Character Concepts: Initial Design: Final Design: Models: Initial Model: Final Model: Animation Tests: Additional Assets: Background: Landscape (Clouds: Hannah McNaul): Hearts: Sunglasses: Lightbulb: Question Mark: Planet Mars and Spaceship: Astronaut and Balloons: Satellite: Other Unused Assets: Astronaut with HeartContinue reading Animated Narratives: Portfolio
Animated Narratives: In the end we got there, but with so much work necessary, and so much that could go wrong – which it inevitably did at what felt the most inopportune moments – boy at times was it challenging! From the outset, and at at different times during the process, setbacks such asContinue reading Animated Narratives: Reflection
‘Music in animation is like a story within a story. It can intensify emotion, accentuate action and give a sense of completion to the total narrative’ (Richard E. Williams) The post-production process was the final stage in the creation of our animation, where everyone’s individual segments were combined into one, and music which hadContinue reading Animated Narratives: Post-Production
Production, the next stage in the 3D animation pipeline, is where all of the aspects already envisioned take shape, and includes the 3D layout, modelling, texturing, rigging, lighting, animating and rendering processes. Layout: Finding visuals help inspire my creative process, and hoping it might assist in the idea generation and story creation phase ofContinue reading Animated Narratives: Production
‘Pre-production is where it all begins, including story development, script writing, production design, storyboards, and animatics’ (Glebas, 2014). In this module, I was teamed up with three other students, Hannah, Gillian and Kirsten, and together, building on our knowledge from semester one, we were tasked to create a 30-60 second 3D animated short,Continue reading Animated Narratives: Pre-Production
Module Brief and Synopsis: The objective of this our second World of Animation assignment was to collaborate in a small group to create a research poster which, from a specific perspective, demonstrated our understanding of the history or development of a nation’s animation. My choice of American animation saw me teamed up with Josh,Continue reading World of Animation – Group Research Poster and Reflection
