Memorial Day

, May 27, 2008

I had a pretty fun weekend. Friday I was witness to performer Takao Kawaguchi’s one man show “A Perfect Life.” It was very different than things they usually show down in the atrium of the student center. http://aperfectlife.kawaguchitakao.com/ Everyone did a great job putting it together, and a lot of people showed up, so I [...]


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Sneak Peak

, May 22, 2008

Check it out! The final render of the environment for my first animated short, “Track and Failed”: 12 days left until it needs to be done. This will be a busy weekend.


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3 important things I need to improve in animation.

, May 15, 2008

So I’ve been told recently that my main weakness in animation is the following 3 things, all of which also happen to be incredible important principles of good animation: 1. TRACKING2. movement change-1 frame transition3. I’m too slow The easiest of these for me to go through quick and fix up is the speed one. [...]


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I got music!

, May 15, 2008

The guy I got to do music for my short, Malarkey-san, has sent it to me yesterday! And the best part is, it doesn’t suck!! For the most part, it captures all the feelings and stuff that I wanted very well, so it’s gonna be really fun to see the finished movie. It’s really starting [...]


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It’s been a while

, May 13, 2008

Sorry I haven’t updated in a while! Busy weekend I guess. Friday I went to a Cubs game with a bunch of friends at is was a lot of fun. It’s amazing how incredibly popular Fukudome is. There were headbands and T-shirts everywhere. It was quite amazing. Afterwards I saw Speed Racer which was about [...]


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Part Time Jobz

, May 5, 2008

I have a ‘job’ at the animation lab in the computer building of my school. The idea is that I sit up here and help out people with their assignments and stuff. Like I think I’m supposed to periodically get up and walk around, asking if anyone needs any assistance or anything like that. I [...]


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