For our environment group project, Josh, Adam, Kharis, Joe, Liam and I came up with the idea of ancient temple ruins, surrounded by pillars and carved stones in an open field environment covered in fog. Within this scene we wanted the focal point to be a mystical portal. We each went away and came upContinue reading Assignment 1- Blog and Reflection
This week each group had a start on making some of their models. This was still early in development so for this week I mainly stayed on maya and experimented with different shapes for the assets. In between working with my assets, I followed some tutorials on blackboard posted by Henry. These tutorials went overContinue reading Animation strategies week 3
On our second week of this group assignment we each focused on more concepts as our ideas were beginning to develop. We researched a lot of temple imagery online and from within films for ideas and aesthetics. One location we looked at was Men-an-tol which is located in Cornwall, UK. This location features interesting stoneContinue reading Animation Strategies-Week 2
On our first week of our second year, we were introduced to our new module; Animation Strategies. After looking at the module handbook we then were briefed of our first group assignment. The aim of this assignment was to create an 3D environment as part of a group. We were given a list of potentialContinue reading Animation Strategies-Week 1
When I look back on this module I can say definitely that I have learnt so much about animation. When I started this course I wanted to learn and develop on my strengths and I firmly believe I have. While studying the Animated Narratives module I have learnt how to properly analyse animated features, andContinue reading Reflection on Module and first year with Ulster University
Throughout this assignment I feel like my individual ideas and the collaborative group ideas have came a very long way. I have built up a portfolio through this assignment showcasing the journey from concept designs, to storyboards/animatics, all the way up to animating our ideas and characters and then the post production process. From theContinue reading Animated Narratives – Portfolio and Final Outcomes for Assignment 2
I have really enjoyed this assignment and feel like I have learnt a great deal about organic modeling. When I first got the brief at the start of the semester I had so many ideas which I created for my concept art. I ultimately chose the dinosaur because of the many ideas that came fromContinue reading Reflection on Assignment 2 – Organic Modelling
After the animation was finished, I shared it with the group to get any final thoughts and adjustments. Once I was happy with how both scenes looked I began the process of rendering each frame. This was the longest part of the production. I had to set up the lighting and make sure each characterContinue reading Animated Narratives Week 14 – Rendering the animation and export from After Effects.
This week it was finally time to start animating. Each member of my team completed our models and had our allocated scenes to animate independently. I had scene two and scene eight. Scene two was a small scene consisting of one of the swordfish swimming up beside the puffer fish and smiling. Scene eight howeverContinue reading Animated Narratives Week 14 – Animating on Maya
I have now finished the rig for my shark. I had some difficulty with the constraints working with the joints but finally got the issue solved. I made joints from the mid section of the shark down to the end of the tail. I got some advice from Alec who said about making the jointsContinue reading Animated Narratives Week 13 – Completed shark Rig
