<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Andy Yankovich Production Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Yankovich Produ]]></description><link>https://www.andyyankovich.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 22:51:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.andyyankovich.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Its almost over.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I admittedly have had a difficult time this past week as I have wrapped up the majority of my production based work, and the film is...]]></description><link>https://www.andyyankovich.com/post/its-almost-over</link><guid isPermaLink="false">643c8e8d56a87f5d9a25fb8a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:15:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Andy Yankovich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Effects and Feedback]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week I have been tying up as many loose ends as possible. We have reached a really rewarding period of production where our film is...]]></description><link>https://www.andyyankovich.com/post/effects-and-feedback</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6427b31a57e5d9c4f9750f1e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 04:58:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/61d779_579e4627d0da41d68ac12a462b0a7e12~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_705,h_301,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy Yankovich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowd System Breakdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the production of Dim, my team needed a system to animate a crowd of silhouette characters. We needed them to react and have some...]]></description><link>https://www.andyyankovich.com/post/crowd-system-breakdown</link><guid isPermaLink="false">640c0bd5fb83cb021dd2c62b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 05:42:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/61d779_5c55ab892071402e8ebcec7cb0ef2813~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_730,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy Yankovich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[No fun Nonsense]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was another week where I had set out to finalize some systems we have yet to see in the short film, i.e. the collars on the...]]></description><link>https://www.andyyankovich.com/post/no-fun-nonsense</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63f99b6e107b485f9d88b2fb</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2023 05:36:43 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Andy Yankovich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Effects Showcase and Project Clean Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week I resolved a handful of large problems with our project's character effects system, polishing the materials and getting a much...]]></description><link>https://www.andyyankovich.com/post/effects-showcase-and-project-clean-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63f0571a16ec0480c1d48eb0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2023 04:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/61d779_433fa1ff9e9e4b598a2f1ecaa018e110~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_536,h_424,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy Yankovich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patch Notes 2-3-23]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week our team has nearly wrapped up our animation blocking for our goal to compile a fully 3D Animatic. Although that deadline has...]]></description><link>https://www.andyyankovich.com/post/patch-notes-2-3-23</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63ddda9a0fd3660ecefe5a06</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 04:18:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Andy Yankovich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Last Semester Begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[So far this semester is off to a really strong start. We have 3 months to finish our film and we are working through Animation, Layout,...]]></description><link>https://www.andyyankovich.com/post/last-semester</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d4af116ed0e524029ea85a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2023 05:42:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/61d779_1f995c2efa72473390d2ce5ac1e054f7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_787,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy Yankovich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Blog Post 6)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have finished rigging characters and been able to return to a more active "production manager" role. It's been a long road and the rigs...]]></description><link>https://www.andyyankovich.com/post/blog-post-6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">639fcc6b830bc523f5236d98</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 02:30:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Andy Yankovich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrapping Up The Semester]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have found ourselves cutting scope as much as we can, which is always painful when it means getting rid of peoples hard work, but we...]]></description><link>https://www.andyyankovich.com/post/wrapping-up-the-semester</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6392b84e34d9c554b29ce666</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 04:59:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Andy Yankovich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Puppet Master]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we've drawn closer to the end of the semester I have had to re-evaluate the amount of time I've been spending on this project. 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(Summer Week 3 Intro)]]></title><link>https://www.andyyankovich.com/post/vlog-test-summer-week-3-intro</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62bb56f67ecf9f81e57a57a9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:35:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/61d779_518f56a386f4435b8b82807bedc8bb6e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_851,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy Yankovich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer, Week 2: Models, Materials, and More]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week I tackled the creating and organizing Master Materials and their file structures, Set Dressing and Modeling, and other things...]]></description><link>https://www.andyyankovich.com/post/summer-week-2-models-materials-and-more</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62bb390fb053606b5916a1e2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:14:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/61d779_79f26d08ac5f4378a8f2912a3b020280~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy Yankovich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer, Week 1: From Dim to Dark]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was the first week of my intended 8 weeks of summer production, and of course, nothing went as planned. Sunday night as 10PM we lost...]]></description><link>https://www.andyyankovich.com/post/summer-week-1-from-dim-to-dark</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62ab9cf18763f8010ce5cf22</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 22:32:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/61d779_153239eb683f40279e85a9862424f0e1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_772,h_647,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy Yankovich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer: the plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weeks 1 through 14, were written through my Spring Semester of my Junior year of College. 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