Animation Production: Shot 3 and Shot 11

Now that I am further into my degree program (only five months till my expected graduation date), I only have one class per month from now on. Therefore, instead of having a wide variety of projects to post, we have been focusing solely on one project over the course of the month.

This month, I had Animation Production for my class. My team and I (five of us total) were instructed to collaborate and create a short animated film that incorporated two animated pieces from each team member. The story is about a happy, yet clumsy, young man that is on a mission to rescue the damsel in distress (the girl that was kidnapped). He has to over come some minor struggles to get to the girl and rescue her, but he does so in the way that he knows best, regardless of how clumsy he really is. The final piece will include background music, sound effects for things that happen in the scene, title page, and a credit page for everyone involved in the project. Everything in the scene was previously modeled and textured for us so that we could focus on just solely the animation of the characters in the scene.

I honestly had a great time with this project! Animation is very intriguing for me and I learn a great deal about it every time I animate something new. I cannot wait to create short animated films myself to entertain others. Also, my group was fantastic to collaborate with! Everyone was very constructive, open minded to all creative ideas, and easy to communicate with. I am excited to post up our final product for everyone to see. For now, I will post up the shots that I had the pleasure of animating myself.

Here is the first shot I animated, shot 3. The male character is looking for a way to get into the window where the girl is located, and is very excited when he finds the box that he could use as a step stool to the window.

And here is the second shot that I animated, shot 11. The male character is doing is best to untie the girl (who is in a rush to escape) when they both hear a noise coming from her kidnapper. Once they hear the noise, they both are even more rushed to escape the room.