Week 20 (16th-20th March)

 I finally have the room code for the space I'll have next semester, I'm excited to check it out and see how much space I have to work with. Sean will get script feedback to me this week - for assessment video I can upload the script and any animatic to the "supplementary documents" folder. We were discussing rigging and I realised I can in fact just go ahead and build a base armature (approximately the size of the Inventor) so that I can practice rigging and actually animating a figure; the Richard Williams animation bible may be a good place to start for exercises. That way I can get some animation tests done this semester and worry about fabrication once I have his design

In the meantime I need to continue character and environment design, update my production timeline, and start working on storyboard once I get the script approved (worth reaching out to Freyja again and seeing if she'd be able to come down to studio one day?)


Been working on the colour script for Catch Of The Day. Received feedback for things to change, currently waiting for composition and environment changes before I update it


Working on rendering Pleakley in the 3D workshops, learning about lighting and rendering. Everyone made horrifying renders I fear

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