Week 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh4DstK2w_Q
This is a funny video. But i want to know if it was created on Flash. i wonder how to make the characters float on the air and how to make the flower move.

In this class, I learned a special character on flash. Flash distinguish by color. This is so funny.but i dont see any good purpose. I am so excited to learn new thing in every single class. Today i learn using import mp4 file into Flash and make key frames by drawing outline of my video.

week 3

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid271557392?bctid=666401814     by Chris Ware
I like the storyline. This is so compelling. It is about 2 students make a camera. Making a camera become a trend spreading through the school. Students like to take video around every minutes at school. One day, student A hit student B. Lots of student was holding the camera shooting them and it seemed that no one wanted to stop them. Finally, teacher came and banned all the camera.

In this class, we worked on the illustrator environment. The Selection tool and Direct selection tool made me crazy. When i just wanted to adjust a point, the whole picture moved. I still cannot familiar the technique.

week 2: Robert Hodgin, Weird Fishes: Arpeggi

More and more other people's art work i watch, more and more i feel i have no talent and no innovation. i wonder how they do that. I wonder why they have such a good idea. 
I like the visualizing radiohead created by Robert Hodgin. i like the rich of color sparkling and sparkle with beat music. I feel like this is like a pub effect. i also watched this 

http://www.aniboom.com/animation-video/212568/Nude-Noodle/   

this is so interesting using the real background with animation characters. I used to like watching this kind of animation or cartoon. Here is a Hong Kong cartoon with using real Hong Kong street background.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwvToC0LfOw

Finally i enjoy learning skills on illustrator. I have never used it before. It is very new for me. And I found that the pen tool and the convert anchor point tool are very useful. i wonder how to make abstract draw using illustrator.

Week 1

I think the idea of flip book is amazing. I just flip over a sequence of pictures then a illusion of movement will come out  without any machine involved.

Thank for the idea of flip book and i can enjoy the perfect animation movie now. This is such a huge visual enjoyment.

It seems than it was going to be easy to make a flip book. However, I found that I need to have lots of patience to draw an ever so slightly different frame from one frame to the next. This is such time-consuming work. And it seems that i have no patience at all.

I found this flip book, which is interesting with compelling music, on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNYZH9kuaYM