Blog padlet by ris K https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8 hhhh en-us 2025-04-04 16:40:31 UTC 2025-05-10 08:19:32 UTC hello@padlet.com Week 1 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3434727645 Reviewed my storyboard and got ready for my 10 second trailer.


I planned to pick a short part of my story when my protagonist faces his enemy in the office room, before the gunfight, showing the tension in the 10 second clip

]]> 2025-05-03 02:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3434727645 Week 2 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3434727922 I started to animate based on on my of one of my stills. This shot should be showing Greyson raising a gun and aiming.

]]> 2025-05-03 02:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3434727922 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3434727986 Now I started drawing based on this frame with Adobe Photoshop. I copied and pasted the first frame, made some changes like lifting his arm a bit, exported the image, then the second frame was finished.

]]> 2025-05-03 02:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3434727986 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3434735668 Over and over again, more than 10 images have been exported. It finally looked like a continuous animation

]]> 2025-05-03 02:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3434735668 Week 3 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3434736887 I kept working on the shot about Greyson raising his gun. I spent a lot of time testing and adjusting the texture to make it as smooth as posible.

]]> 2025-05-03 02:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3434736887 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3435941157 And finally it became an animated clip. But it looks a bit weird. Maybe it still need some tweaks later.

]]> 2025-05-05 05:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3435941157 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3435947876 I used Adobe Animate to turn a group of PNG images into animated clip. I originally planned to animate on ones at 24fps, but the timing and rhythm of the movements felt a bit off. So I used a mixed timing approach to balance the duration of the actions — some drawings are held for one frame, others for two. Now it's more effective.

]]> 2025-05-05 05:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3435947876 Week 4 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3436262214 I started to animate the next shot. According to my rough storyboard, the next shot is about those officers noticing Greyson pointing them with a gun.

]]> 2025-05-05 10:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3436262214 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3436424861 I need to draw the set-up and place the objects in the right position based on the previous scene design.

]]> 2025-05-05 13:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3436424861 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3436434604 We learned to use Premiere in class this week. I once used it a long time ago for making a short animation many years ago and now I need to get familiar with Premiere again. I played around with the footages I drew before and some clips for other projects in Premiere.

]]> 2025-05-05 13:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3436434604 Week 5 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3436443263 The set-up was finally done. This kind of wide shot of the whole room was really time-consuming to draw.

]]> 2025-05-05 13:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3436443263 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3436444798 Finally I can start animating after I finished everything in the scenes

]]> 2025-05-05 13:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3436444798 Week 6 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3436448132 Still animating

]]> 2025-05-05 13:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3436448132 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3437304492 We learned some Adobe Audition in class today. So I down loaded some free sound effects that I'll need to use to play around in Adobe Audition

]]> 2025-05-06 03:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3437304492 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3437308729 This shot took very long. There were 4 characters in the shot and they all need animating. And the shot will last for more than 4 seconds. So it was not easy to animate.

]]> 2025-05-06 03:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3437308729 Week 7 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3442731720 It was finally finished

]]> 2025-05-09 02:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3442731720 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3442734515 2025-05-09 02:07:25 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3442734515 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3442735022 I drew some assets for some next key frames to nail down the angle, the perspective, and what's going to be about.

]]> 2025-05-09 02:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3442735022 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3442747037 2025-05-09 02:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3442747037 Week 8 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3442752976 Start to animate the next shot with detailed key frames

]]> 2025-05-09 02:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3442752976 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3442754948 Finished

]]> 2025-05-09 02:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3442754948 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3443389170 Today we did acting and directing in class. I tried directing a short, dialogue-driven scene twice. Through that process, I learned how challenging it is to communicate with actors and guide them to express the emotions and intentions I envisioned. After two attempts, I think the final results turned out okay. Anyway, it was fun.

]]> 2025-05-09 10:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3443389170 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3443392902 This shot mainly shows a character walking in the distance for about one or two seconds. It doesn’t require much detail and isn’t particularly difficult.

]]> 2025-05-09 10:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3443392902 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3443397085 2025-05-09 10:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3443397085 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3443400679 Today we did some warm-ups, then acted out a few movements that we needed as live-action references for our animation.

]]> 2025-05-09 10:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3443400679 Week 9 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3443404247 I threw the current clips into Premiere to see how they cut together, but the flow felt off. Then I realized I forgot a reaction shot of the officers.

]]> 2025-05-09 10:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3443404247 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444182413 I spent 2 days finishing the reaction shot of Dallas

]]> 2025-05-10 03:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444182413 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444184218 To maintain continuity with the previous shot where the officer in front of Dallas moves to the left, I added a blurred foreground element—an officer’s body moving to the left —in Dallas’s reaction close-up.

]]> 2025-05-10 04:01:21 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444184218 Week 10 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444186831 Right now, I’ve got 13 seconds of finished footage—enough to get by for the assignment due in early May, but still a long way from where I need to be for the full project.

]]> 2025-05-10 04:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444186831 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444192519 In class today, I did a quick little test with Foley. Later at home, I tried recording some simple sounds of hitting a wooden table—I’m sure they’ll come in handy later as bullet impacts on wooden surfaces.

]]> 2025-05-10 04:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444192519 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444193728 I also downloaded some free sound effects from Freesound.org website. I'm starting to collect as many sound effects as I can for further use.

]]> 2025-05-10 04:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444193728 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444214688 Started the next shot.

]]> 2025-05-10 05:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444214688 Week 11 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444214844 Finished

]]> 2025-05-10 05:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444214844 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444215365 2025-05-10 05:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444215365 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444217336 Finally, I’m getting to the fast-cut gunfight sequence—the heart of the whole film, and probably its most crucial moment.

]]> 2025-05-10 05:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444217336 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444217739 2025-05-10 05:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444217739 Week 12 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444218445 I’ve been experimenting with fast, sweeping camera moves in 2D animation, aiming to replicate the kind of quick perspective shifts you’d normally see in live-action scenes.

]]> 2025-05-10 05:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444218445 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444218903 After the fast camera move, the previous shot flows right into Dallas pulling his gun. I’m not planning to cut there.

]]> 2025-05-10 05:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444218903 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444219170 It turned out not bad！

]]> 2025-05-10 05:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444219170 Week 13 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444220943 The next shot is Greyson diving backward to dodge the bullets while firing at the same time.

]]> 2025-05-10 05:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444220943 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444223141 I think it's time to decide what music I'll use in my film. Considering I'll probably post my film on social media or even participate some festival. I need some copyright free music or try to get licensed.

]]> 2025-05-10 06:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444223141 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444224917 I searched through tons of sites but just couldn’t find that sharp, distorted gunshot sound effects used in those classic Spaghetti Western films. That sound is so iconic—I absolutely love it and knew I had to recreate it as faithfully as possible. Finally, I found two perfect 'Spaghetti Western gunshots' on Audiojungle. net. I paid immediately to get licensed.

]]> 2025-05-10 06:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444224917 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444225810 I found some more sound effects on Freesound.org before I throw everything into Premiere to test editing.

]]> 2025-05-10 06:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444225810 Week 14 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444226302 Finished the dodging shot

]]> 2025-05-10 06:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444226302 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444229293 I happened to stumble across a track on Bandcamp that felt absolutely perfect—the moment I heard it, I thought, 'This is the one.' I immediately reached out to the producer to ask about licensing, usage terms, and pricing.

]]> 2025-05-10 06:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444229293 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444231678 But just in case I can’t get the license, I need to come up with some Plan B options. So I kept looking for some cheap music with metal vibe on Audiojungle.net.

]]> 2025-05-10 06:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444231678 Week 15 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444235058 Started the next shot. This shot is also Greyson dodging bullets.

]]> 2025-05-10 06:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444235058 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444235231 2025-05-10 06:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444235231 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444237980 I'm still looking for music. I'm trying Artlist.io this time. But sadly all those music. Unfortunately, the music in these stock libraries all sounds too generic. Maybe they’re catchy at first, but they lack any real emotion—almost like something AI would make. I really hope the producer from before gets back to me.

]]> 2025-05-10 06:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444237980 Week 16 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444239288 Finished

]]> 2025-05-10 06:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444239288 Week 16 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444240180 The next shop will also be a fast camera move and perspective shifts. It'll be another time-consuming movement.

]]> 2025-05-10 06:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444240180 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444241230 This is the key-frame in the middle of this shot, after the sharp camera movement

]]> 2025-05-10 06:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444241230 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444242937 It's been two weeks since I contacted the music composer and I still haven't got any reply. So I tried again sending an e-mail directly to the address shown on his Youtube page

]]> 2025-05-10 06:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444242937 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444246342 This time he replied immediately and agreed to give me license for 50 USD. It was even cheaper than some AI generated music on those websites! I agreed the contract and he sent me the music file. I was really happy today.

]]> 2025-05-10 07:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444246342 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444247716 I also drew some animation loop clips for the assignments.

]]> 2025-05-10 07:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444247716 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444248429 Walking loop

]]> 2025-05-10 07:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444248429 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444248534 Expression loop

]]> 2025-05-10 07:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444248534 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444248608 2025-05-10 07:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444248608 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444248726 Running loop

]]> 2025-05-10 07:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444248726 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444248795 2025-05-10 07:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444248795 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444248937 Wave loop

]]> 2025-05-10 07:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444248937 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444249009 2025-05-10 07:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444249009 Week 17 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444250673 Finally this shot was finished. Now I can throw everything in Premiere, preparing for the 10 seconds trailer.

]]> 2025-05-10 07:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444250673 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444251320 After adding the sound effects, it looked not bad. Now I'm better at editing with Premiere.

]]> 2025-05-10 07:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444251320 Week 18 1561184642kris https://padlet.com/1561184642kris/7nyzso0w8fv845f8/wish/3444257457 The final clip has been exported, now it’s just a matter of waiting to edit it together with everyone else’s footage.

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