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	<title type="html"><![CDATA[Forums - Bricks in Motion - Life in the Dorm - WIP]]></title>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Life in the Dorm - WIP]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Just a quick update: The movie is completely filmed, and should be online in a day or two.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[bluejeansummer]]></name>
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			<updated>2010-01-06T05:21:28Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Life in the Dorm - WIP]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[@Noodle: I'm just holding the ball up with some bricks underneath and erasing them out in Gimp. Standard "flying pickle" stuff. I think your suggestion would just add complexity without much benefit in this case.

Edit: For those who missed the "flying pickle" reference, it is about the [url=http://brickfilms.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=4005]original flying object tutorial by Digital_Dave back at Brickfilms.com[/url]. Unfortunately, the pictures no longer work.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[bluejeansummer]]></name>
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			<updated>2009-12-30T00:35:08Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Life in the Dorm - WIP]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Fair enough]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Joe Sitch]]></name>
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			<updated>2009-12-30T00:12:06Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Life in the Dorm - WIP]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Not sure how you're creating the ping-pong ball, but would it be possible to create the moving "ball" as a separate video, and add a motion blur effect to that within your video editor? Love all the added junk, by the way.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Noodle]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/26/</uri>
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			<updated>2009-12-30T00:11:02Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Life in the Dorm - WIP]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[The problem with the motion blur is that I'm making this for a school project (it's worth over 50% of my Film Lit. grade) and it's due when I get back Jan. 4. I just don't have enough time to do the blur. You have to manually erase around the entire ball, not just the supporting stack.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[bluejeansummer]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/283/</uri>
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			<updated>2009-12-29T23:31:48Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Life in the Dorm - WIP]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I think that you should add the motion blur to the ping-pong ball, it makes the scene look overall much more realistic]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Joe Sitch]]></name>
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			<updated>2009-12-29T23:04:51Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Life in the Dorm - WIP]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[As it turns out, it's not easy to share audio projects with Audacity over Dropbox. I was planning on doing all my audio stuff last night, so I could start animating this morning, but Audacity wouldn't open up my project file. After a while of looking online, I realized that I was using an older version of Audacity than what I used to record with. I downloaded the exact same version I used on my other computer (1.3.9 Beta) and it opened up perfectly. I hope to actually start animating tonight. What do you guys use to make the voices line up with the animation?

Because I couldn't get Audacity to work last night, I took a few more pictures to test how hard the ping pong game would be to animate. It wasn't too hard, but the picture below took at least 15 minutes to do in Gimp, most of that spent on the motion blur. It should be much quicker if I don't use the blur.

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluejeansummer/4225734185/in/set-72157622696473039/][img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4225734185_0f4fee1abf.jpg[/img][/url]

Edit: @Brickcellent: My YouTube doesn't have much on it right now. I'll start sharing links to it once this movie is up.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[bluejeansummer]]></name>
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			<updated>2009-12-29T20:54:20Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Life in the Dorm - WIP]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Nice Reply!]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Joe Sitch]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/1212/</uri>
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			<updated>2009-12-29T20:11:44Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Life in the Dorm - WIP]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[[quote=Joe Sitch]I think that the dorm might be a bit too small, you might find it difficult when you come to animate. Try rebuilding the set at different proportions and testing each set size until you feel comftable animating in it.[/quote]
I see the point you're making, but I disagree. Even though a smaller set might be harder to animate with, it might be more suitable for the film. Sometimes one has to sacrifice some of one's animating ease for aesthetic reasons. ;)]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[BertL]]></name>
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			<updated>2009-12-29T12:58:47Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Life in the Dorm - WIP]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I think that the dorm might be a bit too small, you might find it difficult when you come to animate. Try rebuilding the set at different proportions and testing each set size until you feel comftable animating in it.

The basement set looks really good, its big and looks easy to animate in.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Joe Sitch]]></name>
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			<updated>2009-12-29T12:22:50Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Life in the Dorm - WIP]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Do you mind if I ask what your YouTube is?]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Brickcellent]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/605/</uri>
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			<updated>2009-12-28T21:30:05Z</updated>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[@Noodle: I wasn't sure what to put in the basement, so I'll take some of your suggestions.

@Stoppedmotion: They're called paddles, actually. For the pieces, I was torn between those and frying pans.

EDIT: Here's some junk:
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluejeansummer/4221507780/in/set-72157622696473039/][img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2529/4221507780_248a81ac14.jpg[/img][/url]

I added a snowboard, box of pizza, soda can, stereo, wooden chest, couch, and a TV. What do you think? Click on the picture for more detailed photos.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[bluejeansummer]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/283/</uri>
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			<updated>2009-12-28T04:16:46Z</updated>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I like the ping pong rackets (dont know if that is the right word)]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Stoppedmotion]]></name>
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			<updated>2009-12-28T03:57:36Z</updated>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Love the ping-pong table design, but to me it seems too thin. I'd make it six studs wide. Perfect width for a beer pong table, though. :eh:

Anyway, I think the room as a whole is a little too empty... there's just nothing to do down there. At the very least, I'd add some chairs (nothing complicated, just a few of the lego seats would be fine), maybe a mini-fridge, and maybe a crappy old CRT television. (Maybe put the TV on top of the fridge--nothing like good old college laziness-induced ingenuity.)

If you don't have time to change anything, it's certainly good enough. I definitely like what you've done; I just think that it would benefit from a few more small details if you have time.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Noodle]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/26/</uri>
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			<updated>2009-12-28T03:16:44Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Life in the Dorm - WIP]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I suppose you're right; for some reason, I thought the hands should be turned in like that. I'll have them turned forwards in the actual animation.

In chat, someone commented on the ping-pong table, so I snapped a picture of if from a clearer angle. Enjoy.

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluejeansummer/4220835820/in/set-72157622696473039/][img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2729/4220835820_0605b2caf7.jpg[/img][/url]

EDIT: Added picture of ping-pong table.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[bluejeansummer]]></name>
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			<updated>2009-12-27T23:21:37Z</updated>
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