Reaction to Disney Trademarking

Weekly Report 5/19 - Nope not the last blog

What I learned: I learned a lot about credit score.

What I want to learn: How to stream console games.

What made me happy: Made some vids over the weekend.

What made me sad: oh god karate video oh god independent project oh god documentary

Interesting:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melamine_foam

Melamine foam is what "The Magic Eraser" is made out of. It is also the same material that is used to make certain soundproofing foam. I've looked around the internet and saw that you can get giant 50 to 500 bulk pack of cheap melamine sponges for about $6 to $180. So, in theory, you could possibly piece together a bunch of that foam, slap it on a wall and boom. Inexpensive soundproofing.

In theory. I want to try it.

Attack of the Sexy Sparkles Response

3 things I learned from this article:
- Disney had pushed Brenda's last button.
- Disney changed the look of the main character of Brave to be more girly.
- Some artists won't take Disney's crap no more.

2 opinions:
- Good on Brenda for winning an oscar.
- How could they take away her bow and arrow I mean come on.

1 question - What would of happened if the film was made by Pixar instead?

6 Dumb Dumb Documentary Mishaps Response

3 things I learned from this article:
- That the script is the last thing you make in a documentary.
- A wrongful sound track can destroy any film.
- You need a question or theme that your documentary revolves around.

2 opinions:
- The "writing the script last" rule can be broken and still be successful. Just look at our documentaries. (Can't say the same for every other video in the class where scripts were often written last).
- I usually question the dramatizations that somehow capture moments in high quality 1080p HD.

1 question - Is documentary making really one of the hardest productions you can get into? Also, why is the grammar so bad in this article.

Weekly Report 5/12 - This the Last Blog? Can't Remember.

What I learned: How to edit a clip in both Adobe Premiere and After Effects simultaneously.

What I want to learn: Everything we already learned so I can pass that test at the end of the year.

What made me happy: Filming my final project.

What made me sad: Oh god I hope I can finish this project.

In my rushing of finding music for my final project, I finally started using this site for all my music needs:

http://incompetech.com/

Has music for any mood or genre, and it's all royalty-free. Not sure if this was posted in the class list of usable sites but screw it. It's awesome.

Crowdfunding Response

3 things I learned from this article:
- More studios have been crowdfunding lately.
- Cartoon Hangover is an example of successful independent programming.
- Joe Murray made a whole website dedicated to independent animations.

2 opinions:
- KaBoingTV should have been more popular.
- smgo.tv's voting system is a great idea.

1 question - Why not keep your show strictly online?

First Film On iPad 2 Response

3 things I learned from this article:
- Sometimes you have to write a story around what kind of camera you're using.
- There's tons of apps and lens perfect for iPad filmmaking, yet this is the first iPad film.
- The iPad on-board mic isn't worth it.

2 opinions:
- The trailer could have gone without milking the "filming with an iPad" concept so much.
- His P90x analogy is spot on.

1 question - What does a iPad tripod even look like?

Weekly Report 5/5 - oh no its gonna be monday again

What I learned: How to deal with the backlash of procrastination; just stop caring.

What I want to learn: How to deal with the backlash of sleep deprivation.

What made me happy: Recording a pretty cool jam session with my friend Sean. http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/533386

What made me sad: Haven't been getting farther in any projects.

A bunch of 5-10 second videos in celebration of the Vine competition:

Vine Competition Response

3 things I learned from this article:
- There's a lot to think about to make a good 6sec film.
- There's a lot of rules to break when making a 6sec film.
- You can win some good money for simple things like this.

2 opinions:
- That is A LOT of  money for just a 6 second film.
- Having a better lens on your iPhone shouldn't give you a better chance in the competition.

1 question - How much would these films cost if they were featured in movie theaters?

Cute Characters 101 Response

3 things I learned from this article:
- That the spacing of eyes can matter when making a cute character.
- Being fat helps cuteness. Can't be too fat, though.
- Evil traits added onto a cute character makes it even cuter.

2 opinions:
- Hello Kitty is horrifying with it's dead stare. It knows who you are.
- Gangly armed teddy bears sound amazing.

1 question - What about the way a character sounds?