Animation
Project
The purpose of this project will be to create an animated 2D warrior
elf. I have no previous experience in animation, and will be making a very simplistic animation. First a model will be created. I will first render a hand-sketched drawing and import it into Photoshop CS6 for coloring and animation.
Animation
Techniques
Animation will most likely be created through the use of a skeletal
structure and keyframes. Keyframes will be set up to control the movement of
the skeleton. Graphs and curves will be
used to animate between these keyframes.
Once the animation system has been set up there are several animations
that I would like to try:
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Simple walking and/or running animation or
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Swinging from one vine to another
Research
Read The Animator’s Survival Kit,
Disney Animation- The illusion of Life,
Advanced Maya Texture and Lighting, research
websites, watch videos, look at examples,
Timeline:
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Proposal: Due by 3/16/2014
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Character design: Due by 3/23/2014
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Storyboard & Script: Due by 3/30/2014
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Performance script ( in the form of a flipbook): Due by 4/6
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Dabble in Photoshop with animation with character design: Due by 4/20
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Production week: Due by 5/18
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Post Production: Due by 6/1
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Present to others: Due by 6/15
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Revisions: Due by 6/22
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Final animation: Due by 6/27
Details:
Based off of the story I write for my Visual Media project, using traditional drawing and Photoshop CS6, I will render basic sketch ideas of my character. Once I am set in which character I want to use, I
will make a storyboard in Photoshop, which will render the story to life in a visual way. Since I
do not have a lot of time after this, I will choose one scene from the script
and animate my character, in one of the fashions stated above, as suited for
that scene. View my Visual Media project proposal for ideas I have been working on for my character design: http://brittanyvisualmedia.blogspot.com/.
I like how you're utilizing one primary project for 2 of your courses, for the fact each course will help you to create and define what looks to be a hefty project. This also allows you to see different and varying angles which should help to push you to unknown boundaries and to see how this takes on a life of its own.
ReplyDeleteAfter reviewing your timeline, I'm a little concerned with "dabble in photoshop" that you have due on 4/20. What exactly is your objective for this? Using the word dabble, implies that one is being very casual or superficial, which I know in this case is not what is intended. It simply makes me question how you will utilize Photoshop in this?
Photoshop CS6 has animation capabilities. You can do a frame or timeline animation in it. For this week, I was going to input my sketches into Photoshop and try and see which way works best for me.
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