VIZA 613 Final

VIZA613 3D Modeling and Animation Final Project

Title: 2C1F

VIZ613 animation exercises

Few animation exercises before the actual animation started.

C FlyFly walking

C FlyFly take off!

Fisherman walking (with style)

VIZ613 Character Rigging

Completed rigging for all characters.

Crane (C FlyFly) with strectchy IK for wings and legs

Clam (C Sharp) with FK and corrective blendshapes for tongue

Fisherman

Bonus (VizAlien, created for weekly Lab Assignment)

VIZ613 TurnTable

Turn table for characters in my short animation.

CRANE (C FlyFly)

CLAM (C Sharp)

FISHERMAN

VIZ613 Animatics

Animatics can be viewed here too:

VIMEO

VIZ613 Storyboard

Script
EXT. Day Seaside
A clam is resting on the beach and enjoying sunbath.

EXT. Day Seaside
A crane flying by and spotted the clam because of the shininess of the pearl in the clam.

EXT. Day Seaside
The crane flew down and tried to snatch the pearl and both of them got into a fight.

EXT. Day Seaside
The crane bite the clam's tongue but the clam immediately close its mouth. Both of them stuck together because neither party is willing to let go.

EXT. Day Seaside
A fisherman came by and saw the struggling couple.

EXT. Sunset Seaside
The fisherman caught both the crane and clam into a bag and went home happily.

Initial sketches:

Storyboard:

Color script

Mood study:

Project Objective:
To have the opportunities to explore various scopes in 3D animation production, from pre-production-post.

 

Technical challenges:
Stretchy IK
Animate wings
Animate bivalves character (no hand & no leg)

VIZ613 Character Design

//Character Profile:
C Fly Fly (crane)

Fast, aggressive and elegant.

Character Design:

Book:
Seasons of the cranes/ Peter and Connice Roop.
Peeping in the shell: a whooping crane is hatched/ Faith McNutty; illustration by Irene Brady

References:

//Character Profile:

C Sharp (clam)
Introvert, stubborn, get angry when being disturbed.

Character Design:

 

Book:
National Audubon Society field guide to North American seasheels/ Harald A. Rehder; with photography by James H. Carmichael, Jr.; visual key by Carol Nehring and Mary Beth Brewer.

References:

 

//Character Profile:

Fisherman
Happy-go-lucky

Character Design:

 

References for Props:

 

Props:
C Fly Fly's goggle, C Sharp's pearl, Fisherman's rice hat, Fisherman's sandals and bag.

VIZ613 Idea & Concept

My idea is based on a Chinese myth about a clam and crane. The scene is set at the seaside.
The clam is resting on the beach and enjoying the sunbath while a flying crane spotted it because of the shininess of the pearl in the clam.
The crane flew down and tried to snatch the pearl and both of them got into a fight.
The crane finally bite the clam's 'tongue' but the clam immediately closed its mouth so both of them got stuck together because neither party is willing to let go.
A fisherman came by and saw the struggling 'couple'. Without any hardship the fisherman caught them into a bag and went home happily.
The moral behind the story is that we should not merely look at the benefit of the short terms which probably going to led us into a bigger trouble later on.

Here are some quick sketches of the story:

I hope to present the crane as a fast-paced character, some movements to resemble a jet. The clam, on contrary, is a solid and rigid character.

Fisherman is going to be as simple as possible. Background needed to be simple too.

After presented this story to Austin, I am glad that he gave me a green light since this is the story that I wanted to do and with possibilities for me to explore some of the technical and aesthetic aspects.

Here are another 2 back-up plans.

Ant & Dove with a little twist ending.

Pandora's box. Focus will be on the Pandora's character performances.