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"The Animated Fog Stories Diary."

I thought it would be nice to start a diary. It won't be funny, it won't be a paperback best seller, and go on to make a girly film with Geri Halliwell singing the soundtrack... it's just a bog standard diary. I'll try and update it as much as I can, to show you the progress through the animation.

Why?

Because I can.

Of course, anyone else contributing to the animation, such as Pb, are very welcome to add to it... perhaps we could pile it together at the end, fling it on a DVD, and call it a 'Special Edition', even though it's utter crap.

First of all, if you haven't seen this pic yet, perhaps now is the time to do so.

http://swordspines.homestead.com /files/Tafs.jpg

What I'm basically doing first, is creating all the characters, faces, arms, bodies... so on. I first sketch them in my drawing pad... and then draw them on pc, from what I made.

That was the early Sheepy on the left, and Sniper on the right... unfortunatly, because I smoothed out the face too early, I had to start it again. All it takes away is time though, it will still look the same.

I've nearly finished Sheepys head now, including hair... Fancy a look?

No?

Ah well.

I'll at least give you the choice.

http://swordspines.homestead.com /files/Sheepy-mock2.jpg

The mouth will need to be made properly, and the eyes could be tidied up...

Apart from that, pretty good I think. It's the first time I've done hair, and I think it looks ok.

Here's something for you to do though... I'm not sure wherever or not to give him ears. I personally don't want to, basically because it's hard, and I'm lazy.

One thing I'm worried about at the moment is lip sync... it's not going to happen. If you have this wonderful vision of all the characters speaking perfectly, get your brain brush, and scrub them clear. You'll get a lovely *mouth open-mouth closed* movement. No more, no less.

And that concludes todays update. I've drawn Ant already, so I may start him tommorrow... or I'll start Sniper again. If you have any ideas, or comments, please put them forward.

Grix Thraves wrote:
> Unfortunatly the video will unlikely to be up today due to an
> irritating technical hitch.

ahhh... the beautiful WIndows hitch!

Unfortunatly the video will unlikely to be up today due to an irritating technical hitch.

Instead, here is a picture of FM in an X-Wing, which I made while I was waiting.

http://www.swordspines. homestead.com/files/xwing.jpg

Space.

Yes... I do know that FM is half outside the ship. It's easier and makes it look funny too.

Banana webspace

Already ahead of you. Thanks anyway.

Free Freeola webspace.

Ok, right. The speech layer will have to be done before I start animating it, but the effects/music layer can be done after.

Two hours past while what I thought the computer was doing was uploading the video. After the hours I got a message saying: Your file is too big to upload.

Thanks for telling me.

So... now I need another site or something which will allow me to upload large files.

I'm still waiting for the 'edited' script. Grix, can you do an edit of the first few posts, about 10mins worth or something. I'll break the story down into chunks from that.

If you could give anyone who wants to do voice acting parts to play, you can give them the script too. They can then send the voices to me (wav or MP3 files) and I'll add them to the story.

I'll find some suitable background music and effects too.

Phew! :0)

Right then, it's FINISHED! Hurrah. Now, I'll just zip it, and try to upload, where I expect something will go horribly wrong.

No I was joking to see your response...

..I don't care how big it is... or if it is zipped..

I got Unstuffit which does all the stuff that crappy UnZip thing does but is free and doesn't ask you to upgrade it or sign up!

Hmmm, I thought you insecure mac users may have a problem... :0)

I'll see what I can do. But zipping it may be my only option. Can't you get a maczip or something?