I just thought it would be good to let everyone know (well, everyone who cares at least: like, 2 people) that last night I completed the storyboard for my next music video animation.

The results look very promising.

For this animation, I'm trying to actually act like an animator and go through all the steps of animation: storyboard, stickfigure animation, full animation, backgrounds and extra detail. I'm hoping the end result is something that looks much more like a conventional cartoon than my previous Aquabats animation.

So, for those who can't wait to speculate about what I'm working on: yes, it is an Aquabats' song I'm animating. I don't feel like explicitely stating which one right here, but I don't think it's very hard to figure out which one it is especially if you've ever visited my deviantart. For those who can't wait to see the work in progress: too bad. I'm new to storyboarding, and a lot of my notation isn't understandable to anyone except me, and it's still pretty sketchy as it is. I'm not going to let anyone see any work in progress (well, except for maybe a couple people who's artistic opinion I trust), so don't come-a askin'.

So, that's all. Carry on with your lives. Just know that something good is coming to a computer near you. Something really good.

Oh, and for those who give a hoot, I'm working in the Chino Hills branch of the ION for the summer, since it's closer to home than the LA office. I'm translating, thanks to my major in Japanese, and my ninja language senmon (area of expertise? Does that translate correctly?) of comparative enchanted-mountain linguistics.

Sounds like a killer gig, I know. The spreadsheets I translated today would prove otherwise. At least the hours give me some spare time to spend on this animation.