Advanced Animation - Final Project


10 Nov 2022 - 02 Dec 2022 (Week 11 - Week 14)
Zetie Binti Bahaman / 0351297 / BDCM
Advanced Animation
Final Project: Emotion Change Animation

LECTURES

All lectures have been completed. 

INSTRUCTIONS


FINAL PROJECT

Using the same rig by Blender Studio, we are to produce an emotion change animation through blocking and polishing.

Week 11-12
Self Recording of Acting Reference

We are to start recording ourselves as a reference in the project. Mr Kamal says it is normal for people to think of us as crazy as an animator. I'm a very shy and introverted person, so the first step of this project took me forever to act out.

Fig 1.0 Video Acting Reference

My story idea for the emotion change, the flow is from neutral to happy>shocked>sad>angry>scared.
As seen in the video, the character is standing waiting for someone and sees them (happy) but realizes its the wrong person (shocked and scared)>goes back to waiting (sad)>realizes that she maybe? got stood up (angry)

Weeks 12 - 13
Determining the key poses

Fig 1.1 Key Poses - GIF

After converting the video above into a gif, I imported it into Photoshop to determine the key extreme and breakdown poses.

Weeks 13 - 14
Progression

Fig 1.2 Blocking WIP

Some poses were tricky as I am trying to avoid distortion.

Fig 1.2 Blocking WIP

In polishing stage, I added the poses in between, playing around with the facial features. Especially the eye area (eyebrows, eyelids).

Fig 1.3 Polishing WIP - Sad Emotion

Fig 1.4 Polishing WIP - Shocked Emotion

I also had to adjust the timing on my own instead of following the video reference. Movement-wise, I adjusted the flow of each emotion change so the transition won't be so abrupt. My own expressions are also less expressive so I made it look more prominent for the character.

Props
As for props, I created a wall and a pillar for where Snow waits, referring to my video reference where I was against a pillar.

Fig 1.5 Props Creation


Lighting and Camera
Both area lighting is used.


Fig 1.6, 1.7 - Before (Top) & After (Bottom) Materials and Lighting

I animated the camera movement for the animation. 

Fig 1.8 Camera Animation


The final stage includes the compilation of both the blocking and polishing stage.

Fig 1.9  Final output process in Premiere Pro


Final Project
Emotion Change Animation - Blocking & Polishing

Fig 2.0 Compilation - Final Project

Sequence:
Neutral > Happy > Shocked > Scared > Sad > Angry

Story: Snow is waiting for someone, and he sees that person from afar. He waves and waves...and he's shocked to see that it's the wrong person which got angry at him and made Snow a little scared. He's back to waiting and he's sad. Realizing he got stood up, he gets angry.



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FEEDBACK

Week 14

Specific Feedback: Good progress. I am ok with the storyline and the animation flow. Make sure you get the blocking right to ease the polishing process.

REFLECTIONS

So much struggle occurred as I'm still perfecting my Blender skills. It's not the best outcome but again, I have executed it to the best of my ability. Learning never stops for 3D and its endless opportunities. It's been such a fun class as I learned Blender for the first time. I'm grateful for the learning experience and exposure to this software. The knowledge that was passed on to us from Mr Kamal is valuable in which I will keep it with me and continuously improve my skills in 3D animation.  However, I wish that the module can be divided into two as we get to dive deeper into different projects. I didn't get the chance to do my own learning because taking up four other specialized modules in the same semester has just worn me out. 

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