Makin' Short Films!

So, I am in my third? week of my third year at CalArts?  Wow...  Time is flyin'!  I have officially signed up for my Mid-Res on November 2nd- EEK!  But- more interesting than that to me: I have made THREE "short films" in three weeks.

OH YEAH!  I am having so much fun!

So I thought I would link to my three films for you, my chosen few blog-followers!

The first: The Perseid Meteor Shower at Vasquez Rocks (August 12th, 2012)

I took 30 second exposures constantly for about 2 or 3 hours.  I am really happy with it, since it is my first ever time-lapse video.  I know what mistakes I made and I have ideas how to fix them next time.

Speaking of next time!
My second film: My Cube Painting 2012- time-lapse

So, I made changes to my process.  I mounted the camera to a fixed tripod, which fixed the shaky, aspect- EXCEPT, over the 17 hours I shot this, the battery died about seven times and the only way to fix it was to unscrew the camera from the tripod, replace battery, then re-mount the camera, which, although it was fixed, it wasn't so tight on the mount that I got no camera movement at all...  I am sad.  But I am still figuring out ways to make it better next time!

The third: Scene 189 of Star Wars- UNCUT!

This video is a collaboration between my friend, Harlan (Harley) Scroggins and myself.  Star Wars- UNCUT is a fan-made project, where the entire film is cut into 15 second sections and fans all over the world can film the sections any way they want.  Since Harley and I are such Star Wars fans, we just decided to bite the bullet and go for it!  We divided the work in half and pumped this baby out!  This was so much fun!  I'd like to try another scene perhaps for the next film.

So, I hope you enjoy!

Laptop is back in action!

Okay, granted, it's been back in action for a while now, but I have had to replace all the programs- which, as you can imagine, is taking some time.  That has also hindered me from working on stuff.  Never realized how much I utilized Photoshop in a day-to-day capacity...

So!  Now I am back!  I no longer have FOUR part-time jobs (yeah- don't ask...) and I am a HAPPY GIRL!  I have no idea what is making me so happy, but I won't question!  I just want to revel in BEING happy!

So film work is continuing, as is my storyboard exercises this summer.  Not a whole lot of time before school starts again- EEE!!!  SO EXCITED!  So, here's hoping that lots of doodles and stuff will being heading this way shortly.  Hope you guys enjoy it!

My laptop is a paperweight...

No real updates until I get the new hard drive for my laptop.  Lost files.  Don't want to talk about it.

Storyboard Cardio

Had an assignment to board in 90 panels or less, in THREE HOURS, our choice of two characters in a location- and one character wanted something from the other.  I picked Dracula, old man, and the DMV.  I feel like I utterly failed on this somehow...  Waiting on notes.

Storyboard Studies- Star Wars

So, I had an assignment to do storyboard studies of the Luke/Vader fight scene from SW: ESB as practice this summer.  Been working on it as much as I can, but not finished yet.  I don't know if I want to at this point...  I am actually...  *takes a deep breath* ...a little sick of Star Wars....  >.<  PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!!!

It's just that, on top of the Han in Carbonite scene, I have been boarding Star Wars off and on for a year....  I need to work on something else.  But for now- here it is- the work I have done so far.

Summer Work and STUFF!

Hi all,

Just a quick update to post that I am happy this summer!  Got a new roomie, have finished the Star Wars boards, am starting a new storyboard assignment- ALSO Star Wars (NOT my choice this time, it was actually assigned by someone else)- and am studying anatomy again.

Also, I got a temp job this week working in the cubes, so money is on the way!  I will survive!  Art time is being cut significantly, but that's okay!  Have to eat first- art second!  haha!  Still no access to scanner.  May start shooting some of the work I am doing with crappy camera, then upload.  Any input on that?  Still writing <I>nearly</I> every day...  So this summer is just full of things that are making me happy.  I feel fulfilled.  Things are, oddly, looking up!

Summer work Pt.3

Yesterday, I finished boarding the Star Wars scene!  211 boards!  Now I just need to shade them.  Then, when school starts back up again, I will scan the rest in, and time them out to the actual scene.  Massive geek points!  XD  hahahaha!

In other news, it appears that I will not be seeing Prometheus opening weekend...  Work today is preventing me from going with my friends.  (All the other showings were sold out.)  So once again, I am missing out...  And I was so looking forward to this movie too.

Writing continues.  I think I have a very solid story idea for this year's film.  I am REALLY excited about it.  Now I just need to hammer this thing to a perfect story!  Mwa-ha!  (In related news, I saw a shooting star last night during our apartment building's power outage.  Sadly, the first thing that came to mind- after, "OMFG!  I SAW A SHOOTING STAR!"- was "Please god let me make a good film this year- and finish it!"  I am hopeless.)