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It's Happening!!Louis is starting to talk!

It's happening!
For those asking, I'm animating directly into the computer using a Wacom tablet. The animation program I'm using is TVPaint Animation 10 Pro. Super expensive so I use the school computers, but it's like the illegitimate love-child between Photoshop and Adobe After Effects without Flash's niggling tendencies to crash every ten minutes. That program is sex. <3
--Sak

Merry Christmas and SHIPS!!!I friggin' love this grey weather, like you have no idea. So I leap on any chance I get to go out into it, and as always I force :icongellyh: to come with me. Following some advice we went to the Maritime Museum in Amsterdam yesterday to see the LKJSDKLZDJLKS replica of the18th century East Indiaman Amsterdam.
Caution: Slippery when wet.
EEEEEEEEE SHIPS!!! Of course this totally counts as research for my animation major this year and everything,
The Captain gets all the best things.
Chillin' in the Captain's Cabin.
To the Captain's Command!
We found some BARRELS!!
Biggest goddamn barrels I've ever seen.
And also tried our hands at the guns.
*Gellyh knows how to use a swivel cannon.
Evidently ... I don't.
But it was seriously cramped in there, especially in the guests' cabins for transporting important people.
No, I mean really, really cramped.
Fooling around top-side:
Fabulous view from up here, daaarling~
And then there was a gallery full

Shisha Pipes at Three A.M. ...There's nothing quite like sitting back on pillows in a dim room with painted murals and UV lights discussing the problems of the world and how we can change the future for the better through the aromatic smoke of several shisha pipes with complete strangers. I thoroughly recommend it to anyone.
I feel like I can change the world. Maybe not in big ways, but in small, baby steps. I want to finish this animation, I want to get my message out. I want to make a graphic novel that underlines current issues through the eyes of my characters; I want to make a difference. I feel justified in knowing I'm not the only one who thinks like this.
I want to change the world.
... Damn, this sounded so much better in my head at 3a.m. in the cafe toilets when I thought of it.
--Sak

James Hunter's Intro SequenceJames's Intro Sequence (in sketch lines!) is available for your viewing over on my Youtube account, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IED8ZOGzpXc&feature=youtu.be
It's sound-effect-less, music-less, and not cleaned up at all, but I will be uploading each scene as I complete them so that the voice actors can see how their work is coming together. Perhaps it's also interesting for people interested in some of the processes of animation, as well.
--Sak

Honour Amongst Thieves ... Podcast?Let it never be said that Sak doesn't deliver!
Last Sunday I had a Skype meeting with Brendan Julian and Richard Johnston - the voices of Louis and James respectively from my upcoming animation - to discuss the finer points of Honour Amongst Thieves. As promised, I managed to record it and so without further ado, I present to you:
Honour Amongst Thieves
The Podcast
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?listLv0aJNOpaJrotahQ1swwUQd8wjr9TfWVQ&feature=edit_ok
I was delighted to see the two of them got along so well, because their character interaction promises to be great this way. Unfortunately, Santiago's VA was unable to make it due to timezones, but perhaps sometime in future we'll be able to repeat this again plus one Spaniard!
Enjoy!
--Sak

Louis, Louis, Always Whining ..."I'm not whining, I'm complaining. Do you want to hear whining?" -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?featurelayer_detailpage&v=l8r7ZNrKxFI&listLv0aJNOpaJrotahQ1swwUQd8wjr9TfWVQ#t=450s
Okay, no, on a more serious note: I've just had to re-draw the last two days' worth of frames and in-betweens for Louis because I realized I'd been drawing him "wrong".
Throughout Louis's character progress he's undergone several changes, most based on my own personal decisions, but many were also due to feedback from you guys here on DA, and I realise now that the "Louis is too skinny I don't like it" comments got to me more than they should have.
What these people don't realize is that Louis is ridiculously tall and skinny on purpose: he's a cartoon. He's not meant to be realistic, he's meant to be an exaggeration of the flamboyant gay stereotype, the skinny French stereotype, and his design reflects his wiles and cunning when it comes to out-witting his opponents. Out of al

Perfect Timing ....A visit from Aunt Flo when I'm already feeling dizzy, sick, and nauseous from a combination of exhaustion, stress, and sleep deprivation ...
OH FICKLE LADY FATE I LOVE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOUR HAR-DE HAR HAR.
--Sak

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Journal Entry: Tue Jan 15, 2013, 7:32 PM

So I've finally begun in-betweening James's introduction sequence ...

It's consisted of hours of listening to him scream "Oh BLOODY HELL" and "DAMN IT!" into my ear.

--Sak

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~squonkhunter Jan 19, 2013 Student General Artist

Yep. That's pretty much how it goes. XD Are you going to post updates or WIP scenes or are you going to wait until the whole thing is done?

*Canadian-Rainwater Jan 19, 2013 Student Filmographer

I'll be uploading each scene as I complete it, so that my voice actors can see how their hard work has turned out. But they're not being animated in the correct order.

~squonkhunter Jan 19, 2013 Student General Artist

Ah, gotcha. That's very considerate of you, towards your voice actors. I wish you the best of luck and I can't wait to see how it's coming along. Louis is by far my favorite character of yours.

*Canadian-Rainwater Jan 19, 2013 Student Filmographer

They're all doing a great job and I'd love to showcase them as much as possible. And thank you. It's unusual for people to show such an interest in an OC, as opposed to fanart of an established character, so it's always lovely to hear that.

~squonkhunter Jan 19, 2013 Student General Artist

Did you actually get British and French actors?

*Canadian-Rainwater Jan 20, 2013 Student Filmographer

James's voice actor is an actual Brit, yes, but Santiago and Louis are voiced by Americans. Louis's voice actor, however, does have a France-French friend who helps him with the accent and the words where she can.

~squonkhunter Jan 20, 2013 Student General Artist

Oh, wonderful! Ah, so it's a girl voicing Louis? I can't wait to hear what that sounds like, because apparently she must do an excellent job!

*Canadian-Rainwater Jan 20, 2013 Student Filmographer

You can hear Louis's voice actor in the link I provided to my Youtube account in an earlier journal. He's voiced by a man.

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~ShadowOfNights Jan 18, 2013 Student Digital Artist

I can't wait to see it when it's done. I love the voices and am excited!

~MarissaSunshine Jan 17, 2013 Hobbyist Filmographer

_{"It's consisted of hours of listening to him scream "Oh BLOODY HELL" and "DAMN IT!" into my ear."}

LOL well that's animation for you!

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