*Still from 3D Animatic for "I Am." Ironically, as the preceding 'I am patient with myself' statement says, I am trying to be patient with myself and the ideas forming from this short.* Approach: This week I began with creating and compiling more scenes together and made some decisions which scenes were actually important to the short if they were included. I have ultimately decided to remove the scene of "I am good at my job." and "I am alive." I also have decided that using Arnold will take up too much time for rendering and have decided to switch to Maya's Toon Shaders. I also went back and made some tweaks to Chuck's animation, making his visible front arm less static. I also went ahead and added in the rest of my animatic playblasts into the template animatic. Choices Made: The decisions to get rid of specific scenes have stemmed from the fact that I feel like I do not have time to model, animate, and composite these scenes. I also think that including these scenes takes away from the animation itself. To me, the text representation of the phrases seems a little too ambiguous for the short. I think sticking with 'Patient, Happy, Healthy' will help pull back from being away from the main scene with the narrator for too long. When watching the scenes, it almost felt like too much time was being wasted on scenes that wouldn't help pull the philosophic narrative back to the introduction scene with Chuck. *A visual representation of Plato's allegory of 'The Cave'* Inspirational Sources:
I gained inspiration this week from the allegory of Aristotle's cave. I feel like this instance of being unaware of the outside world and every aspect of beauty, form, and reasoning is a good metaphorical relationship between the setting of Chuck's initial spot. the window represents the exit to the cave door, the stands of the birds are the tiers of how close we become. The difference in the height and the more ornately decorated stand resembles our proclivity to to be more susceptible and willing to accept the pleasures in life and remain close-minded to what's behind the curtain. Questions Raised & Needs: This week I need:
Next Steps: This week, I just want to keep working. I have spent a good amount of time forgetting to take imagery of my work process and what renders I attempt. I need to be more proactive about documenting as I go, even if that means opening up my blog during the week and continually adding before Sunday. I have taken advantage of my own work time, but when I choose work time over my relationship with my Fiance and family, it becomes and issue. I have mentioned this week that I will be extremely busy and don't have the time to fully pledge myself to my outside influences. I feel a connection to the readings because of this, there is a term for a person in this type of situation, it is called an 'ethical existentialist'. An ethical existentialist is someone who pledges all their time to work and doesn't factor in family, friends, or free-time. This is their reasoning to live. I am not regarding myself as this, but sometimes it feels like I'm dipping more and more into this pattern. -Taylor Olsen Comments are closed.
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