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  • Lab Experimentation

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    Render Test Before I do anything related to creating a 360 VR environment for the sequence, I had to figure out how to create a 360 camera in the first place. Thankfully, it’s straightforward to do. I got started by injecting a plane into the viewport. I created a few basic meshes and keyframed each…

  • 3D Character Animation Assignment Blog

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    For this module, we were tasked with creating 3 separate animations of either our own ZBrush characters, or one provided on Canvas. We would have to rig the characters before animating them. I broke down the steps of how I achieved this. Why am I using a character provided on the Canvas page? I was…

  • Video File

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    Everything below the actual video file is optional to look at. Context for Story References (To read after watching the video) Finding Nemo (2003) is the main influence behind the story structure, with it being told through Dan and Alfonso’s perspective. The middle school boxing club is inspired by the wrestling club in Diary of a Wimpy Kid…

  • Maya + Unreal Images

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  • Asset Creation Inspirations

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    (Optional) Full bibliography is at the end of the storytelling video.

  • Production Dossier

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    Ideas Generation We were required to write a compelling story using one of many mediums for the module assignments. I have written down many different ideas on a mind map to showcase the brainstorming process from which I will be taking ideas from to tell a story. Upon further discussion with the lecturer about these…

  • Original Motion Graphics Project Reference List

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    Ape & HAL Laboratory (1995) Earthbound [Video Game] Nintendo. arvutihull (2014) Unreal Tournament GOTY Walkthrough “Godlike” 1440p maxed graphics PART 49 – HyperBlast (Duel) / End [Video] Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27WLLsQkFKM [Accessed 15th May 2021] Askiko (2018) Simple & Quickest Way To Do Typewriter Text Effect – After Effects (No Expressions Needed) [Video] Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_28MzZIVuQQ…

  • Original Motion Graphics Project

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    For this assignment, we were tasked with making an original project in After Effects lasting at least 2 minutes in length. It had to be original, so I brainstormed some potential ideas down, though one idea kind of stuck with me that could work. I wanted to go with some sort of main menu animation…

  • Animation Exercise Reference List

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    Ambientsoundapp (2020) Many seagulls.wav [Downloaded] Available online: https://freesound.org/people/Ambientsoundapp/sounds/537853/ [Accessed 11th April 2021] Angie Taylor (2012) Looping Audio [Video] Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjIzWGlSzy8 [Accessed 2nd April 2021] ANIMOTION by Sharin Yofitasari (2020) Easy & Quick Animated Wave – Adobe After Effects Tutorial [Video] Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbHnF5tm_Yc [Accessed 8th March 2021] Augustus Hinton (2018) Foggy Mountains After Effects…

  • Animation Exercise 5: Audio Waveform Spectrum

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    The video How it was made The first thing that was needed for this composition is the use of a music track. Again, I searched on Freesound for a nice sounding beat. This time, I’ve settled on a dubstep beat rather than Drum and Bass for variety. Here is the audio track that I will…