Here's a look at what I've been doing lately. Below are storyboards for my year-long production with two other students. Storyboards tell the plot points of the film, and help determine things like camera movements and timing. Enjoy!
Monday, October 26, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Hold your horses
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Check out the Website!
Hey All!
Be sure to check out the website http://www.jakeanddarah.com to see what we're up to and to see how the wedding planning is going! Jake and I are pretty good about updating that one :)
Also: we kept getting spammed with "win a trip to vegas" stuff in our guest book, so please use this link instead.
Well, Jake and I are hanging out with his family for the long weekend, so I'm off. I'll be home next week.
Love you guys!
Darah
Monday, April 27, 2009
The Engagement Story
As promised, here is the story of the engagement of Jake and I.
Jake and I had been planning on celebrating our first anniversary for a while now. (You might even argue that we've been planning the celebration for a year.) We had kind of hazy plans to maybe have a low-key anniversary, as not to hurt our wallets too much, but we never really said what we were actually going to do. I asked Jake last week if he had any ideas for our anniversary and he said we'd be going on a "hot date," a phrase that always makes me laugh. We had had a relaxing weekend with his family, and had attended Ben's basketball tournament games in Ohio on Saturday. It was shaping up to be a good weekend. Jake and I came back from Ohio Saturday night, since Jake was serving on the worship team and singing for KidStuf in church the next day.
On the way back to Decatur, Jake and I shared a special conversation, talking about how we each had grown and have become better people in the year we've been together. I talked about how I really became myself, and how his support and love made me feel perfect, just by being myself. Jake had said that he felt that the change from "me" to "we" helped him to look outside of himself a little more and to make decisions that would be good for both of us. I told him how he came into my life at just the right time. I had decided that I was not going to beat around the bush about how I felt for him. Earlier that year someone I cared for had led me to believe he was interested in me for several months, and it crushed me to find out that when he was interested in dating again, that he wasn't interested in dating me. For this reason, when I started hanging out with Jake, I was honest with him right from the start. Before we had gone on our first date, we had taken a walk around campus, and took a seat on the sidewalk, under a tree, where we had a good view of campus and the lake. That night I laid out everything. I told him anything and everything I could think of about myself and my past that could possibly scare him away. It was a pleasant surprise to hear his understanding and supportive responses to all the junk in my life. That night was pivotal to all that we are now. Fast-forward to the conversation in the car this past Saturday night. With tears in my eyes, I told him how much it meant to me to have him accept me just as I was then, and how he accepts and loves me now. In the past year Jake had not only become my boyfriend, and more recently my fiance, but he had also become my best friend. That night I told him all of my woes, it had meant a lot to me. We had joked that night that we should carve our wedding date into that tree, since, we were definitely going to get married. It was a joke, but deep-seeded in our rapidly growing connection and relationship with one another. That night we deemed that tree, where we had shared so much together, as "The Love Tree."
Sunday morning. he got up early to go to church. He always has to be at church at 7:30 when he's singing on the worship team. He told me the night before that I could sleep in if I wanted, and come to service later, which is what I did. Before he got up Sunday morning, I placed an anniversary card behind the sink in the bathroom, where i knew he would find it. I had painstakingly read through the whole rack of anniversary cards, trying to find one that captured my feelings for him without using the word "husband." I finally found one that said "they say the best thing that can happen to you is to love and be loved in return" and then the inside said "that's why the best thing that has ever happened to me is you." I summed it up at the end saying how this past year had been the best in my life, and how I was excited to keep moving forward on this journey together. He had been at church for a while when I got up, and I noticed that his card was gone, and I smiled to myself. I got ready for church and drove there to watch KidStuf. Jake suggested that after he's done singing the worship songs for church, that we should sneak out and go back to his house and take naps. I was okay with this since we had been out late. We ate lunch, and then he went upstairs to his room to take a nap. I had been working on a project for my stop motion class while he slept. I decided after about an hour that a nap would serve me well too, so I went to bed too. He knocked on my door after about a half hour and said we should get ready for our date. He told me to dress up a little (nothing too fancy) and to be prepared for a lot of walking. I had no idea what we would do. We left at 5:30.
At this point I still didn't know what we were doing. It had been a lazy afternoon, and Jake doesn't give hints when he has a secret. I had assumed that our date would be in Fort Wayne, where there are lot of places to go. Instead, he headed the other way, down country roads, towards Huntington. I was perplexed as to where we were going. I love surprises, but anticipation for surprises are almost unbearable. I kept asking him questions, but his lips were sealed. All he said was that we would have to stop at Wal-mart and someplace else before our date started. We did in fact end up at Huntington, and when we got to Wal-mart, Jake bought a headphone splitter. The second stop was at my dorm, and he came up to the lounge and waited for me to get a pair of headphones.
When I came out to the lounge he said "are you ready" and I said "sure." We headed towards the elevator. He pushed the button for the basement, and I questioned his decision, since I knew he had parked outside of 1st floor. He reassured me that he knew what he was doing. When we walked outside he asked "do you know what we're doing yet?" and I hadn't the slightest idea, except for maybe something with music. He pulled out his iPod and asked me to put my earbuds in. He selected a track entitled "Jake and Darah Walking Tour." The voice on the track was Jake's saying "Hello, and welcome to the Jake and Darah first anniversary walking tour. I am your host, Jake Snider. You can tell I'm a credible witness, because I was there for most of these events. Let's begin. Please press pause and proceed to OP lot, and press play when you get there." When we got there Jake's recoded voice told us that this is where it all began, and reminded us that in December of 2007, Jake drove Darah and her roommate Colleen to HKC (which is Huntington Kids Club, a sort of youth group for little kids.) The recording asked us to proceed to the DC, and it told us there that Jake and Darah had gotten a chance to get to know each other here, over meals with mutual friends. We proceeded to Wright Lounge which is a lounge between Jake's old dorm and a girl's dorm. The recording told us that this is where Jake and Darah really started to like each other. This is the place where they played a board game with friends. It continued to a grassy section of campus where my friend Anna and I had laid out in the sun last spring. Again, Jake's voice through my earbuds told us how that afternoon, Jake was trying to get the attention of one of the lounging girls with his skills with the pigskin.
The recording continued and brought us to places all over Huntington. All of them were significant places in our budding and growing relationship. It took us to the sidewalk behind Roush Hall, which is where I lived last year. The recording told us what I already knew "this was the place where Jake and Darah said goodbye for the first time." It was a rainy night, and I didn't want to leave him. It looked like something out of a movie. the recording continued saying that that night we were apart for a month and a half. When we reunited, we were in Pittsburgh, PA, where Jake, Colleen (my roommate) and Cevin (who is now Colleen's fiance) picked me up from the airport for a week long vacation together. Jake's voice in my ears helped retell how it was one of the best weeks of our lives. That week, we not only had fun as 2 couples and 4 good friends hanging out all over West Virginia, but Jake and I told each other that we loved each other. He said "since we cannot go to West Virginia this evening, let us enjoy one of the songs of our trip." At that point the song "The Other Side of the World" from David Story's album "The Hinterland" started playing. Its one of our favorite songs, and its the ringtone that is assigned to me and me alone on Jake's cell phone. The recording continued "After they got back to school in the fall, their relationship continued to blossom. They shared so many meaningful dates and times together that there are too many to count. But, before we go, there is one last stop that has to be made, at a particular tree, not so far from here." Jake and I started walking to the Love Tree. Its a fair distance from where we were, and the anticipation is building, and for me it is becoming nigh overwhelming. About 50 paces away, I sighed, and Jake asked if I was okay, and I said I was, but I was fairly certain that Jake was preparing to propose.
When we finally reached "The Love Tree" we were holding hands and taking in the same view of the lake that we had that special night. Jake again asked if I was ready and I said "I think so." The recording continued. At this point, I don't really remember what the recording said. It said something about carving the wedding date into the tree, how it had been such a good night, the place we first held hands, and later the place where we first kissed. The recording said something like "it was funny to think about our future then, but it is something I want to make a reality now." By this point, I am crying a whole bunch from all the joy and power about what is about to take place. The recording said "take it away Jake!" I looked at Jake, he was crying too, and clearly searching for words at this moment. I think he said "Darah Lynn Morin... Lord" as if he was starting a prayer and then continued "Darah, I love you so much and I want to spend the rest of my life with you." Then he knelt. He looked me in the eyes and said "Darah, will you marry me?" and I said "Yes!" and hugged him around his neck. He then reched in his pocket and pulled out a ziploc bag, that contained my ring. I laughed as he zipped it and unzipped it before he pulled out the ring. He hada hard time telling which hand was my left through everything that was going on, so I helped him out. He placed the ring on my finger and stood up and we hugged there under the tree.
I could not have asked for anything better.
That night we celebrated over dinner at Olive Garden, which is where we went for our first date. We've made many many phone calls to family and friends.
The ring is an eternity band. I picked it out actually, though, somewhat accidentally. I was out in Fort Wayne with my friend Jimi and Colleen (my roommate) while Colleen was trying on wedding dresses. We ended up at the mall, and I told Colleen how Jake and I had wanted to pull an April Fool's prank on her and get a ring from American Eagle that looked a lot like one that I wanted. Needless to say, Jake and I decided against it, thinking it may be a little too mean for a prank, and things might get out of hand. Colleen said "speaking of rings..." and went on to suggest that since Jake had been asking me all kinds of questions about what kind of ring I wanted and what size ring I wear, that I just walk down to the jewelers and find out. I too thought this was a good idea. Come to find out, I wear a 6.5. While I was there though, the clerk insisted that I try on a ring, and hey, who can blame me for giving in. She showed me this one eternity band with a high carat weight, but I didn't like it. It was bulky and not my style. I wanted a dainty ring. I suggested the thin eternity band. She pulled it out, and guess what, it was a perfect fit. She had me pair it with a plain wedding band, and I was on cloud 9. It was at about this point when Colleen and Jimi came in, spotting me wearing some bling. The clerk said that that day was the last day of the sale, and though this item wasn't on sale, that she could put it on sale for me. The sale price would be 25% off. It was a good value after that. They suggested that I just wear it out, and bill Jake for it. This was a no-no. I asked for the price in writing, which she was happy to give me. I left thinking "I don't know about this." I decided to let Jake know anyway, and if he wanted to act on it, he could, and if he didn't want to, that would be fine too. So I called him. He said "so you found one that you like?" and I said "yeah." Then he said "Okay, let's go get it then!" So that day we went down to the jeweler and he bought me that ring. He held onto it for about 3 weeks before proposing though. When he did though, it was perfect. I could not have asked for a better proposal, or for a better man to be engaged to.
The full proposal, complete with pictures of the locations and the audio accompaniment will be posted on our new website soon. The website is http://www.jakeanddarah.com
Thanks everyone for your congratulations and well wishes. Jake and I are so so happy to move forward in this next chapter of our lives and we are glad to have your support.
Love and Blessings!
Jake and Darah
Jake and I had been planning on celebrating our first anniversary for a while now. (You might even argue that we've been planning the celebration for a year.) We had kind of hazy plans to maybe have a low-key anniversary, as not to hurt our wallets too much, but we never really said what we were actually going to do. I asked Jake last week if he had any ideas for our anniversary and he said we'd be going on a "hot date," a phrase that always makes me laugh. We had had a relaxing weekend with his family, and had attended Ben's basketball tournament games in Ohio on Saturday. It was shaping up to be a good weekend. Jake and I came back from Ohio Saturday night, since Jake was serving on the worship team and singing for KidStuf in church the next day.
On the way back to Decatur, Jake and I shared a special conversation, talking about how we each had grown and have become better people in the year we've been together. I talked about how I really became myself, and how his support and love made me feel perfect, just by being myself. Jake had said that he felt that the change from "me" to "we" helped him to look outside of himself a little more and to make decisions that would be good for both of us. I told him how he came into my life at just the right time. I had decided that I was not going to beat around the bush about how I felt for him. Earlier that year someone I cared for had led me to believe he was interested in me for several months, and it crushed me to find out that when he was interested in dating again, that he wasn't interested in dating me. For this reason, when I started hanging out with Jake, I was honest with him right from the start. Before we had gone on our first date, we had taken a walk around campus, and took a seat on the sidewalk, under a tree, where we had a good view of campus and the lake. That night I laid out everything. I told him anything and everything I could think of about myself and my past that could possibly scare him away. It was a pleasant surprise to hear his understanding and supportive responses to all the junk in my life. That night was pivotal to all that we are now. Fast-forward to the conversation in the car this past Saturday night. With tears in my eyes, I told him how much it meant to me to have him accept me just as I was then, and how he accepts and loves me now. In the past year Jake had not only become my boyfriend, and more recently my fiance, but he had also become my best friend. That night I told him all of my woes, it had meant a lot to me. We had joked that night that we should carve our wedding date into that tree, since, we were definitely going to get married. It was a joke, but deep-seeded in our rapidly growing connection and relationship with one another. That night we deemed that tree, where we had shared so much together, as "The Love Tree."
Sunday morning. he got up early to go to church. He always has to be at church at 7:30 when he's singing on the worship team. He told me the night before that I could sleep in if I wanted, and come to service later, which is what I did. Before he got up Sunday morning, I placed an anniversary card behind the sink in the bathroom, where i knew he would find it. I had painstakingly read through the whole rack of anniversary cards, trying to find one that captured my feelings for him without using the word "husband." I finally found one that said "they say the best thing that can happen to you is to love and be loved in return" and then the inside said "that's why the best thing that has ever happened to me is you." I summed it up at the end saying how this past year had been the best in my life, and how I was excited to keep moving forward on this journey together. He had been at church for a while when I got up, and I noticed that his card was gone, and I smiled to myself. I got ready for church and drove there to watch KidStuf. Jake suggested that after he's done singing the worship songs for church, that we should sneak out and go back to his house and take naps. I was okay with this since we had been out late. We ate lunch, and then he went upstairs to his room to take a nap. I had been working on a project for my stop motion class while he slept. I decided after about an hour that a nap would serve me well too, so I went to bed too. He knocked on my door after about a half hour and said we should get ready for our date. He told me to dress up a little (nothing too fancy) and to be prepared for a lot of walking. I had no idea what we would do. We left at 5:30.
At this point I still didn't know what we were doing. It had been a lazy afternoon, and Jake doesn't give hints when he has a secret. I had assumed that our date would be in Fort Wayne, where there are lot of places to go. Instead, he headed the other way, down country roads, towards Huntington. I was perplexed as to where we were going. I love surprises, but anticipation for surprises are almost unbearable. I kept asking him questions, but his lips were sealed. All he said was that we would have to stop at Wal-mart and someplace else before our date started. We did in fact end up at Huntington, and when we got to Wal-mart, Jake bought a headphone splitter. The second stop was at my dorm, and he came up to the lounge and waited for me to get a pair of headphones.
When I came out to the lounge he said "are you ready" and I said "sure." We headed towards the elevator. He pushed the button for the basement, and I questioned his decision, since I knew he had parked outside of 1st floor. He reassured me that he knew what he was doing. When we walked outside he asked "do you know what we're doing yet?" and I hadn't the slightest idea, except for maybe something with music. He pulled out his iPod and asked me to put my earbuds in. He selected a track entitled "Jake and Darah Walking Tour." The voice on the track was Jake's saying "Hello, and welcome to the Jake and Darah first anniversary walking tour. I am your host, Jake Snider. You can tell I'm a credible witness, because I was there for most of these events. Let's begin. Please press pause and proceed to OP lot, and press play when you get there." When we got there Jake's recoded voice told us that this is where it all began, and reminded us that in December of 2007, Jake drove Darah and her roommate Colleen to HKC (which is Huntington Kids Club, a sort of youth group for little kids.) The recording asked us to proceed to the DC, and it told us there that Jake and Darah had gotten a chance to get to know each other here, over meals with mutual friends. We proceeded to Wright Lounge which is a lounge between Jake's old dorm and a girl's dorm. The recording told us that this is where Jake and Darah really started to like each other. This is the place where they played a board game with friends. It continued to a grassy section of campus where my friend Anna and I had laid out in the sun last spring. Again, Jake's voice through my earbuds told us how that afternoon, Jake was trying to get the attention of one of the lounging girls with his skills with the pigskin.
The recording continued and brought us to places all over Huntington. All of them were significant places in our budding and growing relationship. It took us to the sidewalk behind Roush Hall, which is where I lived last year. The recording told us what I already knew "this was the place where Jake and Darah said goodbye for the first time." It was a rainy night, and I didn't want to leave him. It looked like something out of a movie. the recording continued saying that that night we were apart for a month and a half. When we reunited, we were in Pittsburgh, PA, where Jake, Colleen (my roommate) and Cevin (who is now Colleen's fiance) picked me up from the airport for a week long vacation together. Jake's voice in my ears helped retell how it was one of the best weeks of our lives. That week, we not only had fun as 2 couples and 4 good friends hanging out all over West Virginia, but Jake and I told each other that we loved each other. He said "since we cannot go to West Virginia this evening, let us enjoy one of the songs of our trip." At that point the song "The Other Side of the World" from David Story's album "The Hinterland" started playing. Its one of our favorite songs, and its the ringtone that is assigned to me and me alone on Jake's cell phone. The recording continued "After they got back to school in the fall, their relationship continued to blossom. They shared so many meaningful dates and times together that there are too many to count. But, before we go, there is one last stop that has to be made, at a particular tree, not so far from here." Jake and I started walking to the Love Tree. Its a fair distance from where we were, and the anticipation is building, and for me it is becoming nigh overwhelming. About 50 paces away, I sighed, and Jake asked if I was okay, and I said I was, but I was fairly certain that Jake was preparing to propose.
When we finally reached "The Love Tree" we were holding hands and taking in the same view of the lake that we had that special night. Jake again asked if I was ready and I said "I think so." The recording continued. At this point, I don't really remember what the recording said. It said something about carving the wedding date into the tree, how it had been such a good night, the place we first held hands, and later the place where we first kissed. The recording said something like "it was funny to think about our future then, but it is something I want to make a reality now." By this point, I am crying a whole bunch from all the joy and power about what is about to take place. The recording said "take it away Jake!" I looked at Jake, he was crying too, and clearly searching for words at this moment. I think he said "Darah Lynn Morin... Lord" as if he was starting a prayer and then continued "Darah, I love you so much and I want to spend the rest of my life with you." Then he knelt. He looked me in the eyes and said "Darah, will you marry me?" and I said "Yes!" and hugged him around his neck. He then reched in his pocket and pulled out a ziploc bag, that contained my ring. I laughed as he zipped it and unzipped it before he pulled out the ring. He hada hard time telling which hand was my left through everything that was going on, so I helped him out. He placed the ring on my finger and stood up and we hugged there under the tree.
I could not have asked for anything better.
That night we celebrated over dinner at Olive Garden, which is where we went for our first date. We've made many many phone calls to family and friends.
The ring is an eternity band. I picked it out actually, though, somewhat accidentally. I was out in Fort Wayne with my friend Jimi and Colleen (my roommate) while Colleen was trying on wedding dresses. We ended up at the mall, and I told Colleen how Jake and I had wanted to pull an April Fool's prank on her and get a ring from American Eagle that looked a lot like one that I wanted. Needless to say, Jake and I decided against it, thinking it may be a little too mean for a prank, and things might get out of hand. Colleen said "speaking of rings..." and went on to suggest that since Jake had been asking me all kinds of questions about what kind of ring I wanted and what size ring I wear, that I just walk down to the jewelers and find out. I too thought this was a good idea. Come to find out, I wear a 6.5. While I was there though, the clerk insisted that I try on a ring, and hey, who can blame me for giving in. She showed me this one eternity band with a high carat weight, but I didn't like it. It was bulky and not my style. I wanted a dainty ring. I suggested the thin eternity band. She pulled it out, and guess what, it was a perfect fit. She had me pair it with a plain wedding band, and I was on cloud 9. It was at about this point when Colleen and Jimi came in, spotting me wearing some bling. The clerk said that that day was the last day of the sale, and though this item wasn't on sale, that she could put it on sale for me. The sale price would be 25% off. It was a good value after that. They suggested that I just wear it out, and bill Jake for it. This was a no-no. I asked for the price in writing, which she was happy to give me. I left thinking "I don't know about this." I decided to let Jake know anyway, and if he wanted to act on it, he could, and if he didn't want to, that would be fine too. So I called him. He said "so you found one that you like?" and I said "yeah." Then he said "Okay, let's go get it then!" So that day we went down to the jeweler and he bought me that ring. He held onto it for about 3 weeks before proposing though. When he did though, it was perfect. I could not have asked for a better proposal, or for a better man to be engaged to.
The full proposal, complete with pictures of the locations and the audio accompaniment will be posted on our new website soon. The website is http://www.jakeanddarah.com
Thanks everyone for your congratulations and well wishes. Jake and I are so so happy to move forward in this next chapter of our lives and we are glad to have your support.
Love and Blessings!
Jake and Darah
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
This is not a test.
How many people read this? Please comment if you do.
If there aren't many people, I'll just call y'all.
Thanks.
If there aren't many people, I'll just call y'all.
Thanks.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
On Break, she blogs.
Greetings fellow earthlings!
I am back. Well, I never really left, but I have been playing hooky from blogger save for the work to show that the neglect is for academic reasons alone. But, for all of you who aredying to get in on some Darah life news, stay tuned, its in the next segment.
As I said before, school has been kicking my butt this semester. I was taking 15 credit hours, and today I bumped it up to 17.5, the maximum limit without overload charges. The classes I am taking are Creative Writing, 3D Animation II: Character Design, Short Forms Film Production, Motion Graphics and Web-Based Animation. Now I also have a half semester course in Ultimate Frisbee and an independent study in Advanced Pre-Production. I have posted work for you all to see, and will continue doing so. 3D Animaton II is my hardest class, but not my least favorite. It is time consuming, frustrating and usually difficult to understand. However, the dividends are worthwhile, as you can see from the space cowboy image. I want to reach into the screen and grab it, but I can't. My least favorite class is motion graphics, because it has a heavy focus on live action film and very little focus on animation, but I am doing my best to make it suit my needs as an animator. (I just don't like shooting film) My favorite class hands down is Web-Based animation. We use Adobe flash to make animations. I am finishing one of my pieces over spring break, which has the stilts character I posted before, in a circus setting with a diver. Its pretty interesting and fun. I can understand it easily and push the limitations of the program to tailor it to what I would like to do. Flash is used a lot in web animations. Any fans of homestarrunner.com? Flash. Arj and Poopy? Flash. In addition to movies, it is also the format for almost all of the "cool" websites. The ones with the flashing graphics and neat transparencies. That ain't no HTML crap. Can I get a nerd w00t w00t on that?"
Also mentioned earlier, I am now on spring break. It couldn't come at a better time (lets just say that most of you were working or at school before I left Becker Hall doing my homework last night. Yes, 9:00am is toooooo late to be working, but you've gotta do what you've gotta do. The first few days of break I'm going to relax and chill out with the Snider clan. Jake and I are making Pad Thai tomorrow. We made it before and it was a big hit, so its time to bring it out again. Also, I'll be doing some homework, but I'll wait until Monday. Enjoy the weekend and the relaxation for now. Later this week, Jake and I are going to Las Vegas courteously of Jake's generous grandmother. She had saved up frequent flier miles and wanted someone to accompany her on her trip, so she asked if we would like to go, and let's just say that was an easy decision to make :) She's trading us a trip for cleaning out her garage, which should be pretty easy. And, to head off any questions of the sort, no, Jake and I are not going to get married in Vegas, by Elvis or otherwise. We are going to enjoy some free stuff, do a little gambling and just generally enjoy our stay there. I'm excited for the trip. The three of us will have a blast I'm sure.
Speaking of marriage, my roommate Colleen got engaged last month. Cevin proposed on her birthday. They've already got most of the wedding planned, and I can see that they are both excited. They'll be getting married late this summer in Colleen's hometown. They are a sweet couple and will probably be even better when they share Cevin's family name.
One less-pleasant implication of Colleen's getting married is that I am left roommate-less for next year. While I am overjoyed for the two of them, it makes me a little sad to know that I lose a great roommate. I am considering getting a single room, or maybe living in the campus apartments, Forester Village. I am looking at my options and trying to find the best fit. I think that this year God has been teaching me to trust him with my uncertainties, and I have a lot of them. There is a lot of peace to handing over the reins (as if I had them to begin with) and letting the one who laid out the path lead you on it.
Jake and I have been doing very well. In late April we will be celebrating a year together, and I swear it just gets better every day. I am sad to know that I won't get to see him much after school gets out though, because he will be away on an extended internship. We are still unsure of where he will end up, but we both are trusting that God has a plan for Jake and that He wants him to be on it.
That's all I've got for now. I'll put up some Vegas pictures soon (hopefully sometime within this decade...)
Enough of the best (Normally I would say "All the Best, but I think that people should only take what they need)
Darah
Friday, March 13, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
More Work
This is Frances. He is my practice stop motion puppet. Sadly, he suffered many amputations from the following film.
Check back soon for pictures of Frances II, or a puppet by some other name, since Frances the First has retired.
I'll put up a real update one of these days.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Classwork
WIND UP TOY
Turn Around Sketches
Color Models
Final Color Model
3D ROBOT
Modeled with Materials
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Back Again
Hello all,
I have returned safely to the land of the Hoosiers. Don't ask me or anyone else what it means, its stuff of urban legend. Travel to Maine was rather troublesome, but hey, what trip isn't? For those of you lucky enough to meet Jake, I can say that he genuinely enjoyed your company, as did I. He's a good guy, I think I'll keep him :)
J(anuary) Term has come and gone. Jake and I were both in the Comics as Culture class, something I was eagerly looking forward to and also greatly underestimated. The work was extensive. The thing about comics is that you need to get in on the ground floor of a series to know what you're doing. This holds true especially for the more famous series like Superman and Batman. There was a lot of reading, but it was great. Most of it was thrilling and wonderful.I picked up a good series called Fables which is about fairy tale characters living in exile in the human world since a villain by the name of Adversary stole their lands and riches from them. It plays up the sterotypes of the characters. Prince Charming becomes a leech on soceity, and specifically a leech on women, rebellious Goldilocks leads a rebellion, and Jack of Beanstalk fame is always looking for a new way to get rich quick. Note: these comics are not for children.
Now that J-Term is over though, I am back to regular classes and regular life. I am in Creative Writing, 3D Animation II- Character Design, Short Form Film Production (which is a fancy way of saying "stop motion" animation), Motion Graphics, and Web-Based Animation. At the end of this semester I will have some skills in Adobe After Effects and Adobe Flash, which are both highly marketable skills for the workforce. I think it will be a productive semester and a chance to really show off my skills. I'm optimistic and excited about the coming months.
In addition to all of my animation classes, I am also taking on my junior animation studio class independently. I will be producing a short film this spring, with half the time to complete it as my peers, but I am up to the challenge, since it will get my academics back on track so that I have the classes completed in order to graduate on time.
The other major project I will be tackling is an assignment for my Creative Writing class. We are participating in NaNoWriMo, which is National Novel Writing Month. It officially takes place in November, but we are going to start writing on February 1st. The requirements are 40,000 words in 30 days. I am going to challenge myself to hit the official mark of 50,000 words, for my own bragging rights. For this reason, I ask for some encouragement, coaxing and general understanding at the massive journey ahead of me. I will likely never let anyone read this manuscript, because this is all about getting it out into a crappy first draft to be edited and revised later. There is nothing to edit or revise however if there isn't anything written, so myself and the rest of my class are going to type away at our works of fiction until the word count and story arc reach acceptable destinations.
For Valentine's Day Jake and I are going out to eat and then going to see Coraline in 3D. I think this is a good date for everyone; cheap, fun and simple.
I hope you all can dig out of the snowdrifts to enjoy the rest of your week. I know I'll be enjoying mine. Love you guys!
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