Week 32

Working non-stop on my

Aunt Patsy film

R.I.P. little cute bug, I'm sorry I killed you but you were walking all over my set and made me knock over a light

 This is what me and my bf do at 3 am. Enjoy.

Week 30 & 31

Trying to blog. Ahhh

I shot my entire pet store film in 5 days, at the end could hardly stand and all I wanted to do was sleep.

here's a sneek peek:

crazy, crazy shoot animating miniatures a few millimeters big.

Also, here is my world's smallest set-up:

(I used up 2 of those air cans, Macro lenses can be your enemy!! and best friend :)

And now because I am insane, I am shooting my entire cut-out film in 1 week.

Also my work is displayed at the Film/Video Office here:

-(need to take picture)-

and here in the Experimental Glass case:

I made these Kool-Aid drawings (with actual Kool-Aid a year ago but I still really like them for some reason)

And blogspot won't let me upload my Chiodo test :( wah

Now back to work !!!! :((((( jhajfkhfjhsjfsh

Ambar

Week 30

SPRING BREAK

What did I do over spring break? WORK, go to the batting cages, Johnny Rockets, sleep in, and watch 3 seasons of Mad Men but still, mainly worked on my cutouts.


Today (Monday) I start animating my mini pet shop

Photos:

RE-done!

and my Chiodo test for the week which I did over Spring Break:

Clumsy Model Walk take 3

I don't think I got the fall quite right but I did finally switch over to animating on 1's! 

and last.. my unfinished cut-outs

Ambar

Week 29

Blogging is becoming very hard! I am running out of time and not taking enough pictures!

First, I finally uploaded my Ghost Granny video! I made this in April 2011, this film was a struggle because it is low quality and couldn't find anyone to score my music.  Luckily I found a great calarts alum Jason. Here is the film and it showed at SXSW this year in the Austin School of Film showcase. Hooray!

and now Week 29

I completely forgot to take pictures of my Portfolio day set up but luckily my bf did so I will post as soon as I ask him to send me one!

My setup was my Reel playing off my laptop (which I now uploaded to Vimeo) my puppets, and a Toy Theater display.  I definitely learned a lot from this experience and will be extra prepared next year.

Ambar Navarro Reel 2012

*Portfolio Day* at CalArts is when all the big animation companies (Disney,Pixar, Laika,etc...) all come to potentially hire interns and workers to work at their companies. They set up long tables in the main gallery like this:

and you set up your portfolio, (Oh and by the way, if you are a BFA-1 your table will most likely be hidden away around the corner in a dark hallway like ours was) and the MFAs and BFA-4's get all the best tables in the entrance. But anyways, all the companies come, walk around, look at portfolios, write down names, then a few hours later post up call backs and if your name is on there you have to wait in the main gallery (for a while) to have a meeting with them.

My advice would be:
Be Prepared!
Get there EARLY - half hour or more
Have business cards, Resume, Film playing off laptop or screen of some sort
Be Creative make your set-up catch their eye

No matter where your portfolio is they still walk around and look at all them, even in the BFA-1 dark alley.  There were BFA-1's that got job offers at Disney and Pixar so don't worry! Companies do go all around.

Now,

Here is my Chiodo test for the week, I don't think it was very successful because it was supposed to be more characterized than last weeks walk and after 6 takes I just couldn't grasp it.  I think I was over thinking this way too much.

Clumsy Model Walk take 2:

and finally....

My pet shop is done! I will be shooting this in 1 week. Ahhh

I can't tell if it's still too empty.. any thoughts?

but that is all for now, I watched the hunger games today and have been hanging out with my bf a lot which makes me happy.  I have a lot of work to do and will start on project #2 tonight.

Ambar

Week 28

Oh GOD! My blog post may start to die down slowly..very slowly. Well, i'm going to try my best to keep up as much as possible.

Tuesday is portfolio day! (will post pics) and I have decided to volunteer this year to see how the process works.  I think volunteering could benefit me for the years to come.  I am getting a little stressed over portfolio day, i'm not expecting any call backs since I hear that BFA 1's usually don't, but i'd love to get an internship with a stop-mo studio in the near future! Well, wish me luck.

Here is my Chiodo assignment for the week:
The assignment was to make a Character walk, since my puppet is based on the super model Twiggy, I tried going for a clumsy model walk but need to exaggerate it more! Luckily next week our assignment is to do just that.

I have been slaving away lately on my Miniature set, here is the progress on it so far.

And in miniature patters this week we made hands!

Spring break is coming up and I have tons to do.  

p.s. Are smaller pictures better for my blog? I can't tell.

Ambar