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The Heavy Object – FINAL

Daniel — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:06:41 +0000

Whew!! So here it is! The incredible sum of the last month working on this one shot. You should see the changes it’s made! I could have saved so much time if had only had all the great ideas in the planning stage.

It always comes back to planning!

Here it is:

[qt:http://animation.redforty.com/uploads//2008/09/heavyobject_3112lg.mov 640 480]

The Heavy Object pt3

Daniel — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:00:56 +0000

Phew! Today hurt so bad! I gotta figure out how to NOT stay up Saturday night until NOON doing my assignment. It’s not like I didn’t work on it during the week! (well, maybe once).

Here’s the results:

[qt:http://animation.redforty.com/uploads//2008/09/heavyobject_2102lg.mov 640 480]

The Heavy Object pt2

Daniel — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:19:21 +0000

Alrighty, here’s the updated “Blocking-Plus” revision to the TV-Thief. Roflcopter!

[qt:http://animation.redforty.com/uploads//2008/08/heavyobject_291lg.mov 640 480]

My mentor’s major crit was to spice it up by adding more movement to the piece. Previously, he was trying to move the TV from the same side, just changing his hand positions. Now, he starts from one side of the TV and works his way around. I didn’t have time to add the jump to the back (try to wedge between the wall and the TV). Err, time as in “Frames”. I definitely like the roll in better now. It’s a lot sharper and quicker.

I also stretched him out in a couple poses to really push him far out there. I could should push it more, I think.

The Heavy Object pt1

Daniel — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:39:43 +0000

Fast tracking it from now on. Sorry about the lack of updates. Last week, I shot some reference, sketched it, studied it, and hated it. I turned it in, got the credit, but then I just couldn’t move forward with it. I didn’t like the scene. It wasn’t entertaining. There’s no personality here. And by here, I might as well show you what I passed on:

[qt:http://animation.redforty.com/uploads//2008/08/thelift_01_640.mov 640 480]

And here are the sketches:

So, this entire last week, I’ve been trying to come up with a more interesting scene. I needed a schtick. A thing. Because the more we get into the lessons (and I’m talking about the practical application in the workplace), we learn that our work should always carry personality and appeal. It must be at least somewhat interesing. So, screw the “pick up the box and put it on the shelf”. We want something at least halfway decent.

Enter the TV-Thief. This is the schtick, “Guy tries to steal a TV that’s too heavy for him”. Lol! It’s that easy!

This idea and execution is fueled by imagination more than reference (I’m not going to pull over a bigscreen tv). So the reference is super, super basic. But it gives me the essentials. Form, weight, nuances of movement, direction of hips, etc… All the poses are pushed/exaggerated in the sketching and even further in the blocking.

Here’s the simple reference:

[qt:http://animation.redforty.com/uploads//2008/08/thelift_02.mov 480 360]

And here are the [hastily done, over simplified] sketches:

And here is the first blocking pass:

[qt:http://animation.redforty.com/uploads//2008/08/heavyobject_281_lg.mov 640 480]