ANIMATION AT NEW DESIGN HIGH SCHOOL

Watch our movie trailer at the School Poetry Slam: February 13!

2007-02-11T12:02:00.000-08:00

Animated Emotions

2007-02-11T11:50:00.000-08:00

Animation by Jimmy

By Nicole

SURREALISM

2007-01-22T07:22:00.000-08:00

Joan Miro, "The Potato"

Salvador Dalí, "Persistence of Memory"

Rene Margritte, "The Human Condition"

In 1924, André Breton published the Manifesto of Surrealism, describing the beliefs and practices of the Surrealists.
The Surrealists' interest in chance operations and free association (as utilized in automatic writing and collaborations) stemmed from an interest in the psychoanalytical theories of Sigmund Freud

The Creators

2007-01-11T17:12:00.000-08:00

Aaron

Shana

Teaching artist:

Building a story

2006-11-28T17:42:00.000-08:00

A family in Grant Street

Kermit was adopted as a child by an american family, but didn’t know it. When Kermit was about 15, his younger brother prank call a russian mafia for hours. Russian mafia got angry about how high their phone bill was and trace the call to america. The Russian mafia went to america and killed Kermit’s family while he was at the store buying milk for his family. When he arrived home he saw the russian mafia exited his house and drove off into their car. When Kermit walk into his house, saw his family dead on the floor. When the police came they thought he killed them because he didn’t look anything like his family. Kermit was sent to prison for 20 years. While in prison, Kermit discovers from a convict about the people who killed his family and the leader of the russian mafia was the king of russia. When Kermit was released from prison he swearn an oath to takedown Russia. Kermit went to Russia, he meets a young woman, which he didn’t know that she was a mafia spy just like Squirrelovich.

Sketches from our Set Designer:

Possible ANTAGONISTS include:

After a democratic consesus we have a MAIN CHARACTER: Kermit the Frog Character Sheet or Turnround:

Brainstormig Session

2006-11-21T20:49:00.000-08:00

Robert-- dreams to eat the dancing banana
ninja-- planning to kill Pablo because he’s allergic to dogs and Pablo’s a talking dog
frog (kermit)-- plans to bomb Russia
Cookie monster-- wants more cookies “I need to go to rehab for cookies. one more won’t hurt. Hmmmmm”

Jesus-- dude in a bikini, but wants to become a viking.
Pablo-- talking dog, wants to become human
dancing banana-- wants Robert dead. Why?
Arnold-- wants plastic surgery to fix his head
mohawrk demon and fried egg demon-- evil demons who want to take over the world

THREE CHARACTERS, ONE SET OF PICTURES, FIVE DIFFERENT STORY LINES, MONDAY AFTERNOON.

2006-11-15T17:33:00.000-08:00

The guy with the Nintendo “GS” is walking in the park. His friend said: “Hey, you got a Nintendo”
S Shirt guy say, “Can we see it?”
“Sure”, said the spiky hair guy.

By Jenny

Music: Tetris Theme Song
Blonde & Yellow Shirt: Hey what’s that?
Blue Shirt: It’s a new DS!
Blonde: What game are you playing?
Yellow Shirt: Can we play?
Blue: It’s the new Tetris game and no you can’t play

By Michelle

Dude, can I play your Pintendo GS?
Ah… no.

By Kelvin

Guy with DS comes. Pal watch him playing stay untin night because game is so good!
By Aaron

One morning a young boy walk in Central Park. He has a blue jacket with an evil face smiling. This boy sat on the nearest bench to him. He sat down, the reach into his left pocket and take out a Nintendo GS and switched it on. After hours of playing, a boy with a white t-shirt walk up to him and said “Wow! Yo get the new Nintendo GS before it came out” The boy with the blue jacket jumped.

By Ronson

Can we tell a story just with QUESTIONS?

2006-11-13T06:12:00.000-08:00

We create some objects that we could find at a school and try to tell a story with them, can you imagine who ask the questions?

Where is this school?

What does the S on the book stands for?

Does the book eat human FLESSSSH?

Does the school have a comp lab?

Do they serve ramen?

Will the school offer ramen noodles for lunch?

WHAT KIBY TO TURN his mouth green?
Dose the mouse like pie?
What is that ring on the noodles?

Three new portraits

2006-10-23T19:13:00.000-07:00

By Aaron

By Robert

By Kelvin

Hello Clay!!

2006-10-18T15:36:00.000-07:00

Here are four of our first clay characters.

Robot
By Ali, Shana, Robert, and Kelvin

Miss Pop-Corn By Michelle. Jenny, and Ronson

Devilman by Erica, Marcos, and Olukemi

Freaky
by Aaron, Crystal, Andres, and Jason

Expectation for this year's animation club

2006-10-11T13:31:00.000-07:00

Last year in animation club, there were only less than 10 people and this year is more than 10-15 people. This year, we hope to create more projects, go to more trips, and hope people will understand how animation works. Last year, we made a 6 min movie for the Spring Carnival, we used old movies we made and combine them into one. We are looking forward to help the new members with creating movies and other stuff. We are expecting the new members to listen to their peers, seniors, and the teacher. Our animation teacher, Diana will help us through the process.

Jenny, Michelle & Ronson

OUR FIRST ANIMATION

2006-10-05T10:41:00.000-07:00

By Ronson

Yesterday, we created a self-portrait drawing at least three different frames. Here are some of these exercises.

By Shana

Jenny
Click in the picture!

Michelle
Click in the picture!

By Ali
Click in the picture!

RULES

2006-10-01T17:49:00.000-07:00

In our first session we met each other and worked some rules together:

* No cursing
* No violence, fighting or verbal abuse
* Don’t speak while someone else is
* Do no speak bad of another person’s work

* If case of a problem with another peer, talk to that person first, then talk to Diana and if need it have a group discussion of the matter
* If you cannot make a class make sure the work is made up
* Clean up before we leave
* Participate in the program
* While in the classroom, don’t go online without permission
* Do not open projects that are not yours
* Always save your own projects
* TRY HARD AND HAVE FUN!

GAME PLAN & SCHEDULE

2006-10-01T17:14:00.000-07:00

Meetings every Monday and Wednesday, 3:20 pm to 5 pm
Room 407

SCORING
Points are scores at the end of each session in this manner:
When a player sign up for the animation club automatically starts with 100 points.

POINTS
Session Project 5
Game participation 5
Moderate a game 10
Game written description 5
Journal entry 10
Offer feedback to other’s post on the blog 5
Final Project 20
Special Task 5
Group Collaboration 5 (for each member of the group)
Surf online, or be in a page with out Diana’s permission - 10
Be absent with no excuse -10
Open someone’s else projects on the computer -10

If you are absent and you still want to earn the points, you’re welcome to finish the task on your own for the same amount of points.

Welcome!!

2006-10-01T17:03:00.000-07:00

Welcome everybody,
It was a pleasure to meet you all last Wednesday.
Here in our online journal you will find a way to review our past lessons, share with others our design, work in progress, ideas and in the future our animations. Feel always free to write and send the link to your friends, teachers and parents.

I hope you enjoy this club.
The Game is now ready to begin!

Diana