The official website of my graduation animation from AKV St. Joost, < on The Water >, is on air! Check it out,
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Friday, July 30, 2010
Monday, December 21, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Concept "Sea of Time (working title)"
We are all drifters on the sea of time, from the moment we are born.
The only hope is the far off land in the distance, tempting, vague.
But the tide is always against us. The water is perpetually flowing toward the opposite direction.
Sooner or later, when one becomes old, worn out, or lose his/her hope, he/she doesn't have enough strength to fight the water anymore. The current will carry the boat backward with it. The 'down hill' of life starts.
Till the end, the water gushing off the water fall, with the beaten boats, into oblivion.
This is a metaphor of life, the constant struggles and enjoyments, successes and failures, of human story.
The only hope is the far off land in the distance, tempting, vague.
But the tide is always against us. The water is perpetually flowing toward the opposite direction.
Sooner or later, when one becomes old, worn out, or lose his/her hope, he/she doesn't have enough strength to fight the water anymore. The current will carry the boat backward with it. The 'down hill' of life starts.
Till the end, the water gushing off the water fall, with the beaten boats, into oblivion.
This is a metaphor of life, the constant struggles and enjoyments, successes and failures, of human story.
scenario "Sea of Time (working title)"
Everyone is entitled to a boat, and is bond to that boat. There are all kinds of boats - row boats, race boats, cruisers.... (somebody is born to be rich or powerful...)Yet, the same fate is shared. No one will be able to reach 'there'. Life is fair, in this sense.
The sea can be beautiful. Sun shine in your face, wind is with you, future is rosary. You yell :"I love my life!"
Exciting news came:"With the latest developments, soon no one will be rowing boat anymore - we are all gonna arrive 'there' on highways in no time!"But it is doomed to fail.
No technology - no matter how advanced it becomes - can bring us 'there'.
Dis-illusion is unavoidable. Sooner or later. At certain point of your life.We are all lost on this sea. There is no way out.
And there are for sure moments, that you have to fight, just to keep your head above water.
Life must go on. Before you know it, you start to have your own family, bringing new lifes onto this sea of time.The un-breakable cycle of life.
Burden and responsibility become the main part of your life. You are not just for yourself anymore. You begin to believe there is no other meaning of life except.
Never give up.To have a full and rich life, till the last moment possible.
The water freezes, your feet finally land on solid ground, if you keep on and never give up.
Friday, December 19, 2008
ANIMATIE p10 (5)
After some research I finally discovered the 'Puppet pin' tool in After Effects. It answers a long time question of me concerning the making of some 2D animations. The latest example is the Dutch short 'It is not funny, it is art', in which the animation is mainly done by deforming the shapes in an organic and quick way. I think the 'puppet pin' tool is used for that.
I also put the storyboard and new character designs I made. The story is an endeavor to poke fun with Bing/Jose couple. I am still not so happy with the character designs. Not much of style in them. Have to try more.
I also put the storyboard and new character designs I made. The story is an endeavor to poke fun with Bing/Jose couple. I am still not so happy with the character designs. Not much of style in them. Have to try more.
Monday, December 08, 2008
ANIMATIE p10 de vormgever (4)
Onderzoek en ontwikkeling (4)
I tried lip sync of one sentence in after effects (with photoshop). The conclusion is: it is workable, but difficult. Must find a balance between nice forms and fluent animation. Below is the animated one sentence. He said: No, my work for Spain is in Spain.
Here I put down the content of the whole conversation, recorded during a visit of friends couple (see my previous article). Abreviationa are: Jose(the husband) - J; Bing(the wife) - B; me - Y.
Y:Why did you come back this time for one week? Is it about your work from Spain, or...?
J:No, my work from Spain is in Spain.
Y:...Okay, so...
J:I came back because of them, you know.
B:Because of what?
J:Because of them. Because of my wife and my daughter. Because of the 'can you come? we don't have dinner?'
Y:Ha! That's why. They need you...
B:To cut the meat!
Y:You are so important.
B:The man who cut the meat!
Y:To cut the meat and get the bread.
B:He, for us, is the man who cut the meat. You know? Otherwise we don't have meat to eat.
Y:Ah, really tough.
B:Ja.
J:No you have some meat but not cut.
B:we don't like. I like small pieces of meat.
Y:How do you like your new job in Spain?
J:Well, the new job is just writing the thesis. Ja, I do like, and not only that, I feel... why so many?
B:We only have the cheapest onion for our guest. We have no money. No money, no food. And I am tearing.
Y:I am so disappointed. I am eating the cheapest onion.
J:Not only the cheapest onion...
Y:Thanks to you. I have never tasted it.
J:Did you notice? The population of ducks has decreased dramatically this week.
Y:The population of what?
J:Ducks.
Y:Oh ja, I didn't see any ducks. Because of the financial crisis?
J:No, no no. Because I came on Sunday. I came this week.
B:Don't joke with the poor ducks....Oh, my eyes!
Y:And the sheeps?
J:The sheeps still there.
Y:Ducks first.
J:They have owners.
B:Do you agree people are onions...people are like onions.
Y:I like onions.
B:ah?
Y:Onions?
B:has many layers.
Y:How are you going to cook it?
In the film I will put in subtitles to make it easier to follow.
The dialogue, as most of the talks we held in daily life, is rather random and obscure by the first sight. Therefore I will put into images and movements that kind of annotate the dialogue. So everything will make sense to the audeince in an absurd and exagerated way. Pseudo south park or the simpsons.
Not trying too hard to be funny, the design of the characters will have a simple, matter-of-facts style, as show in below.
I plan to settle the design of the characters and the backdrops by this week. I will start animation and work further on the sound by the next week. The animation will take about at least 4 weeks, I think. With rendering , postprocessing it will be about another 1 or 2 weeks.
I tried lip sync of one sentence in after effects (with photoshop). The conclusion is: it is workable, but difficult. Must find a balance between nice forms and fluent animation. Below is the animated one sentence. He said: No, my work for Spain is in Spain.
Here I put down the content of the whole conversation, recorded during a visit of friends couple (see my previous article). Abreviationa are: Jose(the husband) - J; Bing(the wife) - B; me - Y.
Y:Why did you come back this time for one week? Is it about your work from Spain, or...?
J:No, my work from Spain is in Spain.
Y:...Okay, so...
J:I came back because of them, you know.
B:Because of what?
J:Because of them. Because of my wife and my daughter. Because of the 'can you come? we don't have dinner?'
Y:Ha! That's why. They need you...
B:To cut the meat!
Y:You are so important.
B:The man who cut the meat!
Y:To cut the meat and get the bread.
B:He, for us, is the man who cut the meat. You know? Otherwise we don't have meat to eat.
Y:Ah, really tough.
B:Ja.
J:No you have some meat but not cut.
B:we don't like. I like small pieces of meat.
Y:How do you like your new job in Spain?
J:Well, the new job is just writing the thesis. Ja, I do like, and not only that, I feel... why so many?
B:We only have the cheapest onion for our guest. We have no money. No money, no food. And I am tearing.
Y:I am so disappointed. I am eating the cheapest onion.
J:Not only the cheapest onion...
Y:Thanks to you. I have never tasted it.
J:Did you notice? The population of ducks has decreased dramatically this week.
Y:The population of what?
J:Ducks.
Y:Oh ja, I didn't see any ducks. Because of the financial crisis?
J:No, no no. Because I came on Sunday. I came this week.
B:Don't joke with the poor ducks....Oh, my eyes!
Y:And the sheeps?
J:The sheeps still there.
Y:Ducks first.
J:They have owners.
B:Do you agree people are onions...people are like onions.
Y:I like onions.
B:ah?
Y:Onions?
B:has many layers.
Y:How are you going to cook it?
In the film I will put in subtitles to make it easier to follow.
The dialogue, as most of the talks we held in daily life, is rather random and obscure by the first sight. Therefore I will put into images and movements that kind of annotate the dialogue. So everything will make sense to the audeince in an absurd and exagerated way. Pseudo south park or the simpsons.
Not trying too hard to be funny, the design of the characters will have a simple, matter-of-facts style, as show in below.
I plan to settle the design of the characters and the backdrops by this week. I will start animation and work further on the sound by the next week. The animation will take about at least 4 weeks, I think. With rendering , postprocessing it will be about another 1 or 2 weeks.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
ANIMATIE p10 de vormgever (3)
Onderzoek en ontwikkeling (4)
I made some more recording, this time with somewhat better quality.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/5214763623c595a1/
Again this was a visit paied to my old friends, the Gabrriels. The couple are fond of witty comments, and that day they were in a playful mood. We managed to joke about things with our limited English and enjoyed it.
In one aspect I noticed how deeply we are all influenced by mass culture. Many of the dialogues held there can be fit into a typical American sitcom. I think this might be an interesting approach - with a caricature visual style and exagerated movement and facial expression I can make a small episode of sitcom out these dialogues.
In another hand, i do get a glimpse of their particular personalities and relationship with eachother. The light way of talking about things is a defense for them, to fend off many difficulties they are currently experiencing at the moment: financially and culturally. I want to reveal that in the animation to the audiences.
Below is a test animation inAfter Effect.
I made some more recording, this time with somewhat better quality.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/5214763623c595a1/
Again this was a visit paied to my old friends, the Gabrriels. The couple are fond of witty comments, and that day they were in a playful mood. We managed to joke about things with our limited English and enjoyed it.
In one aspect I noticed how deeply we are all influenced by mass culture. Many of the dialogues held there can be fit into a typical American sitcom. I think this might be an interesting approach - with a caricature visual style and exagerated movement and facial expression I can make a small episode of sitcom out these dialogues.
In another hand, i do get a glimpse of their particular personalities and relationship with eachother. The light way of talking about things is a defense for them, to fend off many difficulties they are currently experiencing at the moment: financially and culturally. I want to reveal that in the animation to the audiences.
Below is a test animation inAfter Effect.
Monday, November 24, 2008
ANIMATIE p10 de vormgever (2)
Onderzoek en ontwikkeling (2)
Last weekend I was in a party. The hosting couple are from Spain and China respectively. They have a 2-years-old daughter named Ela. She was born and raised here in the Netherlands. Among the guests that night were Chinese, Dutch and Spainiards. Obviously Ela is very used to this multilingual environment.
At one point her father played chimes and her mother sang and she danced with the music to all of us.
The recorded fragment is at http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=5mi895&s=4
It might be interesting to animate this scene, depicting not only the location and characters, but also the languages and music. Above is a sketch to give a idea of the concept.
Last weekend I was in a party. The hosting couple are from Spain and China respectively. They have a 2-years-old daughter named Ela. She was born and raised here in the Netherlands. Among the guests that night were Chinese, Dutch and Spainiards. Obviously Ela is very used to this multilingual environment.
At one point her father played chimes and her mother sang and she danced with the music to all of us.
The recorded fragment is at http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=5mi895&s=4
It might be interesting to animate this scene, depicting not only the location and characters, but also the languages and music. Above is a sketch to give a idea of the concept.
ANIMATIE p10 dialoog/geluid
Onderzoek en ontwikkeling (1)
Once that I was on the train to Amsterdam. A lady, in her mid-30s, sat opposite to me in the cabin. She made a phone call from her mobile, and to my surprise and delight, she is a native English speaker. So I followed the conversation of her side without difficulty.
She said,
'Hello, Mr Anderson, hi, I am fine.... I am on the train right now...
...Seems there is again some problem with the rail. I am afraid I won't be able to attend the meeting...
...Yeah, will take at least 2 hours to get there...there is just no point anymore...
...yeah, this is already the second time this month. I have had no idea. It is just unbelievable....
...no....no, 'course not...
...yeah, its better we arrange to meet with them another time...
...yeah, I have received his email. I have made some of the modifications he asked...but it is gonna take soem time...
...I think I will just go back to eindehoven and work on it this afternoon...
...yeah...yeah...could you please tell him to call me? He's got my number...yeah...this afternoon or maybe tomorrow...tomorrow is better...
...okay, this afternoon then....okay....bye. You take care too.'
There is nothing sensational in this dialogue, yet it did leave much space for my own interpretation. A lonesome woman, in a foreign country, a cabin on a moving train, they together form an image worth some speculation.
And, what are the reactions on the other side of the phone?
How are the other people on the train/platform like at that moment?
What is her true mental state underneath her calm appearance?
And, what is going to happen next?
I tried to free my imagination and let it go on various directions.
Once that I was on the train to Amsterdam. A lady, in her mid-30s, sat opposite to me in the cabin. She made a phone call from her mobile, and to my surprise and delight, she is a native English speaker. So I followed the conversation of her side without difficulty.
She said,
'Hello, Mr Anderson, hi, I am fine.... I am on the train right now...
...Seems there is again some problem with the rail. I am afraid I won't be able to attend the meeting...
...Yeah, will take at least 2 hours to get there...there is just no point anymore...
...yeah, this is already the second time this month. I have had no idea. It is just unbelievable....
...no....no, 'course not...
...yeah, its better we arrange to meet with them another time...
...yeah, I have received his email. I have made some of the modifications he asked...but it is gonna take soem time...
...I think I will just go back to eindehoven and work on it this afternoon...
...yeah...yeah...could you please tell him to call me? He's got my number...yeah...this afternoon or maybe tomorrow...tomorrow is better...
...okay, this afternoon then....okay....bye. You take care too.'
There is nothing sensational in this dialogue, yet it did leave much space for my own interpretation. A lonesome woman, in a foreign country, a cabin on a moving train, they together form an image worth some speculation.
And, what are the reactions on the other side of the phone?
How are the other people on the train/platform like at that moment?
What is her true mental state underneath her calm appearance?
And, what is going to happen next?
I tried to free my imagination and let it go on various directions.
Friday, July 06, 2007
Monday, April 02, 2007
Eigen opvattingen (HOORCOLLEGES MEDIA – propedeuse)
1) I think I have to agree with Mr. Koolhaas.
The reason of my choosing animation as my subject, is basically in accordance with the point made by Mr. Koolhaas. It is the urge I found deep inside of me to express myself, to communicate my particular sight and feeling with others, propelled me to try to enter the art world. And the animation is, according me, the most effective means to achieve it.
2) My thoughts after reading the opinions of both sides are:
It is necessary for the makers of documentary film/photo to take a stand point, because that is the only possible way to make a film/photo. The film/photo making is intrinsically a subjective process.
But when dealing with the subject, as a maker of documentary, he/she should intentionally be as neutral and objective as possible. The reality captured with this attitude, according to me, is truly a documentary film/photo.
3) I think we are in a period that animation as an art form is experiencing a fundamental change, and this change will bring along the changes to the whole art, media and entertainment world.
2) My thoughts after reading the opinions of both sides are:
It is necessary for the makers of documentary film/photo to take a stand point, because that is the only possible way to make a film/photo. The film/photo making is intrinsically a subjective process.
But when dealing with the subject, as a maker of documentary, he/she should intentionally be as neutral and objective as possible. The reality captured with this attitude, according to me, is truly a documentary film/photo.
3) I think we are in a period that animation as an art form is experiencing a fundamental change, and this change will bring along the changes to the whole art, media and entertainment world.
With the help of computer, the animation is becoming a personal implementation. It now not only combines image, movement and sound, but also gives total control of them to one single person. For the first time, a man can build up a 4 dimensional world, with both visual and audio element, all by himself. I am totally amazed by that.
I believe that animation will be gradually individualized and personalized, to the extend that there will be amateur animators, who will ‘make animation as a hobby’. The vision and imagination of human kind will be vastly enriched by that.
4) Now days the most important information source for me is internet. Mostly I surf CNN website and some Chinese news website. From CNN I find news which I couldn’t find from Chinese news website, and vice versa.
It is my belief that there is no media in the world which is absolutely unbiased. Every each media is representing the stand-point and benefit of certain group of people. Therefore, a distorting and manipulating mass media is the inevitable result of the monopoly of USA (or should I say, the western) over the world.
Even though Chinese media is notorious for its non-transparency, still, it provides another point of view to this world. That alone justifies its existence.
When, and only when the world is balanced by multi-powers, then there can be more than one voice been heard, and we have the possibility of getting close to the truth.
4) Now days the most important information source for me is internet. Mostly I surf CNN website and some Chinese news website. From CNN I find news which I couldn’t find from Chinese news website, and vice versa.
It is my belief that there is no media in the world which is absolutely unbiased. Every each media is representing the stand-point and benefit of certain group of people. Therefore, a distorting and manipulating mass media is the inevitable result of the monopoly of USA (or should I say, the western) over the world.
Even though Chinese media is notorious for its non-transparency, still, it provides another point of view to this world. That alone justifies its existence.
When, and only when the world is balanced by multi-powers, then there can be more than one voice been heard, and we have the possibility of getting close to the truth.
Monday, December 18, 2006
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