Birdwaves Media Animation: The Kim Loo Sisters project
Step 2 > Destination: Photoshop
Since my drawings are too big for my scanner, I photograph my drawings with an 18-megapixel camera (Canon T2i). I bring these photos into the computer and put them on separate layers and align them in Photoshop.
Sometimes I ink the drawings on paper, sometimes I do this in the computer. I have a decent Wacom tablet, but it's not always satisfying to ink that way. You just can't beat Pen/Brush on paper. Sometimes time constraints are the deciding factor.
After Inking comes the coloring. I create new photoshop layers and label them each. Nothing is more irritating than losing track of what is on a given layer.
Birdwaves Media Animation: The Kim Loo Sisters project
Step One > Pencil Sketches
The animations all start out as sketches with pencil on paper. This Louie Kiddie Revue sketch is 18" x 24". I worked off a press kit photo taken in the 1920's. For the record, I never trace any of the original photos I use as reference.
Detail:
After I've got my rought pencils done, I decide how many layers I need to create depth in my animation. I decide on 3: one for the characters, one for the mid-ground of the set, and one for the backdrop. Using tracing paper, I transfer my drawing into individual drawings that I then photograph and bring into the computer.
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Birdwaves Media Animation: The Kim Loo Sisters project
This is a collection of animations produced for the documentary film The Kim Loo Sisters.
There are 5 short videos included in this YouTube playist:
- Louie Kiddie Revue
- 4 Kimmies at Piano
- The Kim Loo Sisters in the USO
- Older Kimmies
- Charlotte's Chinese Kiddie Revue
Videos 1 - 4 are interstitial pieces declaring the next portion of the film. They will be editied into the film and shortened. Audio may or may not accompany them. Video 5 brings to life Kim Loo Sister Jenée's recollection of their early days in Minneapolis.
Click here to learn more about the production of these animations >>>
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Video Production / Editing
Small productions, all phases from planning to recording to editing. Editing in Final Cut X. Green screen available.
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Music Recording / Production
At my recording studio here in Ashfield, I'm able to record groups. A sweet vocal booth is available for voiceover work. Audiobooks, voiceover, and poetry readings a specialty.