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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 Leap Over the Chasm pt4

Daniel — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:22:03 +0000

I’m tacking on the latest Chasm Leap animation to this post so I can move on to the next assignment. Here is the final turn-in:

[qt:http://animation.redforty.com/uploads//2008/08/chasmleap_272_r40.mov 640 480]

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OMG, It’s been a week since last post! Aaaaack!

Here’s the latest turn-in for this week (week6) of Class2:

[qt:http://animation.redforty.com/uploads//2008/08/chasmleap_262_r40.mov 640 480]

The Last 180º Turn

Daniel — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:40:01 +0000

Here it is. The very last revision of [post=230 text="The 180º Turn"]. I can’t work on it anymore. No more time left.

[qt:http://animation.redforty.com/uploads//2008/08/180turn_251_r40.mov 640 480]

Introduction to Walks pt.2

Daniel — Sun, 25 May 2008 08:04:06 +0000

My second pass at the walk. I fixed a couple issues. One of the most noticeable is the crossing pose. Someone gave me some really good advice. He said that the contact foot [when lifting and crossing] actually “peels” off the ground so that when it’s just come off, the bottom of the foot is almost vertical. Like this:

So here is the animation (2nd blocking pass):

Strength

Daniel — Sun, 25 May 2008 07:55:46 +0000

My updated Stu pose. I fixed his balance (ie, center of gravity line), per the critique of my Mentor:

My final Stu pose:

My gesture sketches:

Obstacle Course Revision

Daniel — Sun, 11 May 2008 07:08:53 +0000

Per the notes I received from my last crit, I revised my Obstacle Course animation. I inserted contact frames [as spelled out on page 94 of the Animator's Survival Guide]. I also smoothed out some of the squashing/stretching and the arcs. Check it:

[qt:http://animation.redforty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/obstaclecourse_revised_008.mov http://animation.redforty.com/am/clicktoplay.png 480 360]

Bouncing Ball 04

Daniel — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:23:21 +0000

Ok, so I checked out the timings when the ball hits the ground. Feeling the ‘losing energy part’ I think is difficult. I can easily bend in the tangents on the upwards movement, but too much and the ball gains this weird property of being light when it rises and heavy when it falls. Is there a trick around that?

I managed to finagle it as much as possible to take in the advice. The first hit against the wall is with a little more force now (the tangent is now straight and not bent there), and I even have it lose energy in that hit as well to make up for the speed difference and to drop the ball a little lower on the rebound so it doesn’t feel so snappy after that.

So, this is the update with everyone’s advice to heart. What do you think?

[qt:http://animation.redforty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/simpleball_04.mov http://animation.redforty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/simpleball_04.mov 480 360]