Weight Lifting

(turn in 1) I enjoyed this assignment. My witch character represents a very lazy witch who doesn't want to lift her cauldron and then gives up after two attempts to lift it. I enjoyed working in Harmony again because it's easy to use and it's very helpful to be able to move the drawings or certain parts of the drawings. The movements to being able not to lift the object by the handles was difficult because it was difficult finding an exact reference to what I was looking for.

Walk Cycle

I really enjoyed working in Harmony. My inspiration was from Toy Story, so I drew a walking cycle of Woody's general shape. I found this project quite difficult to do. It was tough to remember which leg/arm you were on and to keep track of which layer each drawing was on. Even though it was extremely easy to mess up, the onionskin effect was worth it. Also, the in-betweens adds a lot of smoothness to the overall walk. I believe that the end result is very rewarding.

Rotoscope

This project was extremely fun to do. Even though it took up all my time, I believe it was worth it. I really enjoyed working in Harmony and I enjoyed the challenge of incorporating of the detail of Iron Man's suit. It was challenging to keep the detail consistent but was able to be fixed easily by playing it repeatedly.

Stop Motion- Balloons

This project was pretty fun. Even though it was a bit laborious, I believe that the end result turned out better than expected. It was challenging to move all the balloons at once and to remember which ones we moved and which one we did not. So, my partner and I was very thankful for the ghosting affect. I was inspired by my favorite Disney movie Up for the balloon idea. Our goal was to make a smooth stop motion that was limited in glitches or errors.

Stop Motion- Bouncing Ball

Working on the stop motion, I worked with Aliyah Wright and Zoe Jarvis. It was a lot of fun and I'm really glad that I got to learn how to use Dragonweaver. When moving the bouncing ball, I really loved the ghost function so that it was a lot easier to know where we left off in the previous shot. We encountered a couple issues with the cameras yet as a group we were able to overcome. For example, with the two camera batteries, they were not charged beforehand so we had to keep switching between batteries. This would cause the camera to move slightly so we were very thankful for the ghost feature.

A1- Blog 1

    

               My name is Logan Fredericksen and I'm currently a junior studying math and digital arts. Though I love math, I also have a passion for all forms of art. This semester in 2D Animation, I am excited to learn about the different ways to create different types of animations. I'm hoping to learn programs that I'm unfamiliar with and to grow in my technological abilities. I'm really looking forward to attaining new skills and experiencing new programs so that I can gain more experience for what I want to do in the future. My ultimate aspiration is to become an engineer for Disney someday to conform both my logical and creative side. 

               I am from Colorado but Florida has always felt like a second home to me. Last semester I went to Florence, Italy for a semester abroad and I got to go to 12 different countries! I've also practiced taekwondo for many years and I'm currently a 2nd degree blackbelt. I am a sister and daughter to a wonderful family and I miss them everyday but I'm glad to be at UT where I'm constantly learning about both of my majors and myself.