I’m back…..again….. I haven’t been able to keep this blog going because it’s been a really stressful 4th term. This term really lived up to it’s reputation as one of the most difficult in the program. Trying to finish a one person dialogue shot is hard enough, but a two person dialogue shot is a whole other ball of wax. I was really thankful for my class because it was loaded with talent. We had four working animators and by the end of the term two students had internships at Pixar and Rhythm and Hues. After almost a year of going to school and having no life I was starting to burn out. It was really hard to find motivation. Every time I got home from work, I had no desire to animate. Being in such a talented class really motivated me to try harder though.

So I’d like to do something a little bit different. Instead of trying to making posts for each of the weeks that I missed this term, I thought I’d just show the progression of my last shot by posting all of my assignments below from video reference (first) all the way through to the final (last):

Step 4 Pitch:

Step 7 Layout:

Step 8 Blocking Pass:

Step 9 Blocking Plus Pass:

Step 10 First Polish Pass:

Step 10 Second Polish Pass:

Step 11 Final Polish Pass: