Monday, 18 July 2011
another AMV (Anime Music Video)
Ok so this is more of a compliation of scenes from the anime series 'Soul Eater', this still works well.
There are multiple ideas I would like to add to my work, such as the running (2:15-2:32) this could be a good item to add as in the song the pretender there is increased beat at some places...
Problem or Opportunity?
Today the wold walk was canceled, although this has allowed me more time on my animation.
however as the walk was supposed to be today I haven't brought the necessary equipment to continue my work.
On a plus side however, I have spent the weekend practising and developing my drawing of manga.
however as the walk was supposed to be today I haven't brought the necessary equipment to continue my work.
On a plus side however, I have spent the weekend practising and developing my drawing of manga.
Monday, 11 July 2011
More Problems...
Unfortunately due to computer problems I have been unable to launch Adobe Photoshop and therefore have been unable to continue the current work.
On a plus side I have bought a web design program called Serif Webplus X3 and am now learning to use the program.
On a plus side I have bought a web design program called Serif Webplus X3 and am now learning to use the program.
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
another anime vid
I have just looked on youtube for foo fighters' the pretender music vid and have found this...
There are a number of things I like about this video, such as the pace of editing, and how although it is all clips from an anime series called Bleach, I think the clips work well with the song The Pretender
There are a number of things I like about this video, such as the pace of editing, and how although it is all clips from an anime series called Bleach, I think the clips work well with the song The Pretender
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Research into anime art styles and characters
I have begun researching anime characters and art styles, and there are more than I had realised.
There are 5 main anime types appear to be:
1)Shojo- aimed at young girls
2)Shonen-- aimed at young boys
3)Seinen-- aimed at teenage boys or young male
4)Josei-- aimed at young women
Below are some examples of characters from of the anime genres listed above.
Shonen
Shonen generally preferred by young/teenage males, a predominate feature is a supernatural force such as a Shinigami (God of Death) in series such as Death Note, or characters such as Goku (left) who have supernatural powers and often fight a main antagonist during the course of the series. They focus on promoting ideologies such as team work and friendship and sometimes even challenge the reader with contrivershal topics such as in Death Note were the protagonist can be seen as both good and bad character.
Shojo (少女漫画 shōjo manga) is manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10 and 18. The nameromanizes the Japanese 少女 (shōjo), literally "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong focus on human and romantic relationships and emotions.
Examples of the shojo genre include Cardcaptors, Fruits Basket, Fushigi Yuugi, Ouran High School Host Club, Pretty Cure, Princess Ai, Princess Tutu, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Romeo x Juliet, Sailor Moon, Skip Beat, Shugo Chara!, Tokyo Mew
(source Wikipedia)
Seinen is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at a 18–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be older with some manga aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. In Japanese, the word Seinen means "young man" or "young men" and is not suggestive of sexual matters. (The female equivalent to seinen manga is josei manga.)
Josei comics for women, pronounced [dʑosei]) also known as "ladies" (レディース redīsu) or "ladies' comics" (レディコミ redikomi, lit. "LadyComi"), is a term that refers to the target demographic of manga created mostly by women for late teenage and adult female audiences. Readers range from 15-44.[1] In Japanese, the word josei means simply "woman", "female", "feminine", "womanhood" and has no manga-related connotations at all.
There are 5 main anime types appear to be:
1)Shojo- aimed at young girls
2)Shonen-- aimed at young boys
3)Seinen-- aimed at teenage boys or young male
4)Josei-- aimed at young women
Below are some examples of characters from of the anime genres listed above.
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| Light Yagami - Death Note |
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| Goku - Dragon Ball Z |
Shonen generally preferred by young/teenage males, a predominate feature is a supernatural force such as a Shinigami (God of Death) in series such as Death Note, or characters such as Goku (left) who have supernatural powers and often fight a main antagonist during the course of the series. They focus on promoting ideologies such as team work and friendship and sometimes even challenge the reader with contrivershal topics such as in Death Note were the protagonist can be seen as both good and bad character.
Shojo (少女漫画 shōjo manga) is manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10 and 18. The nameromanizes the Japanese 少女 (shōjo), literally "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong focus on human and romantic relationships and emotions.
Examples of the shojo genre include Cardcaptors, Fruits Basket, Fushigi Yuugi, Ouran High School Host Club, Pretty Cure, Princess Ai, Princess Tutu, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Romeo x Juliet, Sailor Moon, Skip Beat, Shugo Chara!, Tokyo Mew
(source Wikipedia)
Seinen is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at a 18–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be older with some manga aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. In Japanese, the word Seinen means "young man" or "young men" and is not suggestive of sexual matters. (The female equivalent to seinen manga is josei manga.)
It has a wide variety of art styles and more variation in subject matter, ranging from the avant-garde to the pornographic. Because of the emphasis on storyline and character development instead of action, some seinen series are often confused with shōjo, or girls' manga.[citation needed] This is especially true of seinen comedy series such as Chobits, and Chi's Sweet Home, or seinen drama such as Twin Spica. Other examples of seinen manga include:Gantz, Battle Royale, 20th Century Boys, Monster, Blame!, Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Berserk, Battle Angel Alita, Drifters and Elfen Lied.
Josei comics for women, pronounced [dʑosei]) also known as "ladies" (レディース redīsu) or "ladies' comics" (レディコミ redikomi, lit. "LadyComi"), is a term that refers to the target demographic of manga created mostly by women for late teenage and adult female audiences. Readers range from 15-44.[1] In Japanese, the word josei means simply "woman", "female", "feminine", "womanhood" and has no manga-related connotations at all.
The stories tend to be about everyday experiences of women living in Japan. Though there are some that cover high school, most cover the lives of adult women. The style also tends to be a more restrained, realistic version of shōjo manga, keeping some of the wispy features and getting rid of the very large sparkly eyes. There are exceptions in the style described above, but what defines josei is some degree of stylistic continuity of comics within this particular demographic (the same is true with different demographics that have different stylistic tendencies).
Josei comics can portray realistic romance, as opposed to the mostly idealized romance of shōjo manga, but it does not always have to be. A famous example of a josei is Honey and Clover, which was animated, which is unusual for josei comics.[original research?] Josei tends to be both more sexually explicit and contain more mature storytelling, although that is not always true either. It
Animation Poses
During a look into anime characters on Google I have come across this image which may help me work poses out...
Monday, 4 July 2011
Animation 01.1
From some of the PDF documents I have print screened and pasted into a Photoshop document.
from this Simon has made a quick demo of what I may be able to achieve.
from this Simon has made a quick demo of what I may be able to achieve.
Small Problem...
Unfortunately I have been unable to resupply with tracing paper etc due to various illnesses, the amount I have left should see me through until the summer holidays.
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