Animation Test

This was today's work!

As the description of the video says, it was an experiment to try out a new workflow using Photoshop instead of ToonBoom Animate Pro. Well, after spending the better part of a day on just adding in the mum, I can say that I wish I had access to ToonBoom. There are lots of things that would be easier. Guess I'll just have to work something else out.

Color Line Test

It is far past time for some new posts around here!

First up, here's a color test I did today. The top frame is a re-draw, with colored ink lines, and some extra filters thrown over the top. The bottom is how the frame appears in my film today. Quite a difference a year makes!

Also, I realized that I never actually posted the more-or-less complete first act of the film:


The Many Great Adventures: Act I from Lis Savic on Vimeo.

Enjoy!

Ellie and Celeste

I'm not dead! Just working hard to finish the rough animation for my film ASAP so I can make sure to screen on time.

Here's a drawing from a scene I'm working on today!

I'll try to upload more rough drawings as I go through the animation, to keep this production blog more up-to-date.

-Lis

Post-It Animation!

I'm currently working on compiling all the dozens of pencil tests I have into something that actually looks kinda like a movie. As I was doing so, I came across this little bit of animation I had done on post-its!

Check it out!


Also, here's what my timeline looked like after I got rid of all the repeats. Out of 18 minutes of capture:

TMGA in my Portfolio

Well, I've been updating my other blog a bunch with my portfolio, and this one was starting to feel a little lonely. And since the first four pages of my portfolio all involve The Many Great Adventures, I figured why not post them here too?

The first two pages are the (significantly pared down) storyboards for sequence 2, where Ellie is first tucked into bed, then sneaks out and opens a magical door...



This is just a composite page of a bunch of drawings I've done of Ellie and Celeste.

And here are some pretty-much-done stills of the film!
Alright. And now I really ought to get back to making more animation!

-Lis

My Workspace

I took a few pictures of where I work when I'm animating! I just forgot to upload them 'til now...

This is the traditional animation lab, room COM 118, where I have spent far too many hours over the years:



And here's the desk I've taken over. There's an in-progress clean-up drawing I was working on:



There's the pencil testing equipment. Fancy, isn't it?



A close-up of the all-powerful lunchbox! That was the frame count at the end of January when I actually took these pictures. It's closer to 24000 now.



Yeah! So that's where I work.

-Lis

Ellie's Posters

Well, I was looking at the backgrounds that involve Ellie's room, and I realized that the walls were very bare. So, I made a poster!



I can't remember the girl's name, but these were the characters from my freshman year film "Frog Hunt." It was a 33~second traditionally animated film, painted on cels, and shot under camera.

Also, this is a sample. Does anyone else want to help decorate the walls of Ellie's room? Let me know! I'm only looking for maybe 2-3 more pieces to put up.

-Lis