DNA - Test Animations

Arrow Pointing at DNA from Jennifer Ball on Vimeo.


Arrow Pointing at DNA 2 from Jennifer Ball on Vimeo.

The Cells Bunched Together - In Maya

Rendered Image

Arrow - Animation Test

Arrow Animation  from Jennifer Ball on Vimeo.

Arrow, Chromosome, Spindle Fibres and DNA Orthograph

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) - Film Review

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) - Film Review.pdf by Jennifer Ball on Scribd

DNA Model and Spindle Fibres

DNA Structure - Inside the Cell

Spindle Fibres

My Script @Phil

I wonder what toys you enjoyed playing with most when you were younger?  What were the most popular ones?  What were the most colourful ones?  What were the most entertaining ones?  

I wanted to help you understand the human cell cycle by using some of the most memorable and iconic toys to help me explain.  They are toys that have stood the test of time and that while they are not played with in the same way today, they still have something to teach us.

Imagine the complete human cell as a marble which has travelled inside the body, twisting and turning, inverting and reverting on the way to its final destination. (Marble lands in pile).

DNA can be likened to a tiny mass of spaghetti which grows into a ball like structure. This part of the interphase is known as the Growth Phase.

The ball like structure expands, reproducing itself two times.  This part of the interphase is known as the S Phase.

Now you see the expandable ball that you might have played with, at its peak.  The DNA is the structure and it begins to prepare for Mitosis and cell 

DuRing the first stage of Mitosis, Prophase, the chromosomes become visible and condense to become shorter and thicker.  I was reminded of the plastic, sticky people or bugs that you threw against the wall and then watched walk down.  

Initially they are randomly floating around but somehow become more synchronised when they move into Metaphase.  In this phase they seem to perform a routine and move like  trapeze artists, teetering before standing on each other's shoulders!

The spindle fibres act like the tightrope and hold them securely at each sister chromative. 

The Anaphase takes place when the fibres perform a ' tug of war' and separate the chromatids. 

The spindle fibres pull the chromatids to the edge before they disappear and a small mass of spaghetti remains.

Cytokinesis occurs when two identical cells are formed and a new human cell cycle commences.

Storyboard for The Cell Cycle Animation (camera movements etc are yet to be included)

The Cell Cycle - Storyboard by Jennifer Ball on Scribd

Intro to Substance Materials

Final Render

My Cell Cycle Pre - Vis (so far)

I have done the marble run part to my Pre - Vis. I intend on having marble sound effects throughout the marble run, especially when the cell lands on the other cells. Still unsure on the tunnel textures, but its mainly to get a rough idea of movement.
Cell Cycle Pre - vis from Jennifer Ball on Vimeo.
I hope to achieve a more squishy movement for my tunnels, rather than have them completely static. So like this: GLITTER from Buda on Vimeo.

UV - Layout

New Concept Art - Cells Bunched Together

Pink Cell Design

Orange Cell Design

Purple Cell Design

Red Cell Design

Blue Cell Design

Green Cell Design

Yellow Cell Design

Cell Designs

Cell Orthograph

Label Idea @Phil

Hi Phil, was thinking of having my labels as signs on springs that pop up.

Tileable Textures - Part 2

Different Colours

Testing Different Colours

Cell Design with added Nucleus

Cell with added Nucleus

New Cell Design

I still need to add a nucleus to my cell. I also intend to make more cells, but have each one a different colour.

The Wicker Man (1973) - Film Review

The Wicker Man Film Review by Jennifer Ball on Scribd

Toadstool - Squash and Stretch

Toadstool from Jennifer Ball on Vimeo.

E.T. (1982) - Film Review

E.T. (1982) Film Review by Jennifer Ball on Scribd

I've decided to present my film reviews in a Scribd format to prevent any problems whilst uploading.

Testing Textures - Tunnel

I want to create almost like a plastic slide texture. However it needs to be transparent enough to see the cell complete its marble run.

Pong E Texture

Life Drawing - Lesson 20

Tonal drawing using just pencil - 20 minutes

Quick 1 - 5 minute poses using pencil

Sharpie pen - 20 minutes

Marble Texture Tests

Left: Mia x Material Right: Blinn

@ Phil Finding Inspiration for my Animation and Voice Over

Hi Phil, is this what you meant?

Animation ideas

GLITTER from Buda on Vimeo.