tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40563928022805546572024-03-13T07:13:44.748-07:00Duck BoyBryan Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677246224727274364noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056392802280554657.post-70930218974209393892009-03-30T01:06:00.000-07:002009-03-30T01:28:57.471-07:00New Background PaitingsHere are some BGs I've completed. I've arrived at an art style that I like, but I'm worried that it will take me too long to paint all of them like this. I'm hoping that I'll be able to recycle a lot of BG elements and do color adjustments for different seasons. I'll have to take whatever shortcuts I can.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdB-uaBjBqI/AAAAAAAAAEc/ef_keOKHkZI/s1600-h/DB_sc01_bg_01_v2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdB-uaBjBqI/AAAAAAAAAEc/ef_keOKHkZI/s320/DB_sc01_bg_01_v2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318890495649449634" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdB-_pCsnkI/AAAAAAAAAEk/pYIoaX4farU/s1600-h/DB_sc02_bg_02_color.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdB-_pCsnkI/AAAAAAAAAEk/pYIoaX4farU/s320/DB_sc02_bg_02_color.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318890791738580546" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdCAR4laSTI/AAAAAAAAAEs/64m6wMjtgUw/s1600-h/DB_sc02_bg_03_color.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdCAR4laSTI/AAAAAAAAAEs/64m6wMjtgUw/s320/DB_sc02_bg_03_color.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318892204659984690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdCASS0wYWI/AAAAAAAAAE0/mEcoXzHS6ws/s1600-h/DB_sc02_bg_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdCASS0wYWI/AAAAAAAAAE0/mEcoXzHS6ws/s320/DB_sc02_bg_04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318892211703669090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdCASjYndPI/AAAAAAAAAFE/dzqI3XfcyVM/s1600-h/DB_sc03_bg_02_color.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdCASjYndPI/AAAAAAAAAFE/dzqI3XfcyVM/s320/DB_sc03_bg_02_color.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318892216149046514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdCASfDyQ1I/AAAAAAAAAE8/RMTe3Jd8PUU/s1600-h/DB_sc03_bg_01_color.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdCASfDyQ1I/AAAAAAAAAE8/RMTe3Jd8PUU/s320/DB_sc03_bg_01_color.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318892214987932498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdCAS3trBwI/AAAAAAAAAFM/wD7Q2pocJ3c/s1600-h/DB_sc03_bg_03_color.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdCAS3trBwI/AAAAAAAAAFM/wD7Q2pocJ3c/s320/DB_sc03_bg_03_color.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318892221606070018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And here is what I imagine the fully rendered film should look like:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdCCGWAyS6I/AAAAAAAAAFU/ixQlx-IYx-s/s1600-h/DB_scen02_002_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SdCCGWAyS6I/AAAAAAAAAFU/ixQlx-IYx-s/s320/DB_scen02_002_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318894205424257954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This frame was composited and rendered from Toon Boom, and is kinda what I'm aiming for as the final look.<br /><br />So, feedback and comments please?<br /><br /></div></div>Bryan Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677246224727274364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056392802280554657.post-91683795656347889562009-03-11T17:11:00.000-07:002009-03-11T17:15:30.154-07:00Duck Boy Officially Time Locked!!!Here is the time locked cut of Duck Boy:<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3584655&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3584655&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3584655">Duck Boy Time Locked!</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user701091">Bryan Young</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />Excluding any small corrections and cleaning, I'm basically done with all the raw animation! So I guess it's pretty much all post production from here on out. Clean up, coloring, and compositing. Yey for the hundreds of backgrounds I have to paint!!Bryan Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677246224727274364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056392802280554657.post-64313862403960276222009-03-03T00:34:00.000-08:002009-03-03T01:14:45.203-08:00The Last ShotSo I'm pretty much much finished with all the raw animation now. I was going to post the new cut of the film, but Premiere is being a pain in the butt and keeps crashing my renders, so I'll have to post it later. I'm basically picture locked except for the last shot of the movie. It has to look good since it's the last shot of the film, and my money shot, but I've animated it twice now and something just doesn't seem right about it. I'm posting it in hopes that I can get some suggestions and a notion in the right direction.<br /><br />Without further ado here is the clip for your viewing enjoyment:<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3450671&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3450671&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3450671">DB_scen14_003_rough v2</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user701091">Bryan Young</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.Bryan Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677246224727274364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056392802280554657.post-33078638489036866012009-02-20T00:47:00.000-08:002009-02-20T01:04:38.546-08:00PICTURE LOCKED !! (sort of...)Here is the most current cut of Duck Boy. It's basically my picture-locked film minus the last 2 scenes since I'm still tinkering around with the animation for those portions. I think by next week I will have the last two scenes completed and cut into this <span style="font-style: italic;">and then</span> ... I'll actually be picture locked for real. Not that any of this really matters to YOU since I can see that approximately ZERO people visit this page besides myself.<br /><br />Anyways all you imaginary blog followers here's the film clip for your imaginary enjoyment:<br /><br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3293806&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3293806&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3293806">Duck Boy PICTURE LOCK (minus the last 2 scenes)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user701091">Bryan Young</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br /><br />If any actual people watch this and have suggestions about my editing/cuts/animation etc., tell me as soon as possible because by this time tomorrow I will have already handed the clip over to my sound designer. If I make any changes I need to give her the most current cut ASAP so that she can adjust the sound track accordingly.<br /><br />Thanks for watching : PBryan Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677246224727274364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056392802280554657.post-2493619509788256732009-02-02T03:18:00.000-08:002009-02-02T03:24:57.707-08:00S'more animation StuffsSo it's 3:30 am and I decided "Hey, what would be more fun to do at this un-Godly hour than update my blog?"<br /><br />Here's some more animation from the latest scene. I already showed this stuff in class but for people who haven't seen it, you can comment and let me know how I'm doing. <br /><br />Once I cut the shots together I realized that I don't like the camera move on the second shot at all. I think I will change that. And yes, I realize that I have to finish fleshing out the last shot, it's mostly just key drawings now.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3051410&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3051410&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3051410">DB_scen08</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user701091">Bryan Young</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />So any comments, suggestions, complaints, lay 'em on me. Uggg... I need to go to bed... then again I have class in 6 hours so why bother, right? RED BULL CITY HERE I COME!!!!Bryan Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677246224727274364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056392802280554657.post-27959670746789004142008-12-17T03:40:00.000-08:002008-12-17T03:52:52.576-08:00OH MY LORD it's a NEW POSTSo I realized that I'm really bad at blogging. Contrary to the idea of creating posts here and there throughout the semester to track the progress of my film I've only made a handful of posts since August. Between then and now vast changes have occurred. Loads of animation have been completed! Sadly, the animatic I previously posted isn't even current anymore. Here at long last, is a rough cut of my film with the locked story and ACTUAL ANIMATION!!!<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2552289&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2552289&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/2552289">Duck Boy Film 12/17/08</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user701091">Bryan Young</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />I realized there's a blip in the video at the end of the animation, and one of the shots is missing. Something must have happened when I exported. (Premiere hates me). Below is the missing shot:<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2552331&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2552331&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/2552331">DB_scen08_001</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user701091">Bryan Young</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />Enjoy and please post your feedback. I know I should have posted animation samples ages ago and worked with comments along the way, but alas my blogging skills fail me. I'll have to prepare myself for the onslaught of crit notes now.Bryan Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677246224727274364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056392802280554657.post-27087620960116436142008-11-12T16:57:00.000-08:002008-11-12T17:02:52.948-08:00Character Design IssuesSo we were sitting in crit and there was this whole debate about Duck Boy's design. Certain members of the class were opposed to the idea of duck boy having white eyes. The argument is that he looks "vacant and souless" and that it is incongruous with the ducks who merely have black dots for eyes. So I drafted out comparision of different eyes: white eyes, black eyes, and black eyes with white highlights. Personally I think he looks more souless with black pits for eyes, but I'll put it up for review here. Please, everyone cast your opinions about it.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SRt8o3SmaGI/AAAAAAAAADc/taK2lYCOooE/s1600-h/DB_boy_chardesign_EYES.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SRt8o3SmaGI/AAAAAAAAADc/taK2lYCOooE/s320/DB_boy_chardesign_EYES.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267941230618503266" border="0" /></a>Bryan Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677246224727274364noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056392802280554657.post-24717108645170841862008-08-25T17:32:00.000-07:002008-08-25T18:10:39.221-07:00Animatic and Style BoardsHere's my animatic finally. I've had some trouble uploading it since it was a large file, so I had to compress it for web-streaming. This should give new viewers a better idea of my film. I'm pretty much story locked and don't plan on changing the narrative, but I'd be open to directing suggestions. Let me know if some shots are unclear or boring. I'll try to reboard it with a more interesting angle or framing.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwChoZDAwDe2uFM1YWmTuDLADEZDVnAJLjRWmX6XgohvO00TecTaPsyk7SjcxKLUgIv5Vtx_L-jbQo3nOi3mw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />Also, here are some style boards that I've cranked out.<br /><br />I started with this:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SLNWL5MvoiI/AAAAAAAAAC0/0cMY9AQ4l8k/s1600-h/DB_boy_style+sheet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SLNWL5MvoiI/AAAAAAAAAC0/0cMY9AQ4l8k/s320/DB_boy_style+sheet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238625553894842914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I thought it was a little too painterly, too rough; so it evolved into this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SLNXP6A7yLI/AAAAAAAAAC8/KMPEBR2VIEY/s1600-h/DB_sc01_bg_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SLNXP6A7yLI/AAAAAAAAAC8/KMPEBR2VIEY/s320/DB_sc01_bg_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238626722344847538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I sharpened the rendering quality a bit, and saturated the color values more.<br /><br />Here's another style sheet I made in similar style:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SLNXq766MgI/AAAAAAAAADE/22k80DLqFpU/s1600-h/DB_stlyeboard1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SLNXq766MgI/AAAAAAAAADE/22k80DLqFpU/s320/DB_stlyeboard1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238627186712916482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The colors don't exactly match but i think the rendering style will work nicely.<br /><br />That's all for now, animation tests will be up soonBryan Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677246224727274364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056392802280554657.post-29284304120670741312008-06-30T10:55:00.000-07:002008-07-07T12:26:46.354-07:00Some Visuals: Character DesignsAs promised, here is some of the initial character designs and art that I generated for the film.<br />Here's the first drawing that started it all:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGkhzoovolI/AAAAAAAAABs/xKH1fRuBIjE/s1600-h/DB_char_boy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGkhzoovolI/AAAAAAAAABs/xKH1fRuBIjE/s320/DB_char_boy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217738814250787410" border="0" /></a></div><br />I really liked it right off the bat, but forced myself to create a few more designs:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGkikrpaecI/AAAAAAAAACE/EeWPOFGDqT8/s1600-h/DB_char3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 236px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGkikrpaecI/AAAAAAAAACE/EeWPOFGDqT8/s320/DB_char3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217739656872491458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGkiNb-52GI/AAAAAAAAAB0/V1VkyW2EvH0/s1600-h/DB_char1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 233px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGkiNb-52GI/AAAAAAAAAB0/V1VkyW2EvH0/s320/DB_char1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217739257530669154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGkiWUAJDzI/AAAAAAAAAB8/N1AVMBxG42Y/s1600-h/DB_char2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 233px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGkiWUAJDzI/AAAAAAAAAB8/N1AVMBxG42Y/s320/DB_char2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217739410007199538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGkjHtALwlI/AAAAAAAAACc/b1s1aERjqqA/s1600-h/DB_char_heads.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 224px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGkjHtALwlI/AAAAAAAAACc/b1s1aERjqqA/s320/DB_char_heads.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217740258531852882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGkjCoChmYI/AAAAAAAAACU/R7yEEKo_ItU/s1600-h/DB_char_hands.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 238px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGkjCoChmYI/AAAAAAAAACU/R7yEEKo_ItU/s320/DB_char_hands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217740171300149634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGki-JDlolI/AAAAAAAAACM/HwuN9kiUnlA/s1600-h/DB_char_feet.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 238px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGki-JDlolI/AAAAAAAAACM/HwuN9kiUnlA/s320/DB_char_feet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217740094263632466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Good thing too. I wanted him to look human but to have some ducky attributes. I have since decided that I like the idea of him having large paddle like feet and possibly a larger head. Also, in my last pitch to the committee it was suggested that perhaps duck boy was part of some scientific experiment. I liked that idea and have since decided that his leaf/dirt diaper will actually be made of feathers. I even considered the idea of giving him duck feet but I think that would be a little too much. Here is what I envision as being duck boy's final design:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SHJtzooqTVI/AAAAAAAAACs/0itN87EfDHM/s1600-h/DB_boy_char_sheet.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SHJtzooqTVI/AAAAAAAAACs/0itN87EfDHM/s320/DB_boy_char_sheet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220355651924544850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /> </span>I'm still working on some different style boards (next post) so the art style might change but the basic character design should stay the same.<br /><br />Also here are some ducks:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGkmEuZpEAI/AAAAAAAAACk/2ijyv6NPBkU/s1600-h/DB_char_duck.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 235px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tQpAHCtm1U8/SGkmEuZpEAI/AAAAAAAAACk/2ijyv6NPBkU/s320/DB_char_duck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217743505902342146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Weekend after 4th of July I'm hoping to go on a duck research outing in a park or pond (or maybe just the Zoo). If any one would like to join me and draw ducks you're more than welcome to. AND if any one has a video camera I can borrow that would be awesome too. I'd like to capture some video reference of ducks in action.<br /><br />In other unrelated news, I just purchased ToonBoom and am very excited about its capabilities. I think it will work well for my film. It has all the advantages of paperless 2d and it doesn't look too vectorized like flash. Plus as I learned from Shawn, it has very good coloring tools and some compositing abilities. I'm trying to learn it as fast as possible.<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br />My parking meter is about to run out so I'll wrap things here for now.Bryan Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677246224727274364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056392802280554657.post-62529355749481819722008-06-29T13:24:00.001-07:002008-06-29T14:03:31.648-07:00The First Post!!!Welcome to the first post of my Sr Thesis Blog! You'll have to forgive me as I'm rather unaccustomed to the grand tradition of blogging; nevertheless Sheila suggested that we start one to organize our thoughts and document our progress, so I figured I'd give it a go. I guess by the end we should all be able to see an evolution of our film from beginning to end of our production?<br /><br />My film is called "Duck Boy," and it tells the story of a (questionably) human boy who hatches from a duck egg and grows up in a family of ducks. Like most of the things I do, this film started in an extremely stupid fashion. One day, several months ago I drew a sketch of a little boy hatching from an egg. The image was so charmingly absurd to me, and after laughing my ass off for five minutes I decided to make a film about it. It seemed like a good idea at the time.<br /><br />Initially the story was one of independence and fitting in, but has since evolved into more a story about the concept and strength of family: a bond so strong that it defies and even crosses species lines. I also had ideas about the contrast between human versus animal, difference and sameness.<br /><br />A lot of people had problems with the fact that duck boy's origins are ambiguous and the fact that pretty much everything else in the story is fairly realistic except for the whole boy from an egg thing. These things never really bothered me. I kind of just accepted them as part of the diegesis of the film. Maybe if I think of something concerning those issues I can put it in the story.<br /><br />Anyway, I think that's enough for introductions for now. I've never done this whole blogging thing and I'm not really sure how to wrap this up. Keep an eye out for future posts. I'll put up some of the initial character art and story boards, and eventually style boards and environment designs (which I still need to work out).<br /><br />Cheers for now!!!Bryan Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677246224727274364noreply@blogger.com1