Jacob Rosen Character animation rubric

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Describe a challenge (or set of challenges) you faced in planning for your sequence.

Just figuring out which animation technique that would best fit the part and how to do the certain part.

How did you meet the challenge?
 I just took a minute and brainstormed to figure out which technique would best fit. then i decided how i was going to animate the part and went and looked through magazines and news papers and cut out the certain visual i needed


Describe your rationale for animating what you animated, and for using the method (stop frame vs cut paper vs handdrawn vs rotoscope etc) you chose.

I chose cut paper animation because i felt it would best represent the segment of the story i was given and it gave kind of a comedic feel.

What was the best part of the project? The worst?

The best part of this project was thinking of a story to use for the whole thing and just hearing some of the stories people had to say. I really didnt think there was a worst part overall it was a really fun project

I Remember

I remember getting my first car the excitement i had the night before we went to pick it up, i couldn't sleep at all. I remember that day and pacing around my room waiting for the guy, from craiglist, to call and tell us he was home. I remember the drive home with the car and how excited i was to show all my friends my first car. I remember getting it home and asking my dad if i could drive to my friends to show them but he said no, only because the turn signals didnt work and the tittle had not been transfered yet. I remember ordering my stereo and how much of a pain it was to instal, I also remember the rush i had when i finally had put in everything i wanted into my car, the new stereo, the subwoofers, and the blue neon light. I remember the disappointment when i had to take the car into the shop and didnt get it back for 5 days and had to pay $700. I will always remember my first car...

Antagonist storys

Protagonist/antagonist

Story 1: John a pizza delivery guy, that absolutely hates his job and just wants to quit, has to take an order to someone who he absolutely hate. when he gets to this kids house he opens the pizza and just starts eating it, after about 10 minutes half the pizzas is gone and he gets out of his car to finally deliver the pizza. when he gets to the door the kid he hates say "i saw you eat that" and they fight to the death....

story 2: This kid just got his first car he is so excited that he finally has some freedom, everytime he goes to leave his car either will not start, runs out of gas half way their, or he gets a ticket. he finally gets the nerves to ask his dream girl to the movies, she says yes, he goes to get into his car and the car just wont start.

Antagonis Protagonist- jacob rosen

Screen treatment for protagonist antagonist....

Story- Kid finally gets his own car and he's finally free but every time he wants to go somewhere really important his car dies, runs out of gas, or just doesn't even start.

Scene 1:

Kid is walking towards a girl at school who happens to be his crush, while walking towards her he stops and thinks about walking away (he is nervous), walks up to this girl who he has a crush on and attempts to ask her to the movies, mumbling and stuttering. She says "yes i thought you'd never ask!" they plan for friday at 9pm and decide just to meet at the movies

Scene 2:

 Kid runs up to his friend in complete excitement and amazement "dude she said yes!!!!" in shock his friend doesn't believe him at first. The kids friend says "this is your one chance don't screw up!"

Scene 3:

Shot of someone crossing off days on a calender and having friday circled with a bunch of smily faces and hearts on it...

Scene 4:

Kid is in his room deciding what to wear and trying on clothes, he looks at his watch and realizes he's running a couple minutes late and runs out, shot of him running to his car and getting in. He gets in his car and puts the key in ignition, turn key only to realize his car is not starting, after trying a couple more times he gets out of his car and takes of running......

Scene 5:

Kid makes it to date all sweaty and says to the girl "im ready." the girl then says "the movie started 10 minutes ago" slaps the kid and walks away

Scene 6:

couple weeks later.....Kid is on the phone with his friend talking about going to get the new call of duty at midnight, both kids agree to meet up at the store at midnight, the kid goes gets into his car and starts to drive.....about half way down the street he runs out of gas and decides to just push the rest of the way.....

Scene 7:

kid gets a call that tells him that his grandpa is in the hospital he gets up from watching tv and sprints out to his car he goes to turn it on and again it doesnt start, almost in tears he keeps trying but no luck, he gets out walks to the front of the car and collapses on the hood banging on it asking "why me?" the car starts....

Criteria: Group Movie Project


Describe your role in the production of the class movie. How did your contribution make things more efficient? How did you help make the movie better? What specific contributions did you make? Did you go above and beyond, or simply show up? Be honest. 

In our class production i was responsible for the roll of one of the vietnam LARPers. My contribution made things more efficient because i had a lot of the props we needed and they were available everyday for us to use. I helped make the movie better by contributing ideas and props. specifically i contributed a lot of my military props which i think really helped improve the film. I think i was pretty involved during this film and helped out a lot.


Describe one or more things you learned about the writing process that you did not know before working on this project. 

One more thing i learned while working on this project was how in depth you need to go while writing to scenes/script. Last year for media arts one i just had an idea in my head and would just start filming, without any written ideas, after awhile id just get confused on what i was trying to do. Now i understand the process it takes. I will use these skills on my future movies.

Evaluation
Individual Contribution to Pre-Production Excellent    |    Good     |    Average    |     Poor

Individual Contribution to Production Excellent    |    Good     |    Average    |     Poor

Individual Contribution to Post-Production Excellent    |    Good     |    Average    |     Poor
 

Describe one or more things you learned about the production (filming) process that you did not know before working on this project. 

One thing i learned about the filming process is that you should always take different angles of the same shot. you do this because you might not like the angle you had actually planned out and might decide to use another one. now if you had taken other shots you can just throw that in there but if you did'nt then you would have to go back and reshoot and that would take up a lot of time.
Describe one or more things you learned about the post-production (editing, sound, etc.) process that you did not know before working on this project.

Something i learned about the post production is that it takes more work to put the film together, and make it flow, then it actually does to film the whole thing.

Are you satisfied with the final product? Why or why not? Be honest.

 

I am very satisfied with the final production. i think everyone worked hard and everyone was really into it and was happy with the way it turned out

Suggest one improvement for next year’s class. What could I do to make it easier/better/more informative/more fun? 

I think its good the way it is.

What is Creativity?

What is creativity? Everyone has their own opinion and view on what creativity is but most people are going to have the same base line, or idea of what creativity is. Everyone is creative but some people maybe be more creative then others. Creativity is thinking abstractly, taking a small idea and blowing it up into something big! Or just simply trying something no one has ever done before.

Every person is creative but some people are more creative than others. Those are usually the people that think out of the box or think abstractly. Thinking abstractly also requires you to listen to what people have to say about what your doing. When writing a book, play, or filming a movie, people are going to give you new suggestions or ideas and if your willing to take in those ideas and think on them it could hatch a new idea in your head.

When doing anything in art creativity is your number one friend and helps you turn an idea into a master piece. Creativity is something everyone has but not something everyone is gifted at.