MacQuarrie Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Jim MacQ. Exercise 4: It's a Pitch! (I might substitute a B in that last word...) Completed 8/15/05 Notes: I'll probably do this one over again, now that I know about turning off constraints. For some reason the knees insisted on bending backward at every opportunity. I also had a weird experience when trying to move the camers, for some reason all the key frames changed on my and I had to reposition the feet in each one. They look funny to me in a number of places, but I expect turning off the constraints will fix that. Thanks for the tip about the OSX forum; I found out my problem isn't unique. Now that I know about it, I can work around it. Anyway, here's version 1 of the lesson. Lesson4.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakchas Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Charlie Dyer EX: 4 It's a Pitch! (And I will agree with Jim MacQ!) Completed 8/17/05 Instructor: Book learnin' While I've caught his right arm penetrating his shoulderpad... I couldn't figure out what to do about it yet. I had trouble keeping the arm from going through his leg on followthrough, and I too had to tweek his feet more than once... But I is learning! And I like the challenges so far... I think I'll take a walk! pitch.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkest Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I had the same problem but I used Eddie instead, allows much more control. Its explained on my blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-wheeler Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Enjoyin this today Chris Wheeler EX: 4 It's a Pitch! Completed 8/09/05 Instructor:peeps Decided not to mess with facial poses on this one. Pitch4.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elissa Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Name: Melissa "Elissa" Heldenbergh Exercises Completed: 4 Date Completed: Sept 8th, 2005 Instructor: A few years of A:M use under my belt and web tutorials, plus also doing the mentor program with Paul Daley. Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: The Knight's rig seems a bit odd, I've grown use to The Setup Machine's rig and the use of rotate with A:M, which produces more precise bone movement that the yellow boxes. Read a few posts below mine and uploaded a replacement quicktime mov. pitch000.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwoelbel Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 I know that this is all about expanding our knowledge of AM and animation technique(s) so I thought that I would ask first - Is part of the challenge of this exercise in the model selected or can I modify the task by using the rabbit or Eddie without losing any of the "challenge"? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted September 9, 2005 Author Admin Share Posted September 9, 2005 I know that this is all about expanding our knowledge of AM and animation technique(s) so I thought that I would ask first - Is part of the challenge of this exercise in the model selected or can I modify the task by using the rabbit or Eddie without losing any of the "challenge"? Bill, You are welcome to use any model (and other artistic additions) you wish. There will come a time in any animators life where they will need to tow the line and produce exactly what is written with the resources/models provided. This isn't that time. Having fun while learning is a very important part of TAoA:M. I'll give extra credit for artistic merit and hope others do too via commentary here. Rodney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwoelbel Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Egggselent! Just wanted to make sure that I wasn't missing out on something or "cheating". It may take me a bit longer than what the guidelines suggest but I think that I want to have a bit of fun with this. Thanks Rodney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zowat Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 Name:Erik Kirschberg Exercises Completed: Excersice 4: Its A Pitch Date Completed: 9/10/05 Instructor: A:M Community Pitch.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhar Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 Name: Dhar Jabouri Exercise Completed: 4- It's a pitch. Date Competed: 09-11-2005 Comments: Help! I think I'm falling in love with Miss Goodbody pitch.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlbakos Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Name: Nicole Bakos Exercises Completed: Exercise 4: It's A Pitch Date Completed: 09/13/2005 Instructor: AM Manual AND http://www.s1.hashmirror.com/ftp/VM/EX4Pitch/pitch1.html http://www.s1.hashmirror.com/ftp/VM/EX4Pitch/pitch2.html Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: I'm so proud of myself. This came out awesome. especially with the silhouettes. Nicole exercise4_Its_a_Pitcha.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Name: Mark Cromwell Exercise Completed: 4- It's a pitch. Date Competed: 09-14-2005 Comments: I used my own character instead of the knight and tried for a realistic pitch. Her dress uses v12 cloth. The dress penetrates her leg briefly in one spot but otherwise works well. (Edit) I recompressed the movie to 700Kb ThePitch3a.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkaos Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Excersise 4: It's a Pitch Completed: 1:33am (CST) 09-17-05 I learned a LOT doing this excersise. Ex04___Arkaos___Pitch.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlbakos Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Hi, Mark I really like you're model. and the ball throwing was excellent. I would like to know what program you used to recompress the mov file? Thanks Nicole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted September 17, 2005 Author Admin Share Posted September 17, 2005 I learned a LOT doing this excersise. Now thats what I like to hear. Care to provide any specifics for those that haven't yet taken the plunge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted September 17, 2005 Author Admin Share Posted September 17, 2005 I just want to add that you guys are really doing great stuff here. Nice personal touches too. Definitely compare notes along the way. We learn as much (probably more) from our mistakes as we do from our successes. Having what we learned validated by others is important as is showing/teaching others what works. Assuming you want to get in animating The Tinman of Oz getting the communication flowing here will work to your advantage. Then when the time comes you just change scenery. As people work through the exercises they are learning to speak A:M. Rodney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkaos Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Rodney (and all others), When I said I learned a LOT!: My very first attempt at creating an animation was with the first model I created. I whipped up a 13 sec. animation to test the movability of my character and get familiar with the software. BAD IDEA. The animation was smooth in some areas and totally choppy in most. Had I actually taken the time to DO the tutorials, instead of just read them, I would have been saved a world of grief. Need I say more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Hi, Mark I really like you're model. and the ball throwing was excellent. I would like to know what program you used to recompress the mov file? Thanks Nicole Thanks! It took awhile to do "The Pitch". I would animate some and then have to fix the model. Animate some more and then have to fix the rig. I also played a lot with v12 cloth which, after a lot of tweaking, worked great. Originally I rendered straight to Quicktime with Sorensen III compression and medium quality. It came out to be around 4Meg! I loaded it into Quicktime Pro and saved it out again with Sorensen III compression, medium quality and added stream hinting. This time it was ~700Kb. A really big difference that makes no sense. I want to experiment some more. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuep Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Name: John Kuepper Exercises Completed: 4 Date Completed: Sept 27 2005 Instructor: all kinds Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: just blazing throught these so I can get at the bootcamp. Pick away. lesson4.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolidge Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Linda Bridges It's a Pitch July 12, 2005 Instructor: Den Dotson[attachmentid=9766] pitchsm.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDscruggs Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Name: JD Scruggs Exercises Completed: Exercise 4: It's A Pitch Date Completed: 10/06/2005 Instructor: AM Manual AND Forum Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement:getting the hang of it, much better file size with the sorensen 3 Name: JD Scruggs Exercises Completed: Exercise 4: It's A Pitch Date Completed: 10/06/2005 Instructor: AM Manual AND Forum Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement:getting the hang of it, much better file size with the sorensen 3 Its_a_pitch.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheldani Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Hello everyone, This is my version of Exercise 4: It's a Pitch Date completed: 07-10-2005 Instructor: TAoAM + AM help Comments: Again, i tried to focus on the acting and playing around with new settings for light and rendering. Oh, by the way, it took me a lot more than 1 hour to finish this piece of animation [attachmentid=9885] exercise_4.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kattkieru Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Name: Charles Wardlaw Exercises Completed: 1, 3, 4 Date Completed: 12 October 2005 Nothing too creative. He's bigger than me so I couldn't wrassle him into other positions. excercise_4.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odog2020 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Name: James Owens Exercises Completed: 1,2,3,4 Date Completed: 10/14/2005 Instructor: [attachmentid=10126] itsapitch.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinesmith Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Name: Splinesmith(Kurt Lange) Exercises Completed:6 Instructor:the manual and maybe the online tutorials Remarks/Suggestions for improvement: I actually did some of these earlier this month and I just now got around to posting which is why I say six, the other exercise renders I will post in their respective forum sections.Also at that Time I had to use the Rabbit Model From the CD. I am posting this as a zip to see if I can get in under the file size limit Its_a_Pitch.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted October 19, 2005 Author Admin Share Posted October 19, 2005 am posting this as a zip to see if I can get in under the file size limit Looks like it worked! I've grabbed everyone's exercises and am carting them off to my laptop for viewing later. Thanks for hanging in there with minimal input/commentary from me guys! Rodney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Del Porte Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Hey Kurt, Good effort. Maybe try a side shot too. A pitch is a complex motion and difficult to animate. Balance and weight transfer (from back foot to front foot) are key. He may be a little off balance in a few places. The World Series is here, a lot of good referece to watch. I think this is the hardest one. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanjib Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Name : Sanjib Chakraborty Exercise Completed : 4: It's a Pitch Date Completed : 22st Oct. 2005 Sanjib pitch.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aparna Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Name : Aparna Chakraborty Exercise Completed : 4:It's a pitch Date Completed : 22 Oct. 2005 Aparna pitch.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric2575 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Name: Mark Cromwell Exercise Completed: 4- It's a pitch. Date Competed: 09-14-2005 Comments: I used my own character instead of the knight and tried for a realistic pitch. Her dress uses v12 cloth. The dress penetrates her leg briefly in one spot but otherwise works well. (Edit) I recompressed the movie to 700Kb Mark, love your character and the way the clip came out. Could you give a little more detail or even a small tut on how you compressed the final movie? I know you gave an answer already, but I'm still lost, pure noob. Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noewjook Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Name: Marc Vancouillie Exercise completed:Exercise 4:It's a pitch Date completed:10/28/2005 Instructor:Movie from the hash site and t.a.o.AM[attachmentid=10524] pitch.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric2575 Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Name: Eric T Goesch Exercise completed:Exercise 4:It's a pitch Date completed: 10/30/05 Comments: Dhar gave me some insight into timeline editing that helped me keep the knight's feet in position. Thanks again Dhar http://home.comcast.net/~pyglesias03/knight.avi Rodney, was it my imagination or is there a difference between the "preview" speed of the movie in the chor and the speed of the final render? Seems to me the speed in the final render is a bit slower than the preview in the chor. Also, how can I reduce the file size of the movie without degrading it too much? Over 5MB seems a bit over the top for this short clip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo.Zeal Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Hello from Thailand, Name: Panutat Tejasen (A.K.A. Jimmy) Exercise Completed: Exercise 4: It's a Pitch Date Completed: November 6, 2005 Instructor: Rodney (Forum) Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: Hard to fix a foot without editing the keyframe 04___Pitch___Final.mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motility Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Hey Rodney, Gosh this exercise was really misleadingly difficult. Especially once I tried to start fixing things on the fly..and then it became an adventure .....each different view presented new issues. Anyhow I had made like seven anim s..each time trying to fix these errors I didint see before which was a learning experience in itself......anyhow check this one out and let me know if it passes...no A's B's or c's for this newbie ....lol....... [attachmentid=10823] pitch7.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwilkens Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 ------------------------------------- The Art of Animation:Master Exercise 4: It's a Pitch ------------------------------------- Name: Robert D. Wilkens Date: 11/7/2005 (Completed today) Attachment - MOV (Quicktime) file [attachmentid=10856] p.s. Rodney - Thanks for link to thanksgiving dinner scene -- I'm going to try and go through the lighting tutorial sometime this week. exercise4_output.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groo90266 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Name: Mike Fernandez Exercise Completed: Exercise 4: It’s a Pitch Date Completed: Nov 14, 2005 Instructor: None Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: I think I piled on too much stuff at the end; how do I slow it down? I fixed it a little in the timeline, dragging key points of the head rotation out to the right by several frames. Is that a typical way to fix things such as too-quick motion? 051114Pitch04H264.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric2575 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Mike: I actually liked the fast movement at the end - you're not gonna have him follow a line drive in slow-mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groo90266 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Eric2575: Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnett74 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Name: James Arnett Exercise Completed: Exercise 4: It's a Pitch Date Completed: nov 8 2005 Instructor: Den Dotson p4.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STONECUTTER Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Name: JESSE ROBINSON Exercise Completed: Exercise 4: It's a Pitch Date Completed:NOV 8 2005 Instructor: Den Dotson P4.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeyb7047 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 name: marvin e. bradley execise completed: Exercise 4: It's a Pitch date completed: nov.8, 2005 instrutor: Den Dotson p4.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkarpp Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Name: Douglas Karpp Exercise Completed: Exercise 4, It's a Pitch Date Completed: December 8, 2005 [attachmentid=12108] Ex4.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeresaNord Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Name: Teresa Nord Exercise Completed: Exercise 4 Instructor: A:M Manual Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: I probably will come back and revisit this exercise sometime. I didn't add anything of my own to it (just did it word for word with the book). After seeing all of the other ones on here though I really really want to go back and redo mine. Pitch.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMZ_TimeLord Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Name: Jody Krivohlavek Exercise Completed: Exercise 4 Date Completed: December 24, 2005 Instructor: AM Handbook, Video Tutorial and everyone that's ever posted to these forums. (Been around since the Playmation days) Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: I think I got out of hand on this one, but boy was it FUN! Still not quite satisfied with the timing of the throwing arm, but overall it came out good. ThePitch.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossk Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Name: Ross Klettke Exercise Completed: Exer 4 Date completed: 12-26-05 Remarks: Had some trouble using the rig for this character since I've become quite used to Jeff Lew's rather minimalistic rig... will have to work on getting used to different rigs and learn why some are better than others, etc. pitch.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted December 26, 2005 Author Admin Share Posted December 26, 2005 Ross, Because of the black background its kind of hard to see everything... looks like you got it all in there with the extra touches as well. Jody, Your experience with A:M is definitely showing through. That one is going to be added to my 'Keekat Kollection'. A screenshot of Josh K's animation is attached. Everyone check these animations out. Great stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMZ_TimeLord Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Josh? Who's Josh? Thanks Rodney, I'm working on the walk exercise right now, but the model I'm using is not quite as complete as KeeKat as far as user property sliders. So I've had to add them. Keep a look out for Exercise #5 from me soon. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Name: Vance Gloster Exercise Completed: Exer 4 Date completed: 12-31-05 Here it is! -Vance Exercise 4 Quicktime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted January 1, 2006 Author Admin Share Posted January 1, 2006 Josh? Who's Josh? Whoops! Sorry about that! How's that saying go: My mind is such a terrible thing... a waste. No... that isn't it. Having some bandwidth problems guys (Vance!) but rest assured I'll get around to downloading and viewing your exercises both here and in the other exercises areas. Please keep helping and encouraging each other out in the meantime. Great effort being put forth there in the NUF. Inspired even. Rodney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuboos Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 this one is hot [attachmentid=12888] fire_pitch.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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