Friday, October 28, 2005
Lights, Action, Animate:
Yesterday was happily spent working on my animation, the fantasy dance scene with lots of 20% to 40% ghost images fading in and out over an image of little girls dancing. Killer compositing with gradient variegated smear masks, not the easiest process.
I find myself animating at the composite and mask level by copying image/mask sets to create the timing and movement I want. I then have to manipulate each copied mask to create the fade in/fade out ghost image effects. Long process with many, many passes and a lot of trial and error but this scene is starting to come together the way I want it to.
I should have been grading tests for my Monday night class but you have to set priorities. There is always something else that tries to claim more importance. But you just have to take a stand. I animate, therefor I am
¶ 7:01 AM 
Yesterday was happily spent working on my animation, the fantasy dance scene with lots of 20% to 40% ghost images fading in and out over an image of little girls dancing. Killer compositing with gradient variegated smear masks, not the easiest process.
I find myself animating at the composite and mask level by copying image/mask sets to create the timing and movement I want. I then have to manipulate each copied mask to create the fade in/fade out ghost image effects. Long process with many, many passes and a lot of trial and error but this scene is starting to come together the way I want it to.
I should have been grading tests for my Monday night class but you have to set priorities. There is always something else that tries to claim more importance. But you just have to take a stand. I animate, therefor I am
¶ 7:01 AM
