Category Archives: 2.1- Previs, Pantomime and Acting

This week I have developed this shot into blocking plus. I’m generally happy with the timing, but I’d like to push the poses to be more dynamic and less symmetrical. I have also understood that I need to polish the … Continue reading →

This week I have roughly blocked out the poses for my scene. Ultimately, I can see that on reflection there are not enough poses- I worked from a reference of myself, but it would benefit the scene a lot if … Continue reading →

This week we are moving on to our acting shots. I have chosen a short clip from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, since I think it has some clear beats in the timing, as well as being dramatic enough that … Continue reading →

I’ve now moved into the polish phase of this shot, and overall I’m happy with the outcome. On reflection, I think I would like to adjust some of the timing since I think the comedic pantomime element of this shot … Continue reading →

After moving this animation into spline, it was clear that some parts of the timing needed to be adjusted, holding some poses for longer and making clearer distinctions between pose transitions. Overall I’m pleased with the progress and I think … Continue reading →

I have developed this shot further into “blocking plus”, adding clearer transition poses, improving the timing of my keys and poses, and adding moving holds and pairs of keys. I’m hoping that when I move this shot from stepped keys … Continue reading →

 I have collected references of myself acting out the main action of this shot, which is a character flipping and then losing a pancake. I’ve blocked this action into Maya, trying to focus on clear poses, comedic timing and expressive … Continue reading →

The next project we are developing in our Maya classes is body mechanics and pantomime. This will be focussing on body acting, rather than relying on audio or facial animation to express emotion. So far I have gone quite action/parkour … Continue reading →