Finishing off!

Today we were just improving our theory work and completing any outstanding work. I finished my Task one and built the 3D template of a hardback book, and is now fully completed. Also handed in our groups proposal which is now at a distinction grade like the rest off our work :) We are now ready to start shooting our claymation production this Wednesday. All we have to do is record our dialoque voice over which I am about to do now!

Keith Lemmons Clay Character

Experimentation with claymation

Above is the very first claymation live stop motion clay feature I in my group produced. I remember I was so proud of it showing everyone in the class and Lorraine. I think it looks really effective and realistic. At the very end and bouncing and being manipulated throughout, we made it roll as if a real ball would. It was to practice one of the 12 principles squash and stretch which we mastered I believe.

This was the second character we used experimenting. The first character was Keith Lemmons saying his famous catch phrase 'POTATTOO' from his show 'Celebrity Juice'. Unfortunately I don't the video of this but if was impressive. I only have a photo which I will upload soon.
But this character was no-one famous and wasn't the best out of the two I think. Here you see the character crying and over time as the tears roll down which was a long and slow procedure gradually forms a puddle of tears by his side. I wouldnt of improved this by making the movements slower with a small frame of capture. But I think it gets the point across and does work well. :)

Pitch

Today we started with a discussion and Lorraine explained to us what we had to include in our Pitch which we set out in a presentation. We will be pitching this to the class next Wednesday. Each member of our groups have to be speaking for at least 5 minutes so the presentation should last all together for 15minutes.

We have successfully pitched our presentation and earned ourselves a Distinction so I think it went fairly well. As I keep doing them I am getting more confident and happy to speak out in front of everyone. I remember pitching my very first presentation when I first started the course, I was so nervous, heart pounded so thats one thing I have taken away from this course along with many other life skills and new talents.