Animations

Activity # 35 (James Rodeo B. Ty)

All over the internet, you see animations. (I’m not going to explain what they are because you should know what they are by now)

Animating takes skill and a lot of time to make. Time in making it depends on how long the animation is. People animate in many different ways. There’s the occasional stick figures.

Most stick figure animations on the internet are basically just stickmen beating each other up (kind of like the one above, only a little faster). Stick figures have been around animations a lot nowadays, mostly because they’re the easiest things to animate. Other people take stick figure animating to a new level. Sometimes they make a plot or stories about them too. Another kind of animations are, well, the Japanese anime.

Many people love watching these animes Japanese people make. I don’t really watch them much. Mostly because it takes a long time to load (on the internet). Some people even make fandoms about them too. Dressing up as they’re favorite anime characters or Cosplay as some people call it. Another type of animation is the CG action movies, my favorite.

Dead Fantasy is a good example of a CG action movie. I think mentioned it on a previous blog entry but anyway, CG action movies look more 3D-ish and take a longer time to make and requires full skill and a team of more than just one animator. Dead Fantasy is just one example to this kind of animations. There are a lot more than you think. And the last one is… well I can’t think of anymore. But there are a lot more animations than the ones mentioned above. Why not Google them and watch?

By the way, I started learning how to animate. It’s a lot harder than you think.

Suicidal Tendencies

Activity # 33 (James Rodeo B. Ty)

Yes, you read the title right. Suicidal Tendencies. A lot of people get that feeling. The feeling when you feel like you just want to end it. I’ll be honest, I get that feeling too once in a while. Oh don’t give me that look. I get sad sometimes. Really really sad. Even my friends can’t do anything to change that.

Why do people suicide? That’s a question people ask a lot. Why do they kill themselves? It really depends on the person. Some people just feel really sad. They want to end their misery by not living anymore. Other people don’t want to live. Mainly because of the terrible lives their living in. Some kids suicide because they get bullied a lot. I get bullied a lot too. Others want to kill themselves because they feel unloved. They feel lonely and sometimes they feel worthless. They don’t know what to do with they’re lives anymore so they just end it.

The cause of suicide is still a mystery to everyone. No one can solve, no one can stop it either. Once someone gets that feeling, there’s no stopping.

I apologize if this blog entry gets you down. But I’m just speaking the truth. People die, whether it’s by their own hand or by somebody else's’.

Games that really needed to be a movie

Activity # 32 (James Rodeo B. Ty)

We all play video games, right? And there comes a time when we come across a really cool game. A game that was so cool, that it needed to have a movie but sadly didn’t have one. So, here are a number of games that (in my opinion) should have a movie.

1. Final Fantasy 13

Final Fantasy 13 is the thirteenth (obviously) installment to the Final Fantasy series. The game had perfect graphics, a fast-paced battle system and a good story. Then what’s wrong with it? Too linear and and too many cutscenes. It was more of an interactive movie than an RPG. Which is why it would have been better if Square Enix turned it into a movie instead.

2. Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead is a first person zombie shooting game. Four survivors trying to survive the zombie apocalypse. Just how awesome it would have been if it was a movie. Despite the lack of plot, it would have been still cool if it was.

3. Final Fantasy 6

Yeah, another Final Fantasy. Even though the game was just sprites, the plot and character development seemed like it needed to have a movie. Or, it could be just a CGI kind of movie. I’m just wondering what the characters would look like in 3D.

4. Chrono Trigger

Chrono Trigger is a role-playing game about a group of protagonists from different time periods working together to fight an alien-like monster that could control time. The game seriously need to be a movie. It had to be CGI because the characters would look so much better that way.

There are other games that would have been cool if it was a movie. But I can’t think of anymore. Also I’m tired.

Dead Fantasy

Activity # 31 (James Rodeo B. Ty)

Dead Fantasy is a fan-made CG action movie series made by Monty Oum. The series is mostly about a group of characters beating the crap out of each other. So far the characters are split up into two Teams:

1. Team Final Fantasy/Kingdom Hearts Combatants

-Yuna (FF10/FF10-2), Rikku (FF10/FF10-2), Tifa Lockhart (FF7), Rinoa Heartilly (FF8), Kairi (KH), Cloud Strife (FF7) and Vincent (FF7)

2. Team Dead or Alive/Ninja Gaiden Combatants

-Kasumi (DoA), Ayane (DoA), Hitomi (DoA), Rachel (NG), Helena (DoA), Hayate (DoA), Ryu (NG) and Momiji (NG)

Kasumi Alpha (DoA) clones appear in Dead Fantasy 4 but they don’t fight for either team.

I have to be honest, the fights between the two teams seem a little biased. I mean, if you watched the movies you would notice that Team DoA/NG won most of the fights. They were a lot more brutal than the opposing team. Not only that, they had an army of ninjas by their side (yes, it was completely unfair). If you’re a fan of Final Fantasy, take caution while watching. Because they get beat up a lot in the series. Especially Tifa. Out of all the characters, she got the most hits (and she also gave the most hits). But despite that, she still kept fighting.

Dead Fantasy currently has 5 movies. Sad to say Dead Fantasy 6 isn’t out yet. And I don’t think it won’t be coming out anytime soon.

Anyways, here are some pictures about the series.

 

Free Topic

Activity # 30 (James Rodeo B. Ty)

From what you can read from the title, this is a free topic. Which means I get to choose what I get to talk about in this blog entry. Yay!

Now, what should I talk about?

*Thinking*

*Still thinking*

Well, I complain a lot at school. So I guess I should complain about stuff here instead of talking and wasting my voice.

I hate vegetables! I know I sound childish but I just do! I don’t know why I don’t like the taste. Maybe there’s something wrong with my tongue, or is my tongue just underdeveloped? It’s so hot! I hate summer! Well, I don’t hate summer vacation, but why does it have to happen when it’s so hot. I hate it! Why is school so hard? They’re giving us a ton of projects to do in so little time. Well, actually they gave it to us a long time ago, and I just procrastinated. But I still hate it! My Flash Drive isn’t getting detected by the computer! No matter how many times I insert and eject it, it still won’t get detected. And I have a lot of important things in it! Like games and other fun stuff! Did I mention it’s still hot here? I think I’m going to pass out at this rate. I still have a lot more projects to do! Exams are almost here and my parents are pressuring me to do good because if I don’t I won’t be able to have my vacation. I need to study, but I still have other projects to do! I hate this so much!

Okay, that’s all of the complaints I have. I’ll complain more in another blog entry. But that’s it for today.

Gadgets

Activity # 29 (James Rodeo B. Ty)

Gadgets. Yeah, gadgets. They are everywhere. In our homes, in our schools and in some other places too. Gadgets help us all out in there own ways. Most gadgets only have one particular function, others have more than one. The Cellphone is a common type of gadget that we use.

They function as a portable telephone and can sometimes take pictures and/or record videos and other things too. The cellphone changes and becomes more different throughout the years.

Another common gadget that we use is the PSP.

Okay, so maybe it’s not that common. But kids of today are just dying to have one. A PSP (PlayStationPortable), like the name implies, is a portable Playstation. A PSP is a gadget that has games that you can play. Sometimes it can even store songs or videos or pictures. Sometimes you can even use the internet with it too. I have a PSP too, just so you’d know.

Another common gadget that we have is the Television.

The television is a gadget that we use to watch shows or other things that entertain us. It can also be used to play Xbox or Playstations or Nintendo stuff and other things.

There are a lot more gadgets that are everywhere that help us in our daily lives.

Favorite Cartoon Character

Activity # 28 (James Rodeo B. Ty)

I’ll be honest, I don’t watch many cartoons anymore. I guess I kind of grew up. But my Favorite Cartoon Character would have to be Pikachu.

What? Were you expecting someone else?

I’m sure everyone’s heard of him. Pikachu is one of Ash’s first Pokémon. He looks like this:

 

Pikachu is an Electric-type Pokémon that has the ability to release electric discharges at will. He’s the only Pokémon Ash kept throughout the entire series and is the only Pokémon he has who (for some reason) doesn’t evolve. I don’t know why Ash never evolved his Pikachu. It’s a mystery I kept wondering to myself throughout my childhood.

Pikachu is one of the best Pokémon Ash ever had, mainly because Pikachu was the first. It’s kind of sad though that all of the other Pokémon Ash had were given away. I’m just glad he kept Pikachu around. Even though Pikachu’s almost completely useless when it came to battling Rock-type Pokémon, Ash still kept him around most of the time. Pikachu never stays inside his poke ball and I can’t say I blame him. After all, could you imagine being stuck inside those things? It must be so cramped inside them.