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THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOX ARE FRAGILE
This 3D Animation was made as part of a character animation class. We studied object interactions and shifting emotions most predominantly for this project.
The Contents of this Box are Fragile: Welcome
I begin with a synopsis paragraph of what I want to happen in the animation, as well as a pseudo-storyboard of thumbnail sketches to plan out the major actions and poses that the character will perform.
The Contents of this Box are Fragile: Image
Once that's done, reference footage is filmed! I usually act and film the scenario myself, using props I have around to create realistic motion I can then use while animating the scene. This particular scene took over 20 takes to get good reference footage for, as each time I would slightly change the timing of the actions as well as the minute positioning of my arms, legs, and props.
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Once satisfied with the reference footage, I import it into After Effects. Here I can manually adjust the timing in certain intervals to make certain actions appear faster or slower, or to create pauses where there previously were none. I then render the film out as an image sequence and import it into Maya.
The Contents of this Box are Fragile: Quote
FINAL VIDEO
After completing the blocking and breakdown passes, I do a final polish pass where I clean up any jittering, finalize timing, and use the graph editor to more finely tune the movements and speeds of the character. This is what you end up with!
The Contents of this Box are Fragile: Video
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