Wrapping it up....

Hello All,
Things have to start wrapping up...I tell you it's a bit hard when you think about it, I mean simply making a Short Film isn't actually simple. I could really go in any Direction, which I sort of worked out in the first place, especially when the Fairytale tale idea began to gel. So, if you remember, I was thinking about several ideas running through there....so there you go, an abundance of options!
And...that's about it, (so far, for the week).....better get cracking, hey?
See-ya....Alex :)

city by Night....

Just thought I'd show you a photo of the city at night...from this strange week....!

view of the City from South Melbourne (we're pretty High up, and looks even better during the Day...)

At the time I thought I can use some of the moving footage I got for the Opening Titles, because then I can definitely use a city as part of the Animation for the Title Sequence. It would be cool to have a few steps involved in the Production Title part, as this is the main objective of the Opening Titles, isn't it?

Anyway, there's not much time left, so I better work out this video thing for the web, because it takes so long to load, I'm thinking I'm going the actual wrong way....and photos...they should be easy enough...Mainly I have to work out this short Storybook idea, that's interweaving through the scripted Film, because then I could at least lay down some Narration to follow....

Anyway, hope all your weekends are wrapping up well.....I'm feeling a bit more confident about this week, after the few days break, I guess at least I got some sleep (somewhere in between the havoc)....we'll get there....!

Cheers everyone....Alex :)

strange week...

I've had a really strange week for some reason....I had equipment booked during the week, and went to visit a friend (close-by) and for some reason 3 days pass & no one was too motivated in helping me with the equipment. I'm not sure why this strange lull happens (on what should be called 'set') when it's time for Action! (in any way....) & so I finally managed to leave Thursday morning only to come back with the Camera, got some shots when I was walking back alone, and still no one felt like shooting...

I think it's wrong, as in all the years I've worked on Film Sets etc... (docos, music vids) a few people usually get involved, and the ball gets rolling somewhere along the way...

It's good that I thought of the possibilities of making some of it Animation, early on.... it's just not good to see no Action from what Crew you thought was created...it's a bit annoying really....no one's to actually blame on 'Set' but then you would say that someone is responsible for what goes on....

Anyway, the Card-Playing Characters I've decided will be a Bunny & two Mates, and possibly consider some different Animals for the other Sub-Characters....this would make it more interesting as you can get a lot of differences in personalities because Animals compare with varying traits in the end....

I'd then relate ideas I had on Animal Kingdoms & even animal families (like the Lion King reference), which could then be related to Society & Street-Culture.... If the town exists in a reality that's kind of like a Fairytale, then somewhere within that needs to exist the ideas of Gangsters, ie: playing-cards, hanging out at night-venues (with the modern influence of Clubs & Bars*) *Bars vary through the decades, and what you'd call Underworld back in the 20's, naming Gangsters 'who played cards...' compared to those cultures now. Even the Music is different in Style, Gangsters 'who listen to rap...' & the Underworld these days is even more Gothic in nature (bringing us back to its more natural origin, the Underworld of Vampires & other Dark Beings...I guess....).

It's a bit of a complex web of ideas isn't it? But I think it's coming together in that sense, I mean it's all just Philosophy, none of it would necessarily have to be rooted into the Story as such, but if all the ideas are thought of properly, and included in the Subtext in some way, it would still shine through....

I know I've got to get more focussed on the Media, and like I've really been promising all year to show you a proper Photo folio, but I imagine you've seen most of the important elements over the months....(my guess is that this is correct & more to the point an aspect you would follow because that's where the ideas stem from).... hence I've realised how hard the Photography really is, as well as showing this online, I'd like it to correlate to an actual Folio, which I can show in 'reality'. I guess to show something like this then, online, I'd have a totally separate Web Page for it, which would have its own Links & extra Special Features...this is where I'm also thinking about, Web Pages for; the actual Film (with links to good video sites), the Production Company (independent films, animations etc), & the Film itself offers ideas like Animal Welfare (which really is an endless task as there are so many cute animals), Toys & Books (so, a lot of Merchandising, Prototypes, Games & Puzzles, and other Story streams & ideas), Fairytales & Gangster related things & media really could go on for ever....I guess that's a good thing.....

Anyway, catch up soon....
Alexandra :)

Uploaded 'Shooting Script'....

Hey,

I've uploaded the Shooting Script for "A Working Title", hopefully you can access it. I'm slowly getting the hang of all these features, but I keep getting lost because there are so many options...a bit like the Production Process of the Film....
The ideas are coming together, it's just a bit of a complex process, which surely I'll get through....

Anyway, this is just a quick hello to start this week off....I know it's already Tuesday, but there are many days still left in this week....I'd like to get a Fine Cut ready for next week, something I can pull out of the Hat! (Kidding...)

I keep promising to show you a photo album, which I will do soon, just at the moment I'm resolving the Titles....believe it or not, I had a rough cut ready, but I forgot to put the actual Titles in it! Clever me.....

Feeling a bit more positive this week, and confidence is a bit important too....
Speak to you all soon....
Alex :)

Time to take Action, (I think)...

Hi guys,
bit hot today isn't it?

I was going to do some editing today, honestly sometimes I think my life might be cursed, I keep saying I'm going to do things, but it feels like everything has to get in my way...

I'm 'sure' it has nothing to do with the Film........(I hope you know what I mean)......like people always rudely ask about it, and it seems to have everything to do with the Street, like when I walk down the Street....

Anyway, I won't annoy 'you' with the details, but the photos might take a little while longer, and if I can't get any editing done, the clips are waiting too....honestly I'm getting impatient....but maybe you know what I'm talking about...

I'll check in when I'm in a better mood...hopefully with some media!

See-ya, enjoy the sunny day, that's what I'm going to try to do....

Final Concepts & thoughts....

Hello!

Hope you're all having a good week, I'm feeling more energetic today, so I'm just trying to tie up loose ends...the Film (ideas and such) is coming along. I know that I should be bringing things to a close, but if the Animation idea does resolve, I'd say this is a simpler task, than what would be proposed using real people for the actual scene....
If you have real people playing cards seriously, through the whole Film, then the concepts would need to be much deeper, and there wouldn't even be enough time to express all this. (Perhaps that's the better idea for a Feature, that would directly reflect from the Short Film, in that way...) So, to conclude, I need to get cracking & Drawing !!!! pronto.....plus other assignments need to be handed in....

I'm sure you all have important things to do too.....won't take up too much of your time :) catch up tomorrow I guess...

Cheers Aleksandra :) :)

some PHOTOGRAPHY...

Well, hello........

I've realised that I might not want an actual extra page....I reckon the main Blogger might be better left that way...I'm definitely going to put Gadgets in, because you can keep them on the same page as all the Posts....

So I'll read up on that some more, (found heaps of ideas last week, can create linx etc...I'm sure you all know...), so I'll be putting the photos on Flickr. Flickr is good, I used it a few of years ago, but this one will be linked here....

INSTEAD....here are some more photos to look at now! Hope you all had a good weekend, ( I got to actually sleep in three times (in a row), so I'm feeling so much better!), and hopefully the weather keeps up for the next week, yeah?

Some shots of the Funky Bar... (above three)

Some more shots at St Kilda Junction (above)....I thought I could maybe Animate some of the Graffiti in some parts....I'm not sure, I guess there are lots of ideas there, just as long as they work with each other...

A new little Bunny, my friend gave me....

Obviously, the shoots are coming to a wrap too, because the school year's even ending soon, so besides getting these Animations done, I have little time to work out what else would need to be shot....it's not good to leave new shots too late, because your own brain needs rendering time too!

See-ya everyone, have a good night....!

Alex :)

Hello people !!!!

It's a beautiful weekend isn't it....? It's so sunny today, I've taken the opportunity to take some photos (for the film of course), and besides that I've been reading up on philosophy and animation techniques...yesterday I was flicking through a text book; 'Media Studies', and it has lots of points and homework I could do....it even goes into online profiling for the individual....it seems that maybe people are just interested in knowing your interests and stuff like that...it doesn't have to feel so competitive...I'm sure you know what I'm talking about....

I did some reading on what you can keep in the Blogger, and there really is an abundance of options. I'd like to set up some pages for you to look at, soon, because the year is coming to a close...I have one month left to work out what my 'film' is about....! It'll be okay, I think we all need a bit of a confidence boost, to just go out there and do it...after all you're not meant to know before-hand, what it's about, because you don't know yet....bit confusing isn't it????

Anyway, I might catch up with you tomorrow again, I realise I haven't said much this week...I'm really trying to concentrate on drawing some Animations and finalising the PreViz ideas and research notes....by the end of it all, I'd like to create different Portfolios, so I'm going to need a lot of information....

These could be Proposals, or a Manifesto (research for example), Marketing Schemes (including Merchandising), and also Photography Folios & Photo (picture) Boards; directly from the Film....

Wish me luck, and I wish you all the same, lots of Fun and enjoy the rest of this sunny weekend....

Aleksandra :)

Summer's approaching...

Hello people...
Just writing to say Hi, for the start of another week, I better get Productive, especially if I want to make Animated Characters...
That seems to be the way things are going, it would keep it simple, to then incorporate the other tales & stories. At least there is an obvious difference between the Character Arcs...so the Story should seem to stand out, having (obviously) uniform Characters, (because they're Animations).
So, this weekend I'm shooting, hopefully it's the last main Shoot, I mean I can always borrow one camera later, it's a bit different then trying to get a few things going, isn't it? I think I might also use the Sound Studio at school to record the Narration & Commentaries, then the Sound will be clean, and obviously clearer than the Sound recorded on the Camera, which also has Atmosphere in the background...
Anyway, I'll be definitely trying to get lots of photos up for you to see, during the week, so I guess I'll let you know how to access it, (when I work it out), I might even just use Flickr directly, which is also one of the options...video clips I'm still not sure about, but there would also be Posters that would related with that, so I might try that after anyway...
Cheers...Alex....have a lovely sunny week.... :)

Ideas still swimming around...

Hey,
Things are coming together, slowly,
I think there's a lot more thinking work at the moment, as I can see some of the ideas coming into fruition, however, I'm still wondering when I'm going to get a clearer picture when it comes to the 3D Animation Characters.
A cool quite I heard on TV, regarding the show "24" was something to do with Cards and playing with Fire...interesting...???
Anyway, hopefully I'll be able to create some Poster ideas I've got going in my head, I have heaps of avenues to choose from, just not sure what the core is of everything...I'm sure it's there, but I guess I'd like to be sure...
Talk to you next week, hopefully, things pick up and get more Productive....

Alex :)