Aminator Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Ages ago, I put up an animatic of a short piece featuring a cricket who resorts to modern electronics to improve his chances with the ladies. I've *finally* gotten around to actually animating one shot for this. Any comments or nitpicks at any level - modeling, lighting, animation, etc. - would be very welcome. http://www.digins.com/jack/cwip3.mpg (1MB) I created a reusable "handheld camera shake" action based on Sotiris Gougousis' excellent "Expressions in AM" tutorial; I'd be happy to post that if anyone's interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacktaich Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Smith Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Really fun! Animating and motion look good -- I would only recommend working on the cricket's face, sculpt it for a little more detail. I look forward to more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aminator Posted January 26, 2004 Author Share Posted January 26, 2004 Thanks, Ross, good suggestion!. I had started out with a cartoony character and decided to add some visual depth with textures, so now the simple head does look a little out-of-place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xor Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Smooth motion. Very well done. Lookin' forward to the next part of this animation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfirestine Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 I think it looks great! Can't wait to see more. Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaryin Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Very innovative way to have a cricket turn knobs. Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animaster Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 From: Jack Morrison jack@digins.com Date: 2004-1-26 21:04:19 >> The cricket is a bit dark and hard to see clearly. I agree, I'm cranking up the lights some. And experimenting with a separate specular-only light to add a little glossiness to that exoskeleton without washing out the soft "cloudy day" look I'm trying for. >> Why does the right dial go up to 11? > It's a spinal tap reference and a funny visual joke IMHO Bingo. That was Vern's (good) idea! > I don't have any idea what might becausing the flicker. After much experimentation, I've mostly eliminated it by turning off "specular" on the bulb inside the left meter. Thanks for the feedback. -- -- Jack Morrison (jack@digins.com) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pia12254 Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Very Cool! I like the animation so far. What if you had him turn the second dial up to 10, pause, look back at it and then kick it up to 11. It might break up the pacing a little and give the viewer a chance to catch on. Just a thought. Looks good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modernhorse Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Looks great! Love the way the cricket moves. Keep on!! Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aminator Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 I've updated the file after some tweaks (same link as above). Thanks to everyone for the encouragement! What if you had him turn the second dial up to 10, pause, look back at it and then kick it up to 11 Nice. I just might do that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pia12254 Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Just watched the latest clip. Looks better! I don't remember the first clip in that much detail but I can definitely tell a difference. I really like the secondary motion you have on his antennae, very natural looking. Keep it up. Cant wait to see more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted January 30, 2004 Hash Fellow Share Posted January 30, 2004 Looks like this could be something major! What if you had him turn the second dial up to 10, pause, look back at it and then kick it up to 11 Nice. I just might do that! to do that joke right you gotta not let the audience see the 11 in advance. It's gotta be a surprise. Change the dials so that they aren't a pointer to something printed on the case. Have them reveal something in a window above the knob, or they could be changing an LCD readout right above the knob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgaylord Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 Great job of animation! Very smooth and natural. Why not cricket sounds? Or is this leading up to it...next scene he steps up to the microphone and lets loose a wicked cricket riff... Perhaps a smile, wink, and "thumbs" up after cranking the gain up...or a grin and an a rubbing of the "hands" in anticipation... Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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