Ok, let's do this... PP#1

        Starting this project is very terrifying.  But I'm not scared in the sense that it'll affect my performance, or like I'm scared to continue.  Its more like a giddiness for what's to come.  I absolutely love the idea for this project, but holy cow it is so vastly different from what I have done EVER before.  Never have I ever embarked on a project that I would spend more than a month on.  So its like the combined idea of this project PLUS the length of time makes it seem like I need to perform even better.  But I'm actually using this feeling for more a drive towards what I could potentially do.  I have like so many ideas flowing through my mind right now, and I'm having a rough time inputting it onto an actual feasible idea that I can firmly get a grasp of.   

        Well first of all, let me just get my bearings.  I really want this blog to reflect the process for all this, so I apologize right now incase things get a little hectic down the line.  I want to accurately express how I'm feeling throughout this process.  And at the moment, I'm currently struggling on how to entirely approach this project.  

        I'm thinking of two options:

• Animation
• Live action

        The animation approach would look totally awesome.  I've seen a couple approaches on how some students have done this Portfolio Project, and I have such a huge obsession on how they look.  I have a couple of 3D renders under my belt, but I'm definitely going to need some help when it comes to this approach. 

        Next is live action, which is essentially just what I've been doing for the whole year.  This is basically what comprises most of the submissions and projects.  And while there's nothing wrong with it, it just seems too "mainstream" and I would love to look over to animation for a couple reasons.

• New-  I feel like a lot less submissions are comprised of animation techniques, and seeing something new and refreshing is definitely not only going to help my drive for this project, but also make the overall experience more enjoyable viewer.  
• Easier???-  Now this part I'm not too sure of.  Making environments on Blender is pretty challenging, don't get me wrong, but I'm thinking filming in these environments shouldn't be as tricky.

        Animation is definitely going to be tough, but I'm ready for it.  I've already invested so much of my mental fortitude into it, that there's pretty much no going back now.  But first, I'm going to need to garner some research on how to approach this.  

        The tools that I have at my disposal are Blender, which I'll use to create the environment.  Next, I'll use either Clip Studio or Flip-A-Clip for the animation.  And then I'll use Davinci for editing and everything else.   Now, I'm particularly fine when it comes to Davinci, however I'm going to spend some more time investing into Blender and the animation portions.  I have some experience, but I'll definitely watch a bunch of tutorials.  Later down this project, about next week, I'll talk about the videos I watch.  

Here's a donut I made in Blender!!  Definitely needs some work though...

        But right now I'm currently in school.  Once I go home, I'll talk more about this later.  Going to let these ideas simmer for a little bit, and I'll keep you updated.  

    

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