My previous post on Project Structure was before I had completed my first episode. So, what has survived as I move on to episode 2 and what did I get wrong? (As I write, episode 1 is going through final music still, but everything else is done. Almost there!) My Project It is first useful … More Project Structure Update
This is for some background filler for a future episode. I wanted to get a bit of nature in the background, so decided to have a go at Butterflies and Poppies. The video is an experiment using a few different Adobe Character Animator features. The flying butterfly uses the “Cycle layers” behavior for the flapping … More Butterflies and Poppies
The characters may be tweaked further before they are introduced into various episodes, but some early photos introducing the main characters. Sam, the center of the series. He’s can be a bit too enthusiastic at times. Deb, Sam’s big sister. Wise and dependable, a good influence over her younger brother. Hank, the new kid at … More Early Photos
In this post I describe the tool chain I currently use behind the scenes to create an animated video clip. It’s basically the Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) stack with a few other tools for particular needs. There is some overlap between capabilities of different tools, so in this blog I describe how I made these … More Tool Chain
In this blog I describe how I am organizing my project of creating an animated cartoon episode. Please feel free to share your experiences in the comments below. In this blog I refer to the video as a “play” as it is equally valid for a movie, commercial, YouTube video, and so on. Screenplay The … More Project Structure
Extra Ordinary, the Series 