Viral Secrets

This Article is about how videos on youtube get viral. A thing I learned from this article is that people use a company called YTM to make their videos get viewed. Another thing I learned from this article is that youtube has over 72 Hours of video uploaded every minute. I also Learned that YTM charges 10-15 cents for each view. A thing I liked about this article is that it shows how people get views on their youtube videos. A thing I dislike about this article is that it shows how companies are finding ways to make money of people easier :( A question I have about this article is why would people pay these people so much to get views on a youtube video?

Gollum

This Article was about how the new movie The Hobbit uses motion capturing technology to make the character Gollum. A thing I learned from the article is that the character Gollum is created using motion capturing. Another thing I learned is that the same actor who played Gollum, Played Caesar in the movie Rise of The Planet of The Apes. I also learned from the article that motion capture technology use is increasing in studios worldwide. A thing I like about this article is that it shows some of the cool technology they use to make movies, Another Thing I like about the article is that it talks about other movies that used motion capturing. A question I have about the article is do most movies use motion capturing?

This week.

This week had ups and downs. A thing that frustrated me this week was that i had no time to work on my rotoscoping project, which im very, very, behind on. A thing I learned this week is how crappy it is to be behind on work. Something I would like to learn in the future is how to get my work done faster. A thing that made me happy this week was my short trip to California.
Here's a cool link- http://youtu.be/CBYlRD-Hk8k
it's a commercial for a year old game L.A. Noire. In the commercial it shows how they used actors and motion capturing to make the characters facial and body movements realistic.

The Avengers.

This Article was about the movie The Avengers and how it changed films forever. A thing that I learned from this article is that the movie earned $1.5 billion at the box-office. I also learned that Joss Whedon and his co-workers are working on a show centered around S.H.I.E.L.D, (The secret government organization in the Marvel Series.) Another thing I learned was that competing film studios will actually start working together to deliver joint superhero films. A thing I liked about this article was that it showed how The Avengers has changed so much in the movie business. Another thing I liked was that it talked about how spiderman never appeared in the Avenger's Movie. A question I have about this article is why is did this movie attract so many people?

Peter Ramsey

This article was an interview with the director of Rise of The Guardians, Peter Ramsey. A thing I learned from this article is that Ramsey tried to make the iconic Holiday characters in the film seem "Bad-Ass". Another Thing I learned from this article is that many people saw the way he depicted the characters as "Dark". I also learned that Peter Ramsey also worked on the movie A.I. A thing I liked about this article was that it showed how some people really take pride in their work when it comes to films. Another thing I liked about the article was that showed that some people interpret characters differently than one another. A question I have about this article is why do people worry so much that somebody changed holiday characters for a film?

This Week

This week I learned how long it takes to do rotoscoping. In the future I would like to learn how to make 3d animation. Something that frustrated me this week was how long it took me to do each frame in rotoscoping. Something that made me happy this week was seeing everyones great work in their 2D Shorts. Here's a cool link http://youtu.be/PDSxLK-pRw4,  it's a short 10-second scene from the movie Shaun of The Dead done in rotoscoping. I thought it was relevant to what we are working on in class.

Twilight ruining real life relationships.👱🔫

This article was about people's relationships with their "significant other" being effected by a horrible popular book/ movie series called the "Twilight Saga". A thing I learned from this article is that some mother and daughter relationships have actually been improved due to these movies and books. Another thing I learned was that some people's relationship with their wives or husbands have been destroyed due to these books. I also learned that some women actually hop on to planes to Forks, Washington due to these books. A thing I like about this article is that it shows how some of these books have changed our generation for the worse. Another thing I like about this article is that it shows how this series was made to attract female, Tennage readers, while it's actually liked by women well into their 20's and 30's. A question I have about this article is, How the hell do people let this stuff get to them? Get a grip on reality, seriously.

This Week.

This week I learned how long it takes to make 2d short films in flash. The answer is very, very, very, very long. In the future I would like to learn how to make 3D shorts! (It's probably going to be horrible.) Something that frustrated me this week was trying to get my 2d short done and handed in on time. Something that made me really happy this week was seeing my 2d short finished completely.

Here's a Cool Link!-
http://youtu.be/3zPPsqKYkEg
It's a stop motion animation version of the music video "Here it goes again" by OK Go. the video is made with legos. I thought it was relevant because we are going to start making our own stop motion videos.