Monthly Archives: January 2022
Week1 Group building and theme setting 1
At first, I was thinking about whether to set up my own team, but after much thinking, I decided to join other people’s team and be a member of the team. I’ve always wanted to work with someone who is … Continue reading
Final Submission link:
Final work: Every week change links: Week 2: An overview of the 12 Principles of Animation: Week 2: Good and Bad animation according to my understanding: Week 1: Bouncing Ball with Travel & Obstacle Course Week 2: Ball & Tail … Continue reading
Assignment: Research Presentation, Critical Report and Post links
Research Topic: Show the innovation of animation script for the audience Audio-visual presentation: https://vimeo.com/665517145 The recording of research progress links: Week 7: Want to find a research topic: Week 9:Determine research direction: Week 10: Assignment information and support: Weekly Tasks … Continue reading
Week 9: Performance animation and previs
Through this lesson I learned： Blocking & Breakdown Poses: Bias (Easing) Setting Maya to Python 2 (Rolling back a version in Maya 2022) Installing Tween Machine Methods for creating pose transitions using ‘biasing’ (easing/slow in and out) Creation of different … Continue reading
Week 10: Assignment information and support
Preliminary conception： Title: The freshness of the script Viewpoint: The story should present freshness to the audience. Only freshness can keep the audience’s attention and make them feel that their attention, their time and their money are worth it. Explanation: … Continue reading
Week 8: Phonemes and performance
Through this class I learned lip syncing in animation: Lip syncing and facial animation: two goals Jaw bounce: the underlying structure:A lip sync should be built upon a solid jaw bounce rhythm Emotional speech: underlying emotional structure:Facial animation should capture … Continue reading
Week 9:Determine research direction
From last week, I decided I needed to narrow my research, and I focused my research on the Academy Award for Best Animated short film. After watching these award-winning animated shorts, I found two areas of interest for me: 1.Animation … Continue reading
Week 7: Advanced Body mechanics
This week we mainly studied: Complexity of an action and how to fix common problems Dynamic IK/FK switching Knee& elbow popping Rigging IK/FK switching & how it works within a rig After smoothing, we still see elbow and knee popping problems … Continue reading
Week 8:Character appeal
Appeal in animation characters is a similar parallel with actors having charisma. It’s about what a character is, about its visual design, about how we see the character. In some ways, the character is a reflection of ourselves or of people we … Continue reading