Final Script

This is based on the most recent animatic:





Nat wrote up the final script for me, using the final animatic as a guide line.

Another New Maya Trick!

Turns out there's a fair few funky things you can do in Maya!  Not only is there the wonders of FCheck, to see rendered frames play back, there is also Playblasting, which allows you to preview animation in real time, and save the playblast file as a film.

Above is a playblast of my drum kit, prior to final renders.  Some shots, such as blank sky or peculiar angles of cymbals mark shots where there is no drum kit in the shot.

This is still subject to change, and needs to be animated.

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Animatic IX

The post summative assessment animatic, taking into account the thumbnails from the previous post. Another 10 seconds have been clipped since, thanks to Jo. A change has also been made to the part where the guinea pig is reaching for the cymbal. Instead, the guinea pig grows increasingly frustrated, keeping in line with the cheeky, troublesome, short tempered character he's evolved into.

Other changes include a title sequence and cutting the "double gag," as already mentioned in the discussion of the summative assessment overview.

The opening shots of the guinea pig are going to be done using two already animated scenes. Not much needs changing, so the frames I've animated aren't completely redundant.



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Tom Thumb(nail)

Above are the thumbnails for the titles, as discussed with Sean and Paul, and for a scene that Jo and I have altered.

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Post Summative

Pretty pleased with the result of the summative. I'd been hoping for a 1st this year, but I've resided myself to the fact that it's more likely I'll get a 2:1. And I'm quite happy with that!

I've made some cuts and additions to comply with what the tutors said. Sean suggested cutting the "double gag" with the cymbal sliding away at the end and making its true sound. He also suggested shortening holds. Agree with both of these, as my animatic was considerably longer than the original draft.

Paul's comment was to give the guinea pig a reason for playing the drums. I sat with Jo and worked out a new sequence, where the guinea pig is looking at a poster, longingly. This makes use of a couple of shots that I animated, but needed cutting, and gives potential for a strong title sequence and introduction.

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Turnaround (Bright Eyes...)

The turn around and construction sheet for the guinea pig.

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Animatic V

Jo has helped immensely in cutting down the length of the film. Believe me, it needed cutting down. A 3 and a half minute film for one person to animate is huge. Jo's outside view and honest brutality, plus her eye for continuity, resulted in a minute being cut from the film, a massive help!

This version involves the edit storyboarded previously.

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