Short Film: 1/3 Blocking Plus
Busy, busy, busy. For the 1/3 of my film, the acting choices were pretty much set so the goal was to add in a few more breakdowns, and work on those little details and the little subtleties. Over the first three weeks of this term I pushed to exaggerate the character more — breaking the rig and getting back to those animation principles. So I’ve been having a lot of fun going back and layering in some exaggeration.
That snowflake in the beginning has been quite interesting to animate. Animating imperfections — wind gusts and rotations — has been a challenge. I hadn’t thought to use a motion path so that part is all done by moving keys around and whatnot.
Things are definitely busy around here but I’m having a blast with my film. I’m learning so, so much by working on it. The lectures this term have been great. Those along with crits, feedback, and all this animating is helping me grow a ton. Lots to do and plenty of room to grow, but that’s what makes animation great. I think as long as we keep pushing to learn more each week we’re on the right track.
