Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride

A little update...

Good news! Fantastic news! Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious news!!!

I got the titles to work!!! This whole thing with the titles has definitely been a roller coaster.

I don't know what was wrong or why it was not working before (probably user error if I'm being honest), but it doesn't matter now because I got it to work and I'm super happy about it.

It was really frustrating me and bringing down my whole mood... so I'm glad it's working now.

Anyway, that's all for today.

Until next time...

Un Poco Loco

 A little update...

I'm working on the titles in Adobe Premiere Pro, but its... not... working. And I don't know why. It's frustrating me. 

When I add an effect, it is supposedly added, but it doesn't show it doing anything on the playback. So... I'm not really sure what's wrong here.

I tried quitting the program and re-opening it. I tried deleting the clip and re-adding it and the transition. Neither of those have worked. I created a new title clip and it's still... not... working.

So, I'm just going to move on and come back to it later, Because I don't know what else to do.

Anyway, that's all for today.

Until next time...

Friends on the Other Side

 A little update...

We had another group meeting today.

I didn't have much to ask in regards to the actual film, but I did ask their opinion about the social platform that I should choose.

I have been considering either Instagram or Tumblr.

They thought that Tumblr could be a good idea based on my target audience.

I'll make a blog post (eventually) going more into depth for each to officially decide which I'm gonna do.

Anyway, that's all for today.

Until next time...

Collision of Worlds

 A little update...

I have started editing. Have I finished the animation yet? No. But I figured if I started editing now, it would be less work later.

I imported the live action parts that I filmed and the audio into Adobe Premiere Pro and have begun to edit those. Thus far, I've created a basic layout of what I want. I separated the clips and put them in order according to the storyboard, leaving little spaces in between so I know where I need to put the animated sequences in the future. 

I've also created the title cards and created a place holder for the credits.

I'm probably going to insert the animated sequences as I create them and edit as I go. That way it should be less work at the end (editing wise, at least).

It's going quite well so far, hopefully that continues.

Anyway, that's all for today.

Until next time...

What's My Name

A little update...

Okay, so naming the film. This could really make or break the film.

I'm thinking of naming it "ctrl z" because it would fit with the whole writing theme, and it's also what inspired the whole thing.

I think it fits rather well, so that's what I am going to stick with. For now at least. If I think of something better, then I'll change it (but I don't think I will, honestly).

Anyway, that's all for today.

Until next time...

Tomorrow is Another Day

 A little update...

Remember when I said we were going out of town? 

Well, turns out we're not doing that anymore. So sorry for giving you false information.

That means that I'll have some extra time to work on the project. Yay.

Anyway, that's all for today.

Until next time...

Heigh-Ho, Off to Film I Go

 A little update...

Okay, so it's time to start filming (finally).

I'm going to start with the live action parts. Just because it's convenient, I'm going to be playing the role of the author myself. 

I really hope it all turns out alright.

I'm using my old iPhone to record (set to 4k at 30 fps) and a tripod.

(I should probably organize my desk before I start filming though)

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Okay... so I finished recording the live action parts (at least I hope so). 

I also recorded the audio separately, using the Voice Memo app on my phone and my AirPods as a mic. I'm not sure if I like how the audio sounds. I'll see what I can do when I start editing though, because I don't want to have to film it again. (I filmed about three times before getting something that I was satisfied with.

I recorded all of the scenes I had planned in addition to a few more that I thought might be good (hopefully I have too much instead of not enough).

With that now done, I can move on to the animation.

Anyway, that's all for today.

Until next time...

'Bout Time

 A little update...

Okay, so I have finally done the storyboard.

I wasn't feeling very motivated to do it, so instead of doing it on paper with a pen/pencil I decided to do it on a white board. It made it more fun for me, plus I got to use different colors and erase things easily. 

I might have to add more, I'm not sure right now. But this is the basic plan of the shots that I'm going to need. I'll see what happens when I start filming, which should be soon.

Anyway, that's all for today.

Until next time...

Try Everything

 A little update...

Okay, so the collars arrived today. 

I got three in total: black peter pan, white peter pan, and white traditional. I got plain collars because I really don't need anything fancy.

Then I proceeded to raid my closet for any and all sweaters, and bottoms. I tried on many different outfit combinations....

                       

                        

                         

...I wasn't kidding when I said many (some of the outfits aren't even pictured; these are just the highlights). I feel like I tried every possible combination.

Out of all the outfits, my top two are the ones shown below:

I think I'm going to go with the navy sweater. I think it looks better for this scenario (even though the pink sweater is super cute); plus I like that it has the blue and yellow(ish) stripes going across which could represent the two characters (it's a lucky coincidence that they happen to have the same colors).

I'm very glad that I got the fake collars because it would have been a lot of layers otherwise and extremely warm (plus I've been wanting some anyway, so this was a great excuse in order for me to buy them; I can use them in the future).

Anyway, that's all for today.

Until next time...

Jolly Holiday

 A little update...

So, next week is spring break. I plan to start filming then.

I think I want to film all of the live action pieces first and get them done. They should be relatively simple to film and shouldn't take too long. Then I can put all of my focus on the animation and get as much of it done during that time as I can.

We're going to be going out of town for a couple days towards the end of spring break, so I won't be able to do anything then. 

Like I said, I want to get as much done as possible during that week because that it when I'll have the most time off from school to really focus solely on it and not have to worry about work for other classes.

We'll see how it goes.

Anyway, that's all for today.

Until next time...