- Definitive story board
On the basis of the original version, I discussed with my group and deleted unnecessary plots. Just show the audience that the rabbit falls into the water and sinks.
2. Clip reference video
Review the knowledge content of last semester, first find the reference, and then use AE to export the sequence frame.
3. Make an animation in Maya
This week is the most satisfactory week I have ever done because I have received systematic training last semester, so I feel quite confident about it. I divided the sinking process into three parts according to the story.
First, drop into the water. In this part, I need to create the sudden sensation of falling and the cushion of water on my body. This requires me to speed up the fall speed in the beginning. After the rabbit is fully in the water, I make it slows the speed of falling to act as a cushion of water.
Second, float in the water. In this part, I need to express the drifting feeling of the rabbit as it moves with the waves. This part uses the Overlap in the principle of animation, the movement of the limbs and head lags behind that of the main torso. In order to make the animation more smooth, I use the motionTrailHandle.
Third, Close-up of the bunny’s face. The last shot tells the audience that the game is about to begin, and you’re going to enter the rabbit’s body in the first person and start picking up memory.
Animation requires a lot of patience, there are still many curves that need to adjust while I modify them again and again.