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| (for Political Asylum) |
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| (at Eastman Kodak, earlier that day) |
(details to follow - an incredible journey and experience)
Here lies the residue of "The Animating Apothecary," a source of obscure ephemera and thoughts. Instagram? see - https://www.instagram.com/animating_apothecary/ also check out asifa.org and asifa.net - content (c) 2006-2026 Jim Middleton (一個古怪的老頭，總是揮舞著雙手，哈哈大笑。or -手を振りながらよく笑うクレイジーな老人 or 손을 흔들며 웃는 미친 노인 )
Showing posts with label #politicalasylum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #politicalasylum. Show all posts
Monday, June 10, 2024
Post 675 - One to Have, One to Hold - The RIFF in Rochester, New York June 6-8
Monday, January 01, 2024
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Post 608 - Refreshing Depression - Pencil Test
Tick tock tick tock!
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| (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Post 563 - Test for Effects and Image Balance
Things lined up far better than I expected for this first run test:
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| (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
Take Two - Benny Always Has to Get Into the Act
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| still (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
Monday, May 15, 2023
Post 562 - The British are Coming!
More digital pencil testing -
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| (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Post 561: Benny Invents Instant Photography - 1846
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| (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
Every animation needs an inspiration - this from 1973 - kids! Never toss your old video!
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| (c) 1973, 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
Post 558 - Rough Pencil Test Assembly - segment 2
Color and timing check - shooting on "twos" - 235 frame output render
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| (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
Second take, 356 frame output render - still on "twos" - getting ready for the bloody British:
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| (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
Sunday, May 07, 2023
Post 557 - Benny the Rough Rider
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| YeeHa! (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
And, with a bit of compositing ...
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| (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
Saturday, May 06, 2023
Post 556 - Benny Sez - "I think yer gonna like this pitcher!"
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| (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
Monday, May 01, 2023
Post 555 - Another Pencil Test
Working on some scene transitions - sometimes that's the most time-consuming part of the production!
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| (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
Take two - different pacing (May 2)
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| (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
And take three - with conversion frames to 1920 x 1080
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| Still (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Post 554 - Perplexed Pachyderm Gets a Make-Over
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| (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
"A Million and One Uses!"
(later - a little more detail)
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| also (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Post 553 - More Visual Meatloaf - the collage test for 27 April 2023
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| (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Post 552 - Multiple Image Layer Test - Visual Meatloaf Pencil Test - 26 April 2023
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| (c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary |
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Post 548 - Forearm Pencil Test
This bit of sfumaterie may get done by summer of this year... another animated GIF "pencil test" -
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| First at 12fps render |
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| Then at 24fps render |
(c) 2023 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary
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