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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:
> I'm sure it's Geadai. :0)

NOOOO!!!! TIS JEDOI! At least with Ant's pronounciation it is :-D

Don't Fear The Jedoi :-D

I'm sure it's Geadai. :0)

JEDOI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

er-no u could have reminded people about the spaces in the web addy.

heheheh, lol@Ants pronounciation of "Jedi" in that clip :-D

Goatboy wrote:

"it took 6 minutes to load."

"That's absurd."

Yeah, sorry about all that. I'm trying to find a way of compressing the videos, without losing too much of the... quality, stretching the meaning of the word a little.

I'll be sending the finished film out on CD-Rs anyway. Current predictions show that it will require two discs.

Grix Thraves wrote:
> big_slow wrote:

"now im going to stay and make you life
> hell."

Excellent. Tell your friends and family where you are.

"MUM call me at http://ukchatforu ms.reserve.co.uk/add_message.php?threadid=14464&forumi d=416&msgid=440 268¤tsort=desc
if you need me....."

Goatboy wrote:
> Have you *any* idea how long that thing takes to download?
Even on a T1
> connection that lets me download a 54meg patch in 2 mins it took 6 minutes to
> load.

That's absurd.

LOL.

*or you can buy it (for the cost of the DVD) for 3 pounds*

RELEASE: WHENGRIXFINISHESIT

I'll go turn some water into wine too.

I reckon Jesus just put some wine around the rims of all the glasses. Poured some water in, and nobody could really tell, because the first taste they got was of the wine around the rim.

I'm a bit stuck on the bread thing mind. Perhaps he only gave everyone a crumb, or something.

I better stop now.

Grix Thraves wrote:
> er-no wrote:
"with some of the wonders of a Mac i can also get it to lok
> nice on TV."

Miracles. Unless it does them, no way. :0)

I accept the challenge (when the story is complete)