10 Weeks of This Already?

This week I "learned": (a.k.a. I already had a gist of, but now I have been formally taught and am now a "master" of.) how 3D points work.

I hope to get my 2D Animation done. I probably will.

I am frustrated at Flash for crashing all of the time.

I am glad that Christmas vacation is so soon. I need a break from all of this work.

｡ﾟ(TヮT)ﾟ｡ This is short but still rad. This guy is hecka funny.

Article Response: Frankenweenie

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Learned:

• I've never heard of Autism-Friendly Screenings for movies before.
• I never knew that autistic kids had trouble learning to speak.
• I never knew that autistic kids had a lowered imagination.

Opinions

• Autism-Friendly Screenings are a great idea.
• I never say Frankenweenie, but it looked like a rad movie. 

Question

• Whoever came up with the idea of autism-friendly screenings?

Article Response: Tomorrow's Revolution Won't Be On T.V.

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Learned Things:

• Web series can have lower quality but still have a large audience because the audience can understand the lack of resources. Audiences think it's because of being independent.
• Even without large audiences, the instant feedback and comments on things that the internet provides helps make better stuff for the future.
• The internet's availability and lackage of guidelines helps set the series in easy to fit timelines. The show doesn't have to fit the television guideline of 30-ish minute increments. It also goes onto "one channel" in a way. Parodies, vlogs, and other types of videos can all be found on the same place, instead of having to search through T.V. channels for the genre that you want.

Opinions

• I agree with her when she says that it is harder to find web series on the internet. The couple that I like now I heard from people blogging about them. The web series are really good, but don't get the same advertising that T.V. shows get.
• I feel like there should just be an "internet" channel on televisions now. Has no one thought of that? Like, just show stuff that's getting popular on the internet. It would probably keep people paying attention to T.V., if there is a worry of the television audience disappearing.

Question

• Is there a worry of the television ceasing to be helpful or used in the future?

Week 9 Class Thing

This week I didn't learn much. I kinda learned that Macs hate me I guess?

I hope to better my work pace. I tend to work hellllllllllllla slowly, and that is sucky.

I am very frustrated at Flash crashing all the time!! (╬⓪益⓪)

I am glad that we will be done using Flash soon. asidfhaisudf!! I hope Maya doesn't poop as often as flash.

((┌|o^▽^o|┘))♪ This is a rad 3D animated Minecraft thing. Music too ^-^

Article Response: Elements of Award Winning Screenplays

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Learned Stuff

• Secondary conflict is just as important as secondary actions in animations. Both give your character a certain layer of depth that, without them, makes your character bland.
• Have a blend of genres. A plain romantic will be pretty boring to most people. Add some comedy to that romance, and it becomes a movie that pretty much any girl will want to see. Maybe some guys too. I'm not judging.
• Have a large main interest for the movie. If you change things around, people will get confused.

Opinions

• I disagree with the whole "have a moral lesson" thing because I know plenty of good movies that don't really have a moral story. 
• I also disagree with showing your own morals in a movie. I mean, unless you are going for more of an educational or similar type of movie. I feel like morals don't matter when it comes to many genres.

Question

• What genres of movies tend to be the highest rated? Action? Comedy?

Article Response: Editing Cowboys & Aliens

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Learned things

• The tone of movies makes a huge difference. If the movie has an inconsistent tone, it will probably not be all that great.
• Do what the person wants, even if they're wrong. Show them the thing, and then they might realize that they are wrong, it will just end up being fixed anyway. Isn't there a saying of "the customer is always right" or something like that?
• You have to have people skills in the editorial (is that the correct word?) business because you rely on people liking you. If you are great at art and are super skilled but you're a hard person to talk to, no ones going to want to have to get in touch with you and work with you.

Opinions

• I agree with the whole "being a nice person and being a suck up is good for getting work" because being a grump isn't going to make anyone like you at all. You kind of rely on people liking you in a business like that, considering your job is to please people.
• It was a good idea that the editor lessened that bit in Ironman at the start with the Chechnians and how he was before all of that stuff happened because having sympathy for the characters is great and it's hard to be sympathetic for a character that is kind of a dick.

Question

• How long is the editing process?