concept

this was alittle test that i had come up with so that when i started my face paint i would be bale to see the facial forms that would be taking place so then i was going to look at all the clothing i should wear i wanted to be wearing something formal for the devil so make me look like i ad alot of power over people so then that would send across the right image.

character design

when i started to come up with the idea of the devil i wanted to either go with the traditional look or either have him look alot more menacing than the other version so i started to look around at different forms of him and i wanted to maybe introduce a skull form into the face where i would just face paint that onto my face and then i would still be able to show my facial expressions.

VFX - Idea

when i as thinking about my idea i started to look at different forms of god vs evil and this for took my fancy the most ive always liked the style of the person being stuck in the middle of everything to then when this came to mind i like how i could have good and evil on both shoulders so that the one person would have to choose his fate and test what he o she wanted to do .

Stop Motion - Paranorman

Paranorman hit the theaters in 2012 it is an american stop motion film made by Laika studios this film brings the meaning of stop motion to life i felt like whilst i was watching the film i wouldn't take into account that every second of footage was just one picture an over time they have to move the models and some props to make sure the continuity eras are sorted out this film in my eyes has alot of tallent and also true passion put into it i can see why they take so much time with the animation so that they can also capture your heart, paranorman to me has alot of the 12 principles of animation by showing staging , sound so that in the right moment you would feel un-easy this is a work of art .

PinScreen Animation

Pin screen animation was created by alexandre alexeieff, on august 7, 1972, alexeieff and parker demonstrated the pincsreen to a group of animations at the national film board of canada. the original pinscreens built and used by alexeieff and parker had more than 1 million pins. Today those pinscreens are at the centre national. the pinscreen currently in Montreal has 240,000pins , the pins are usually pressed with a small tool, groups of pins at a time but with the pinscreens being so think you could have endless possibilities of making something and animation it through the use of pins.

Pixilation Animation

pixilation is a stop motion technique where live actors are used as a frame-byframe subject in an animated film by repeatedly posing while one or more frame is taken and changing pose slightly before the next frame or frames. the actor will become a living stop motion puppet, whilst having this living puppet to hand it makes the job at hand more difficult because that person will have to stay still frame-by-frame.

Micky mouse steamboat

Micky mouse steam boat compared to how is now is alot different and that's down to Walt Disney changing over the years but in the early days Micky was alot more of a physical character by that i mean in his actions it involved alot of slap stick comedy and that was down to anticipation and also timing in the animation itself but i feel like it was done successfully and made the milestone for the Disney characters today with how they have changed over the years.

12 Principles of animation

Walt Disney had published a book that has all the principles of animation in it so that when it comes to creating an animation film yourself or either a short film you have to go by these principles so that the piece itself is up to standers in the it shows of staging, bold characters , anticipation , squash and stretch , slow in and slow out , and many more these are just a few principles that have helped me when it came to making my animation better for my submission so that it would be up to standards and not terrible .

Toy Story

Toy story was one of the first animation films that i ever watched and now i have studied animation i have come to realize that is has alot of the principles in the films by showing characters strongly and then it has squash and stretch with some of the toys that are in the films but on the other hand i didn't know that Steve Jobs was the executive producer of the film but now that i do know i can tell that he has had allot of inspiration from alot of traditional animations by what i have seen in the film.

Grand Theft Auto 5

Grand Theft Auto 5 is one of the best in the series in my mind because this game shows a lot of photo realism but then when i started to play the game more i was able to just hear and also see what they have done in the game to make it how it is the story contains a lot of twists and turns' then in some places it automatically speeds up to something that gets the heart pumping so to me i feel like this is them working in the way of squash and stretch but on the other hand whilst i have been playing the most recent grand theft auto i have realized that in the game itself they have used allot of realism in the game by making the world more real and then with the use of sound and also characters they have been able to push the game further to life by making it seem allot more emersive than the last installment, but on the other hand the game itself shows allot of the 12 principles of animation with that being  timing, solid characters and also staging this makes the game itself feel more fluid and brings the thing to life right in your hands, this installment in the franchise has alot that a gamer would want and is a determinate buy my verdict 10 outta 10.

Splintercell Blacklist

Splintercell blacklist has been one of the recent games that i have had the opportunity to play and it didn't let me down that was because of how the story ran smoothly throughout the game itself and also on how the realism of the game shone through, whilst playing this i could tell that the team behind it ubisoft went through alot of time making sure that the elements of animation shone through may that being, anticipation and also staging even in the cut-scenes their was moments that made you feel like you wanted to get back at the enemy's on the game but when you finally could it felt like it payed off in the end this for me had alot of good quality's about it in most aspects of the game the characters felt real and the game itself amerced me in a realistic world though the use of lighting and also though the use of sound, this is a 10 out of 10 game.

OUDF405 - Angrybirds

With this picture i wanted to show you that i had tried to stick to the original versions of the bird but i created them my own way so that they had abit of comedy so that they whernt so serious all the time during it, because for the animation i needed to hit some aspects of the 12 principles of animation so once i had looked into what they where i went onto designing them and creating my animation the way it was meant to be done.

OUDF405 - animation

this is the final shot from the re- done animation i wanted to show you what i meant by the smaller bird looking victorious and the black bird looking alot more worse for wear than the other one, when i had to re make the animation i was worried because of all the things that i had to achieve but i realize that when i had stuck to it and worked harder than before it is possible to get alot better outcome than the other film i had made so in the end i am alot happier and please with this one than i thought i ever would be.

OUDF405 - Animation

This is just one part of the animation that i am showing so that you can see what i meant by they are racing more and also you can get a scence of direction and speed with them as you look at the picture you can also see that i have made sure the red and black bird look alot different in weight this time rather than last time they looked the exact same weigh and didn't have that much moment or appeal to them.

OUDF405 - new storyboard

after the black bird has been send flying off its podeum he will come down with a hard smack onto the flow below then after this happens the red bird jumps up into the air with joy because he has won the race and also this has been down to show that's its X vs Y that's why i have chosen to do something like this and make it completely different compared to my last animation.

OUDF405 - new storyboard

in the top pic out can see the small bird with arrows at either side that's because i am showing he is going to move quickly so that it lots like has shaking his head in disapprove of the other bird then out of know here in the next shot he will get angry and strike out at the other bird and send him flying up into the air then hen he lands down the smaller bird will win the race.

OUDF405 - new storyboard

in the next images you can see that the birds are still racing but the smaller one doesn't know what to do so that when it comes to a certain part in the race he will have to pic up some courage to face down the black bird that's the bigger and stronger version but then in these pictures i wanted to show that they are still racing yet the camera angles would be something along these lines to show that their is speed with these town birds jumping along

OUDF405 - New storyboard

For the storyboard i decided to make my own rather than use the generic one we get given to use so in the first image i have the birds looking at each other like a star down so that it shows they don't like one another so that when the race starts you will get the feeling that they are facing each other ,

in the second image i have a different shot of the black bird in the lead at the beginning you see them both jumping up and down and speeding forwards so that one can win the race but in the upcoming scenes you will be able to see what i mean but the race feeling being more promernant

OUDF405 - New Angrybirds Animation

When it came to creating this animation at first i was worried because i had to add camera angles and more of a race feel to it so that the X vs y theme would come out for our project so when i started this the first thing that i got out of the way was making the birds again up from scratch so they they would look and feel more like the angry birds itself but then their came the part of animating them so race so i made them have more of a background this time as well so that you was able to get more of a feel of movement in them and that it would also make it clear that's its them versing each-other but when i was animating them to race yeah i did struggle with it alot but i tried my best to improve alot more on it this time than my first go at it so i looked into camera angles and more animations and i created this the final animation goes on for longer and is more enjoyable .

OUDF405 Black angrybird re-created

when i was making the black angry bird i went into making him have wings and then a different beak shape but then i decided to keep him the same way as before apart from have the body shape alot more rounded so then he would look like the actual angry bird you can play as in the game in self but when it came to me coloring these in on Photoshop my drawing tablet had started playing up but i had tried my best to colour them in the way that i wanted these to look on the final outcome.

OUDF405 - Angry birds re-drawn

whilst i had to re- create my models for the animation project i also went on to think about making the birds look different to what they did before hand so that it would look more like an animation rather than something that wasn't so much, so when it came to designing the red bird i wanted to give it more of a comedy feel to the character rather than it looking serious so when it came to the final decision i had chosen the first image i had draw because it seemed more comedy than the other pictures i had made.

Crytek - PPP1

The Crytek game engine is know for creating stunning work visually but also for the gameplay side of things as well they have been known for making the Crysis series and also for making the far cry series as well i feel like this game engine is stunning in such a way that it makes you forget that your playing a game it takes the player away to another world in my eyes because its been done to perfection that you completely forget that its all computer generated work.

Ubisoft - PPP1

Ubisoft is a company that is known for the creation of prince of persia sand of time and also the works of assassins creed and many more the company was founded in 1986 by five brothers of the Guillemot family, i think that ubisofts works have been amazing in that every game they make they always keep to making a good story and also they like tio make sure that the player is enjoying and immersed in every last bit of the game. 

Tomb Raider - PPP1

The latest Tomb Raider game has lived unto its expectations for me because they story in the game was out this world everything they have you do as Lara croft in this game is outstanding when you are in caves for instance their are parts that make you feel claustrophobic because of how close the walls are yet after you have gone out they are wolves that come out of know where then you have to defend yourself against them and try to survive there isn't a health bar so you carnt see how much you have remaining that i felt added to the game of trying to bring realism to it.

Final Fantasy 14 - PPP1

Final Fantasy 14 is still underway of being made i have recently had a chance to try out the BETA of the game and i feel like its going great i didn't encounter any bugs in the game everything ran fine but i do feel like they could introduce more quests for the character to do something that relates more to the class you choose so that it feels like you are actually doing stuff thats ment for your choice e.g Hunters

Doctor Who - PPP1

The latest series of doctor who have had alot more special effect in them that because i feel like it kinda takes away the feeling of the doctor who series but then when they have someone like Matt Smith playing the Doctor he brings so much more to him by adding more of an emotion to the role he portrays the doctor as being funny and also very dark at some points this brings more to the show because its what i feel the show has been lacking for quite a while.

The Dark Knight Rises - PPP1

The Dark knight Rises , i think that out of the other two films the dark knight rises has to be one of the best because it hs everything what a film needs brilliant cg effects that dont even look fake even the whole scripts and the film has been made to perfection when i heard about this film i thought that bane would have been a hard character to make look realistic compared to his comic book adaptation but then they did make it more real that i thought could ever happen this film is a must see .

The Witcher 2 - PPP1

The witcher 2 is set in the medieval times where you play a cursed man who has to seek out and destroy demons this game has one of the most difficult game controls i have used in a while it is all around the gamepad but it takes a while to get used to them then on the other hand the graphics and the story have been made beautifully so that you forget about struggling against things when you play .

The Hobbit - PPP1

The hobbit an unexpected journey is the first film of 3 parts the second one to hit our screens in december will be called desolation of smaug , i felt like the film has stuck to the books quite well apart from that certain characters didn't appear in the book i can see why peter jackson has added them in so that it would be more like a hollywood block buster but then i didn't see why he did it the films would be a lot better if they stuck to the boks word for word rather than going off in a tangent.

Splinter Cell Conviction - PPP1

Splinter Cell Conviction is set when sam fisher is trying to find out who has killed his daughter and you take on the role of finding that out you go torture cut scenes that blend from gameplay to cutsece where you have the chance to take the NPC - non playable character anywhere you want then ypu can interrogate them for information after that you can take any route to get to your objectives they are still structured out like all the other games but it doesn't seem as guided as the other splinter cells have been in the past.

Assassins Creed Black Flag - PPP1

AC black flag is the next game to be released by ubisoft and its alo the fourth installment in the assassins creed games its set in the 1800 hundreds and you are an ex british naval officer who has wanted to take the law into his own hands you sail under the black flag as you are a captain of your own naval pirate ship you are going to be able to adventure on islands and look for hidden treasure hunt down tempers and kill anyone who stands in your way.

Gears of War Judgement Day - PPP1

Gears of War judgement day this is one of the games that i was looking forward to but then again i started to want more out of it that it actually delivered i was let down by every part of the game the campaign let me down alot the gameplay controls where the same as gears 3 and then the new targeting system wasn't the way that it was like in the past games to me i feel like they have changed far too much for the game it should have stayed the same .

Copyright law - PPP1

Copyright initially was conceived as a way for government to restrict printing; the contemporary intent of copyright is to promote the creation of new works by giving authors control of and profit from them. Copyrights are said to be territorial, which means that they do not extend beyond the territory of a specific state unless that state is a party to an international agreement. Today, however, this is less relevant since most countries are parties to at least one such agreement. 

The Amazing Spiderman - PPP1

The Amazing Spiderman came out last year and it had mixed reviews but i loved the film how they had stuck to the comic book adaptations of peter parker i felt like this was a better decision to go ahead and start from the beginning so that e could see the true story of how parker became to be the amazing spiderman .

Grand Theft Auto 5 - PPP1

GTA5 is the next installment in the games and it has been trailed and also there has been concept art shown i feel like this next installment will be the best one of them so far compared to GTA 4 i felt that game was abit lacking in story it seemed like it had loads of bugs with the gameplay that should have been fixed before they sent it out to the world but never the less this game seems like its going to be bringing exactly what im wanting i hope it lives unto the hype its receiving from ign and game.

Iron Man 3 - PPP1

Iron man 3 for me has to be one of the best in the series especially compared to iron man 2 this film has constant action and always has tony stark going into action he is dealing with what happend to him from after he saved the world with the avenger but the way that the script has been written it seamlessly combines them together so that you wouldn't be able to tell that its been a while since the last film.

Star Wars the Old Republic - PPP1

Star wars the old republic is similar to world of warcraft but there is many differences compared to the two for instance star wars has more of a character development side aspect to it because it always offers the player different opportunities to change how they want to be either on the good side of the force or the bad side of the force, the down side to this game is that it is missing the high level side you can only take your character unto level 55 and then its capped so that you carnt go any further .

Hitman Absolution/ Hitman the film - PPP1

 Hitman first came to the xbox console in hitman contracts then slowly over the years has developed into this big franchise that has been able to create a film and many more games that involve Agent 47 , the latest in the games is hitman absolution that has agent 47 on the run from the company and also has to defend himself against the police and many others.

Hitman the film, sees agent 47 getting framed by his agency that he works for he is paid to kill a russian president but after he has taken the shot it turns out that in face he killed a body double of him so then he has to take a dangerous journey back into russia to take out his target and also deal with all the obstacles thats in his way as he does so.

Batman Origins - PPP1

Batman Origins is now being made an is scheduled for release on november 25, 2013 so far they have released a trailer for the game that shows a few interesting characters thats going to be appearing in the game and also they have shown off abit of the new combat style thats going to be introduced during the game play.

Lord of the rings War in the North - PPP1

Lord of the rings War in the North is an RPG role playing game its basically like skyrim but it has its bugs with it, for me the game is great its exactly what the LOTR franchise has been needing for a while in the company but then the game runs abit slow with how it all flows together the graphic content could have been done better with all the cutscenes and also with the gameplay .

Halo 4 - PPP1

Halo 4 was i pitch perfect game i mean in the sense of the story telling it was beautifully put together in the way that you could relate to what was happening but then on the other hand it had aspects to it that let the game down, the whole game engine could have done with being updated to have a better combat system but then i still wasn't bothered by it because once you have played a halo game they are all the game thing so it shouldn't take too much away from the experience.

Crysis 3 - PPP1

Crysis 3 was a game that i had high hopes for but when i played the finished product i felt like that they could have done so much more with the game like for instance the story campaign could have been longer and have gone into more depth about what happend to new york then it could have worked on a better and more fluid fighting system, the game was still an outstanding piece of work the way it looked knocked me back at first because everything about it seemed to look flawless .

Wold of Warcraft - PPP1

World of Warcraft is a game that i have been playing for many years this is one of the games that would never get old because they are always bringing out expansion packs that make the game longer but it also adds to the character level experience for the player because every expansion that comes out the level cap has been raised so that offers a lot to the already higher leveled players but on the other hand i feel like the game needs to update the graphic look of the game it feels a bit outdated sometimes whilst you play and that for me makes the game get a bit tiring, the quests are constantly their for you to do so thats another aspect whats amazing about Word of Warcraft.

Skyrim - PPP1

 One game that i have always been a fan of is the Elder scrolls franchise i feel like in there latest game elder scrolls Skyrim it lived up to the expectations of the other games if had everything that the player would want its filled with hundreds of quests and side quests so the game feels like its never ending but if you had the game on the Pc you can get mods for the game that you download on Steam so then the game would feel like it never ends because you can constantly update and get more out of the game with new mods and also with the graphics as well .

OUDF406 - Concept

For my last image of my concept art i have shown what its going to look like from the side view, its going to be a dark setting with a mirky water thats will surrond you a gazebo is in the back but i has been made to look like it fits in seamlessly with my level then after that you can go inside and have a look around whilst the music plays over whatever you will be doing yet at the same time there is always the feeling of getting watched when adventuring around .

OUDF406 - Concept

This is a look at what my level will be laid out like it is going to be surrounded by trees and a mountain side that is spiked at the top then a walkway is going tobe directly in the middle of the water you can walks all around my level so you can experience every part of what i have made i feel like this has shown the emotion that i have picked .

OUDF406 - Concept

For my game level i designed a rough look at what it would be looking like from a birds eye view it is going to be a collapsed volcano that is covered in water and then there is going to be trees that have grown there in the lover half of my level their will be a gazebo that has a hidden secret inside it for the player to look at and see why i have chosen fear .

OUDF406 - Gaming Industry

During the many years that the game consoles have been out we have seen a difference in the quality of the game graphics as well over the generations such as Tomb Raider for instance this image shows how our games have evolved over the years by the way the characters look and also the way that the game runs aswell E.g in Tomb Raider 1, the games seemed to be abit bland but it still lived up to its expetations by delivering a great back story for the character and also for the missions but on the otherhand the gameplay wasnt the best part of the game it felt abit lags in some aspects but now the game developers have had years to learn from the mistakes the last few releases from the games where outstanding with everything the story and narrative where blended together and the gameplay wasn't bad but it showed where they went wrong the first time.