Caught Short - Luke Bates

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Main Character (Steve) Walk cycles

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Walk Cycles of monster

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Below are graffiti designs for our environment to bring it to life. I am also going to put together templates for ben to apply to the environment to save time.

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This logo is what i designed for the intro to our film. I kept it lizardy and sharp to fit in with the piece.

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The textures above are for the main creature. I have tried to do as many different styles as possible to suite the look of the film. The rig below is for the granny. I also used the rig tutorial to create the extras rigs

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Monsters urine test

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Some more tests i did on steves wee wee

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These effects that i created in after effects using the particle system give a really nice effect for urine. I am finding them a little hard to understand but am finalising the out come.

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Animatic test using after effects and photo shop

This was my first real attempt at anything in after effects.

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I have met with sam and been given jobs to do whilst the guys animate the film. As animating is my weakest area sam is giving me the majority of texturing and to do the title and credits. I am also playing with after effects and loving the stuff i can do do with it. Im really enjoying the special effects side. I plan to have atleast an animatic done of an idea for the intro of our film by next week.

2008-03-28T19:12:00.000-07:00

I am getting really annoyed with sam now. Im not sure what im supposed to be doing. I have modelled the granny and scooter aswell as other vehicles in the scene but he is not answering or replyin to any of my calls or messages. I have even tried email but nothing. I just need work to do. I have found myself coming in and sitting around on my own doing work but noone shows!!!

I have also found that i havent been given anything else to model and i am a modeller. Now i wish i had done jobs for other groups as i feel my weakest folder is my modelling one. Im still not gonna say anything bad about sam however though as im sure he has reasons but really want some work. Am working at such a slow pace just to make sure im not sitting around doing nothing. Im bored!!!

2008-02-21T09:49:00.000-08:00

I am completely boned!!! I have found that i am just under 4000 words for my dissertation and i cant find anything else to write about. I have gone through my whole family and friends for ideas on the topic aswell as hunting down all the information i can to help. I just cant seem to get past it. I have decided to change my subject to something far wider then my choice and it may be a bit late but i have so many books and films on the subject i just wish i had chosen it from the start. I am really panicing now and have almost stopped on the film completely now just cause i have to get this done. I may possibly be completely grey haired when i turn up in uni next. I was warned by jared at the start and in prague that this may have been a to small a subject but foolish luke does it anyway. I should be ok but it will take some long nights.

2008-02-13T14:37:00.000-08:00

Am so not enjoying this dissertation anymore and am paniking like crazy over it. Im starting to think that writing about Lucas Films isnt going to be as bigger topic as i would of hoped. I have got to around 2000 words and am already having to hunt for material which isnt a good sign.

I have been especially bad recently with my group input as i have been a bit distant but its been because of the dissertation. No one however has tried to contact me either though so maybe they are in the same boat as me. It feels like the entire film has had to come to a hault all because of one dissertation. Its crazy!!!

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Finally this week i have got round to doing some modelling for the film. I decided to do some background cars as i seem to not have much to model in the film. Sam has given each person jobs to do but seems to have given me some very minor modelling jobs. All that has been asked of me is to model the granny and her scooter really. I have spoken to him and he said he will try to give me some more. I may also help mutila as he has been given the whole environment to do! I am finding it more and more difficult to get in contact with my group as we all never really look at the blog or use it and seem to have phones off or on silent at all times.

The dissertation is still really annoying and hard. Really struggling with it but enjoying it to a degree writing about my topic.

2008-01-13T17:41:00.000-08:00

Struggling with material for my dissertation. I have chosen a subject i am comfortable with and interested in but am really finding it difficult for research. I may have to change subject but im hoping not.

Feeling a little bit guilty at the moment as im trying desperatly to not let sam down but have to get my dissertation done. He hasnt called but feel like i should be doing more for the film but am finding it quite hard.

2007-12-06T12:50:00.000-08:00

This was possibly one of the most stressful terms i have ever had in Ravensbourne. If sam was not there along side me throughout it i think i would have dropped the group and moved to another. I have also been having doubts with the group anyway and am possibly thinking of doing my original film that i pitched as im not 100% confident with the whole group at this point.

I am also unable to show my sounds on my blog that i compiled as it wont seem to let me put on wav files or mp3. Its not overly a big deal to me as im not a sound student but would have liked to have shown how i compiled some of the sound effects together to create some nice little pieces.

Bring on the dissertation!!!

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Sam drew these i grey scaled them to make them stand out in the animatic.

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06th December

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Unfortunately this is my first blog entry in quite a while due to having alot of the group just not turn up or not being bothered to come in and do the work.

Myself and sam have managed to get lots done aswell as completing the animatic which didnt look too bad in the end although my sound skills may not be quite as good as i may have thought lol. I am going to put everything in that i have done in the last month.

30th - Oct - 07

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This post comprises of two weeks worth of work.

My group has split the work load into sections for each to do. Mine was to come up with the concept of the old lady and to continuously research into Grafitti, Old People and what they wear.
The story boarding was split between two members in our group but mainly sam. I have felt slightly lost this week due to communication issues in the group but i will resolve this, this week. The main concern to my communication issues is whether the story boards are actually complete. I managed to get a copy of them for myself and would have been more then happy to complete them myself if i was asked. I have also started to sculpt a concept piece of an old lady design that i liked. I chose to make it a bust as im really going for just character concepts at the moment and not finalising my ideas. I am however unable to show the sculpture on my blog at this stage as i have lost my digital camera. I will find other means of showing it in the formative.

Now, for my work with Aztec Escape, im not really too sure what is going on as no one seems to have contacted me at all. Im also not entirely sure of who is director or producer. I have concepted as i had agreed for them but have been unable to show my work because im not sure who really im sending the images to. I will carry on doing what i have agreed never the less till told otherwise.

These are the concepts for cuaght short:

These are a couple of colour concepts of grafitti that could be on the wall:

Research towards Caught Short:

Various Google images (a sample) :

Burning New York - James T. and Karla L. Murray : isbn - 1-58423-173-4

These are the concepts for Aztec Escape:

Research towards Aztec Escape:

Various Google images (a sample):

I have been primarily looking at the aztec goods and the animals used for my research.

13 - Oct - 2007

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My ideas of how i feel the story should go.

Caught Short

The scene starts in an enclosed busy high street. Steven like most men is in a rush when shopping, when suddenly the erg to pee hits him. He looks round frantically to see queues in every direction for the toilets. Running through the streets, Steven spots an ally way in the distance. Whilst running through the crowds with his legs crossed, he bumps into a pedestrian who is just about to enjoy his lunch which is rudely thrown across the paving by his feet, which is to be trodden on and kicked through the rabble.

As Steven reaches the ally and unzips himself to reveal all, a decrepit old lady walks passed and stops. Turns to face him and shakes her head in disbelief to what he is about to do in clear daylight. Acting as natural as can be with your tackle in your hands, Steven slowly turns his back to the lady, zips up all coy and walks calmly further into the depths of the ally way. Once satisfied with the location, he stops and lets rip all over the wall, spraying patterns and designs into the graffiti which happens to be facing him on the spot he has chosen.

Steven shakes off and gets himself in place. As he starts to walk back, a can hits him directly in the back of his head. He throws his body round in one swift movement to have not a soul in his vision for miles. Although he has noticed that the ally has changed ever so slightly. The graffiti in which he had violated has vanished out of sight. He turns to walk back again when to his surprise the graffiti monster is standing on the wall directly beside him. Steven panics, looks around and sees an opening in the wall. He runs for his life through the opening into a long winding passage. A chase between him and the monster arises. The passage is filled with all kinds of obstacles (rubbish bins, bikes, crates, etc) in which Steven stumbles and collides with.
As he looses sight of the beast, Steven stops to grab his breathe. All of a sudden a massive clash appears and Steven is thrown into a pile of bins. Dazed by the blast Steven is unable to move and is left helpless to the monsters very whim. Whilst down a sound of a zip lowering occurs and all of a sudden a flood of colour sprays all over Steven as if he was being peed on. The colour covers him from head to toe making him look as if he were a drownt rat. Sopping wet he gets thrown out of the ally onto his arse into the crowd, left to run down the street away from the beast scared.

Credits

Finale – Their will be a long shot of the ally and shadow of the beast is seen moving back into it (Just a silhouette). Shortly after, another character holding his crutch as if to pee is seen entering the ally as if it is all to start over again.

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09-Oct-2007

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Have been researching into graffitti from all regions of the world aswell as looking into the aztec gods for my part in Aztec Escape. Concept aswell as the story for my main film are my main concerns for this week. I feel it is neccessary to obviously get the story together and atleast know what form the graffitti is going to take, whether a man, monster or animal. The designs that i am currently doing for my main project are for more environmental puposes. Our main graffitti character will be far more simplistic and humourous to the eye then the designs i am currently creating. We feel that the wall itself that the character will be painted on should have various other logos on it aswell. All seems to be going well this week and hopefully will keep on this way.

My research for Caught short has consisted of:

Street Logos - By Tristan Manco - ISBN: 0-500-28469-5
Rome - HBO Series
First hand pictures of the Berlin Wall from a uni trip
And various google searches

My research for Aztec Escape has consisted of:

The Road to El Dorado - Dreamworks
http://www.vivanatura.org/AnimalsAmphibians.html
Various Google searches on aztecs and their Gods