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This video has been a life saver when it has come to learning the rigging system, defiantly something that has come in handy when trying to create a similar effect with my character really easy to understand and well explained.

#visualtests

These are the final tasks i have to complete i have put them in a coherent table so that it is easy to read and access, i am planning to put it up on my wall so that i can tick each thing off as i go, I believe all the tasks that i have are achievable however the rigging system of the clown will be the most time consuming therefore i want to get it out of the way ASAP

#projectplan2

This video goes over the changes that i had to make to the clown character, first i tested him with the traditional clown pants however they were too hard to animate so this is the process of me going back and forth with different elements as i worked out that they needed to be tweeked. The hands and shoes were also very difficult therefore needed some changed

#visualtests

This is an experiment i did using the software Droik and the rigging tools that it provides! i am glad i decided to cut to just one character from 3 which was my original idea in my storyboard because just one character requires a lot of time and effort to create this effect, i am super excited to finish rigging the clown and to see what it looks like in the scene itself. in order to create this i made my character in illustrator and imported the individual layers and then set puppet pinpoints to create bones which allowed for movement.

#visualtests

These are some of the sketches that i did leading up to the creation of my Animatic, they allowed me to come to my final product successfully and helped with my process work.

#animatic

This is the test i did learning how to use the camera feature in after effects, to do so i created a null layer and then linked it to the camera so they responded accordingly, i am very happy with the final outcome and i am planning to use it in some capacity for my final outcome. i will need to work on making sure it is not jittery but other than that its a very useful skill to have learnt.

#visualtests

This is my final animatic, i really enjoyed the production process however there are still many things i would like to add, i need to animate my character and make some tweaks to the surroundings i have been experimenting with a plugin for After effects called droik which is how i am going to create the rigging system for my character so the movements are flawless. All the elements in the clip were created from drawings and vectorised using illustrator (sometimes it comes in handy to be a graphic design student) i cant wait to start rigging my character as i believe that it will give it the “ wow “ factor

AUDIO REFERENCES:

Happy instrumental music.” 2014. RELAXMEPL , audio, December 11, http://relaxme.pl

Passing car horn sound effect ” 2011. Jojikiba , audio, August 19 , http://jojikiba.com/

Rain and Thunder ” 2012. TheButtonedHalo , audio, June 16 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVwqumtd6vU

#animatic

i really like the storyboard that i have created because it really gives you a picture of what is going on in my final animation.. it also makes it easier to make my animatic because i have added colour and the likes i can't wait to see the final production

#storyboarddev

Resources

I am planning to create all of my own graphics, the only resource that i will be using is sound effects which i will be getting from a variety of open sourced websites

http://soundbible.com/free-sound-effects-1.html

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/55-great-websites-to-download-free-sound-effects/

#resources

This is my Time schedule, i am planning to try and stick to it because it will allow me to submit my final project on time i can't wait to get started on digitally creating my animatic. Im really excited for the rest of this semester and i hope that now i have this time schedule i will be able to work better within the time i have

What resources are required to construct the project?

I will be using a combination of illustrator and after effects to complete my final project, i require sound effects, Rigging plugin and a working computer in order to construct the final project, i also need a Wacom tablet in order to create the characters.

What techniques will be leveraged to create the final visual effects project?

Rigging: The use of a plugin to animate characters

Tracking: The use of a digital camera in after effects to track the characters

Compositing: 2 1/2 D Approach to imagery

#time

Duik

Character Rigging Download

http://duduf.net/?page_id=151

This is a free to use character rigging software, i really like it because its free to use however appears to be quite easy to use as well, can't wait to see it at work!

#resources

I really like this tutorial video, it really effectively goes through the rigging system duik i can't wait to see some characters come to life

#tutorials

This shows how to successfully animate a cartoon character. I really like how simple this tutorial makes it

#tutorials

Mayhem Drive

Refined Idea x3

Storyline:

Mayhem drive sounds like a pretty calm, cool and collected place.. right? WRONG its actually a bit of Mayhem. I’ve always been interested in the concept of people going rogue but what if the entire street went rogue.. it would be Mayhem now wouldn’t it. the postie loosing his letters a visit from a clown, an old man walking his pet snake and a coloured paint storm what seemed like a normal street becomes very unusual in the space of a few mins

Techniques:

Tracking

I am going to pan the camera using tracking so that the viewer can follow the journey of the different characters, the scene i am going to create in illustrator but I'm going to make it highly interactive so i can have moving elements in the scene.

- Rigging

I will download a pre-existing rigging system in order to animate the character i have watched a few tutorials and am very excited to learn more about it, the characters are a major part of this composition so i need to pay attention to details.

Tutorials:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xipgyv4f2rc

This tutorial is about how to use a free rigging system and integrating a graphic from illustrator to after effects.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUC7iLvDMmo

This tutorial goes through quickly how to animate a character in after effects which i think is very effective

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpgQasDmhI4

This tutorial goes through how to do character rigging, it's using the same plugin called Duik as the one above

Execution:

I really like this concept because it is something that i have never done before and its a challenge, I’m going to put a lot of time and effort into it so that it can be the best that i can make it, although its a bit difficult i believe i can create the final concept i really want this to work because i would love to have a creation that i am really proud of and want to show people

#refined

This is a tutorial i may end up using in order to draw in after effects, i believe it will be useful in the future even if i don't end up using that concept

#tutorials

Explore

Refined Idea x2

Storyline:

It all began when one day a designer left her laptop open when she went out, she had just finished designing a character for a design, the character wanted to explore the real world so stepped out of the computer and into her room she had a go at updating Facebook and swam in a cup of water she then jumped out and explored the jungle (a plant ) and then quickly returned to the computer when her creator came home.

Techniques:

- Screen Record

Screen Capturing the photoshop illustrator creation of the character this animation is going to come to life I’m going to have to use a screen capture recording software i will do this either used Quicktime or Screenflow.

-3D Tracking

3D Tracking will be used in order to composite both real-time footage and the illustrated computer footage.

- Lighting

I would light the indoor scenes using 2-3 soft boxes this will create a more refined and perfected final outcome

- Rigging

I will download a pre-existing rigging system in order to animate the character i have watched a few tutorials and am very excited to learn more about it

Tutorials:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xipgyv4f2rc

This tutorial is about how to use a free rigging system and integrating a graphic from illustrator to after effects.

Execution:

I really like this concept because it is something that i have never done before and its a challenge, I'm going to put a lot of time and effort into it so that it can be the best that i can make it, although its a bit difficult i believe i can create the final concept

#refined

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