5/8/19: MASSIVE Ending!

5/8/19: MASSIVE Ending!

It was a fun day and I REALLY like how this is looks!

She's gotten MUCH bigger here. Which is also a reference of the growth scene in that one Satsuki vid... I think that's the name. Anyways, inside helicopter view.

I gotta figure out how to get rid of that weird layering effect. Maybe I just gotta build lighting? Nah. Something else.

Here's the blowing scene of Neko having fun. And then here's an outside view of what happened.

Seriously MASSIVE!

You can see the helicopter at the top right for a size comparison!

As said from stream chat, bridges don't have a good track record in my videos.

With this shot, I wanted to capture Neko from the ground level as she began a massive pounce! Lots of cleaning up to do here.

And off she goes for a sequel within Pool 2. Or maybe I should set some other things up before going to that? Either way, it's kinda far off. Let's focus on this for now. Only Rin needs to be animated for this ending now and then I can start going back to fix EVERYTHING!

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5/8/19: A Vision
I just woke myself up with a vision of the true ending of this video.
I hate myself for it because I know full well I'm going to go for it even when Neko has no room.
So I envisioned the helicopter that comes in to stay in place and shine a spotlight on Neko from above.
Neko grows yet again here until suddenly she's face-to-face with the helicopter while sitting.
Do some nice comparison shots here of it being smaller than her nose. Then have her blow her breath on it so it flies off and she chases it.
Good idea about it is that I don't need to animate Neko turning around. I can cut to her already done with that. (I'll probably do it anyways since it's hard)
Bad news?
She's way huge for Pool 2, but that's fine. If the girl doesn't also outgrow my script, then it wasn't a good script!

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5/2/19: Huge Progress!
I'm just gonna post it all in pics for you guys!
This shot finally looks great!

Rin accidentally tramples a dude. She gets her foot off in time, but something else has other plans.


Yikes! What a lucky guy to most of us here!

I wanted to try out the comical stuck-to-foot after crushing idea here. The dude bugs out a bit here, but it went pretty well.

This is probably the update pic.

Rin picks gu-you up for a heartfelt apology. I admit that I did this because I didn't want to spend time animating the dude anymore. Especially flailing from being picked up. So pov it is!

Rin accidentally bumps into the fire escape she sets you down on. I was gonna have her turn around and put you down, but some people want the RinButt. So having her not turnaround AND do this was a perfect opportunity!

Neko has finally woken up!  City block-sized kitty? Hell yeah!

Here's a pic of her standing up. I'm very close to finishing this. Just need a helicopter...
With a red laser coming from it.
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4/30/19: Insert Good Title Here
Ok, the two shots I've enjoyed making fantastic are these two.


I do have animation of Rin stepping on the random dude, BUT I just don't like how the flow of the shot or how the cinematography is at all after these shots. I've really gotta focus on taking my time with shots rather than having everything in the scene all at once. It's actually making my shots weaker.
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4/29/19: Getting Closer
The general animation section for the $5 Snippets is almost complete. I absolutely feel that the animation will be finished this week and I can start polishing up going back!

So here's a summary of the events so far and what's next:
Neko has outgrown the building is lying on top of the one next to it.


This will definitely be the most explosive shot! I realize that I posted this everywhere else before and will update with the new roof I created for it tomorrow. I've already tweaked the timing and the way she falls from the picture. It's more impactful now rather than floaty.

Then I have Rin animated on the side trying to avoid Neko's body. Just enough to make the cut of her standing up make sense.
There's a fuckin' awesome shot near Neko's knee in comparison to everything around it. No screenshot yet because the size of the cars compared to what's next to them are really weird and will fix tomorrow.

Rin stands up to knock her head into the street light. She backs up into a dude who's just trying to avoid everything and accidentally tramples him. Before she can get her foot off, she gets one last growth spurt, because I never know when enough is enough.
As she puts her foot off and picks him up from the ground, Neko finally wakes up against to see how big she's gotten. She then freaks out and runs off. Accidentally causing a lot of damage!

Rin drops the random guy off on the stair escape nearby, (Something I've wanted to do for 3 videos now) then chases after Neko.


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A really bad week.

So, i'm not one to tell personal information because I want to keep things focused on the art, not the creator. But damn do I need to vent real quick about how much has happened just recently and why there will be a delay to working on stuff for a moment.
Cons:
. All cars in my family's driveway aren't able to drive for very different reasons. Sis's car has broken key thingy, my car needs license plates, (that my dad took to get done at DMV, but is now sick out-of-state) and my mom's car didn't pass smog check.
. One of my cats died. Rest in piece, old man.
. House was flooded yesterday morning and will be expensive to fix since we can't afford insurance.
. Family won't ever go to sleep til 4am. I CAN HEAR EVERYTHING! My sleep schedule is really screwed.
Pros:
. Got my car back from the body shop looking great!
. Gonna make a resume to apply to Retro Studios for cinematics. (Metroid Prime 4)
I did make an action-based Samus video after all, so why not?
I'll get back to work as soon as I can re-balance life issues thrown at me. Shouldn't take too long, but this is why there's been a slight delay for a few days.