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Creative Writing

Creative Writing

While you were out

While you were out, my heart was unprecedented peace and quiet, as the sea would not stir any waves when there was no wind. I was finally free from your manipulation which made me always go back and forth. I found safety with my life of two dots, my life has become more stable and harmonious. While you were out, I would never generate any emotions that hold me back from work and also would never get into arguments with my wife anymore. I have undoubtedly become one of the most excellent employees in my company as well as a model husband in the eyes of my neighbors. As you can see, while you were out, I felt like reborn. Now, I need you no more. Goodbye, my soul.

analysis and reflection

In this rotation we have learnt that built an interesting character and a fascinating structure important and essential for a compelling story. I chose ‘while you were out’ this title because I thought there could have various meanings of ‘out’. In my dark story, it represents someone betrayed his/her soul, which means his/her lose the most emotional, creative and dreamy part in his body. I think this was a kind of dark that was deeper in comparison with the bloody things. After making sure of my main concept and title, I decide to build the structure. I’d like to create a reversal so that the reader might have stronger feelings of the ‘dark’. Thus, I recorded the mental feelings of the character from a first-person view. I want to give a positive but weird feeling to the readers and finally reveal the dark end. In short, I really enjoyed in the creative writing class and considered that my expression skills needed to be developed and improved.

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Sound

Sound Rotation

drawing sound

different sounds in our daily life

In the first video, I’d like to replace the sound of footsteps and cars with the sound of various instruments to make it more interesting and active.

In my second video, I use this tool to create a music for one of my previous works. I want to convey a changeable feeling like kaleidoscope this time.

The concept of the third video is about connection and relationship between people and people. This film is a part of my final work in the motion graphic rotation. The reason why I chose this film to make sound is that I think the visual language of motion graphic is dynamic and vivid, which goes well with the sound.

three final outcomes

process in song maker- Chrome Music Lab – Song Maker (chromeexperiments.com)

I found a website called song maker which is an easy-understanding and helpful for us to make music by ourselves during the process.

Reflection

I think it’s really a good experience for me to find and create new things with unfamiliar tools. I was excited of challenging myself and I will also keep the passion as well as the courage in doing more works in the future.

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Sketching & Drawing

Sketching&Drawing

Sketching with classmates in Waterloo Station.

I prefer sketching characters to environments.

I tried to make more sketch environments this time. Also, I am interest in the movements of each character in their own environments.

Compelling characters

I try to do emotional drawing by focus on people’s characteristics.

One-line-drawing of this police car.

Drawing negetive space of the man.

Drawing exercises on class.

An observational drawing I drew in my friend’s accommodation.

Final Outcome – Three pictures’ story

Concept and reflection

We did various kind of sketches of people and environment in different places this week. I really enjoyed with this process of drawing outside and making sketches in our spare time. At first, I just focus on the characters and ignore the importance of environments around them. However, I finally found the interests of drawing characters in their specific environments after doing more and more sketches. In my final outcome, I choose an observational drawing which I did in my friend’s home. I’d like to express a feeling of tired and want to escape to another world. The character enjoys listening to music in her private space and escaping from social media for a while, then she finally disappeared. It seems like people who die and return to dust, she goes to her inner world and have a deep rest. The part which satisfied me the most was the method that I add colors to her hair in order to make my character outstanding from the background. Something needs to be improved was that I could shed some unnecessary details from the background and add some details to show her process of disappearing much clearer.

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Photographics

Photograpics

Photos

I chose these photos to make an abstract composition.

Outcome

Analysis and Reflection

In this rotation, I have learned the basic elements of design and made some visual analysis of artists’ work. I think it could really improve my composition skills which also helps me a lot in creating animation. I ‘d like to create a city which is fantastic and dreamlike but also full of challenges like gambling. Thus, I decided to use different layers to blend these abstract elements together. I sandwiched the billiard with cloud between the front and back to symbolize the opportunities and challenges in this city. Also, I think the cloud could have a dynamic feeling and make the whole composition not that static and solid. The “next” signal in the front layer represents the theme of ‘move on’. In conclusion, I was enjoyed the process of taking photos and recombining them to articulate our own concept. To my final outcome, I reckon there are some smaller, brighter elements that distract our visual attention which were needed to be reduced and improved.

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Traditional Animation

Traditional Animation

straight ahead

Straight ahead animation is really interesting because it allows us to express something personal with a creative way.

bouncing balls and character

pose to pose

Also, pose to pose is a good method to produce animation, especially in the team work. I think it’s convenient and could help me structure my work in advance.

Final Outcome – pose to pose, ease in and out

These two methods have their advantages and disadvantages respectively. Thus, it would have a good effect and efficiency when we use them together. In addition, the ease in and ease out principle is useful, the actions of character could be more vivid and nature.

Reflection

In conclusion, I was enjoyed this rotation because we try to use dragonframe this time and work with lightbox. I reckon would use pose to pose and straight ahead these two method together to keep both my efficiency and creativeness.

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3D Story Worlds

3D story Worlds

reference

I want to add a Bohemian style interior to the subway.

rough sketches

color reference

process

final outcome

different background:

reflection

In this rotation week, I have learnt how to use a new
3D software to build my own story world. Actually, I
was unsatisfied with the model and concept the first
time I made in maya, so I decided to try again.
However, I found the maya software was expired,
thus, I finally used Cinema 4D to finish it. I want to
build an abandoned underground, but I think only
have the underground is boring and it’s hard to show
a kind of world view. In order to broaden my world
view and concept, I did a lot of research and finally
chose to combine the underground with a room. I’ d
also like to create some snow and dusk effect as the
outdoor environment. The process of modeling my
own story world is really interesting and make me
excited. In conclusion, I was satisfied with the final
outcome. Also, I think I will have more ideas and
confidence in building my own story worlds in 3D
software in the future.

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