Week 10 – 19.06.2020 – Submission and reel link.

We submit Advanced Experimental Animation Techniques unit today. This is a link to my submission reel with: Motion capture retargeting exercise, advanced performance animation, individual (pommel horse sequence) and collaborative projects (Talent Show, samurai sequence): https://vimeo.com/430644754 (the password is: LCC_SUBMISSION). I didn’t manage to do the creature animation, or finish our 3DE Rotomation exercise. I

Week 10 – 18.06.2020 – Presentation slides

Week 9 – 10.06.2020 – Thesis and FMP presentation

For my thesis I will carry on researching Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence and how it’s used in animation, design, the entertainment industry and on the internet. I will essentially expand on what I wrote about in my essay in January, and some other areas that I didn’t research before. I have two potential titles

Week 8 – 03.06.2020 – Thesis and FMP proposal

For my thesis proposal I will carry on researching Machine Learning and AI and how it’s used in animation, design and the entertainment industry. I will essentially expand on what I wrote about in my essay in January, and some other areas ML is applied to that I didn’t research before. Areas to expand on: 

Week 7 – 28.05.2020 – 1 to 1 tutorial

Collab. Samurai: to unparent the hand from the sword, at the end of the sequence duplicate the sword and unparent the duplicate, then hide the parented version. Pommel horse sequence: Looking very good, very smooth animation. The weight (and hips) need some work. I have to go through the entire sequence and adjust the Translate

Week 6 – 20.05.2020

Access to the renderfarm is going ahead and we should be able to access it very soon. We will need VMWare, which is this cloud computing software that will allow us to access and use the uni machines remotely using their power. I didn’t really understand what the difference between FK and IK is, so

Week 5 – 17.05.2020

I’ve finished blocking out my samurai sequence for my collaborative project. I need to do a lot of polishing now. This sequence feels easier than my individual project because there’s less movement. The samurai is mostly keeping still with his legs, feet and hips. There’s much more movement in his upper body. It gets a

Week 5 – 13.05.2020 – catch-up

Access to the render farm will be available quite soon. I showed Luke the problem I had with my samurai rig. Apparently the sword isn’t actually straight in front of him, it looks straight because of the motion blur in the reference footage. You never know what frame rate the footage has been shot at.

Week 4 – 08.05.2020 – 1 to 1 tutorial

I received some feedback on my pommel horse animation. At the top of the arc the hips seem to be hitting a wall, when it should look smoother. The translation Y, X and Z need to be smoother, slow down and the harsh down after the peak of its arc. Remember that the upper body

Week 4 – 06.05.2020 – catch-up

Today we just had a little chat about industry while we worked on our stuff. Apparently few companies pay your overtime, except for DNEG, but they compensate by taking good care of their employees. Anything they want or need, the company will provide it. They even pay for your overtime dinners, which can be anything