2.02.2011

:: 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 IIPart 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

1.31.2011

:: Qu073 0n F41RY 74L35 ::

"Everyone likes a fairy tale story because everyone wants things to come out right in the end.  And even though to tell a story is to tell some kind of untruth, one often suspects that what seems to be untruth is really a hidden truth."

-Ralph Harper:  The Sleeping Beauty

1.30.2011

:: F1N4L P0P UP ::

These are the designs that I made from the original painting I did last month, and the Final pop-up scene!  Total time [including designing]:  3 full days.

Finished Product:



Templates:



Process:













:: P0P - UP PR4C71CUM ::

For 6 days, 2 weeks, Colette Fu came into CalArts Experimental Animation to teach us the basics of pop-up book engineering.  I decided that after the class, I would make something that practiced what we were taught.  Below are two mockups for THIS SCENE in Healing of Snow:










:: Xm45 G1f7 ::

One of my roommates who was my composer for OASIS is graduating this year.  She got me something that is wintery and suits my film:  A japanese tea set and Black Currant Tea!  D0m0, Julie~

Bought a matching plate at WalMart~


1.19.2011

:: 7h3 4rch173k7 ::

This animation is done by Arms and Sleepers.  It's what my film would be like if it wasn't a tragedy.  This will be another project for my L1F3 P4R7N3R and I.  :]

1.18.2011

:: R3F3R3NC35 ::

This winter break, I pulled out the holiday coat I had when I was 7.  This is the coat I'm basing LUMI's jacket on--



After coming back to SoCal, I got the chance to go to Palm Springs to visit the Living Desert and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Canyons.  Got great pictures and footage this weekend with a new Canon Rebel t2i--





In the Canyons: