Callie Colours Canuck

Last day of co op in 2015!!! I am very excited for the break and also excited about coming back to SGS with a clear mind in January (my head is unfortunately, too full of chemistry right now). I was feeling pretty dazed on Monday, god knows why, so, in a spectacular display of my inefficiency I only planned out 10 thumbnails for my story.

Wednesday was awesome though. I didn't work on my story but Ashly and Miranda gave me frames to colour in for Captain Canuck which is an animated show. I didn't draw at all and I was very slow at colour picking, but it was still very cool. I felt official!

Anyways, I am attempting to get as much boarding done today because I wont be back until January 5^th so I will not ramble on any longer. I hope everyone's holiday is wonderful (even if they don't get a two week break) and I'll see you in the new year!

Jordan's Week: From Super Hero's to Popcorn Makers

Hello again! Jordan here.

So I just wrapped up on colouring animation for Captain Canuck, which was a lot of fun! You can view the finished episode right here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsTuqytpC84&feature=youtu.be

It's so cool seeing the progression, the end result looks really fantastic and I'm glad I was able to play a small part in making it happen. :)  I just love what they did at the compositing stage, the effects and shadows really add a nice polish.

Next I was moved onto props and character builds for Warren like all the other folks. I wasn't able to work on them very much, so I've slowly been playing catch-up, getting used to building stuff in flash.


I sort of jumped into character builds right off the bat and was a little daunted before my fellow pals here recommended I just start with props. When building things in flash, I learned that it's not at all about doing lineart, but rather literally "building" these props out of solid shapes and then adding details after. It's fun and looks a lot better too this way.

Here is a popcorn maker I made as a first pass:

David Does Design

Hey everyone David again,

I can't believe that its almost been 2 months since my first day interning at Smiley Guy. Time definitely flies by! So this past week I've still been designing props, but have also been given the chance to design some characters as well! I was super excited about getting a chance to do this ever since I got to spend time here. A week into do this I'm still excited! Even despite another learning curve I'm going through with it. There's a lot of little things you need to keep track of while doing character design for flash animation that my brain was just not looking for when I started out.  Luckily Joel and Joe (who are the design crew here at Smiley Guy) have been kindly setting me straight at each pass on a character I take. So thanks to their patience I'm getting better....slowly. 

Also at this moment the the National is interviewing people about Captain Canuck behind me. Maybe if I'm luck the back of my head will get on camera and I can finally do my mom proud!

I mustache you a question...

Eden Finds her Patriotism

Here comes the final stretch for Captain Canuck! The team has been working vigorously to meet the deadline this Friday. I saw the composites of some of the shots post After Effects that Peter and Keith have been working on. The result is fantastic! The quality that AE puts on animation is incredible, it really goes to show how much of the subtle details can really bring out the best in each shot.
Every day I'm learning something new and I can't wait till the episode is complete!

(Note to self: Learn more AE!)

I think its really great that we finally have a super hero to call our own. I feel that Canada isn't respected enough by our Canadian citizens. Canada Day is already next Monday, and I've been having a hard time finding any Canadian spirit items for the long weekend. Captain Canuck! Come save our Canadian Spirit!

Happy Canada Day Everyone!!