Collaboration: VFX Star Wars Skits

Using the featured tutorials I created these visual effects of the Stormtrooper's gun shots and the two lightsabers glowing. VFX done by Paris and animation done by Polly.

Collaboration: LOTR Skit 2 - Progress 2

I've managed to do the basic animation for this skit but it's not there yet. I think the timing needs a bit more work and I think that's where it will become more funny, at the moment it's too slow. Next steps: Speed up the shuffling and see how that looks and try and emphasise the tiredness more in the shuffle. Also I'm going to use soft selection to make the ground plane look more terrain-like.

I'm also struggling with lighting, I have placed a directional light (1) rotated the same direction as the sunset in the painting is but for some reason I can't get it to cast shadows. I have another directional light (2) cast on the sign and darker side of the scene just so the sign can be seen but that light has shadows turned off.

DL 1: 1 Intensity 0 Exposure - DL 2: 0.5 Intensity Exposure 3

DL 1: 1 Intensity 0 Exposure - DL 2: 0.7 Intensity Exposure 3

DL 1: 1 Intensity 0 Exposure - DL 2: 0.9 Intensity Exposure 3

DL 1: 1 Intensity 1 Exposure - DL 2: 0.9 Intensity Exposure 3

Collaboration: LOTR Skit 2 Progress 1

In this skit all the characters turn, to keep in theme with the shuffle I thought it'd be better to do more like a quick flick turn.

Collaboration: LOTR Skit 1 Animation Progress 2

Collaboration: Star Wars - Lighting, Rendering and Animation Progress

Star Wars Progress 2 from Polly Gwinnett on Vimeo.

Collaboration: Star Wars - Animation Progress

Star Wars Animation Progress from Polly Gwinnett on Vimeo.

- Polly

Collaboration: Dumbledore - Current Animation Progress 1

Playblast 1 - Dumbledore - Lord of the Rings from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

Just some rough blocking out.

-Ruth

Collaboration: LOTR Skit 1 Animation Progress 1

I'm finally getting there with the shuffle - bare in mind the feet will be covered by grass but can't show that in the playblast. Still need to animate other half of skit in addition to refining what I have so far such as make Frodo look like he's gliding less, fix Legolas's arm movements, facial movements and adding slight head movement to all the characters. - Paris

Collaboration: Goth Girl - Current Animation Progress 4 (with background)

Playblast 4 Goth Girl from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

-Ruth

Collaboration: Goth Girl - Current Animation Progress 1-3 (with background)

Playblast 1 Goth Girl from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

Playblast 2 Goth Girl from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

Playblast 3 Goth Girl from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

-Ruth

Collaboration: Star Wars 1 - Animation Progress

Star Wars 1 Progress from Polly Gwinnett on Vimeo.

Still a few things to do such as refining the walk cycle and a few other movements. - Polly

Collaboration: Star Wars 2 - Animation Progress

Star Wars 2 Progress from Polly Gwinnett on Vimeo.

- Polly

Collaboration: Harry Potter Audience - Current Animation Progress 3 (with background)

Audience Applause - Test 3 (with background)
from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

There's some colour banding issues that can be fixed later on and there have been some rigging issues with one of the characters. However, this should be roughly how the cheering animation will be set out. Lighting will be added later.

-Ruth

Collaboration: Harry Potter Audience - Current Animation Progress 2

Audience Applause - Test 2 from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

-Ruth

Collaboration: Harry Potter Audience - Current Animation Progress 1

Audience Applause - Test 1 from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

-Ruth

Collaboration: Star Wars - Current Animation Progress

Star Wars - Current Animation Progress from Polly Gwinnett on Vimeo.

There is still a lot of refining to do, but I have started blocking out the movements for each character based on our animatic. - Polly

Collaboration: Current influences - Monster's Inc Blooper Reel

Collaboration: Pre-Existing Comical Animations / Videos

- Ruth

Collaboration: Mood Board 1 - Aesthetic

This first mood board is comprised of different art styles that could be easily translated into 2.5D (our current style goal). Whilst our idea is still very much in the early development stages this is inspiring us to take our project in a direction challenging us all. - Polly