In our first meeting back, we are asked to think about what we would like to do for our personal project. This should be based around the programme we would prefer to get a job in. The idea should essentially lead us in to our FMP. I have decided to specialise in Houdini as I prefer working in a procedural workspace.
This project is self directed, so this is where the Masters part of the course is kicking in. I need to produce something amazing that will get me the job I want. This should be part of my showreel that is specific to making my work stand out. There are lots of resources available to use to make sure this project is at a professional/studio standard piece of work.
Booking 1-1
- ask Tutor for their availability as well as writing name on online timetable.
- 30 min time slots unless no one else has booked in time
- 1 slot per week
- Medhi is the only tutor who can help me with Houdini.
Areas I am interested in:
- Crowds
- Set design
- Building Environments
- Sound/music linked to movement/animation
- VJing
- Dance
Final due date – 18th June
Presentation – 9th June
I think what I want to do is to focus on how sound influences movement and animation in procedural work in Houdini. I want to see if there is a way to create movement depended on the sounds created. This is a visual representation of music.
Syncing soft objects and hard objects to music in Houdini – focusing on materials, rhythms, break down of music.
Moving objects to dance like living characters. e.g. fantasia
Project Proposal
Title: To learn how to visually contextualise music through 3D animations in Houdini.
Inspiration: Fantasia (both), visual jocking, music videos
Aims:
- Learn Houdini better
- Learn the music tool set in Houdini
- Bring the fantasia idea into the 3D computer world
- Learn how to build a simulation which is applicable to any music
- Explore other genres than classical music
- Audio driven animation
Questions to ask Medhi:
- Is it possible to make this project?
- Is there any nodes or tutorials I should start with?
- What are the different ways of achieving audio driven animation in Houdini?
- How to get my flag to fly so you can still read the message? (resolved this one myself)
- I don’t know where I am going wrong with the building tutorial.
Email to Luke:
Personal Project – Creating procedural audio driven animation in Houdini
Collaboration Project – Houdini effects artist in indie film
Thesis – The link between sound and animation
FMP – Depends on how term 3 goes… Want to specialise in Houdini in either
– Sound driven animation (might include dancing, VJing)
– Crowds
– Building environments/ set design