Animation film shoot

When I have animation classes with some spare time, I try to get them to make something that would be too complicated to do with only one or two people. Today we set up a camera pointed at glass which could have paper or other substances on it held upright, and behind the glass is a miniature wooden stage where claymation could be created. These areas are lit with dimmable lights, balanced to daylight, because they need to match both the colour and the intensity of the backdrop which isa large tv. Onto the screen of the tv is a live feed from a camera pointed towards black curtain and where another person is performing one frame at a time. 

Mini Comic production

 William spending great care creating the first of his mini-comics for the table he has rented at the anime convention  at the university next weekend. 

Lunch with mom

 Took mom to Access so they could help her straighten out her email on her tablet. Now she needs to face the backlog of over 500 messages she's not received. Went for lunch afterwards. 

Reviving older cameras

 As with yesterday's, this is a camera that I painted once about 4 or 5 years ago so am returning to it. I continue to have a bit of a feeling that I need to make something recognizable as a painting whenever someone goes out of their way to bring me a single treasured camera. In cases that it is my camera or one of a large collection (such as when Noelle or Richard lend me some), I can be less orthodox in my approach. 

Painting

 Every time I post a painting, I claim that I'm trying to ramp up the creation of these. Most of the time I mean it. Right now, I am just trying to survive the term. The exhibition is beginning to scare me, but a few more paintings is not going to solve my fear. 

Elaine Pain

 Elaine has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and doesn't have much time left. I've not seen much of her since she retired 15 years ago but it feels like we just started right back where we left off. She's weaker but otherwise the same Elaine. 

Pi Day

 Margaret (with some help from William) baked pies today. Paul and Allan came over, although at separate times so didn't cross paths. Great discussion with Allan about story/character construction that is helpful for William's film script. 

Big animation

 In class today, did some minor animation using this large armature I built a few years ago for Canister Versus the Red Death.