FMP Blog

04/03

Today I done a little bit of work for different sections of the project, such as research, planning etc.

05/03

Today I improved my proposal and read through/edited my script. I also drew out the storyboard for the first scene in the project.

06/03

Today I worked on my proposal, improving it as per request from my teacher. Once I had done this, I also worked on the script.

07/03

Today I did some minor work in all areas.

08/03

Today I have edited my proposal slightly. I have also have added to my script and read through what I have. During the script writing, I have made slight additions and changes to the planning for the project, changing the storyline slightly.

09/03

Today I have worked upon my script, adding more content. I have also designed another character, creating their initial designs as well as starting the 3d model.

10/03

Today I did some minor work in all areas.

11/03

Today I edited my script and read through it.

12/03

Today I have greatly increase my script length. I have also begun designing the environment (buildings, landscape etc.) for the animation.

13/03

Today I have carried out research, finding sources relevant to the project. I have made a research document that has over 3000 words. I have also researched images for inspiration in my designs.

14/03

Today I did some minor work in all areas.

15/03

Today I have researched examples of tanks for use in my own tank designs. I have found images online and I have also taken screenshots of images in a game. I have created 3 tank designs for my project; a single barrel tank, double barrel tank and an artillery tank.

I have also researched examples of cas aircraft to use for my own CAS designs. I have found images both online and taken in a game, where I designed the basic craft. I have made the 3d model, however after texturizing it, I found out that the texture wouldn’t go on properly, meaning that I have to re-create the model.

16/03

Today I did some minor work in all areas.

17/03

Today I did some minor work in all areas.

18/03

Today I have read through and improved my script. I have also extended the script further.

19/03

Today I have added to my script. I have also edited my proposal and it has now been approved.

20/03

Today I have made 6 models for tanks, as well as designing the tanks. There are pairs of the same 3 types I made before (single/double barrel and artillery), however they are new tank models.

I have researched more jets for inspiration for creating my own 3d models of jets, and I have 3d modelled a jet fully, with weapons, textures etc.

21/03

Today I did some minor work in all areas.

22/03

Today I have went out and taken pictures of buildings/environment for inspiration in my project. I have also taken pictures of other things, such as toy tanks, lego figures etc.

23/03

Today I have uploaded my research photos onto the computer. I have also read through my current script and made improvements, as well as extending it.

24/03

Today I did some minor work in all areas.

25/03

Today I have done some more research using various games, and have found a game called Block Fortress: War in which all the characters are blocky. This has inspired me to test new models based off the in-game models for the characters.

I have also created a third plan for the movie, which condenses the second plan down into a manageable form. I will have to write a new script for the 3rd plan, however because it is based off the 2nd plan, I can use the 2nd plan’s script and cut/paste different sections.

26/03

Today I have added to my V3 script. I have also decided that the new models are not what I want, so I will not be using them.

27/03

Today I have improved my script, as well as researching different types of weapons for my animation. I have decided to use both the V2 and V3 scripts for the production, using different parts of each script for the animation.

I have also made a questionnaire that I have handed out and received information for my project. I have compiled the data into a spreadsheet, and I am making charts representing the information from each question. I have done up to Q7, and I will continue on it later.

28/03

Today I did some minor work in all areas.

29/03

Collating research from questionnaire, restarting chart-making. I have made all the charts, and have gathered more information from 2 other’s questionnaires. I have created a presentation displaying the charts and their corresponding questions.

I am also adding the primary research to my research document. I am also researching the different souls of the undertale world and the magic that they can use, as I want to incorporate it into the project.

30/03

Today I did some minor work in all areas.

31/03

Today I did some minor work in all areas.

01/04

Today I did some minor work in all areas.

02/04

Today I have put my research onto my Wix site, and I have also looked over my scripts. I have also answered two questionnaires that my classmates have given out.

03/04

Today I have drawn up designs of the environments that I will be creating in the project. I am also reviewing my scripts and making adjustments to them. I am currently creating my final script, that combines the three previous scripts that I have written into a complete script.

04/04

Today I have added to my final script.

05/04

Today I have created the 3d models for an assault rifle and a light machine gun that will be used in my project. Both weapons didn’t have any issues with them during the modeling process. I have also added to my final script.

06/04

Today I have created the 3d models for a sniper rifle and a rocket launcher that will be used in my project. The first variant of the sniper rifle had an issue with it, so I had to re-make it which took some more time. The rocket launcher had no issues.

I have also added/edited my script.

23/04

Researching. Creating new script. Designing.

24/04

Added to script.

26/04

Designed/Created new models (LGU, EXG and REG. RET) Added to script. Difficulties with rigging, so I will not be using rigging for the animation.

28/04

Designed/Created more models (EXT, C, CB.) I have also created the scene that I’ll be animating (battle scene). Added to script. No difficulties.

29/04

Added to Script. Designed/Created more models (minister, general clark/miller, RE Bomber, campsite) Started on creating office scene for animation. Added to battle scene. Need to do voice acting. No difficulties.

30/04

Completed Script. Done voice acting for 2 characters. Having issues with Uvwe’s voice as I cannot replicate the accent needed.

Completed Most of Voice Acting. Created poster for the animation. Made a presentation for my project. Difficulties with voice acting as I couldn't remember how to do the voices for my characters, however after watching over my previous animation, I have re-learned how to do the accents.

01/05

Uploaded voice acting to Google Drive. Created a better poster for animation. Added to project presentation. Created a poster for the End of Year show. No difficulties. Need to do bazooka vets, tank, and ex voicelines. I have created the office scene and have begun animating it, following the timing of my voice lines to have an animation that is more accurate.

02/05

Today I did a little bit of animation. No difficulties.

03/05

Today I have completed the 1st office scene for my animation. Difficulties with rendering at the standards I want, however it’ll render it at a lower quality just fine, so I’ll have to find a solution. I can render it at 50% of my intended settings, so It’ll have to do for now.

I am animating the 2nd office scene, and have completed half of it. No difficulties except for the rendering issues stated above.

04/05

Completed the second office scene. As it is the longest of the office scenes, i had to render it in three parts. Other than that, no difficulties.

05/05

Completed the third office scene. No difficulties.

06/05

Completed the battle scene intro. No difficulties.

07/05

Today I have completed part of my battle scene animation, in which the troops destroyed the first MG tower. No difficulties, just takes long to animate lol.

08/05

Presented our FMP Plans to classroom. Continuing with animating, however due to the need to present out plans, I couldn’t do as much animation work as yesterday. No difficulties.

09/05

Done some animating. No difficulties, just a bit tired.

10/05

Completed 1st part of battle scene (2 towers destroyed.) Adapted light and fog settings in animation, so that it is more aesthetically pleasing.

Created a business card design that’ll be part of my presentation (people’ll be able to pick one up if they want more info.) had some difficulties with the lasso tool in photoshop, but managed to figure it out.

11-14/05

Continued on animating. No difficulties.

15/05

Completed destruction of 1st aa tower. I saved my work and turned off my computer after letting it shut down properly, when I turned it back on and tried to access my file, the file couldn't read. That means that I have lost part of the animation work I have done, however I have the renders that I created previously. Although they are not the best quality (they were tests), I will have to use them as time is running out in creating the animation.

I have started editing the videos together and have added sound effects, voice acting, music etc. I have also got subtitles in place.

16/05

Today I have edited most of my videos to completion. I now have the intro, 1st battle scene as well as the 1st office scene complete.

17/05

I have been able to get my file working on a Mac, and have rendered the beginning for use in my editing. However, the large file size means that it takes 15 minutes for it to save, so I won't be using it for animating. I only used it for rendering the scene that I needed (intro).

18/05

Attempted to recreate the scene, and the file size was too large. Created my evaluation and have begun it.

19-20/05

Created the scene for a second time, and with some reducing of polygons, I have managed to get the file size below 1,000,000 kb, so it’ll most likely not crash on me. Focusing on animating, as I only have 5 days to create this, and I am determined to do this.

I stayed up a bit overnight (2 am) to add to my animation, aided by 2 cups of coffee. Got a good portion of the work done, however there is still more to do. Only got over 300 frames in 2-3 hours, so yah...

Only got 5 hours of sleep, but I began animating at 9:30 am, and got done just before 6 pm. Rendered it and edited it until 10:40 pm. I then looked over it, and rendered the video. No difficulties, just need to stay determined (and get a good night’s sleep lol.) 2000 frames completed in 11 hours, which is pretty good. It means that I should be able to get the final bit animated by the end of Tuesday/early Wednesday.

21/05

Went into college, and learnt that I have no lessons due to GCSE exams, so that’s an hour of my time that I’ll have to make up for. Completed and rendered the second office scene, which was pretty easy, as it’s only voice lines and a bit of background music.

Set up the final battle scene, so that’s good. Also animated the bombers flying in the air, so yeah. Was a bit annoying to make it realistic, but I did it eventually after half an hour of messing around with timings, movement etc. Now I’ve got it rendered with 3 different camera angles, for editing purposes.

Completed the bombing runs on those pesky barricades. Edited the bomber videos together, so I’ve got a minute of footage done, with music and sound effects.

22-23/05

Animating the supply depot being destroyed by forces. Got EX forces destroyed, just need to do the supplies being blown up. No difficulties right now, just takes a little time to animate, but I should be done today, then I can focus on the written work.

Completed the battle scene and edited it, just need to do the final office scene, and the outro with credits. Feeling proud of myself, I won’t lie. The animation is too cool lol.

Completed it all… FINALLY!!!

Bloody hell I am proud of my work. Still gotta do the written work though, so eh… I’ll get through it. I also might create a trailer quickly in the morning before getting on with the written work.

Got a trailer completed. It’s pretty good. Just gonna upload it to YouTube (unlisted though) then upload the actual animation, then put the both of them on public view.

Added to my evaluation. Just gotta keep on going…

24/05

Submission day. Got my production, evaluation, research, proposal and action plan done and on the site.

Got all parts done. Nothing difficult, just took a bit of time.