*IPP* Louie Del Carmen

Louie Del Carmen wrote a very kind e-mail giving me some feedback on an animatic I did a while ago! Here's the correspondence below:

Dear Emma,

Sorry it took so long to get back to you.  Now for the feedback to your short......    

Overall I like the idea of the story.  I like the "hunter becomes the hunted" theme and thought that you told the story as best as you can with the boards that you drew.  Here's my recommendations on how you can best improve your work:

BOARDS:

1.  Drawing -  although boards tend to be rough, there is a certain line quality and level of drafting that is expected.  Basically what you see on most "art of" feature animation books is what you should shoot for as far as quality of drawing.

2.  Staging/Framing/Compositions -  Some of your shots are decent but overall I am missing some dynamic cutting and framing as well as use of creative staging. 

3.  Acting / character development -  I'd like to see you come up with designs that are really appealing and pushed.  Consequently I feel that your contrasts in acting can be pushed further as well.

ANIMATIC:

I felt that the timing is very even and quite sluggish overall.  The animatic or reel is your chance to simulate movement and animation so use it your advantage.  Learn better timing and spacing and plan your shots more carefully.  

OVERALL:

Improve your drawing and film making and your boards will improve concurrently.  Remember that you are the film maker which means you are the director of your own movie.  Therefore you have the responsibility of holding the audiences interest and you should do everything in your power to make your story the best as it can be.

I hope this helps.  Take care and much luck.

Best regards,

Louie

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Name: Emma Wyton 
Email: emmawyton@hotmail.com

The visitor commented:
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Subject: Feedback on animatic


Hey Louie!

I just want to start by saying congratulations on all the fantastic work you've done! I am immensely inspired by your success and have really enjoyed looking at your work and watching your interview on CGMW. I am a huge fan of Dreamworks, and had a riot seeing Megamind recently

I have been working on my storyboarding and animatic skills lately at Ravensbourne College in England, and recently completed an animatic for a pitch.

I was wondering whether you could give me a little feedback on how I can improve. Would that be okay? I understand you are busy with the recent film "Rise of the Guardians", but if you do have a spare moment, I would greatly appreciate it!Here's a link to the vid. My friend helped me upload it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7qIApav73IThank you very much!

I look forward to hearing from you

 Emma Wyton

 All in all, extremely positive, though it definitely highlights areas of my work that needs editing, to help perfect it.

*IPP* Possible contact for storyboarding opportunities

This is an e-mail I got from a guy our family have known for ages. There's a long story behind this, which I will describe briefly.

His wife needed somebody from Ravensbourne to come to a careers evening at the school she works at. I came along and helped provide information about the college to the students there.

Terry was there, and he said that he might need somebody to help storyboard for various productions in the future.

Anyway, here's the e-mail he sent. 

Hi Emma,

This is the company that develop the motion capture technology, for which they have a variety of uses as you will see.

http://www.animalive.com/

I can certainly take you to see the Looney Tunes show at Butlins but we may have to wait a few weeks yet before I am able to do that.

As for the storyboarding... this is something we need from time to time.  I will keep you posted on our projects and let you know when we might need a storyboard produced.

Best wishes,

Terry Morrison

I'm really glad I helped out with the careers evening, because it has proven that I am a responsible and hard-working person, who is committed to animation and Ravensbourne college. It has also provided me with some work experience in the future! Great stuff!

Also, oooo Looney Tunes show at Butlins! :O Yeh there's motion capture involved, so I might be able to get involved somehow :D

*IPP* Confidence

I think now that I'm nearing the end of my Ravensbourne journey, I should think about how I have grown and how I continue to go on in terms of work.

I feel that I have learned a lot about myself in the last few years. I know my strengths and I know my weaknesses. Here they are for you to look at.

Strengths
Patience
Positivity
Good quality of work
Enthusiasm
Works well in team
Drawing ability
Weaknesses
Maya know how
Confidence
Adaptability to new things
Procrastinates

I think there must be more, but I can't think of them right now.

I do tend to worry a lot, even though I put on a smiley face. I think I need to try and think better about myself sometimes, and be more independent because it tends to hold me back sometimes.

*IPP* - Website in progress pt 2

I've decided that this will be my new main site location. The site I have applied for is called "Posterous, and it's really easy to use. It enables you to upload posts using e-mails! How cool is that?! If you want to upload pics, files and vids, you simply attach them to the e-mail and send it off!


http://posterous.com/

Here's what my site looks like atm

http://emuisemu.posterous.com/

 

I eventually gave up with the Iweb and Cyberduck option I said about previously, because it was too difficult to use.

*IPP* - Website in progress

I've had a nagging urge to make a website for ages, and now seems to be the right time to start. Michelle Vinall has suggested I use IWeb, Cyberduck and I&I webhosting to do the job, so hopefully this will help me in my bid to publicize my skills. :D

Will be putting all the animations, illustrations, and storyboards I have accumulated in the past on there. Should be good!

Running out of things to say uh oh oh no what do I do...

Bye for now!

*IPP* Facebook Professional Page

Hey!

Its been a little while since I last posted something IPP related. Sorry about that! Other stuff has swallowed up my time, but it doesn't mean to say that I don't think about it a lot. I have set up a Personal Professional Page (PPP lol) on Facebook, to help broaden my networking on the internet.

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Emma-Wyton-Animator/137590642967436

Here it is, for your enjoyment. I uploaded my current showreel, which I hope to update and improve soon

*IPP* Work experience opportunity - continued

I got a response from Lorna Hamilton-Brown about the storyboarding position. Here's my correspondence with her:

Hi Emma,

I've heard back from the company their feedback was they liked your work. However they are looking a different style. They are looking for a more realistic charcoal sketched storyboard.

I'll keep you informed of any other opportunities.

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Hey Lorna!

Thank you very much for letting me know the situation. It's a shame that they haven't taken me up, but I'm glad they liked my work all the same. If you could you let me know if you find any other work experience opportunities in the future, I would greatly appreciate it. I am keen to meet and work for some talented industry people. I am a very strong 2D artist, and can do concept, 2D + 3D animation, storyboarding and animatics, so if you find anything in that area of the animation industry, that would be fantastic!

If ever you want to meet up and talk more, let me know

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Hi Emma,

Yes it is a shame, but there will be other opportunities. Let's meet up sometime. It
would be good to go over your CV.

Have a good weekend.



All in all, fairly positive


It's a shame it didn't work out for me, but maybe that shows that I should try and provide more of a variety of work. This experience makes me want to work with a variety of media, so that if another opportunity like that arises, I will have more to show for myself to cater for any situation.

I'm glad that Lorna wants to go over my CV, because I think it needs some improvement. It can so much better. I'll try and arrange a day to do this shortly

*IPP* Work experience opportunity

Lorna Hamilton-Brown approached my BA class about a nice opening for some to do some serious storyboarding. Here are the e-mails that have been sent between us so far:

Hi Emma, See below: A local company is looking for a student to work as a storyboard artist in Pre-Production of a feature film. The student will work closely with the Director and assist him to realise his visual aspirations. You would also gain a screen credit. Duties and responsibilities: To deliver materials on time and to have fun and be creative. Essential skills required: Good drawer. Good visual eye and good collaborative skills. Punctuality on deadlines is essential. Travel expenses will be covered. You will be working on a professional level and must commit yourselves accordingly. If you are interested in this position email Lorna Hamilton-Brown <l.hamilton-brown@rave.ac.uk> with a sample of your storyboarding and your CV.

Lorna Hamilton-Brown

Hi Emma, See below: A local company is looking for a student to work as a sto...

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Hey Lorna! Thank you very much for getting back to me on this fantastic opportunity. I'm sorry I couldn't get back to you sooner, I haven't had access to internet up until now. I have some storyboard examples that I did for a pitch for BA animation which you can look at here: http://emufmp.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-pitch.html I can give you some more examples if you would like to see more work. I have a showreel as well that displays some of my work, though it predominantly shows my animation skills. Hopefully it helps show you my knowledge of how to structure a scene well, and my drawing skills. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjHuVDW_qbg You will also find attached my CV. Let me know if it needs some work, I've been wanting some advice on how I can improve it. I would like to hear more about the project that you would like me to work on, so I can prepare myself for the work I need to do ahead. If you have any details about where I'll be working, who I'll be working with and when the deadlines will be, that would be helpful too. Thanks again, and I hope to hear from you soon! Emma Wyton

My New BA Blog

First post of my blog!

Okay, basically I had trouble with synching my e-mail accounts with Blogger and Youtube at the same time. Because of this, I have made a new blog, which will contain all my work for this year.

Any work for Mike's unit will be marked with a *M* in the title


Any work for Dan's unit will be marked with a *D* in the title


Any work for PPI will be marked with a *IPP* in the title

EDIT I have also labeled most of my posts with DAN, MIKE, DISS or PPI, depending on the work that is relevant in that post. You can find the labels on the top right of my blog :D

I hope this is clear.

Here's the link to my old blog, which holds all my development for my personal pitch called "Spooked" http://emufmp.blogspot.com/