Class 9 10/30/2015

This material is about preparing for the final.  The Description of the homework for next week is below.

Final Project

You guys will be turning in a very short animation.  You will have the rest of the semester to work on it, and I will help you throughout the process.

I will do demonstrations based on what your needs will be for your finals. For example, if someone is doing a walk to a run to a jump, I might show you how I would get that done. If there are any challenges with your idea, please let me know and I can prepare something to show in class.

The main steps of your final will be:
-Brainstorming and Thumbnail sketches
-Block out poses and camera in maya.  Try to get the timing of the whole peice.
-Animation blocking
-Splining animation
-Render

This Youtube playlist shows many examples of the process I would like you to take for your final.

Below are some examples of what kind of things you can animate:

As you can see, there is a wide range of projects you can do.  You can do a lip synch dialogue, an action, dance whatever.  If you want to take from 11 second club feel free.

Here is another rig I showed in class:

http://www.bloomsbury.com/cw/cartoon-character-animation-with-maya/student-resources/mr-buttons/

HOMEWORK

Part 1 Spline and finish your head turns!  Use the feedback from class to finish off this assignment.

Part 2 FINAL (finally!)

FINAL ASSIGNMENT:

Final Phase 1

-Pick something to animate.  Can be action, dance, dialogue (sound) (within reason).  

Choose audio if that is what you are animating to. 

Use your sketchbook and jot down your ideas and thumbnails about shots, actions, composition.  

Scan sketchbook and email to me so we can look at it together. Bring any kind of reference to show us what you would like to accomplish.

Must talk about your ideas next class.

Have at least 2 ideas.  I will decide if they will be manageable.  Remember to have fun! Pick an idea that interests you.