animazione...via via

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Hi Blog,

This will be a brief, boring post. But with animation! Nothing new. I am *on track* except that I need to make time this week to reschedule time for animating scene 01 (which I have re-planned). I also need to work some long, establishing shots into my animatic.

I chatted with some people about my background layouts, and think I will be going with more subdued, flatter colors with the same line quality and weight as the outlines and my characters. But I won't know for sure how all of that will look until I start actually playing with the background art next semester.

I had coffee with my composer, and he says he is excited about the project! It's definitely nice to work toward a common goal because you want to and not just because a job is a job... I hope I can keep my approach to animation that way even when I graduate and start working. That's the whole point isn't it? To do something because it excites you?

I am recording my angry phone call this Thursday! Very excited about that!!!

Here's one more shot -- first look at my other main character: Giulia! If I can make my audience yawn....it will be a feat!


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  1. SheilaOctober 30, 2018 at 4:57 PM

    Beautiful animation. The more you stretch out the yawn the more contagious it will be! Good work Margaret!

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