5 Essentials of animated creatures

Something that I learned from this article is that most, if not all animated movies contain some sort of creature in them. Another thing I learned from the article is that when you make a creature animation you should try to incorporate human like features with animal like features mixed in. I also learned that for the motion of a creature, you should pay attention to the weight of the animal, and base its movements by that. A thing I liked about this article were the image and clip examples of the essentials of animating creatures. Another thing I liked about this article was that it wasn't boring, it was actually very interesting. A question I have about this article is why are animals so damn cool?

Frozen

Something that I learned from this article is that the making of Frozen has been in consideration of disney since the 1940's. Another thing I learned is that making the film's story was very challenging to the directors. I also learned that the film is set in Norway. Something that I liked about the article is that it included pictures from the movie showing how nice the visuals are. I also liked that the article wasn't very long and was sort of right to the point. A question I have on the article is do disney's animation studios use the same programs and technology as pixar does?

this week

this week was pretty good. Something that I learned this week was how to use adobe after effects. Something that i'd like to learn in the future is how to make movies better. Something that made me happy this week was the getting my xbox one friday night. Something that frustrated me this week was being behind on my documentary. Here's a cool link http://youtu.be/QGemqNb6uK0 It shows how they used mo-cap for the new game Ryse: Son of Rome.

Get A horse!

Something that I learned from this article is that nobody has ever made an animation in present day that gave the audience a feeling that it was made in the past until Disney made "Get a Horse". Another Thing I learned from this article is that furniture makers beat furniture with chains to give it an antique look? that's, strange.... Stop abusing furniture. I also learned that the animators of "Get A Horse" deliberately inserted mistakes into frames of the animation to give it an Authentic "Antique" feeling. A thing I liked about this article is that it was about a new disney short that they're going to try something new in, Like what they did with the "Paperman" short last year with the cross 2d/3d animation. Another thing I liked was that the article included pictures to give you an idea of what they're doing in the animation . A question that I have about the article is, has disney been doing crazy, never before done stuff in all their animated shorts for a while? or has it just been the last two?

VFX Jobs

Something that I learned from this article is that almost no VFX worker will land a job at a Major studio right out of college. Another thing I learned is that When you usually start out working for a VFX company at first, you will get the entry level positions such as Render wrangler, runner/pa, etc. I also learned that animators/VFX employees agree that you definitely shouldn't go into this line of work just for the money. Something I liked about this article is that it was relatable, I guess. Another thing that I liked about this article is that it had a lot of information about the career of a VFX worker. A question I have about the article is did the make up "VFX"? I've never seen that acronym used before in my life.

This week

This week was miserable. Something that made me happy this week is that the Xbox One comes out next week. Some things that frustrated me this week were being behind on my documentary, having tons of math homework, not being able to finish a math test, not being able to work on the documentary at all over the weekend because of technical problems, staying up all night because I can't sleep, and more! Fun Wow! Something I learned this week is that nothing ever works out for me. Something  I'd like to learn in the future is how to plan ahead. heres a cool article http://www.vulture.com/2013/11/4-movie-special-effects-that-still-dont-look-right.html, its talking about special effects in movies that were done wrong, I saw a couple of them, and i especially noticed the breath one. I think that the part from "X-Men Orgins: Wolverine" where Wolverine is in the bathroom of the old guy's house playing with his claws should have been entered in there, man did that look fake.