Steady as She Goes, Cap'n

Well I've been slack with these blog posts, haven't I? Bad me. Bad.

Actually I've been pretty busy with schoolwork and my time and energy for flash has dwindled.

BUT I AM WORKING ON IT, SO CHILL, OKAY?!

I'm only about half done, but I've been working on the more complicated bits. I'm trying to make this as dynamic as possible, and trying new angles and movements, etc. It's a total bitch, so to say.

Hopefully more time will go my way and I'll get it done sooner or later.

Progress, Character Design

Well, the Ken Symonds flash is coming along steadily. For this flash I've skipped stick men and gone to slightly more realistic looking characters, which is probably better for the mood I'm going for (which is kinda creepy). The problem with doing full bodied characters with no planning is it becomes harder to do movement. So in some parts I've started doing little "guides" so see where everything needs to be when someone actually moves. 

I won't be wasting too much time on this one, and as a result they've been drawn quickly, which looks fine to me.

Lip Syncing is still going well for me; I think I pretty much have the hang of it. There's only a few basic shapes you need to remember and you can put extra shapes in between for added effect.

Everything else is handled: recordings, background music, play buttons...should be swell.

I will now be animating...au francais

When it comes to good plot ideas, I find the best come from personal experience.

In particular, grade nine French with Mr Symonds. At heart, a wonderful teacher who's eager to share his knowledge. Sometimes however, he can get angry with his students. My good friend Winston the Bear fell victim to the wrath of Ken Symonds when he forgot to hand in his homework. It was by far one of the most horrifying experiences in his life. 

Winston has kindly assisted me in voice acting, and a short script has been done. I will get this thing animated ASAP; some sketches have already been done.

 Hats off to you if you were in that class.

And yes, I did drop french the following year.

Storm of Brains

I've been mulling over idea on what to do next over the past few days. I've got some silly little ideas up my sleeve, but some of them are inside jokes no one would get, so deciding what to put the time and effort into for the next project is tough. I'm also collecting sound effects and looking into voice effects to get more unique voices. I guess I'll figure something out soon.

If you have a frickin' incredible idea/plot/script, comment or message me.

Unless you're Purto.

Put your Thinking Caps on

GEEZ LOUISE,
I've never had so much trouble with a video. This is the first time I've had a video removed under my own intentions. To be frank, most of the stuff I use is pirated/torrented because that's what the internet's all about. All of my videos have something taken in them, but this one was sniffed out quick smart. I probably left too much footage intact. Even now I'm not sure if mirroring it has worked, so I've just uploaded straight to this blog. Well, anyway, here it is at long last.


He is the Smartest Man Alive.

Link to Video on Youtube (Possibly Blocked)

Billy Freakin' Madison

New video should be out within a day or two. I'll be using footage from the classic, Billy Madison. Will involve demonic bus drivers, inappropriate spelling bees and LEARNING. SO MUCH LEARNING.

"STOP LOOKING AT ME SWAN!"

Oh, right...videos.

It's probably worth mentioning I also do silly little videos and edits on vegas pro.

Well first off, here's my Youtube channel. I go by Freelancer1001.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Freelancer1001/videos

And here's a video you won't find on my channel because it was done for a friend. Jason Bellikoff is a real talent that everyone should know about. This is a "Best Of" with all his best moments...

...Kapeesh.