Timing Run Cycle

Now the run cycle has been completed i had to time out the run to see how fast the character would be running through the jungle. I showed the two to Jono and he preffered the slower version.. There may not be an immediate difference visable but the faster version is a second shorter. I had noticed when playing around with the cameras that they both work really well... the only thing is the closer the camera is to the character the faster it appears to be...

QUICK VERSION:



SLOW VERSION:

This is what it looks like within the environment... if you would be so kind as to press play.... FANKOO.

Run Cycle

This week i have been animating a run cycle for the explorer character... because for the most part he is running through the jungle i feel a run cycle is the easiest, quickest and most efficient way to produce this section of the film.. there will be jumps included within the sequence but i can add those in as and when they are needed in the run cycle..

Run Cycle Influences

What inspired my run cycle was a piece of wonderful animation. It is a music video - 'LET LOVE BE YOUR ENERGY' By Robbie Williams ........ Check out the video with the link below ........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5hSXmUj5KA






















ANYHOO... for those who dont press the link (shame on you, the animation is quality) then here are some stills from the piece...

The animation in this piece is very exaggerated, the run cycle is very bouncy yet powerful, with strong arm movements. The pace is very fast and is very effective. The bottom picture on the right is an image of 'Robbie' landing after a jump. I will use this as reference when animating my character. The character in the music video also runs through different environments i will use this as reference to see how he reats with the different environments.

Sleepwalk Animation Continued

This week i have concentrated on finalising the sleepwalk... this last section we see the character walk into the kitchen.. this is the last part of the house i will be animating. The reason for this is because the othe rmembers of the group need to complete some small parts of animation for their portfolio's. The animation in the house after this section is the charcter pressing the buttons of the coooker and him falling over after the explosion. These are little jons that i have given to the rest of the group to fufill their requirements. This will also give me much needed time to spend on the other main parts of animation in the jungle and temple... AS TIME IS TICKING!!!!!!!

Sleepwalk Animation

The animating is coming along very well... i am enjoying animating a sleepwalk sequence as it is something i havent done before and is something i can have a lot of fun with... like i said in my previous post i have been given a lot of freedom with the animation... so in this sequence i have made the character bang his head on the grandfather clock in the hallway... it ads a bit of humour to the animation and giving it a bit more depth and personality.

Animation Inflences

As i am on the way to animating i have decided to look at other animations to inspire me with my own... i can look on youtube for videos of people acting out the movements i want to help with the body movements.. but i will look primarially at animations to get a sense of what style i would like to go for....

This first scene i am animating has the character sleepwalking so i have already looked at real life footage of people sleepwalking but the piece of animation i looked at was a piece from Wallace and Gromit.. the movements of the character reminded me of the scene of 'The Wrong Trousers' where Wallace is fast asleep while the ''chicken'' is controlling the trousers with Wallace strapped in them....

The reason i looked at this animation is because the character Wallace is fast asleep and yet still moving around without his knowing... the animation is very exaggerated and a similar swing in his arms and head is something i would like to capture in my animation.

To get a better sense of the animation you can look at it via this link below.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o9mOwykpbg

DISSERTATION HANDED IN... LET THE ANIMATING BEGIN !

At last i can officially begin the real animating... (Well at least for one scene anyway) The house environment has been fully set out and the sleepwalking character has been finalised and finished. So this week has been begun the begining of the animation process. The dissertation has been handed in today (last day of term!) so during the holidays i can really get cracking on with the animation...

I am quite pleased as the director (Jono) has given me quite alot of freedom with the animation... being the lead animator i have a lot of say on the actual movements of the charcter. Obviously sticking to where the guy starts and finishes the middle bits can be left to my imagination. I have started with the charcter leaning against the wall in the hallway

....ANIMATION POSTS - I WILL POST SOME OF THE PLAYBLAST TESTS OF MY ANIMATIONS SO YOU CAN SEE HOW IT DEVELOPS FROM START TO FINISH BUT BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY I WILL ONLY POST A SELECTED FEW.....