danallison.org/blog » brain stuff http://danallison.org/blog Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:10:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Update 5/13/2009 http://danallison.org/blog/2009/05/13/update-5132009/ http://danallison.org/blog/2009/05/13/update-5132009/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 16:20:53 +0000 Dan http://danallison.org/blog/?p=45 It’s been a while since my last update. School has been going well. I’ve started working on a few side projects in addition to my schoolwork. One is an effect for a film student’s film, the other is a short film of my own. I won’t reveal too much about my short film, except that it involves platonic solids and a giant brain. It’s only in the planning phase right now. I’m drawing out storyboards and such. I haven’t started animating yet, but I’ve got the workflow process more or less planned out. I’ll be doing most of the actual animation in 3D using Autodesk Softimage, then I’ll render out that version of the film and rotoscope each frame by hand in Photoshop and After Effects using my drawing tablet to give it the hand drawn look. I’ve begun playing around with this process doing very simple tests to see how well it works, and the results have been pleasing.

Speaking of brains, I’ve been going to a neurofeedback clinic for the past month or so, learning how to control my brainwaves. It’s been a really positive experience so far. This technology is pretty powerful and I suspect it will become much more common in the years to come. Since I’ve started, I’ve noticed that my thinking has become clearer and more coherent. Organizing my thoughts has become less strenuous. I recommend it highly to anyone who has any interest in such things.

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