Week....I lost count already..

Well the Saga continues!!! and how!! okay, i've been asked to tightening the latter end of this short where Carl gets angrier and angrier. Also Shot 10 needs a bit more connection to the previous shots. Carl needs to be a little grumpier and suspicous of the monitor, right now he just looks like he's scanning items..which was the approach i was going for, but apparently it looses connection to what just happened.

week6

New Animatic

I was told it would be wise to trim Self Checkout a bit..Before this, it was running at over 3 minutes and 30 seconds. I managed to trim it down. Of course in the process i lost some scenes that i worked very hard to animated..but in the long run its for the best.

The perfect tune for my toon?

The Girl from Ipanema
Yes Betty would love it don't you think? Maybe..but now that i've had time to look at it with my short, it sounds to happy and destracting with it's repatitivness..

Week 3 progress

Notes for Week 2 GDS class

Overall my progress is good. Some parts are more developed than others. I need to remember to animate those shoulders and be observant of "connectivity". By that i mean how an action causes a ripple affect throughout the body. For instance on shot number 6 Carl pushes a button on the screen. However this push isn't read because there is no overlap from the rest of the body, especially in the shoulders and upper torso. So the key there is to let the force from the hand be reflected through the arms shoulders, head, upper body and a little on the root.
Also I need to observe what parts of the body are leading in a certain action.
Another not is to BREAK THE TIMING in order to keep things from moving at the same time. Especially in shot 6. On Shot 5 i've been asked to cheat the monitor a little more towards the camera for a better composition when the camera finally stops.

week2 Progress