Week 5

Man o' shevitz! This has been a long week. It seems as though every time I plan to have some time for myself to work on my project, something always seems to come up. I am tired of being governed by everyone else's situations. I am under a thumb at work, there is always somewhere I have to go for a family member, people always need this or that, and I dont get enough time for myself! Ok, ok, sorry I blowed up on you like that, I dont mean to bitch and complain like this but I am starting to feel some pressure. That being said, I did create a new space ship in 3ds max and got some good feed back from Mr. Zyla. I changed the style and gave it a little more of a futuristic look instead of an old style cartoony, disc shape. This is good for me, I need to have a little progress. I also got some tips and tricks from Mr.Zyla on the uv unwrapping. He showed me how to Pelt Map! Whoaaaa! Cool stuff, and I went on youtube and found a tutorial that I can use to go through slowly until I get it down. This is great news for both my Capstone and Animation 2 classes. I Got a quick low down on how to add a bi-ped to a character and align the correct bones with the correct area on the characters from Mars this week too. It has been a bit more productive and I feel a little relief from the stress of not having anything completed. I will have to practice these new skills this week, to get the hang of them, but I feel a new confidence. I am looking forward to spending this weeks Capstone class quiet and working on my stuff. I cant let the constant stupid conversations around me distract me from my work this week. I am going to bring in my headphones and start knocking some of the milestones off of my list. I want to get caught up, and since school is the only place I can concentrate, I am going to make this week count.
Here I go!
Frank (make this week count) Wozniak

Week 4

Week four of my capstone project was a bust! I am back to work and am having a hard time finding time to work on all three projects. Its kind of hard to concentrate on any one project when I have three to complete. I am hoping to learn how to apply a texture to a character with the uv unwrapping in my animation 2 class, as well as add a bi-ped skeleton to my guy. Once I learn how to do so, I will be able to work a little more on the fun stuff. (the animating) I had a space ship in mind, but I have looked at some other examples and I think I will try to create a new style this week. I am getting a little nervous about being behind on my project plan, although I know I can make it happen. I need to remind myself that I work better under pressure. I gotta get busy, there is only 6 weeks left.
Wish me luck,
Frank(getting a little nervous) Wozniak

Week 3

Moving right along! I have created my storyboard, made my identity package(business card, dvd cover, and disc label), and have showed them all to the instructor and got pretty good feedback. Now its time to move on to the next step which is to start modeling my main character, space ship, planets, background and projector and screen. I already have a character modeled, but I think its a bit too plain. I think I want to jazz em' up a little. The rocket ship I had in mind was kind of just that, a rocket, but I think I want to create a space craft with a little more futuristic feel instead of a cartoony shape. I already feel a little behind, because there is so much to do, but I know that if I chip away for a couple of hours a day, I should be in good shape. I am back to work now, so time is starting to become scarce for me. I will find the time, here and there. I will also take a look at some of my old projects and pick out the best ones, I figure 5 or 6 should cover all the things that I want to showcase. Gots to get busy now, this is some of the TIME that I could use for working on my project. Until next week, this is Frank (dont dare call me Randy) Wozniak blogging out!