Monthly Archives: January 2021

3D Animation Fundamentals Term1 Showreel

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WEEK 10 Performance Animation:Polish

This week, I will perform the final polish and rendering of the performance animation. Combine key frames spline made before, we get the following animation version. At the above stage, there is a preliminary trend, but the action is still … Continue reading

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Comparison of American and Japanese Animations of National Characters

The animation is a comprehensive art which integrates many art categories. Since the birth of it, animations in various countries have been developed rapidly with its unique forms of expression. Among them, Japan and the United States are the two … Continue reading

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WEEK 8.2 Essay — Outline

I want to write an essay about comparing animations in different countries (the United States and Japan). First of all, there are many factors that affect a country’s art form and style, such as cultural background, wars, colonial history, national … Continue reading

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WEEK 9.2 Performance Animation:Blocking

Starting this week, I officially entered the blocking stage of the animation. First, I set up a camera on the left side of the screen, which can more accurately judge whether the pose I made in the perspective view is … Continue reading

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WEEK 8.2 Phonemes

Reference Use the facial control of the character conveniently and efficiently. In addition, I also created a camera to parent-constrained restrain the face of the model to facilitate my work. I made a small plan for my work. There are … Continue reading

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WEEK 8.1 Essay——Topic Selection and Critical Thinking & Writing

I need to write an essay as a summary of the first term of design for narrative structure, film language and animation. As a big fan of animation and film culture, there are so many topics that interest me. In … Continue reading

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WEEK 9.1 Performance Animation:Preparation

This week, I will officially enter the stage of performing animation. I chose a dispute fragment I like very much in “Rocky VI” as my reference. This clip of quarrel includes both body movements and anger, helplessness, and sadness. Next, … Continue reading

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