Author Archives: Abegayle Elmes
Week 8 : Festival Branding
I am a qualified graphic designer, so I decided that instead of using a camera frame from the library, that I would just design my own one. I designed logos and then made a mock overlay for the final export … Continue reading
Week 7 : Blocking Stitch
My performance is quite different from my other group members because it is less of a dance performance but small movements like the head bopping etc. I am going to be doing a walk cycle for the entrance and then … Continue reading
Week 8 : Spline & Polish Performance Animation
Now I am in the spine and polish part of my performance animation. This is the hardest part for me as I still find it hard to know if I am doing is the right thing. Hopefully this project will … Continue reading
Week 7 : Blocking
I have decided to choose a mundane male rig to act my reference. I decided on the rig David. As you can see he has a lot of controls which means he will be easier to animate the face as … Continue reading
Week 6 : Meeting with Kenneth
We talked about the music he would make for my Stitch performance. I said I had really liked the Lo-fi house music he made but I was thinking it would be better to have a higher tempo track to suit … Continue reading
Week 6 : Last collaboration project class
We were infomed that this will be our last collab class for the term as we just needed to crack on with the work really. Luke will still be available after 6 for feedback or questions. We were asked to … Continue reading
Week 5 : Houdini Lesson 5 (smoke & fire simulation)
This lesson was all about smoke and how to create it. This looked really facinating from all the examples Medhi showed us. From smoke you can make fire or magical illusions. There are a lot of possibilities as an effect … Continue reading
Week 6 : Designing Festival Environment
So this week I wanted to focus on creating thew environment as I am still waiting for our BA Sound Artist to create the music. This meant we had time to design how the scene the environment will look. I … Continue reading
Week 6 : Edited Acting Reference
Luke’s: Feedback Remove the pirouette and replace with a close up of the face. “like a sissy girl.” Face poses – Get them in there early. Dead pan expressions to make it serious. Avoid the step forward. Best to keep … Continue reading
Week 5 : Acting for Animation
Performance needs to be done. Slow walk Relax arms Simple movement Work against the cliche Keep close together Cha cha moves – look them up of how people move. Step back and forwards Step sideways side to side Roll spine, … Continue reading