student film

[A00017940]

Hi, just finishing my student film and would like to share it with all the people at CGV, critique and comments are all welcome.
Enjoy!!!!

[flash width=425 height=350 loop=false]http://www.youtube.com/v/XeWNQF2UY98[/flash]

[stantang]

Very nice overall. The posings are great. I just think the overall animation can be more snappy. esp. the hand motion at 00:14-00:16. The character looks like he is big and strong so some movement can be be exaggerated more, like the jumps at 00:22. He looks like Mr. Incredible so maybe you can use him as example (maybe you already did ).

[A00017940]

thanks stantang, your comments are valuable to me, let me get my hands dirty on that...

[rockyip]

我想問下呢,你個model 頭同身系咪分開兩個objects黎架

因為我自己睇書見人地整facial expression 剩系dup個頭黎整
咁系咪同個身分開左架？
咁咪會有條界 between 頭同身囉？

[A00017940]

Yes, the head and the body is 2 separate object, I am not sure about the detail of it since it is provide by the school. there are lots of controls on the face that it is not using blend shape method, but this is the mid-red of the model, I guess hi-res would solve the line problem

[A00017940]

i am texturing and lighting the animation now. As i am not very good at texture and lighting.. maybe you can give me some suggestion on it..

billy

[h2o]

有問題就隨便問啦

但我通常都 rigging 前攤 uv, 你個 model 本身 rig 左, 可唔可以甩左佢?

[A00017940]

Hi everyone, here is my rendering, please feel free to comment and critique as i am not a very good lighting and texture artist.. also please feel free to comment on the animation as well. nevermind about my feelings.. lol....

[flash width=425 height=350 loop=false]http://www.youtube.com/v/tQ07-drhSHs[/flash]

[h2o]

你用 mental ray 既 skylight 麻? 有個位覺得比較奇怪... top shot 望個天台時, 人既 shadow 淡過幅牆 shadow, 可能系地下 specular 勁得滯, 令我有錯覺.

closeup 烏蠅幅牆都有少少爆光

最後.... d 窗無 reflection

[A00017940]

thanks H2o,

let me fix up the shadow and the brightness of the close up shot...
I have a thought about the reflection of the windows. Since I want my recruiter to focus more on my animation, I would like to keep lighting and texture simple. reflections on the windows might draw away the attention. what do you think??
billy

[jacky167]

animation mentor好似教得幾好

但系系咪要識英文先報得...?

[A00017940]

it is surely a great school since it teaches tradition animation theory like cal art and sheridan, but it applies into 3d animation. but yeah, so far it is only in english

[Kunanimator]

It's looking great. I think you can still spend time on polishing. I am sure AM will ask your short for their newsletter.

Or..... you might have been contacted already

Rock on!

[stantang]

Since I want my recruiter to focus more on my animation, I would like to keep lighting and texture simple.

如果淨系想人地睇animation的話，咁我會提議真系可以唔好攪D lighting/texture野，因為做得好同唔好都會影響觀眾嘅focus。

[A00017940]

thanks for the advice...

I was thinking about that too, since I put so much time on the lighting and texture, I might make use of that time polishing the animation to make it look better instead.
one more question and it might sound silly, what if I am sending to HK recruiter with this animation without texture and lighting. would it be a disadvantage since people expect you to be ALL rounded animator?
you know....

billy