Our Children Create Their First Animation Project On Vine

They have been watching their dad doing some animation & stop-motion on Vine & examining on how doing a frame-by-frame animation. Suddenly they realized that they can create their own cartoon movie. So my older daughter drew 6 frames of animation & recorded it on Vine.



We created a private Vine account for her & get some selected/filtered followers to avoid online trolls or rude negative comments. Her Vine account is 'Arwen Shaula'. Let me know if you want to follow her Vine :)

Vine: Capturing Moments of London with Sketches

If you have days for London trip, what will you do?
Taking picture with your digital camera? Snap shot & go?

Try sketching the city with paper & pencil (or digital tablet). Take a sit, relax & enjoy the view for a moment. That's what I did for capturing the moment of London.

Here are some of the Vine videos.


Regent's canal


Great Portland Street


Regent's Park Cafe


Regent's Park Orchestra


London Tower Bridge


Windsor Castle


This day I forgot to bring my sketchbook. So a digital tablet would do :)

Our Vine Video On Twitter's Mother's Day Site

A week ago, Twitter team contacted me & asked me to join this special Vine project. I was like "Whoa! Wow!" & replied him instantly "YES I'M IN!" :D And there it is, our Vine video sitting there with other famous & brilliant Viners Meagan Cignoli, Khoa Phan, Jethro Ames, Frank Danna. Check the site: http://vine.twitter.com/mom.

Here's the video.



And this is behind-the-scene video. All the family member are joining the project, because.. well.. it's a family project!

Outside The Competition

Being removed from the Vine competition of Tribeca Film Festival (it's a US citizen only competition), one of my video got featured on The Verge & Wall Street Journal blog! Yay!


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Blurry Edge Between Paper+Pencil & Reality

What Our Kids Can Learn With Vine app

Vine app is not just a social video app. Somehow, its 6 seconds duration limitation (or feature?) is perfect for our kids doing a short movie experiment.


Short Movie

What can they do in a very short 6 seconds video? Here are some examples on how our kids telling the story with 6 seconds video. They learn about mini storyboard & basic concept on visual storytelling.


"Where is Leia drawing? At the beach!"


"So many cars! Traffic jam!"


Stop motion & Animation

We all know Vine app is not a stop motion capturing app. But with its record-and-pause ability, our kids can learn how to make stop motion in easy & fun way. And with its short duration, they don't have to wait too long to see the stop-motion result.


"Danny the warrior duck."


"Driving a car. Oh no traffic jam!"


"The boat & the pirate."


Short movie with stop-motion


"Look! USS Enterprise from Star Trek!"


Problem is, Vine's age rating is 17+. Meands that I cannot install it in their restricted iDevices like iPod & iPad. And they cannot freely browsing other videos without their parents around.

Having Fun with Twitter's Vine

Been playing with Vine for week. Vine is Twitter's official social video, so we can make a short (6 seconds) video documentation, posted on Twitter.

From sleep to school in 6 seconds vine.co/v/bJev600H2hK

— Pinot (@pinot) January 28, 2013

The freshness of morning rain in Kuwait #weather #rain vine.co/v/bJH1hrDXhuB

— Pinot (@pinot) January 29, 2013

Retro cameras in 6 seconds. #retro #camera #vintage vine.co/v/bJPY56KPuXz

— Pinot (@pinot) January 30, 2013

But Vine is not only just for documentation, it's also handy for making experiment with animation/stop motion.

Flying bird: experiment with animation in Vine #art #drawing vine.co/v/bJpZZPglT0F
— Pinot (@pinot) January 29, 2013

Playing tetris with paper (part 1) #art #drawing #animation vine.co/v/bJ2rA67rtOE
— Pinot (@pinot) January 30, 2013

Playing tetris with paper (part 2) #art #drawing #animation vine.co/v/bJ2Xie7bQF0
— Pinot (@pinot) January 30, 2013

A box is crossing the universes #art #drawing #animation #magic vine.co/v/bJ9nbtIlYvv
— Pinot (@pinot) January 30, 2013

Electrocuted! Becareful when you draw Pikachu. #art #drawing #magic #animation vine.co/v/b1rdtPQF67F
— Pinot (@pinot) February 2, 2013  

Daughter's stop motion project: Danny the duck. #art #family #stopmotion #animation vine.co/v/b16OqdqQPnM
— Pinot (@pinot) February 2, 2013

Or making a step-by-step or tutorial

Drawing Batman. Another chubby superhero. vine.co/v/b5VnEwvO9iT
— Pinot (@pinot) January 26, 2013

Part 1: Drawing a sketch started with circle. #art #manga vine.co/v/bJQmTL029pd
— Pinot (@pinot) January 30, 2013

Part 2: Adding line (inking) with marker. #art #manga vine.co/v/bJQeMQxv572
— Pinot (@pinot) January 30, 2013

Part 3: Finishing - by erasing the pencil line & adding some hatches & shades. vine.co/v/bJQJjtqJJ7Z
— Pinot (@pinot) January 30, 2013

Decorating a cake by @ditut #art #cake #howto #stepbystep vine.co/v/b1OghdV31uZ
— Pinot (@pinot) February 1, 2013

Sketching Our Previous Adventure

Based on the photo from our previous trips, I make some sketches with Galaxy Note. I think it's possible (and convenient) to make on-the-spot sketching with it on a family travelling. 

A corner of Grand Bazaar Sultanahmet, Istanbul

A tram passing in Sultanahmet, Istanbul

The corner of Blue Mosque, Istanbul

In the top of Citadel or Jabal Al Qal'a in Amman, Jordan

The guard in Petra, Jordan

Next travelling, we're going to bring the Galaxy Note & do some on-the-spot sketching along with our kids.

Sketching Kuwait part 2

Sketching Kuwait with Galaxy Note II & AutoDesk Sketchbook Mobile app.

On the spot sketching: Hard Rock cafe Kuwait in the morning

Fatayer maker working at night.

An old Kuwaiti & his transistor radio in Mubarakiya (details).

Fateh El Kheir - 1938 sailing ship in Scientific Center Kuwait

A ballerina performs in a British Academy of International Arts event

Learning how to skate in Marina beach

Related story:
- Sketching Kuwait part 1 with original Galaxy Note

Samsung Galaxy Note II

How good is Samsung Galaxy Note II? See for yourself :D


Software: AutoDesk Sketchbook Mobile

Thanks to its speedy quad-core 1.6 GHz processor, it feels more responsive for quick hatch & sketch.



  

The display is still bright & comfortable to use under bright sunlight. Suits better for on-the-spot outdoor sketching. The best sketching tablet so far, with bonus features: phone & internet :D



Related stories:
- In the pursuit of perfect digital sketchbook
- Sketching Kuwait part 1
- Sketching Kuwait part 2