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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:
> Nope. Good guess, considering what I'd said. :0)

Heheheheheh, I remember so much useless crap that people says, it's gotta have a use SOMEWHERE :-D

Sigur Ros

Nope. Good guess, considering what I'd said. :0)

Grix Thraves wrote:
> 10 points to anyone who can recognise what music you hear at the start of the
> clip.

Pink Floyd

10 points to anyone who can recognise what music you hear at the start of the clip.

Stryke wrote:
Got any WAVs where he doesn't? ;-)

Yup.

Jeadaaiii, I think. Just downloaded it. Heh, I hear Ant tries to deepen his voice for it. Got any WAVs where he doesn't? ;-)

big_slow wrote:
> er-no u could have reminded people about the spaces in the web addy.

What web addy?

Mouldy Cheese wrote:
> If you ever finish it, I would definatly buy the DVD/Cd-R. I just dont have the
> time to download a 54 meg trailer.

*ticks of a reserve order for the cheese*

If you ever finish it, I would definatly buy the DVD/Cd-R. I just dont have the time to download a 54 meg trailer.