UWOL 40- Postcard Collection by Mike Sims at DVinfo.net

Mike Sims · November 1st, 2016, 09:37 PM

No plot. No story. No narration of any kind. Nothing new here. Boring. I first animated a book for the UWOL Longform. It was pretty crude by comparison. This was mostly an exercise in planning and completing a Challenge video- something I hadn’t been able to do much lately. It was also good to brush up on the animation. I was unable to get some clips I had intended and ended up using placeholder footage instead. It was all either stuff I had previously showed you or which was shot for earlier Challenges I was unable to complete. Trond can judge admissibility. All of the postcards were real postcards with the exceptions of the ones I made for transitions. Please leave feedback at any level- it all helps. Here is one last postcard for you. What is it? Lost mail? Program guide? Script?

Trond Saetre · November 3rd, 2016, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Sims

It was all either stuff I had previously showed you or which was shot for earlier Challenges I was unable to complete. Trond can judge admissibility.

Mike, I've sent you a mail.

Mike Sims · November 3rd, 2016, 01:19 PM

Sorry, I didn't get it. Please send again to the address you sent the upload info. Messages directly through dvinfo never reach me for some reason.

Mike Sims · November 3rd, 2016, 02:58 PM

Thanks, I got the second message and just sent you a reply.

Trond Saetre · November 3rd, 2016, 03:00 PM

Got it. And your film is approved.

Rob Cantwell · November 4th, 2016, 09:04 AM

Loved the animation, I wanted to do something animated for my entry but I'm just not knowledgeable enough.
The theme was there although no story but the images were terrific, North America has such a diverse assortment of wildlife compared to here in Ireland.
Have to say i'm not a big fan of jazz! so that was one part i wasn't keen on, however overall really liked it.

Nice one

Rob

Trond Saetre · November 5th, 2016, 04:26 AM

Hi Mike,

You really have brushed up your animating skills, that's for sure! Was cool to see.
I disagree that there is no story in here. The way I see it, every animal had it's own story about what it was doing. It was nice to see such a variety in the wildlife you have there.

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed watching your film.

Gordon Hoffman · November 5th, 2016, 06:33 AM

Mike I have to agree the animation was pretty good with some nice footage.

Gordon

Lorinda Norton · November 9th, 2016, 10:45 PM

Footage shot earlier or not, I sure enjoyed watching each postcard, Mike! The bear, beautiful howling coyote, and mountain lion footage made my jaw drop; how thrilling to see them, let alone capture them on video. Thinking I remember the spider footage--seems like you called it a drop door spider. (?) It was hardly boring, on the contrary, it was great seeing video postcards of your work again.

Dale Guthormsen · December 7th, 2016, 10:24 AM

Mike,

have n't been here for a coons age, something I intend to change.

Thought Id seen the footage before, but that aside you did a brillant job putting this together.

I always liked your work and this is no exception.
what did you use to make the book graphics?

totally enjoyed it all but my favorite footage is the bear!!!!

hope to see more in the future.

November 1st, 2016, 09:37 PM	#1
Mike Sims Major Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 880	UWOL 40- Postcard Collection by Mike Sims UWOL40 Postcard Collection by Mike Sims on Vimeo No plot. No story. No narration of any kind. Nothing new here. Boring. I first animated a book for the UWOL Longform. It was pretty crude by comparison. This was mostly an exercise in planning and completing a Challenge video- something I hadn’t been able to do much lately. It was also good to brush up on the animation. I was unable to get some clips I had intended and ended up using placeholder footage instead. It was all either stuff I had previously showed you or which was shot for earlier Challenges I was unable to complete. Trond can judge admissibility. All of the postcards were real postcards with the exceptions of the ones I made for transitions. Please leave feedback at any level- it all helps. Here is one last postcard for you. What is it? Lost mail? Program guide? Script? Attached Thumbnails

November 3rd, 2016, 01:19 PM	#3
Mike Sims Major Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 880	Re: UWOL 40- Postcard Collection by Mike Sims Sorry, I didn't get it. Please send again to the address you sent the upload info. Messages directly through dvinfo never reach me for some reason.

November 3rd, 2016, 02:58 PM	#4
Mike Sims Major Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 880	Re: UWOL 40- Postcard Collection by Mike Sims Thanks, I got the second message and just sent you a reply.

November 3rd, 2016, 03:00 PM	#5
Trond Saetre Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,375	Re: UWOL 40- Postcard Collection by Mike Sims Got it. And your film is approved.

November 4th, 2016, 09:04 AM	#6
Rob Cantwell Major Player Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tipperary, Ireland Posts: 624	Re: UWOL 40- Postcard Collection by Mike Sims Loved the animation, I wanted to do something animated for my entry but I'm just not knowledgeable enough. The theme was there although no story but the images were terrific, North America has such a diverse assortment of wildlife compared to here in Ireland. Have to say i'm not a big fan of jazz! so that was one part i wasn't keen on, however overall really liked it. Nice one Rob __________________ http://www.robertcantwell.com

November 5th, 2016, 04:26 AM	#7
Trond Saetre Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,375	Re: UWOL 40- Postcard Collection by Mike Sims Hi Mike, You really have brushed up your animating skills, that's for sure! Was cool to see. I disagree that there is no story in here. The way I see it, every animal had it's own story about what it was doing. It was nice to see such a variety in the wildlife you have there. Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed watching your film.

November 5th, 2016, 06:33 AM	#8
Gordon Hoffman Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada Posts: 619	Re: UWOL 40- Postcard Collection by Mike Sims Mike I have to agree the animation was pretty good with some nice footage. Gordon

November 9th, 2016, 10:45 PM	#9
Lorinda Norton Wrangler Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southwest Idaho, USA Posts: 3,066	Re: UWOL 40- Postcard Collection by Mike Sims Footage shot earlier or not, I sure enjoyed watching each postcard, Mike! The bear, beautiful howling coyote, and mountain lion footage made my jaw drop; how thrilling to see them, let alone capture them on video. Thinking I remember the spider footage--seems like you called it a drop door spider. (?) It was hardly boring, on the contrary, it was great seeing video postcards of your work again. __________________ Lorinda

December 7th, 2016, 10:24 AM	#10
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Re: UWOL 40- Postcard Collection by Mike Sims Mike, have n't been here for a coons age, something I intend to change. Thought Id seen the footage before, but that aside you did a brillant job putting this together. I always liked your work and this is no exception. what did you use to make the book graphics? totally enjoyed it all but my favorite footage is the bear!!!! hope to see more in the future. __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen