23/09/2015 - Brief

Week 03

Briefs

On Monday past, we got access to 18 different briefs of which we had to choose one to work on.

In today's lecture I spoke with the lecturer and have decided that I will be doing the "3D Technical Art and Animation" brief. In this brief there were two projects to choose from, I have chosen project two. Below is the segment of the brief that is relevant to my project.

{:Project 2

Animating Actions

You may use a pre-made rig of your choice, the focus is animation.

The client would like you to produce (Objectives) a series of animation playblast tests which employ knowledge of animation principles and character performance;(Insight Strategy) with particular focus on exaggeration(Opportunity Insight).  At the bottom of the document are some recommended rigs for you to use.

The client would like you to plan and develop 4 short action playblast tests(Challenge) (roughly 5-10 seconds each) which show his vision in motion. To concentrate on the animation, you should use a pre-made rig.

Your client would like to see video containing playblast of the following actions:

1 – Picking up a heavy sword and swinging it 360 degree’s.

2 – Running into a stationary object and getting knocked back/unconscious.

3 – Casting an epic spell that needs a lot of arm flailing

4 – Jumping across a small stream.}

I have chosen this project because I am interested in furthering my animation skills this year.