tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18767945106052979732024-03-05T03:50:56.828-08:00"Pieces" Film Production BlogChelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-15750235104378221612013-02-17T12:19:00.002-08:002013-02-17T12:19:49.463-08:00Simplifying LayoutsI've been working on layouts like a fiend and I've decided to simplify the floor plan of Raleigh's apartment for the sake of my sanity and finishing my film. All layouts are at very least sketched at this point and I'm working on final line today. I will also be working out a brief animation test of Raleigh to get myself back in the swing of things. It won't be a shot for the film, just a personality test really.Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-86630854914185466382013-02-10T11:50:00.002-08:002013-02-10T11:50:53.435-08:00Poster for "Pieces"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I wanted the poster for my film to have significance, so I finished the illustration for the photograph in the film and used that. Initially, Raleigh's grandmother was going to be an otter, but I figured it would be easier for the audience to understand their relationship if she was a raccoon as well.Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-9692638337683295432013-01-14T14:04:00.000-08:002013-01-14T14:04:24.319-08:00A new and final semesterThis will be my last semester at College for Creative Studies, and my thesis project "Pieces" will be completed by the time I graduate in May. It is an exciting and daunting goal, but one I hope will be achievable especially with the help of a few newly recruited and incredibly talented people that I will announce soon. This is the beginning of the end and I can't wait to get going.<br />
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Stay Tuned.Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-74021620182223978352012-12-08T13:56:00.000-08:002013-01-14T11:44:17.324-08:00Raleigh Expression Sheet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm growing fond of Raleigh, and thankfully starting to get a hold of how he is structured.Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-20355423658476453682012-11-28T10:48:00.001-08:002012-11-28T10:48:04.683-08:00Perspective View of Raleigh's Apartment in Progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The next step is to determine the local color of all the furniture.</div>
Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-8669092494316548132012-11-19T14:40:00.001-08:002012-11-19T14:40:39.195-08:00Orthographics for Raleigh's Apartment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To scale orthographics make for easier layouts and perspective. All I have left to figure out is what I want on his walls and whether or not I want lights on the ceiling. I stopped doing the orthographic view of the bathroom because I realized that I don't have any shots that use more than the door.Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-37417658046159464822012-11-13T18:35:00.000-08:002012-11-13T18:35:02.795-08:00Maquette is Underweigh.I have started working on a maquette of Raleigh that will be about 10 inches tall. I have the armature built and I've already started to bulk it out. I'll have process photos up soon. I love maquette building.Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-14794145164149582072012-11-13T18:28:00.000-08:002012-11-13T18:28:20.666-08:00Floor Plan for Raleigh's Apartment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I figured knowing the lay of Raleigh's apartment would make my life easier as far as keeping layouts consistent. Now to do a side view for height comparisons I suppose. </div>
Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-56486432706639841462012-11-11T17:44:00.000-08:002012-11-11T17:44:09.761-08:00Most recent Animatic, Now with an original Sound Track!<a href="https://vimeo.com/53290414" target="_blank">View "Pieces" Animatic on Vimeo.com</a>Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-24291829977725148112012-10-24T08:46:00.001-07:002012-10-24T08:46:55.983-07:00Studying English FurnitureI've been looking at a lot of furniture from nineteenth century England so I can properly design Raleigh's apartment. These are a few studies.<br />
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I'll be heading to the DIA later this week to sketch from some real reference instead of just books. Nothing against books, mind you, but seeing something for real is always better reference.Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-186288677177519832012-10-22T12:12:00.000-07:002012-10-22T12:12:08.794-07:00New Proof of ConceptSo this is my new proof of concept. For the actual film I intend to use
thinner, colored lines and a 16:9 aspect ratio. The new pipeline saved
me a ridiculous amount of time. I think I'm in love with ToonBoom.<br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/51939068" target="_blank">Check it out on vimeo</a>Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-77591387281184544252012-10-21T15:54:00.000-07:002012-10-21T15:54:16.298-07:00Exciting News!I decided that I must build an ornithopter myself as research for my film. After all, how can I expect Raleigh to build a working one when I've never made one?<br />
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An ornithopter is a flying machine that achieves lift by flapping its wings. I've been doing some research and I'm excited to try this out for myself. This way, not only will I have excellent reference for the actual design of the craft, but also how it flies. It's all about making it believable, right?Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-65413978898971184682012-10-17T13:02:00.002-07:002012-10-17T13:02:59.636-07:00Quick UpdateI've adjusted my animatic and added a scratch track. My new proof of concept is coming along nicely and should be done before the week is out. ToonBoom is fantastic.Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-4502064930067597862012-10-15T17:15:00.001-07:002012-10-15T17:15:24.626-07:00Finished Proof of Concept, but....So I did my proof of concept:<br />
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But then I discovered ToonBoom. I fell in love with the program and have decided to use it to do my film. So it looks like I'll be doing a new proof of concept. On the bright side, I used ToonBoom for 2 hours and got more done than I could have in 7 hours traditionally.Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-91449909251413611082012-10-01T15:33:00.000-07:002012-10-01T15:33:12.731-07:00Researchin' like a fiend.I've been doing a lot of research on London around 1895 so the film will be at least semi-accurate. I still have a lot more research to do, but here's a little taste of what I've found thus far.<br />
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<br />Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-24756942700920895272012-10-01T12:13:00.001-07:002012-10-01T12:13:11.114-07:00Style WorkI have a tendency to work backwards, so in this image I actually started with the loose silly version of Raleigh and worked clockwise.<br />
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<br />Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-48900228277592761452012-09-25T18:59:00.004-07:002012-09-25T18:59:44.396-07:00Ideation Sketches: RaleighI should have posted this a week ago, but anyway, here are some ideation sketches of Raleigh. I was really just trying to nail down his look. I was having a hard time with an adult raccoon-man head structure, so I started with a head turnaround of him as a child and worked from there. If you followed clockwise from the sketch of young Raleigh kneeling, you can see my process. My first attempt at the older Raleigh turnaround after that looked way too old and stern, so I moved on and found a happy middle ground. Now that I'm happy with his head, I have to figure out the rest of him. Back to the drawing board!<br />
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I think my self-criticism is showing. Oh well...c'est la vie!Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-18931755379609288202012-09-11T06:49:00.001-07:002012-09-11T06:49:18.695-07:00Hard at workI've been working on boards and nailing down the design for Raleigh lately. I modified his design to make him more raccoon-like and I've decided to give him a tail. This should give me a wider range of expression and contrast between him as a child and as an adult. I'm almost done with the head turnarounds as well. I'll have some sketches posted by the end of this week.Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-88837388454340307012012-09-05T15:13:00.001-07:002012-09-05T15:13:18.832-07:00It starts...Ladies and Gentlemen, the new semester has begun and thus my thesis project. "Pieces" (working title) will soon be in full swing and I will post updates here as they are made.<br />
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For those of you who don't know, this is a very personal project for me. In a way, I am Raleigh. I wrote this story as a result of my own loss in hopes of bringing comfort to myself and others who have experienced similar pain. I want others to know that it is possible to pick up the broken pieces and let go, while I prove it to myself. The purpose of making Raleigh male and well, not human, is so I can maintain an emotional detachment from him. This way I can show my emotions through him without feeling as though I'm dissecting my own soul. It took me a long time to come to grips with my loss and it never really goes away, but I have found some solace and I hope that this short film will help me to carry on.<br />
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Wish me luck.Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-9514133384566276022012-04-23T14:31:00.001-07:002012-09-05T15:34:48.981-07:00Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-83237587825746710292012-02-23T13:56:00.003-08:002012-02-23T13:56:51.169-08:00So here's the pitch...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876794510605297973.post-79766138610080303862012-02-23T13:45:00.002-08:002012-02-23T13:45:23.233-08:00IntroThis blog is where I'll be posting pre-production work for my thesis project, "Pieces". I'll be posting sketches, ideation, and storyboards.Chelsea (Stingray) Weickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520014794641683412noreply@blogger.com0