Week 2--Relief sets in

Hey Guys!!

Week 2 is done....and Relief is setting in .....Deep Breath.....

- I am getting more comfortable In the Building and in my work....with every NEW animation I create .....I get better and more comfortable with the puppets and my place in the building....

I managed to get a walk animation done that I was pretty happy with and my supervisor Genuinely liked....I added some subtle acting to the start of the animation that tapped into my

own shyness....and it payed off.

This was a major moment in my week and was a MAJOR pressure lifter-

that allowed me to Trust more in the fact that I will be able to at some point Create work that will be on Par......

So ...I will continue my training for many weeks to come and next week I will be -Learning -testing - Running our {Hero}in character for the film.....

I am very excited about this new test and specifically how it relates to my very first animated sequence for the film.

EXCITING!!!......

I am also DREAMING

DREAMING

Dreaming about my very first Approved Shot.....Showing HUGE on that Big screen

and able to Hold up to the scrutiny-and Red Laser Pointer layed upon it....

and as they announce the Animator resposible for the shot- {THEY DO}

- I want feel good about it...

That is my very closest GOAL in my near future....cant wait.

I am getting more comfotable on 1's....but I am still moving the puppets a bitt to much{spacewise} in alot of cases than i Should.....

I am able to spot when I am doing this through playback but I still underestimate alot of the time- How many frames required and how small to move them.

its amazing how TINY the moves are at times

....I have never worked at such

tiny increments....and its gona take some time till i really got it.

LEARNING- THIS WEEK-

1.Stopmo Animators -NEED good Shoes-

WOW!! oUCH..... ha.

2.I learned this week somthing cool and that I would have never thought of doing.

Alot of the guys switch between 1's and 2's on {SPECIFIC BODY} parts.....to get away with the tiny stuff and saving time.

for instance...I was working some Acting with some very subtle movement before....our HERO walked away from the scene. One of the guys told me I could do the Body On 2's{since the movement was so tiny.......

And then ANIMATE the HEAD on 1's.......Because the eyes follow the head....you can get away with it.....but you can use this techniqe on arms or other body parts too...

when you are moving the puppet.... at a hairs width or less.....you can get away with it on 2's

this was a cool tip....and Im looking forward to trying it out soon.

otherwise...

I am Counting down the DAYS till Shel And Aedon come up next Wednesday.

I will pick them up after work from our Portland Stopmotion Friends- Sven and Gretchen at Scarlet Star Studios-

they will be here till Sunday in our LAIKA temp housing....and will help me find an apartment on the weekend.

by the way Shel is walking and can now go Up stairs......so every day shes getting better and better.......shes looking very forward to taking our first Hikes in Portland and doing our first challenges in the GYM

....Shell be vaulting again before she knows it.

speaking of challenges-

Tricks of the week-

Nicky -My now 18 year old Boy- has posted his very First Stunt reel and it came out great.

Being here alone I have had time to look through some of my files and get them up on our blog and on youtube so Grandma could see us bouncing....

heres my Baby Aedon doing challenges that just melt DAD's heart as a little girl....shes gotten so BIG.

Big DiveRoll From the Workout Room-

2year old FIRE pole slide-

Aedons Amazing Baby Climbing skills-

Shel Testing the Hooks in the gyms early Construction

ShamusFrontHandspring-

If Anyone Did not think I was part Monkey before?

and heres some challenges we did before I left for Portland.

Robert - Parking space challenge-

Dad Dive To Back Flip.

Dad From the Top Rope-

And Untill we talk again I Bid you B Johnson!