Jennifer Ball - Ba Hons - Computer Animation Arts

Monday, 31 December 2018

Test Run for shapes spinning around the king (Pre-vis)

How I compiled this shot:

Layer 1:

Clockwise
20 frames between each movement
The top layer

Layer 2:

Anticlockwise
40 frames between each movement
2nd layer

Layer 3:

Clockwise
40 frames between each movement
3rd layer

Layer 4:

Anticlockwise
30 Frames between each movement
Bottom layer

Playblast:

Shapes_around_king_test_run_final from Jennifer Ball on Vimeo.

Test Run Shot for Pre-vis

I am coming towards the end of my Pre-vis and trying to achieve some more complicated shots by layering my scenes to create more depth. The camera shows the scene flat on at first, it then zooms through the environment and hopefully creating a more interesting to shot.

Swirley_Shapes_Test_Run_Final from Jennifer Ball on Vimeo.

Friday, 21 December 2018

More Shapes - Texture Projection (Previs Shapes)

Shapes for this scene

Projected Shapes ready for Pre-vis

Monday, 17 December 2018

Corrective Blend Shapes (side view)

I have now completed the rest of the blend shapes for each joint that needed it:

Corrective Blend Shapes: Hands, Wrists, Elbows, Hips and Football Joints

Corrective Blend Shapes: Side View (Ankle Joint)

I have started to use Blend shapes to correct any geometry that looks out of place when I move my characters joints. I create and edit the poses in the 'Pose Editor' found in the Deform Menu. The right ankle joint is now complete and I feel that I am ready to move onto the other joints such as the Elbows, Wrists, Hip and Middle hand joints. I wont need to do the knees in this case, as they don't seem to deform in any way when I move them.