Owing to some problems in the half-finished Quenching Blue shots, I did some amendment and attended some different methods.


First of all, the smoke appeared heretofore seems a little rigid.

What I was intending to do was rendering it more simply to fit the vision style. However Anneke, and the output result, reminded me it is also important to give it some shade to make the image more beautiful. Consequently, through the same system of Trapcode Particular, an Adobe After Effects plugin, I changed some settings. Due to this the smoke has been converted to a robust being.

Secondly, I adjusted the light and colour rendering of one important shot.

In spite of the trend to reveal the story with cartoon style, the contrast between light and dark can qualify the visual performance. I recalled that there is a light system in After Effects. It does not run so well as 3D softs however it is able to simulate nice illumination and shadow effect. Additionally, using the depth of field for camera in the software can make it more perspective and dimensional. Meanwhile I changed the colour of sky to light grey tinted with slice blue. This is aiming to make audiences' eyes more satisfied. Also the comparison of colours between background and main components could make the watchers concentrate on something I want to lead to.


Thirdly, extras now have more little movements.

Except the seven main characters. The town is also filled with tremendous inhabitants. Most of who can not be represented diversely. Hence they are divided to three categories. Fortunately they are acting well in the shot as planed with the Puppet Pin Tool. Now I have given them a head rotation when Painter passes by.

At Last, the buildings are depicted with more details.

The initial idea of painting the background buildings was to simplify them so that more concentration could be captured to the main characters. Then I found out it could be more abundant that the visual revealing if some stroke were added on. Additionally some mechanic elements were put on. Furthermore the characters can be more primary with their movements and the assist of depth field.

A Rough Plan of Magazine

The lecture this Wednesday is an exciting opportunity to implement a discussion with group members and Karen. Fortunately this growing idea is performing without any severe trend. Founding a platform communicating artificial work providers and utilisers seems to be comparably practical.

Of course, there are particular problems we had not concerned profoundly yet. For incidence, it was not sure what the significant point attracting hopeful customers and clients is. As a matter of fact, there are a specific amount of institutions and groups supplying similar service, some of which are providing for free. Hence it would be an important transaction to peddle and advertise our own brand and unique advantage in order to obtain more sale counts. Additionally, it had been shown to be important to create methods making sure not to violate copyrights. Despite the positive motivation acting as a platform for infamous young designers to represent their work, there would also be drastically serious statute consequences if being careless of plagiarism and cheating.

On the contrary, the potential of this project can not be denied. There is enormous dearth of qualified working opportunities for the latest graduate and fresh designers. And equal requirement exists from the reversing direction as well. In addition, if we can produce a brand and even a concept much further than a journal, it can be foreshadowed more feasibility.

Anyway, some detailed information for this project had better to be kept secret temporarily. Meanwhile there are numerous segments of affairs unsure and risky. In spite of the raw and unclear condition, it can be expected this commercial proposal accompanies great probability.

A Plan for an Electronic Magazine

Despite the excitement of the previous plan relating to 3d print, I have participated another project. Of course, the last trend was amazing for its forefront concept in creating industry. On the contrary, it was not easy to find any other comprehensive for collaboration. Furthermore, the team I have joined in has implemented another fabulous scheme. It is a program establishing an electronic magazine. It is not just with sufficient commercial performance, but also unique for its characteristic attempting to act as a bridge connecting creative artists and business domain.

The idea is about to establish a stage where art and design students or fresh artists can release there artificial work and discovered by good enterprises. Additionally, some new companies with dearth of creative personnel can reveal there requirement.

This is a fabulous idea. I can foresee a attractive future of it.

Working on Quenching Blue

It is exhausting, challenging and adorable to attempt to accomplish a whole artistic work. Alike painting or drama writing, making an animation could be energy-consuming if implementing enthusiastic mood. Working as visual effector for an era, I realised it was significant to modify my consciousness of image. As a result, I decided to produce an short animation employing as less technology intervention as possible.

Obtained specific and fantastic inspiration from some European animations, I began to create the short play Quenching Blue which possess hand-drawn (with painting tablet) background and 3d character enveloped with drawn bitmaps.

It would be a story without any dialogue or traditional texts. All anecdotes would be revealed by movement, shot rhythm, and sound effects. This project is not acting a commercial target, but to explore what dearth I am still performing about art and design. Additionally during this period involving storyboard making, character animation making, colour amending and visual composing, this work is converting to a paramour inside my spirit which affect and motivate me to improve my skill, aesthetic feeling and working habit. Consequently a profound diligence would continuously be presented in this project.

Something still acting a severe condition is a sound effector is still required. I would like to give it a suitable and unique background music and attractive sound effect despite I do not understand a clue about composing and sound making. Hence I can have a nice opportunity to participate a multidisciplinary coorperation. Furthermore I believe I will definitely acquire a talented sound creator and make a distinctive work eventually.

Investigation before Investing

It could be stated that more than thousands of commercial opportunities appear everyday at present era. There are gigantic number of ideas and concepts spreading out in science, production, art, culture and majority aspects of mortal life. Due to these new technological, flexible and facilitating creations, drastic more new additional chances could spring out just like smart phones and mobile apps. The specific fresh thoughts may operate incredible business potential. On the contrary, it is not appropriate for anyone when a chance is observed. It is not sensible to invest one project seems adorable without any consideration and investigation profoundly. There is efficient evidence to point out it is a time span requiring not valuable information but efficient way to permeate suitable part of them. The initial period story of Google and the case in Professor Michael Jeffery's lecture on 29th January proposed this precisely.

Google is not the first searching engine online. Organised in 1996 (Wikipedia, 2014), it appears acting much more successful than competitions. At establishment time, instead of performing searching services similar to other companies, they implemented more intelligent method. Of cause, the requirement of internet market about searching engines may lead to the situation that anyone try to project in could obtain giant amount of fortune. Contrarily, there can still be severe venture hid in any attractive chances which means it could be extremely dangerous if occupied in without any preparation.

What Google did was employing a searching method different to other engines have utilised. Whilst traditional engines count times the keywords exists in the pages then rank them, Google considers the importance and relevance of a page and links back to original pages of the website to order the searching results (ibid). This brilliant idea provided numerous more customers for initial Google and performed a basic reason made it grown to the celebrated enterprise we know. It could be indicated there could be a fabulous investigation before Google started.

The case Professor Jeffery described in the lecture was a man called Dan in the story. He attempted to be self-employed owing to a wish to be a boss of himself and supply some employment for his own family. Additionally he intended to obtain money more directly and pay less income tax. It can not be denied these are portions of establishing a business. However he may ignored some serious and stressful part of being a boss. He paid specific trails and did not accompanying reasonable conditions till his fourth plan.
        He planned firstly to manage a shop about fishing tackle and pet food without any comprehension of fishing or pets and then of cause canceled.
        His second thought was to be a market trader of general goods without a clear mind of what to sell. Furthermore, he did not recognise the operation condition of those markets he was trying to trade in. Then naturally this plan had not been regulated eventually.
        Dan had run his third idea for particular time. He was trying to conduct a cleaning service himself with some aluminum ladders bought from a pub. He did not realise how venturous it was till he was told the ladders would be stolen booty. Additionally, he did not inquire his wife who was a cleaner for sufficient information. This 'business' terminated fortunately without any charge to him for some reason.
        At the beginning Dan was described labourious. Also he can be discovered energetic in exploring commercial opportunities. On the other hand, he was often be attracted by the positive proportion of a business project and that made him with less possibility to capture what he want. Initially he neglected the pressure as self-employed can be, and some unsuitable aspects for himself were ignored as well.

As a rational merchant it is important to grasp as much information as possible when considering a chance to invest. Even with great luck, it could be a disaster without competent investigation and preparation. A successful investing can never be only based on impulse. It should be relevant to some actual diligence before making decisions.

Reference

Google. (2014, February 3). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google

Michael Jeffery. (2014). A Case Study in Business Start-Up: Dan O'Toole. Document.