Early learning presintation

http://www.abhijitchatterjee.com/elhq.html

Professional practice - 3d animation

Professional practice Color and clean

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13795738/006-Final.mov

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13795738/011-comp.mov

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13795738/013-comp.mov

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13795738/014-comp.mov

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13795738/026-comp.mov

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13795738/040-comp.mov

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13795738/047-comp_final.mov

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13795738/025-comp.mov

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13795738/048-comp.mov

Last group update

here is animation I tried doing 

So we tried me and kristi to rig the boy in maya so we can animate faster the last shot since we know maya and here is the problem we faced.

Group update again

this is the image I referenced for my dragon walk cycle 

I also watch videos on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAJlcQPoKv4
this is among the ones that I used

through out the process I had little problems in texturing when I switched from using maya to using soft image so I had to texture again

Rigging was fun to learn because I had to carefully calculate how everything would work
while adding the bone lynn helped in soft image and we referenced a dog bone structure as the structure for the dragon
Bone for dog

I have to say now that it is coming to the end I am pleased because I have learned a lot about the 3d process through out and that was my main goal in that project. 

Group Project update 2

This is the last thing I showed when we presented in class. The class gave feed back about the design and all. 

So I took them into consideration and modeled the dragon again for the millionth time and here is what it looks like now. 

Group Project update

So I had to model the dragon 2 times again since I showed it in class. Sometimes its easier to fix the problems by starting again. I have to say I have learned more doing it than I have before about the 3D process. Bellow is the dragon so far. Here is the dragon from all angels.

Group project update

I had a problem with the first bench I made here is the problem

So I did it again. But we won't use the second in the film either because it had to many points which would make rendering really slow. I'm still learning so I learned from Lyn what I did wrong. In the end she did one to show me what I did wrong and we will use it.

I have also began modeling the dragon. I used Kristi's references and some of the ones I used to come up with a basic design. Here are the references. 

Bellow are the models so far in Maya. They still need a lot of work before I can say the modeling of the dragon is finished. 

More group film

We decided to go with the second option.

We split everything equally among each other so we can all do the same amount of work and same amount of learning in different areas.

My responsibility is everything to do with the dragon character from the design to the final rendering of it. Also we split the background and I am supposed to model a bench for the park.

Here are other 3D animations I found on line on how a 3D simple bench is made to look like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P6ugvANHcY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmPWJvTJY3g&feature=endscreen
And here are online pictures of benches

Here is the model I started in Maya

Final film idea

I have some sort of idea and its the same topic mentioned before. It will involve flamingos. Here are some references so far
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW8GX2n4qbY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBKtB5siRGw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIjJ0iB3k6U&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xXhTkBpr6E&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXOQhiDxq1w&feature=related

Here is actual animated references to the animated dance part I want to do I found this while researching
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-rgaic9UMM&feature=related

But at the same time I want a children's narrative feel to it like these animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTK9x4baQY8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGaqFTxwfXM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtUmrV1F0Ao&feature=related

The point of doing such narration I believe is because I want to make it like a children's book. A big influence on when it comes to making a story is Dr. Seuss. I like how he uses narration and also how his stories always have some sort of lesson for the kids.

Since my idea is talking about being different and trying to find your place in the world all the flamingos will look the same while the main character will look totally different.

This is a link for information about flamingos so I can know where they live and how they look and so on.
http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/7D.html

Getting ideas for group film

Here is actually what we have so far for a thought process.

We have 2 options: 

OPTION 1) the story has 2 characters - 1 human character and 1 dragon - Nadine - model and animate and etc. the dragon, and Lyn and Kristi can model the character and Lyn and Kristi share the the background.

The story: A girl is walking her dragon, and tries to pull the dragon, and trips and falls etc. In the end the dragon gets mad and blows fire out of his mouth and burns the girl. We can make it look funny.

OR (IF EACH ONE WANTS TO HAVE THEIR OWN CHARACTER)

OPTION 2) the story has 3 characters - 1 girl and 1 boy and 1 dragon - Nadine models the dragon, Krisit model one human and you model the other human, and all three split the background.

The story: A boy is walking her dragon, he sees a girl in the park and tries to impress her. He pulls the dragon, and trips and falls etc. In the end the dragon gets mad and blows fire out of his mouth and burns the boy and goes to the girl. 

Things to do:

character design

storyboard

character modelling

background modelling

rigging 

texturing
lighting

animating

rendering

effects

Professional Practice

Here are the list of things we choose from. We have to choose at least 2 of them. I'm putting them here so I can remember.

• Work on 3rd yr/ MA films 

• Work with DFT students to produce animated documentaries(eg. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JPmVBxsTa8) 
• Create film shorts for download on an early learning web site (http://www.earlylearninghq.org.uk/) 

• Develop a pitch for the Welsh Sinfonia 

• Work placements could be included as part of this brief – you would

need to the submission a written report about your experience, plus visual evidence of your placement.

I have already signed up to help two 3rd year groups. 

1. the first one is to do clean up, color, photoshop work and any after effects in the short animation Acorn. 
2. The second is to help the 3D group animate 

For the second option I am still not sure what exactly I would like to do. The ones in a different color are the ones that seem the most appealing to me.  

Group project

As a group we have decided to do the HUMAN MOVEMENT EXERCISES:

1. Animate a human character walking conveying a particular emotion that reflects his/her personality;

2. Animate a human character restraining a four-legged animal on a lead when it unexpectedly pulls him/her during a walk;

3. Animate a human character tripping over an object falling flat to the ground;

4. Animate a human character pulling on a rope which unexpectedly snaps;

5. Animate a human character throwing a ball in the air which unexpectedly returns heavy.

We have also decided that we will be doing them in 3D because as individuals that is what we want to learn and end up doing.

We have some story line around the exercises but we are still not sure how it will go exactly. The idea is that our main human character will be based on Lyn's personality and so on. The other character will be a dragon. In the story we will use the exercises as guides for the story but we will not follow them one hundred percent because we want also to great a story that works not just do the exercises. 

New Semester

I was just making a list of things that I have to do for my final film proposal here they are below:

1. synopsis 
2. treatment
3. inspiration 
4. aspiration 
5. production schedule 
6. budget 
7. research / references 
8. concept art work 
9. storyboards 
10. character designs 
11. scripts 
12. background 
13. animatic 
14. 30 second animation test 

I also began thinking of what my final film can actually be about. It will be very personal and will be about finding out one is meant to be in the world and the society that they are in and that in the end not everyone fits in all the time thats what makes the world so great.

It will be about a lost sole and how it is finding the place it is meant to be in. It is still a very broad idea in mind and will need more developing as the semester goes on. 

So far inspirations have come from the Disney Pixar film Ratatoi because it has sort of the same story line. It also has some Ugly Duckling inspiration. 

Also I have decided to do the entire film in 3D because that is what I want to do after graduation and this film will hopefully give me both the time to learn more and show my skill in that area. 

Taxonomy reference

To animate the bird I looked at both live video and animated videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLRfhFLxzLs&feature=related

And I did the same for the part of the frog jumping
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RqSmR57wuA&feature=related

I also looked at different images when it came to drawing. It was hard to access the real thing but the images and the video did help me a lot.

Below is my animation so far with the bird flying and the frog.
They still need fixing. the second one is an other try

Taxonomy Update again

I've changed my idea once again but kept the concept the same.
Here was my original idea.

I felt it was the same method as I did Drip, Splat, Boing and I wanted to learn something much different.

Drip last update

After talking to Mattew I realized there are a lot of parts that need fixing but that needs time. Fixed some parts or at least tried. First are the walk cycles I tried doing again and not successful still. An the last video is the full animation. The rest of the changes are in the final video.

Drip last part

This is the outline for the last part I should animate its a small dance and her falling.

This is my full movie now.

drip, the notes

To do the parts of the notes I used the actual notes of the song in order not to just do some random notes on the screen.
Here is the sheet I used

Drip update

still has missing parts and need fixing but here it is. The white space still need to be animated.

And the next day so far

And the day after again I tried fixing the walk cycle and finish the first part of the dance but I still don't know how is it going

Drip flower

Here are references for flower opening

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNrg0prHkFA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eTEy-6EjVE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek55y_CMpWE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ_5y1sHvAc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0lbfEb8MMk Alice in Wonderland

Drip Dance

I referenced a combination of animated dance and live video dance to actually do the dance part. The dance I choice to do was ballet because that is what goes most with the classical music. Even though the character is old she dances ballet well because the music has some sort of magical spirit to it.

First I draw out lines and then I re-draw them to fit the character. The close up on the foot is is the other videos this is the out line for the close up for the upper body, arms and head.

Animating to dance is really hard I have to say even if I have drawn out the outlines at first. Here is what I produced today its not much at all but its a start.

Maybe I will make it a more close up shot. 

Drip more

And more still need to be done

Drip after a long day at work

its still needs fixing in certain areas and there are still some missing parts.

Drip so far again

I had to do the frames again because my file got ruined and I could not open it again. So here is is with everything so far. The room I did from observation to get the correct perspective and the dance I referenced videos from youtube. unfortunately due the time limit I have I don't have all the time in the world to find a really dancer and film them dancing.

There are missing seines in between so the story is still not flowing and may not be fully understood. At the same time the sound has still not been added so at parts also it is hard to understand. 

Goha Animatic

This is some scenes for the animatic but not in order yet