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1. "Note To Self"
1 year ago
My Masters of Digital Media major work. Although it is open for interpretation, the work represents the intertwining life cycle of a $10 bill and a male. The bill returns to the male at different stages of his life to show how he reacts to money. Although the character realises that there is more to life than money towards the end, the character is actually in an endless and inescapable cycle, as he shows his son (which really is himself) how to plant a money tree.

Music: Broken Social Scene - Pitter Patter Goes my Heart

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  • Blake Whitman staff 1 year ago
    note to self: be cool.

    great work. can you tell us a little about the process of making this?
  • geeedeee 1 year ago
    Thanks alot!
    I basically started with filming live action footage - edited it - exported it at 12fps - then started tracing each frame by hand on a wacom tablet - then brought it back into after effects and started masking each frame with a photo of a piece of paper - that's then main part of the process - the rest was a mixture of drawing and compositing between photoshop and after effects
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  • HonestPete 1 year ago
    really good stuff. i like. Can you tell me what the song is you've used??
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  • Princess Punky 1 year ago
    that was awsome, good work!
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  • Frankie Freitas 1 year ago
    this is really great!
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  • Chris Bendel 1 year ago
    loved it
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  • geeedeee 1 year ago
    Thanks for your comments guy's - really appreciate them!
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  • Dan Valentine plus 1 year ago
    I appreciate the amount of work that went into this. You did a really good job. And the story is great.
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  • Jon Salazar 1 year ago
    great!
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  • *misslieze 1 year ago
    friken amazing! :) love it!
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  • JBELL 1 year ago
    i love the concept and the animation!
    the music didn't really do it for me - no clear tune (although life isn't clear most of the time either)
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  • safraconseta 1 year ago
    its fantastic...
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  • Well done, it's beautiful
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  • SeanWong 1 year ago
    amazing,great job!
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  • michael baca 1 year ago
    best video ive seen in a while my friend your work is inspiring!
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  • johnathon doe 1 year ago
    Great piece.

    Thanks for using some Canuckian toonage.

    I can understand what an undertaking this was.

    Wow. Keep it going.

    I love how you made 2d
    have emotion.

    peace
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  • Bill Maslyn plus 1 year ago
    Very cool. Great work!
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  • Swaroop Kanchi 1 year ago
    great job brother...very inspiring!!
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  • a mble 1 year ago
    stunning work! i like how it comes full circle at the end. the music fits perfectly too!
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  • bruandros 1 year ago
    Very cool. Great work
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  • BumKi Cho plus 1 year ago
    Great work.
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  • Wow! really impressed with your video! Cool shits son, can't wait to see more from you!
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  • Ricardo Viana 1 year ago
    awesome job, great script
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  • I enjoy this.
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  • Nicola Di Marco 1 year ago
    greaaat
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  • Pieter Beulque 1 year ago
    Really nice work, would like to do it myself too :)
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  • malcolm man 1 year ago
    Excellent work. Warming.
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  • Nikkons 1 year ago
    Great Visuals. (how long took the production of this work.?)
  • geeedeee 1 year ago
    Thanks! It took me about 3 months all up (2 of which were dedicated solely to rotoscoping)
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  • myxa 1 year ago
    realy nice
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  • Mark Koenov 1 year ago
    Hey man, This is really good work!
    You should post more videos. You must have more, especially from someone who's got a Masters in Digital Media. Where did you study? If you don't mind me asking?
  • geeedeee 1 year ago
    Thanks! This was actually my first shot at animation but plenty more to come - i studied at the college of fine arts (UNSW) in Sydney
  • Mark Koenov 1 year ago
    Great. can't wait to see more! I am new to animation myself. I always wanted to do some rotoscoping.
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  • ninguem 1 year ago
    Incredible!!!
    Lotta hard work and disciplin, I imagine.
    Only thing (and please no one get me wrong on that, it´s something that I felt) the steady paper texture kind of annoyed me a little bit. but that was about all. The rest is awesome. Nice nice work mate.
    Cheers!
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  • Mr.Ratherford 1 year ago
    nice work.
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  • Madhatter 1 year ago
    thats the most beautiful thing i've seen all day...
    that rotoscoping must have taken so long...!!
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  • Celim 1 year ago
    ;)
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  • Dimitris Christou 1 year ago
    Thanx for sharing m8! Love it!
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  • Gerardo Obieta 1 year ago
    That was fantastic, so inspiring.
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  • Green Gecko Films 1 year ago
    excellent work, my friend
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  • Petey Boy 1 year ago
    That is a really nice video. Did you rotoscope it by hand or did you use some kind of program?

    excellent job.
  • geeedeee 1 year ago
    By hand, using a wacom in photoshop
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  • Dan Fleming 1 year ago
    Beautiful video, made me think of my dad, money and me, and how much money, security and love are tied together for some.
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  • VJ Psyvortex 1 year ago
    amazing work ! super idea for the plot ... really cool ... very insightful
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  • leahzero 1 year ago
    I was a little ambivalent towards this at first, but the transitions to and through adulthood were arresting. I don't think I'd call this "heartwarming" so much as "cautionary," but I guess everyone takes away something different from open pieces like this. Great title too, loaded with multiple readings. Nice work.
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  • Benk 11 months ago
    Very very cool! Have BSS seen it?

    The rotoscoping is really good!!!
  • geeedeee 11 months ago
    Thanks dude - whose BSS?
  • Benk 11 months ago
    Broken Social Scene ;)
  • geeedeee 11 months ago
    How did i not see that? - ahahah yeh they liked it!
  • Benk 11 months ago
    hehe ;)
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  • Max L 11 months ago
    Good Concept man :D
    I liked the idea of making it sort of a visual circle, it matches the title well. I also like the fact that every new thing comes out of another. For example: That watch when it keeps on rotating and that boy/man gets older. It just caught me.
    Great!
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  • bobbymiller plus 11 months ago
    awesomeee
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  • Tiny Dog Pictures 10 months ago
    Great work!
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  • Mister Groonk 10 months ago
    lovely.
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  • I-Nu Yeh 10 months ago
    it's very good! love it! ^_^
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  • zack mctee plus 8 months ago
    awesome work
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  • Jakub Ben 8 months ago
    I really like this short except the music. No offence - it's nice but dont fit to the style of the graphics and color selection. I wish to hear something electronic, like JUSTICE for example.
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  • natalie lim 7 months ago
    This is great
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  • specsdude plus 24 days ago
    klapow. Salient life lessons....and I think the string music is half of the magic. Really captures the stages of life, for some. I keep coming back to your posting and it has slightly different meaning each time. Keep it up.
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