The art and anxiety behind filmmaking

Many a famous directors have found themselves in a tough spot whilst directing, a good director will get around the problem, but a great director will overcome the problem. However before even getting to worry about those kinds of issues several directors find that there are many other problems that may arise. the article provided (or video rather) describes workplace issues that directors have to deal with from their personal viewpoints, from stubborn actors to mother nature everything is unpredictable. Sometimes even personal issues get in the way such as parents and other family members/friends.
However if I take anything away from this its that through hard work, focus, and the right mindset any problem may be overcome, and every goal may be achieved.

11:30 P.M Weekly comment

Holy SCHEZIA this week went fast. Its almost scary how quickly testing and regents is coming up. But to my fellow juniors it is also a very exciting time. Our adult lives essentially begin this summer, weather its exploring colleges or getting a job, most of us will accomplish something. Hopefully that something gets you a step closer to your goals in the future. I feel like garbage knowing we only have a week-ish left to work on the final, but Im still looking forward to seeing my own end product. Im happy with what I have so far but its to time consuming. I really need to re-think my process so that I can be both time and work efficient. Anyhow the dragon topic got me a bit fired up so heres a little light reading on dragons! Enjoy!     http://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2014/apr/24/here-be-dragons-science-flying-reptiles

Ze Dragons

This article contained a wealth of information on a subject matter I have immense difficulty with, 3d animating. Unfortunately it also contains a subject I love very much..Dragons, I have studied dragons from several different perspectives since I was very young. From scientific, to artistic I love dragons in any form...The article gave a mixture of surprising and useful advice. The most prominent of which that I noticed was the title "Sometimes the best way to deal with a problem is to hide it". The issue at hand is that a fully grown male dragon has a massive muscular chest and long arms, but short legs. So in order to prevent the walking from looking awkward the animators literally hid the legs in most if not all of the scenes. This new information makes me feel a bit better about the possibilities in 3d, who knows I may even attempt to refine my skills over the summer.

Le Science

   While some questions are better left unanswered, the science behind the Avengers leaves some enigmas to be solved very promptly by scientists and super-nerds alike.
  As you may have gathered the article this week provided some scientific insight into the superhuman powers of the late and great avengers based on both the first and second movies. Using movie magic effects to generate hypothesis and just best guessing it, scientists and marvel fans managed to come up with some pretty interesting takes. The fact that they go into such depth on a subject like this always interests me personally, for example; the idea of captain america's shield converting vibration energy into light energy opens all new gateways for conversation regarding the subject. I absolutely love scientific perspectives on topics like this and hope to see more in the future!

Weekly

This was a miserable weekend for me for several reasons, but regardless with the new week comes new opportunity. I was very upset with my father this weekend, he was hospitalized with a concussion and guilt tripped me the whole time for not helping him when I have to many more pressing obligations. i.e. I found out he was lying directly to my face and doesn't trust me. Any how on a better note Im up for a promotion in the marine cadet unit, on top of the fact that Im now on the color guard. Im excited to see how my final will turn out and Im starting to look forward to what we will be learning next year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH7PijZF3HI

Being cynical?

I felt this article was a little harsh from the perspective of an artist and an animator.The author constantly goes over the various form of media containing forgettable animations and poor quality
animations, but this must be a conclusion that he came to on a small scale if not for his own opinion. As an example the article mentions "Formulaic, repetitive shows ruled, and although they retain a degree of cult status, they are not exactly considered true classics." This seems like an unfair judgement due to the fact that something forgettable to him may be a very influential force in someone elses life. One of the classics, is just a status given by the majority of society to a movie or short with heavy influence on its audience. In the end Something may only be as disposable or a "bad" as its beholder determines it to be. It has been said Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

3d printing and animation

3d printing has been a hot button topic for the last several months due to its multiplicative nature 3d printing made its way to the animation field. This created many different job opportunities and stop motion animators are practically giddy over the possible uses.

  As described in the article 3d printing can help with the diversifying of the characters, facial features in particular may take on more complex shapes situation depending. This will allow animators to focus on smaller details such as clothing and costumes in general. This will be great in future animations because it opens up opportunities  for clothing and costume designers as well.

 All and all 3d printing continues to diversify itself and prove more and more useful.