Started again after the holidays, took some footage abroad but didn't work for the video. Needing to finish up the first animated scene, with the train on the loop. Today I basically planned out the movement, and drew the loops. I also started to think about the second scene with the stop motion, I'm probably going to have to buy a toy train to use during the video.
2nd May, 2011:
Bought the train and I've scrapped the game idea, because it is stupid. If I need a better answer than that, then the train stations I asked permission for turned me down, so the idea I'm shoving in instead is to depict it all from a child's perspective (Child's drawings, toys, child's drawings and toys coming to life). This idea'll probably work better, especially since it's probably a different way of depicting things and will account for the simple animation and change in style.
3rd May, 2011:
The deadline's been put back a week to next monday, which gives me time to try and get though it, so I've began to animate the train going around the loops, drew the beginning animation of the train and did the rough of about half the scene. Filmed the live action scenes I needed for the intro, I went to the local train station in Cramlington because it's one of those train stations where nobody's around so there's nobody to tell me to stop filming. Go a quick shot of a train and a couple of the platform though none of the platform's gonna be used I don't think. Also filmed some stuff of child's drawings and toys, which'll be used in the into as well.
4th May, 2011:
Drew in the final animation for half the track and began work on the stop motion as well, of the 10 seconds I shot, only 2 is good enough to be used. The scene with the train pulling up to a conductor who inspects the train is being done in Stop Motion instead now, however I've drawn the conductor in, I've animated a little bit of him halting the train and walking, I'm considering shoving in some animated carriages to add some variety.
5th May, 2011:
Made the second half of the first scene, with the loop round and down. But today's work is mainly focused on the second part of the stop motion, used a bit of perspective to make another shot of it pulling away. Started to depict the carriage I decided on as well, shoved that in on the second shot with the conductor, will work on it later. Did the rough animation for the second half of the first scene, it's a bit more straight and rigid for about 3 seconds, but when it travels down the loop it's going to stretch again.
7th May, 2011:
Finished the animation of the first scene, it's not as great as I was wanting it to be but it'll certainly do especially considering I like what I've done with the camera, and how it goes along with it having to try and catch up with the fast moving train.
In addition, finished the animation on the conductor with the dummy carriages, he's going to interact with one of the character inside of the carriage because I think that'll add a little bit of personality to it. The conductor's probably animation I'm most proud of, to be honest, because it's got some kind of emotion to it. Oh, and I added a moon to the end of the scene in space, to go with what was on the storyboard, it's only a little change because the scene is the same otherwise.
8th May, 2011:
Filmed an extra scene of stop motion, it was getting dark compared to the other two shots so I had to bring in some fake lighting to make it look as if it were still daytime. Filmed a quick scene of the train spinning round to make it fly across the floor like a child probably would (Insert "NEEEEOOOOOOWMMMM" sounds yourself for full, childish effect) to contrast the train going into the moon at the end of the last scene.
9th May, 2011:
Put together the intro and finished up the first two scenes, so they're all in there complete with the carriage and the interaction with the passenger. Obviously I've missed the deadline but I'll continue to work on the project by creating the last scene.
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