APR

Hello Everyone,

This month is the last month before finals and is the class called Animation Production, or APR. Our project was to work in a group of six animators to create a short animation. Each member got 2 clips, each clip about 3 seconds long. I was the first animator in the group so I received shot 1 and 6. We planned out our scenario and decided on the characters personalities. As a group we then filmed our reference and we did thumbnails separate. Finally came the time for animating.

Above were my rough thumbnails for the first shot. The first week I was focused on my shot 1 trying to finish as much of it as possible. After taking a break from it for the 2nd week I picked it back up. Her character is a professional spy who is going to rescue the captured tech agent. She is upset but keeps a straight face. I have been trying to work out all the popping of the legs to make her crouching walk smoother. Also the hands, eye blinks and timing had to be adjusted and could still use some more work. Below is my work in progress of shot 1.

For my second shot also known as shot 6, my character is a male tech agent who is drugged and tied up on a box. I drew out some thumbnails and then began to animate.

I mostly had trouble with the timing and the head drop mechanics were tricky. After lots of critiques and plenty of work hours I have the video below. It is still a work in progress but it is getting close.

Overall I have really enjoyed this class. Working in groups has been lots of fun and I can hardly wait to post our final. Until next time.

Rebecca