Vimeo Video School

This is a great section on Vimeo with tons of video tutorials and techniques:

http://vimeo.com/videoschool

Mouth Charts for Lip Sync

In case anyone needs some references for mouth shapes, I am going to reblog the link Will found this week: http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/~rpyjp/a_notes/mouth_shapes_01.html

Plus this one for simpler characters: http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/~rpyjp/a_notes/mouth_shapes_02.html

Plus this creepier one that may help when we get to 3D: http://www.garycmartin.com/phoneme_examples.html

You can also search for other charts. Blog them if you find good ones!

Animation Walk Cycle Resources

There are several tutorials available online to help you with the walk cycle exercise. The simplest tutorial, which you may want to start with, is here:
http://animation.about.com/od/flashanimationtutorials/ss/flash29walkcycl.htm

Once you are comfortable with the technique, here are some others you may want to reference:
http://www.angryanimator.com/word/2008/11/01/animation-tutorial-2-walk-cycle/ http://flashtrick.blogspot.com/2007/10/walk-cycles-right-way.html

This is a great page with examples and tips on creating walk cycles: http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/aim/a_notes/04_walkcycle_project.html#

Optimizing videos for YouTube

Do this before uploading your videos to YouTube, and it will make your life much easier:

http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=165543

Make sure you SAVE AS, so you don't copy over the original!

Another Portfolio Option

Some people have been having issues with Weebly, as far as not being able to customize it as much as they want. Another site you can use is www.wix.com. This was originally the site I was going to use, however, it does not handle swf files very well at this point. If you are in Video, that won't matter to you. If you are in Animation, the swf issues might be a problem for you, but there are workarounds.

Portfolio Builder site

For those of you who would like to get a jump on the portfolio, the site we will be using to build portfolios this year is www.weebly.com. I would suggest making an account and starting to experiment with it as soon as possible, as you will only have about 2 weeks to create your portfolios (which means you will be expected to work on it outside of class also!). You can upload .swf files from Flash, but will not be able to upload Quicktime .mov files directly, so you will also need a YouTube account (or you can link from mine if the projects you need are there) for that format.

I will be discussing portfolio requirements next week, so stay tuned for that.

Animation - Lip Synching Mouth Charts

http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/%7Erpyjp/a_notes/mouth_shapes_01.html

http://www.garycmartin.com/mouth_shapes.html

http://toonboomcartooning.wetpaint.com/page/lip+chart

Reimagining the World Without Nuclear Weapons Video Contest

http://www.wagingpeace.org/menu/programs/awards-&-contests/video-contest/2011/index.htm

Due April 1, 2011


Awards:
1st Place: $1,000
2nd Place:  $250
3rd Place: $100

Vocab Film Festival

This could be done for extra credit:

http://memelabs.com/vocabfilmfest/

Social Media for Kids Contest

We *may* be doing this as a project later in the year, but I haven't decided yet. If not, as always, you can do it for extra credit:

http://www.socialmediaforkids.com/archives/214

2011 Get Green Video Contest

http://www.planet-connect.org/2011getgreen

Due February 23rd, 2011

First Place Winner: $500 and a Samsung Galaxy Tab
Second Place: Samsung HMW-T10 HD Camcorder
Third Place: Samsung HMX-E10 Pocket Camcorder

Make a 30sec-120sec video and show how your everyday actions impact the ocean, whether you live on the coast or 1,000 miles from the sea.

'Kindness The Movie' Video Contest

http://www.kindnessthemovie.com/we-want-your-stories/video-contest/

Deadline 5/1/11
First Place Prize – $1000, plus other prizes

Grab any video camera you can find.  Make a short video or film related to kindness (10 minutes max).  Tell us your true story or interview a relative or friend about some kindness they have experienced.  Life-changing kindness, unexpected kindness, or just ordinary daily kindness.  Or go out and show us some kindness that you see in the world.   Be creative.  Write a poem.  Write a song. You can even make an animation.

World of 7 Billion site

Video Class, FYI

http://www.worldof7billion.org/