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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.

Just realised why!

the URL's are in fact!

http://swordspines.homestead.com /files/sheepyhead.avi

and

http://swordspines.homestead.com /files/sniperhead.avi

Sorry :-D

Oh

It's not working for me.

I just get a site where I can click on a Sheepy or Sniper file which then goes to the "Page not found" homestead thing.

Kill the spaces

Dan uk wrote:
> Where can I download this video?

http://swordspines.homestead.com /files/sheepy.avi

and

http://swordspines.homestead.com /files/sniper.avi

er-no wrote:
> RastaBillySkank wrote:
> The vids worked in Quicktime by the way
> Grix!

Of course the vids work in quicktime! ITS BLOODY MAC
> SOFTWARE!!

No you fool. Read Grix's update for today, it says that Mac users may not be able to use it 'cause it's an Avi file, I'm just saying that it DID.

:D Congrads on your win today RBS!

Ta, et toi. What you gonna choose? I'm stuck, I'm probably gonna go for SSBM (Super Smash Brothers) but I haven't quite decided...

Where can I download this video?

RastaBillySkank wrote:
> The vids worked in Quicktime by the way Grix!

Of course the vids work in quicktime! ITS BLOODY MAC SOFTWARE!!

:D Congrads on your win today RBS!

The vids worked in Quicktime by the way Grix!

The good thing about characters is that once they're drawn, they're drawn.

There's about a billion different back drops, side characters and special effects to do. I think that you're going to need a whole team to complete it.