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These are my first pass at the backgrounds for the whole of ACT I.  I've changed a few things to mold everything together better, but these are close to the final versions.  Animating LUMI in ACT I, Part I currently.  These backgrounds were done on February 4, 6, and 11.  Yay~

:: B4MB1 R3W47CH ::

It's been about 12 years since I remember last seeing this movie, and all I remembered was the baby part where everything was about discovery.  Only when I went to Ralph Eggleston's talk here at CalArts last Friday was I able to see the genius of the Disney movie from 1942.  Too bad I already did most of the backgrounds for ACT I of my film...  I'll be posting those next!

These are some Bambi backgrounds from http://animationbackgrounds.blogspot.com/

:: P0W3R 0F 7HR33 ::

Jessica  A.M. Chen

February 2o11

Healing of Snow

∆  THE POWER OF THREE  ∆

ANIMATION: Outline, Color, Background

SOUND:  Nature, Humans, Wolves

ACT I, II, III: Part I, II, III

ACT I:  PART I:  SETUP

                     Enter forest, establish human characters, kill missed

PART II:  CONFLICT

Grass rustle, pull back, fork in forest

PART III:  CHASE

Bunny chase, fall, lost

TRANSITION:  SEASON CHANGE

ACT II: PART I:  LOST

                     Winter comes, father calls, snow fall

PART II:  WOLVES

Wolves attack, wolf den, surprise

PART III:  DEN

Rat kill, berries present, don’t touch me

TRANSITION:  FADE TO BLACK

ACT III: PART I:  AWAKEN

                     Wake up, snow play, fun and games

PART II:  FOUND

Father hears laughter, runs over, watches

PART III:  ENDING

Lumi falls for third time, father shoots, death

TRANSTION:  BLOOD FLOW ON SNOW

CREDITS:  Story and Animation by:  Jessica "JAC" Chen

                 Thesis Instructors:  Laura Heit, Maureen Selwood

                 Sound Mixers:  Raffaello Mazza

                 EA Faculty:  Hillary Kapan, Soyeon Kim, Paul Vester, Emery Martin, Gordon Kurowski

                 Character Faculty:  Dan Hansen, Jim Hull, Robert Lence, Lisa Keene, Matt Williames

                 SPECIAL THANKS:  AMDG, M, D, Fam, [R], D2 2O1O, Cold-Hearted Critiques, EA MFA 2O12

:: 2o11 PR0DUC710N 5CH3DUL3 ::

Jessica  A.M. Chen

THESIS CONCEPTS

Laura Heit

February 2o11

Healing of Snow

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE 2O11

JAN  PRE-PRODUCTION COMPLETED.

FEB    1 – 5:  BGS for ACT I, Part I

            6 – 12:  Animate Beginning and color

            13 – 19:  BGS for ACT I, Parts II and III

            20 – 28:  Animate rest of Part I / Setup

MAR     1 – 5:  Tweak BGS to final for ACT I

                 6 – 12:  Get feedback for BGS, edit

                 13 – 19:  Animate Part II / Conflict

                 20 – 26:  Keep animating / catch up on BGS [if needed]

                 27 – 31:  Collect sound for ACT I/ Continue animating

APR      1 – 9:  Mock sound on Parts I and II, cut everything together

                 10 – 16:  Present for feedback, edit

                 17 – 23:  Start animation on Part III / Lost

                 24 – 30:  Color from beginning all ready scenes

MAY     1 – 7:  Continue coloring and shading

                 8 – 14:  Finish coloring, start effects

                 15 – 21:  Check lighting, leaves falling, snow flurries

                 22 – 28:  Implement mock sound for Part III

                 29 – 31:  REST / Collect sound for ACT II

JUN    1 – 4:  Start BGS for ACT II, Part I / Season Change

               5 – 11:  Snow loops and wind, start animation for Part I

               12 – 18:  Start BGS for ACT II, Part II / Wolves

19 – 25:  Animate Part II - a / Attack

26 – 30:  Continue / Catch Up

JUL    1 – 6:  Incorporate mock sound for ACT II, Part I and II – a

               7 – 13:  Animate Part II – b / Surprise

              14 – 24:  BLACK OUT DATES / ALASKA / Color??

              25 – 30:  Start BGS for ACT II, Part III / Den

AUG     1 – 6:  Start ACT II, Part III animation

                 7 – 13:  Continue Animation

                 14 – 20:  Cut ACT II together, edit

                 21 – 27:  Add mock sound, start effects

28 – 31:  Color basic / shade?

SEP   1 – 3:  Continue color / shade

                 4 – 10:  Rest / Catch Up

                 11 – 17:  Start BGS for ACT III, Part I / Awaken

                 18 – 24:  Finish BGS, get feedback for ACT I, II, and new BGS

                 25 – 30:  Edit any BGS, start animation on ACT III, Part I

OCT    1 – 8:  Continue animation

            9 -15:  Get Feedback, edit

            16 – 22:  Color in Part I, add mock sound

            23 – 31:  Add effects and lighting, check other ACTS

NOV    1 – 5:  Start BGS for ACT III, Part II / Found

             6 – 12:  Finish BGS, start animating Father

                 13 – 19:  Animate

                 20 – 26:  Color, sound check

                 27 – 30:  Feedback, edit, effects

DEC     1 – 3:  Edit, color, effects

                 4 – 10:  Animate ACT III, Part III / Ending

                 11 – 17:  Animate, feedback, edit

                 18 – 24:  Edit, color, effects

                 25 – 31:  Add mock sound, Record Katie?  Catch up, PICTURE LOCK

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Healing of Snow

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE 2O12

JAN  Natural sounds, talk about layers and DOLBY

FEB  Father actor record, human sound layers

MAR  Tweak sounds, FINISH MIX

APR  Edit final animation, if needed, or sound…

MAY  GRADUATION