Rotoscoping Test

This very short rotoscope took a lot of my time. I was hoping to have at least 5 seconds of rotoscoped footage but that didn't happen. Just completing this took multiple hours so I didn't have anytime to spend writing more than a page. However, this has been a valuable learning experience. What I have learned is quite simple: use a green screen because rotoscoping sucks. It is a very time consuming and tedious process which, if done poorly, yields worse results than a green screen anyway. With the huge advancements in keying technology and higher resolution images green screen will only get better. I am very glad that I did this little experiment before I decided to make an entire sci-fi short film with multiple long rotoscoped shots.

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Shepard Fairey - Text and Image

Text and Image in Art Arguably the most mainstream principal of postmodern art, text and image can be seen everywhere, literally. This principal reaches far and wide into almost every medium of communication whether that be politics, advertising, or entertainment (memes). Of all of the principals of postmodernism, text and image might just be the easiest to implement. All you need to do is take some form of art and somehow implement texts onto the work. However simple it may be, text and image is also very effective. The effectiveness of text and image is also why its used so commonly. If you want to send a message, simply attract an audience with the artwork and place your message on top of it. The audience will be sure to see your message as well as your art. Shepard Fairey - Background Shepard Fairey was born on February 15, 1970 in Charleston, South Carolina. Fairey graduated from Idyllwild Arts Academy in Palm Springs, California in 1988. He acquired his B...

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Choosing Colors

The Grand Budapest Hotel exercise has shown me that color schemes can change quite frequently throughout a film. These color changes can represent changes in the themes or introduce new symbols in your animation. What I have learned from this particular film is that you don't have to hold yourself to any one particular color scheme. In fact, you can go as far as to change the color scheme on a shot by shot basis. The hotel sequence is an astounding example of this by using the different color combinations to show diversity. This helps the viewer to understand that the hotels are in quite different and exotic locations across the world. The use of color in costuming is also just as essential as it's use in the production design. Through this lesson on color and its potential implementations I have had a complete change of perspective on the use of color in film. Adobe color is an extraordinary tool for deciding what color scheme to use. The way that I will use this tool in order...

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