Task 2: Mime Final

I also finished up the Mime on Friday so I could spend the weekend with my family. This is probably my favourite piece from the module. 

From my last pose, I tweaked the timing further to make some areas a bit more snappier. Then I worked on the curves and made some offsets and added in the pupil movement.

I think some areas could probably be made faster still, but when it reached the stage it was at this point, theres so many keys for the body that it gets difficult to shift them. Also as the face also has a whole load of keys which have been done to suit the body these also have to be moved to match and it's near impossible to do. But all in all the timing is ok. I think the piece could probably do with a bit more polishing, mainly on the last 400 frames but I'm pleased with the start of it. 

I'm looking forward to making a start on something new now, particularly as it will be my own personal project :D wooo! Going to attempt some new things, do some research into lighting and rendering, attempt building some rigs and as this next module is pre-production... this means ideas and concepts sooo I GET TO DRAW!! Hopefully my idea will be approved and I can get started soon!

And just to finish, a cool short I seen last week which I thought was really cool! Must have been fun animating all the different types of animals.

Lab by Esma-Movie

Oh,I went to see Rio this weekend which I really enjoyed. It's a fun movie, with cool music which made me want to get up and dance and it also made me want to go on holiday, haha! It defintely looks like it would have been a fun movie to have been a part of, theres some pretty interesting characters which have been animated well. I also like the character designs, which is something I always look at! I really like the designs for the monkeys and also for all the different birds. Some of the designs for the small birds are so cute!

The animation for some ofthe birds when they're rapping is sharp and snappy as well as being smooth and fluid for the dancing. I'd like to learn more about animating animals and creatures... it would be good to explore more possibilities and open up more types of characters to animate. Maybe after the course is done this could be something for me to look into.