Detailing my experiences with BDes Animation
Over these past couple of weeks, I have dedicated a majority of my time to polishing my animation for the submission date. One of the biggest overhauls was the background, where I received feedback to allow light to shine through the trees, as that is what actually happens in real life with even dense forests.Continue reading Week 11, 12 & 13 [Final Animation and Self-Reflection]
This time, I was focused on making the animatic based on the storyboard for the Bioluminescent world animation. I wanted to figure out how long my shot was going to be, the pacing of each section, and how the background and foreground elements were going to move. I was also testing out how I wasContinue reading Week 9 & 10 [Biolum Animation Progress]
This week, we had to animate a flour sack, with a specific focus on key frames and character acting! I wanted to convey a character who is cautious but clumsy, tripping over themself and accepting defeat as they sigh at the end. I used very few in-betweens here, wanting to focus on emphasising the posesContinue reading Week 8 [Animation Exploration]
This week, we started learning about the principles of animation, that we will then use for our world group project. We were tasked with animating bouncing balls and emphasising the weight of each ball with timing and spacing. I chose to do an exercise ball, a tennis ball and a bowling ball as my examples.Continue reading Week 7 [Animation Introduction]
This week, we had to create a few different character designs that would fit into our developing worlds. I was switched into group 8, which was developing a world where a scientist accidentally brings plants to life and shrinks himself down to explore the new world that was in his own garden. One of theContinue reading Week 5 [Character]
This week, we had to study colour combinations and implement them into a couple of different practical colour studies. The first task was to redraw one of our previously drawn black and white thumbnails and integrate a colour scheme/combination. I chose to go with an analogous colour scheme consisting mainly of purple and blue, chosenContinue reading Week 4 [Colour]
This week, we had to work on 6 more thumbnails for our world, but this time we had to focus specifically on using tonal range to convey perspective and focus. With further refinement of the plot and characters for our bioluminescent world, I did my best to focus on creating interesting shots that convey theContinue reading Week 3 [Tone/Value]
This week, we had to study backgrounds from 3 different media properties and identify the perspective lines within the landscapes. We also had to create 12 thumbnail sketches for the group project we are working on, which consists of creating a detailed and thought out world premise and engaging story that will take place inContinue reading Week 2 [Composition & Perspective]
This week, we were tasked with taking 3 characters from media properties we enjoy and figuring out the shapes that make up the forms of those characters. The 3 characters that I chose as examples of form and shape were Sonic the Hedgehog, Professor Layton and Winnie the Pooh. For Sonic, his silhouette isContinue reading Week 1 [Form & Shape]
During our Welcome Week induction, we were encouraged to make a small video that would introduce ourselves to our lecturers and the rest of the class. This assignment was only for fun, and had no effect on our grade. While stop motion was the suggested method to make the video, we had the freedomContinue reading Week 0 [Introduction]