Layering My Scenes

Since talking with Phil, I am now layering my scenes in Maya to create more interesting shots. Although my animation is 2D that doesn't mean that all my shots need to be flat and just appear in the mid-ground. I am going to create scenes that involve the Mountain King and shapes appearing in the foreground, mid-ground and background.

For my real animation I obviously wont be using just planes for my character and shapes but these are just acting as placeholders as I  continue to experiment in Maya:

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Layers_Test_Run from Jennifer Ball on Vimeo.

Back View - Getting ready for the 2D Modelling and Rigging Process

Back View Only

Side View - Getting ready for the 2D Modelling and Rigging Process

Side View Only

Front View - Getting ready for the 2D Modelling and Rigging Process

Front View Only 

New Animatic - Adjusted Ending

New Animatic - Adjusted Ending from Jennifer Ball on Vimeo.

Speed Posing (5 mins to complete a pose)

I really struggled with this pose but I understand now that I should of started with curving the spine!

Reference

Moom Pose

New Animatic - The Call

The Hall of The Mountain King - New Animatic from Jennifer Ball on Vimeo.