FINAL RESULT ON SCREEN

Junior Piece 2013 from Lemon Lee on Vimeo.

Journal #10

• what is your priority list as of today, with two weeks before deadline?


to do the rest of coloring and make title and ending. I don't really need sound effects so now I am not worrying about it. And after make my film a clip, I need to make background and add some effects in After Effects.

 • which "babies are you prepared to kill," if necessary, in order to finish your film on time (May 7th) and fit it within the 90 second - 2-minute time constraint  - think of in-betweening, simplified color, and eliminating shots not integral to the story

???

Journal #9

What kind of a sound environment do you plan for your film?
Realistic? More music-based? What will the role of sound be in your film?

 For my piece, I don't have to use realistic sound environment; 
I could use more music-based, or maybe only background music is enough... 
 The role of sound in my film is very important as there are no dialog, and have to choose the right pieces to match the emotion of my film.

Journal #8

• What is your biggest time management challenge, and what is your plan for dealing with it from here through the end of the semester?

the biggest time management of me is my laziness obviously. if i'm asked for some specific ones, those would be the commuting between school and home; business about family troubles (as my parents could not speak any English, i have to help them in everything); classes and other assignments.

my plan is always no plan. but i will do my best to reach the weekly goal. as heavy as people have procrastination, i have to fight against it everyday.  


 • Which of your classmates’ films do you particularly like? Why? What is the strongest element of their piece? Where would you make suggestions?

i would like to see Erica's, i think there will be many people like her piece. Her interesting story, smooth movements of characters, cute designs, emotional dub, fantastic background drawings, just could not make my eyes leave the screen. for suggestions, i am so bad in suggesting people, and as i could not do a film like her level, i could not give any nice suggestion. (in a complex mood) 

Journal #7

What were the three most important points you absorbed from the mid-semester crit?

I noticed that if more people give ideas at the same time, make more confusion, and not united.

But the most important points I absorbed from the crit are: 1, knowing the lack of imagination and have to think more; 2, bad staging that i could improve more; 3, a lot of jump cuts that have to add transitions.  

junior piece sp13: crit schedule

junior piece sp13: crit schedule for 19mar13: Hi Class, Here's the crit schedule for our mid-semester crits on Tuesday, March 19th, 9:00am, rm.1421 - 09:00am - Omer Qayyum (senio...

Journal #6

• what’s the approach to working on this piece that’s worked the best for you so far? 

Wherever and whenever, need a quiet environment. (But the true is I don't have that much time. My classes are scheduled too full for me to work follow the calender this week.)



• what elements do you find you need to put you in a comfortable and productive frame of mind for working:
- at home with a hot cup of tea just before/after dinner?

I work better while I am in school, but at home I could work either. need food--this is the most important thing! need Movie soundtracks or CD drama while working that could enrich the boring work time.



- working early in the morning for a couple of hours before anyone else is awake?

no,I've never done this. usually work late till works done and have a short sleep.



- breaking up your six hours of out-of-class work time into smaller chunks, e.g. three times a week for two hours at a time? twice a week for three hours at a time?

only 2 or 3 hours Monday/Friday(only these days have one class) for work time, but it would cause a over-amount work in weekend anyway.



- mixing work with clearly defined breaks for exercise or other play time?

no clear at all, no time for exercise and start getting weight; no sleep on Sunday and Monday(people can say many excuse on their difficulties.)

Journal #5

1) what has been the most challenging aspect of getting work done on this project thus far?

The most challenging aspect is to keep works done on due time. It is difficult to be punctual, so many of us have procrastination. 

2) how are you addressing this challenge?

For me, this is also a big problem; but I will do my best to give my maximum love into it, and keep things done, follow the calendar.

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What should we do if the animation we able to do but not the final result we want?

Journal #4

For Matt Barnes' Junior Animation.(Personal opinions for class only)

• evidence of strong structural elements (narrative or otherwise: sense of place and context in introduction, clarity of articulation of and viewer engagement with the introduction of the hero’s conflict, growing sense of tension as development events occur, clear and powerful articulation of climactic moment, satisfying conclusion)

Matt has a good sense of constructing stories. The story is clear and easy to understand. Another good thing is the Animation style is nice. It is disappointed that the climax moment is not that excited, not much engagements for us. I can not feel much tension in this piece, the main problem is the voice acting, it is no emotion within. 

 

• sophistication of movement design (sense of weight via speed changes, squash and stretch, secondary action; strong acting via silhouette, gesture, and key poses; grace and fluidity via arcs and secondary action)

The Movement design has a little bit stiff, not much squash and stretch. Too much stays and stops. Walk cycles are not natural at all. 

• evidence of character thought process, motivation, and appeal

The characters are too flat and no much personality.

 

• strength of composition and staging (effective and informed use of closeups, medium, full, wide, and other shots; use of active negative/positive space, size relationships and overlapping of forms to orient the viewer towards important shot elements

Limited skillful techniques in this field.

 

• effective pacing that keeps the viewer engaged from beginning to end

Not much, the story is too clear and somehow flat.

 

• strength of design and color: line quality, character and object proportions, color palette that supports the story and establishes an appealing aesthetic

As I said, the Animation style is nice; line quality is rough but looks fine, also colorful and bright.

shots renew #9 #10 #11

shot #9 #10 #11 from Lemon Lee on Vimeo.

Journal #3

1）how do you hope/want the audience to react/respond to your piece?

 I think everyone would have different response to my animation. some people may like it, but some are not. some may think it is too violent, but that just an art form; some may think it is interesting. As my expectation, I wish people would like my piece, feel fun to watch it and enjoy it, and think about the meaning within, and impress everyone's mind.

2) how do you want the audience to feel about your characters? what kind of connection do you want them to feel to your characters?

 My characters are weird but they shows power, and connect to our life. people who follow rules are too nice and taken advantage from others sometimes, but if the one who take advantage from others don't get any punishment, would be unfair to others. people should pay for what they did. I want my audience want to think this way after watching my animation. 

3) what sort of audience reaction/response would leave you disappointed?

what would be the best response? imagine a critical review of your piece that would make you feel that your piece was understood, and that it was recognized as being a great piece, a festival winner, what would the review say?

 I would not get disappointed in any sort of audience reaction. I only care the audiences that pay attention and think. if you like my animation, please clap for me; if you don't like it, you can keep silent. I am welcome for every review.If there is a critical review to make my animation into a great piece or a festival winner, it may be "try using more dramatic camera angle, try more mature style for it."

shots

#1 #8 #12 from Lemon Lee on Vimeo.

Journal #2

There are too many things appear in my mind,

I thought of something more wild.

As my mom told me that about the unfair situation in her workplace,

This idea full of my head.

Timid people keep their strong emotion deep inside,

but they need an exit to express.

Me in this story is a Judge(?)

I know I don't have this authority in real life,

but at lease in Animation.

People need punishment

Some of you might think there states a bias,

I did not mean anything important in here,

Characters are just need for Art.

Journal #1

Last week I set up my blog for my Junior pieceCreated shot breakdown 

and worked on the characters bio sheets.

and I did find some illustrations that influence my piece (I think so.

the plan for next week, should work on some shots (#2 - #7),

and maybe think about to make puppets for certain characters.