Starting off this module I was less stressed than I thought, after completing the first half of the module I felt a lot more comfortable with this assignment. I definitely was a little panicked though, There is a lot about animation that I struggle with and fluidity is definitely one of them. In this blog,Continue reading Reflective Research Blog
Weight Lift animation side view, front view and back view Run and jump animation Side view, front view and back view Lip Sync Animation looped
This week in class I learnt a LOT about facial animation. Alec put up files to download which included a rain rig with preloaded assets of face animations, an audio clip from Parks and Recreation and slides that had reference mouth shapes. I watched the tutorial on how to add the audio file in, IContinue reading Facial Animation lip Sync and face – Week 10 & 11
This week in class it was focused more on jumping and getting the key poses right. Alec, in the morning, put up a file and asked to first block out the main key poses. I really like these exercises because they show a good example of a jump and what I would need to doContinue reading Body Mechanics- Week 9
This week in class I learned about how to get a character to jump, at first I assumed this would be simple, it doesn’t seem so bad but it was much harder than I expected. I decided to start. with the down pose as my anticipation for the jump. I feel like everything went wrong.Continue reading Jumping – Week 8
This week we jumped right back into work. The next assignment was explained and the criteria were set out. I definitely am a little panicked about this one. There is a lot about animation that I struggle with and fluidity is definitely one of them. Today in the morning class Alec walked us through blockingContinue reading Body Mechanics Animation Weight Lift – Week 7
Walk cycle video including front view, side view and corner view tiered cycle video including front view, side view and corner view run cycle video including front view, side view and corner view Sully run cycle video including front view, side view and corner view
Starting off this module I was stressed, to say the least. Last term I had animated a short with classmates but this animation was different, this included legs, not something I ever thought would be a big deal. To start off, on week one, I was worried that this entire module would be in 2DContinue reading Reflective Research Blog- Week 6
I think I struggled the most with this cycle than any other. My first problem was that I couldn’t think of a run to do. I made several cycles to begin with. My first attempt was a ninja run, taking reference from a run cycle I had found online. After showing my friends they toldContinue reading Personality run cycle- Week 5
This week I missed class by accident but on the bright side Alec didn’t give a lecture so I went to watch his videos. To start I downloaded Alec’s file that had the contact pose already posed. I read his slides on how to go about doing it. I made sure to use fewer keyframesContinue reading Run Cycles- Week 4
