Images in motion

This is just a quick practical that Richard gave us to do. We had to view a person walking in a unique way, and draw it in stick-man format to show how we perceived it.

Original Storyboard and New Edited Storyboard

Using the reactor plug-in

The video here shows represents a bowling ball hitting the pins. I was able to create the animation by using a plug-in known as Reactor. I firstly created a Rigid Body Collection. This contained all of the models within the scene. Once i did this i was able to use the reactor. Inside the reactor properties section i changed about with the collision tolerance, mass, friction and elasticity of the models. Using trial and error i was able to create an effective animation. In order to make the ball start moving towards the pins, i made a short animation of about 5 frames of the ball moving forwards. Then once this was made i went into the preview and animation area and started the animation from frame 2, this then gives the ball that energy it needs to start moving towards the pins.

Animation using Cameras

In our most recent lesson we looked into animation using cameras. We built a small city-like model and created a line that the camera would follow along giving the user a walkthrough effect of the area.

First attempt at animation

This is a short video clip of a ball being hit down onto a table and up against a wall and back again. I admit it is far from amazing, but it is a starting point for animation :)
I managed to use the curve editor in order to give the ball a realistic bounce with the aid of gravity.

Image References for Modelling and Animation Ideas

Selecting the appropriate fables

Having looked through many fables i have picked our about 5 that i like the sound of and the morals behind them. Having thought about them not all would be easy for a child to understand. Therefore i have cut my choices down to 3.

The Bald Man and The Fly - "You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies". I beleive this would bring the young child up not to go around causing trouble to others...they would only get hurt themselves.

The Shepards Boy - "A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth". I was brought up with this in my knowledge from when i was very young. Always speak the truth because if you dont it would lead to negative consequences.

The Two Crabs -"Example is the best precept". This fable displays the moral of making sure if you are a role model to anyone then be aware of how you are setting the example. (especially to young ones).

All of the above fables display their own unique moral that the audience would be able to take away from reading it (in the finished project case, viewed not read).