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Progress Retarded. Animator bummed.

2/13/2013

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SOooooo......

Working, I suppose. I am so far behind. I wasn't feel great for a while, then I procrastinted, so I most likely won't have anything done for Fandance. I am still going to try, but I am sooooooo far behind. I did not stick to my timetable at all. I also changed ideas midstream. That is a very bad idea. I still want to do my original idea. I have sets built and have done test dequences and stuff. But I wrote a filk to Princess fo the Night by Saxon. It is Doctor Who themed. So now I am leaning toward a music video for that. I want to do both, but reality tells me that both won't be completed in time. I need to stop being so indecisive. So now I am sitting in a pizza place forcing myself to plan and design, after which I will go home and build. And record the song. I ended up needing to take my uke in for a tune up. It wouldn't stay in tune for more than a few chords. Makes it difficult to record a song when your instrument won't stay in tune for the whole song. It is all good now. So I really need to do that today.

I also spent most of the day fueling my bad self with caffiene. Kind of over did it. My brain is kind of all over the place right now. I am hoping food will help drill down my focus a bit so I can get some stuff done.

Ok, I probably should finish eating and do some actual planning before ileave here. At least have a plan for the rest of the day. 

EDIT: So I came home and worked a little bit. I have decided to dress several of my little guy as Doctors. For your edification, as well as my memory of which soldier is to get which costume, here is a labeled picture:


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So the next step is to glue magnets to their feet, then figure out how to clothe the little buggers. I made the ones with plumes to Baker, as I can hide with hat and hair, and Matt Smith, for the same reason. I plan to make little glasses for Tennent and go see if I can find teeny, tiny celery for Davison. 

I did not get anything recorded yet, though i did practice for a good long while tonight. My goal is to get it done tomorrow, post it to Soundcloud and then here so you can hear it. I think it is very clever, if I do say so myself. And it is fun. I just have to quit being so picky about how my uke playing sounds. 

So now I need to get to bed, as I haven't been sleeping well and I need to make myself sleep tonight so i can function. 

I leave you with a pic of my RPG test set:
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I gots magnets and balsa wood. Time to party evilly and constructively.

1/12/2012

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So my new magnets arrived in the mail today. They are perfect!! They fit perfectly in the feet of the little soldier guys.
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The image on the left shows both magnets in the slots I intended them for. It will no longer look like they are walking in platform shoes. Yeay! I am really excited. I also stopped by the hobby shop on the way home from work and grabbed some balsa wood. Handy stuff that. So I am in for a night of constructing and gluing. Time to load the old Last of the Summer Wine and relax. :)
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I need to get more consistant

11/7/2011

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So I have been busy. I did find a job, albeit a crappy one.

I am still working on my stop mo. In fact, I have been analyzing my movies and picking them apart. One of my biggest problems seems to be continuity. I keep bumping my pieces, making it hard to keep a smooth line of action going. I have been thinking about this a lot. So the other day I was at the dollar store, and I saw these little magnet thingys. For your office. They are the perfect size for using to anchor my little soldier guys.
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All I gotta do is take the pliers and break the plastic collar and ease the magnets out. they are pretty strong magnets too for how cheap they were.
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Now I just have to figure out how to anchor them onto the feet of these guys so they don't break their glue and stick together.


I have also tackled the focus issue....a bit. I invested $20 in a screw on macro lens for my point and shoot. As my budget is practically nil, I need fixes that are within my financial means. I would love to just go out and buy a better camera. But as that is not an option, this cheap lense will have to do. I am actually fairly happy with it.
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That whole assembly screws onto the front of my point n shoot. It doesn't allow me to get any closer, but it does make the little details pop. It just magnifies it. I took a picture of a tiny spider the other day and you could see every hair on his legs and body. Which means the pictures look a little better, considering the guys are only 1-1/2 inches tall. However, it also shows dust and lint, so I have take to carrying around a couple of makeup brushes to remove it.

Next to tackle is the lighting issue. I need to learn to light properly. Really. And for some reason my camera will autobalance, even when I turn off that option, so some pics are lighter than others. I need to figure out how to make that consistent.
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    Eleanor...nerd, musician, stop motion animator, techy, crafty. But not in the crafty crafty way...I just like making things. You can find me on Twitch & Twitter @TeaWeaselStopMO & Tiktok.

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