IBM Toons Production

Musica at Poemos

2008-04-04T20:18:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday by: Marfhra

Blitz Krieg Animated Poem

Grace After Dark By Iris

2008-04-04T19:31:00.001-07:00

Assessment of the Maggot

2008-01-27T21:40:00.000-08:00

Due Date: Feb. 11, 2008 (first draft)

Current Status:
All required drawings were finished and already scanned, while some of the drawings are partially traced and edited.

Hindrance:
a. Time
b. different schedules
c. laziness
d. conflict (other projects and requirements in other academe)
e. lack of computer vacancies

Plan:
a. color all the drawings
b. finish the in-between frames
c: sound effects
d. improve background designs

The Plot of the Story

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The story is about a TIREDslashSTRESSEDslashMAn, Maze who wants to end his life, and of course about the maggot whom secretly saved Maze. Life for Maze is such a boredom, stressful, difficulties, amidst, laziness, including all the words that can be associated in "ending-life-with-no-valid-reason". Maze attempted several suicidal acts. At first, he attempted to hang himself! After getting all the materials that he'll use like the chair and the rope, he started his first suicidal attempt. This suicidal attempt fails and so he decided to attempt suicidal act again, but it fails again.

Would Maze succeed in his next suicidal attempt?

How can a maggot saved a human like Maze?

The Production Team

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Marie Franz H. Estillero
-Leader of the Team
-Director
-Blog Designer
-Story Writer
-Color Artist
-Clean-up
-Editor
-Assistant Storyboard Artist

Iris B. Abrigo
-Character Designer
-Main Artist
-Poster Editor
-Cameraman
-Flash Animator
-Storyboard Artist
-Poster Artist
-Color Artist (Characters)

Blitz Krieg N. Insong
-In-betweener
-Background Designer
-Color Artist (Background)
-Line Testing Tracer
-Clean-up

Master plan (Story Board)

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Character Design and Description

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Background Design

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The Project Pipeline

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Live action video version

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10-sec. Line testing

2007-10-26T20:22:00.003-07:00

Saber con todos miyembros

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This is the unforgettable memoire of the group during the shooting of the live video version of the animation, the maggot.(From left-to-right: Iris, Marie, & Blitz)

-Iris

Creating and developing this animation is not an easy task to do and it takes a long period for it to be finished and finally produced. All I can say here about my experiences that I have gone through during the making of this project is very fun and enjoying. Although, it is stressful, and is sometimes frustrating because of some of the unexpected circumstances that came into us. However, I never thought to give up here because I never lose hope because I know someone is always here with me who guides me every time. Though my skills in drawing are not as good or excellent would it be like the others who are very gifted. But I can make it well to sharpen and to improve my skills more and be a professional in the field that I take someday. If you will believe in yourself and if you are so eager, determine, very patient and a very persevere person then nothing is impossible for you to achieve them. I am so happy and very thankful that they were my group partners because of their supports, great efforts they have poured out in the making of this project and we hope that we will be successful here in finishing our animation project.

-Blitz

My Experience in making this project is that I find it hard to do simply because it's my first time to do this kind of project. At first, I had a bad start with this project but as time goes by I enjoyed doing the project. I like it when I play colors for the background that will suit the background theme and now I am looking forward to know what I can give in doing the sound effects

-Marie
"Animation is simulation of movement created by displaying a series of pictures, or frames. Cartoons on television are one example of animation. Animation on computers is one of the chief ingredients of multimedia presentations. "That is the definition of animation according to http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/a/animation.html.

Based on my experience, I can say that animation is difficult if you do not have this long patience, perseverance, extra effort and etc. However, it is indeed difficult in terms of drawing, layout, coloring, line-testing and etc. When you have these traits that I just said a while ago, even if your not good in drawing, the level of difficulty will be lessen anyway (Walang mahirap, sa taong masikap) I always keep that in my mind. Having this project is a great opportunity, it taught me to be more responsible. The most important thing that I have learned is that, it does not matter if you do not know everything but you are craving to learn and enjoy everything.