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?

Human Documentary Response

3 things I learned from this article:
- People will be more than happy to tell their secrets to a robot.
- People will have relations with the mothers of these said robots.
- Intercourse with Americans is bad according to the Dutch.

2 opinions:
- The robots need to go beep boop and do it often.
- It's really easy to steal these things.

1 question - How many questions do these things ask?