Extended practice shot 8

I have been working on the rough animation for one of the sots for our final film. 

What i think went well:

- I like the movement and the follow through of the mother pulling the priest toward her

-this is the first time ive tried to use smears in my animating and i like the effect

-i think the timing works well

What could be improved:

-i need to tidy up some bits of the smear

-i need to add the priests briefcase

-could be more exaggeration in motions

Heinz live brief- Final animation

I have finished my shot of the Heinz live brief animation. I didnt find this so much challenging as it was time consuming, but i am quite happy with the result.

What went well;

-I think some of the movements look quite fluid and nice

-i think i stuck to the character designs well

-i like how the eating animaiton turned out

What could be improved;

-some of the movements i think are still too jerky and robotic

-some movements are too fast

-line work could be smoother and needs improvement

Heinz live brief - editing backgrounds

I have been editing the backgrounds/sets kate made for the Heinz live brief. We felt this was necessary so the 2D characters fit into the scene better and dont look too out of place. 

What i think went well;

-I think my additions make the backgrounds look more interesting

-i think my additions will help the characters to tie in with the backgrounds more

- i think the additions fit the eras that each shot takes place in well

-i think the colours complement the rest of the backgrounds

What could be improved;

-i would have liked to add more detail and objects in the scene

-i would have liked to edit the perspective of some of the objects in the scenes

Heinz live brief - defined lines

This week i have been focusing on refining the animation i have done for my part of the heinz brief. I now have to bring it into photoshop to do clean up and colour it.

What i think went well; 

• I think i have stuck to the character designs well
• i like the hand movements of the little girl
• I like the movement of the mother lifting the sauce

What could be improved;

• The movement of the eating needs to be improved and slowed down
• I think the movements could be more fluid of the mothers arms
• I think the movements of the face is a bit too jerky

More backgrounds

Here are more backgrounds i have done for our final film. I am happy with my progress and think i am finishing all the backgrounds quickly and to a standard which i am happy with. I think the colours are effective to create a scene for a horror story to take place in. I am more pleased with some of the backgrounds than others.

what went well:

-i like the details of the bedroom background

-i think the door looks imposing which is what i went for

-the bus background works well witht he yellow lighting

what could be improved

-I am not as happy with the bedroom background as the others, i think it could look more cartoonish which would be in keeping with the other backgrounds, however we needed this size and composition. 

Heinz Brief

Below is some really rough animation for my shot of the heinz brief. It still needs a lot added to it, particularly the little girls movements. Overall i am happy with how the mums movements look so far, however this will need some cleaning up too, particularly when her arm comes down at the start i think. 

Rough animation

Below is some of the rough animation i have been working on for our final film. I think in particular the lightning animation i did went well and i am quite pleased with how this shot looks in general. I added a flash of white in the sky and also added a blur filter to the lightning which i think made it look much better. This has been the first time ive animated in a while so i am pleased with the results, although it did take a while to get back into it. I would like to add maybe one more frame to the finger pushing the door bell as i think it snaps to a different shape a bit too much.