. (or at least this song) It’s upbeat , light, and fun.

Some of That old Cartoony Feel….

Some of that old cartoony feel I was talking about. Only I woudl make it louder and brighter colors…

The song I chose Makes me think of some happy cartoon character dancing down a street very happily. So I might change some things and try to do something with that.

Oh’ Yah they are going to change….

Still Working…

Due to some time issues this week I have only been able to work on this project a little bit. I have 3 semi-finished (clean up still needed) and 2 in teh works. I should have more time this week to catch up so it the getting the next step in on time shouldn’t be a problem.

The other two should be up shortly. I know i’m not as far as I should and want to be but things happen and you have to push through and keep working anyway. My song choice is still a little bit undecided but it will be one of the songs in the post below. (images based on teh loud song chioce)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYLbrZAko7E  it’s Count Basie Swingin’ the blues.

There are some things that I am trying to do to these images that so far are being a little bit of a pain but I know what was going wrong now I think and I plan to fix them in the next day or two. I plan on brightening things up more after listening to the song some more. Giving them more energy and life and having some more fun with the images. My favorite is the first one posted here. As I listen to this song I almost get an old cartoony feel from it. I might try to give my images that kind of feel to them too.

 playing on the energy of the song…

 

playing on the brightness of the song

playing the the warmth of the song

Ideas

I’ve been sitting on these for a day or two but forgot about posting them so here they are now a little late but still here.

Jazz

What is Jazz?

Syncopated popular music: popular music that originated among black people in New Orleans in the late 19th century and is characterized by syncopated rhythms and improvisation.

Jazz critic Joachim Berendt defines jazz as a “form of art music which originated in the United States through the confrontation of blacks with European music”; he argues that jazz differs from European music in that jazz has a “special relationship to time, defined as ’swing’”, “a spontaneity and vitality of musical production in which improvisation plays a role”; and “sonority and manner of phrasing which mirror the individuality of the performing jazz musician”.

the colors depend on the song of choice. I’ll post a You tube link for each color pallets matching music choice and then pick one for me to do later….

 

Cool color ideas…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4xy-wxc1Y0 - Smooth Jazz

 

Warmer colors…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQRlzxsH5pA&feature=related - Take it EZ

 

Mix of loud and smooth colors…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGtTblTR0YU - Kenny G

 

Loud colors…I’ll keep looking for this one…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYLbrZAko7E - Count Basie

Acid Jazz…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uPFwoHFNkw - Soulstice

  There are tons of different styles of jazz. There are many different subgenres, fusions, regional styles, and local ones. It’s hard to pin down a type to really get into and use. Since Jazz has also changed over the years there is just so much to choose from. At the moment I’m looking more into the color and smoother lounge style of jazz. Kenny G’s stuff is also an option that I am working with. It’s a bit more upbeat and colorful than the relaxing lounge jazz.

Update

Here is a panel update for the five I am working on.

 Natural Color: Basha finding invading army

 cubism: King giving order for war

 Expressionism: Armies meet on the battle field

 Art Nouveau: Basha fights to get to the general

 Pop Art: Basha defeates the general to win the battle

please comment if you have any editing suggestions or critiques for these pieces. I know some still need some work and I will try to find the time to do so and repost them later but it might be a while.

All five Panels

  These are the five panels (still subject to change) as I have them so far. I have not placed them in the correct order for this post but will be fixing it soon and reposting. The correct order is:

 The B&W, the Cubism, the Expressionism, the Art Nouveau, then the Pop art.

 I still have a good deal of work to do but it has been a busy week so I’m not as far along as I would like to be again. So here is the info on each panel. I have Refereence work but am not sure if I should post them or not.

 Black and White:

 The dark/evil army is invading Basha’s home and she doesn’t know who they are or what they want. She is hiding in the trees and watching them as they pass by. This panel is meant to show the mystery that Basha is feeling about not knowing who the mystery invaders are while still being the dramatic opening to the upcoming war.

 The artists I looked at are:

 Jim Starr – an Illustrator

 Dave Cunning and BMB – online comic titles B&W

 Cubism:

 The King has given the order to go to war and Basha’s world has now shifted off its axis. Nothing is the same anymore and she is about to face a life changing moment in the battle to come.

 Artists I looked at:

 Pablo Picasso -Cubist painter

 Kaina Wyatt- unknown

 Juan Gris – Cubist painter

 Expressionism:

 The two armies are meeting on the battle field. Tensions are high as the fighting is about to start and many will die. Many soldiers are afraid and the monsters seem bigger and badder than they truly are while the demons see the winged soldiers as a large golden army from the heavens.

 Artists I looked at:

 Art Nouveau:

 Basha is fighting her way to the General of the invading army. Basha’s golden spear flashes across the ground as coppery blood stains the earth and enemies fall before her.  

Artists I looked at:

 Pop:

 Basha has landed the final blow and the General falls. The war is over and the victory is hers. The scene is straight from the comic books as the Hero triumphs over the villain and the day is saved.

 Artists I looked at:

 

Not as far as i wished to be…

I’m not as far as I wanted to be but I’m finding it hard lately to find time to come into the lab to work on these panels. This is what i have in a semi finished state. Teh other panels are alreasy planed but not really far along but I will post them later today so you can see where i am at.

Here is what I have now.

And the third one is here.

the order that they’re in is as follows:

expressonism

art nouveau

Black and White

Story Continued

So these next panels will be pertaining to the upcoming war that was mentioned in the first story post.

 The army of is going to war against the invading armies of Erebus. Basha out for an early morning flight sees the army heading towards the city and races back to tell the emperor. Though the floating capital city will be safe the surrounded cities are in great danger and the emperor gives the order to prepare for war. The Erebus people have been a threat for a long time and now the tension between the two nations has finally snapped.

 After many weeks of small skirmishes to protest the small cities and towns surrounding the capital city the armies are ready for the final fight. The armies meet on an opened field in the valley below the floating capital city of Raya. The armies charge one another a great battle ensues. Basha fights on the front tines and skillfully slays the many foes in her way as she aims for the Erebus armies General Marbas. She reaches him and after a great battle she, along with her friend Cyril, a member of the Royal guard defeats him and are praised as heroes by the kingdom and Basha gets her place in the Royal guard like she had always dreamed.

 The order of the panels are as follows: (planned but not final, things may change)

1 The sighting of the invading army – black and white

2 the emporer is told – cubism

3 the armies meet – expressionism

4 the fight with Marbas – art nouveau

5 the victory / celebration – pop

about the last post:

sorry about the orientation issue. The bottom two panels are meant to be together so all of the panels will be in the landscape format . The first one has color now and will be posted soon.