My sole objective this week was the final critical assembly and synthesis of my completed Thesis Proposal document. Looking back at my very first blog post from Week 1, where my ideas were an unorganized mess of broad passions, I feel a profound sense of personal and academic growth. Through continuous independent learning, strict filter […]
This week, I completed the polish stage of my standing pull animation. Compared to the blocking stage, the focus shifted from establishing the main action to improving the quality, weight, and believability of the performance. One of the biggest challenges during polish was avoiding overly smooth movement. After refining the curves, some parts of the […]
Final Reflection and Critical Evaluation Project Statement Project Title: AI and I: A Lazy Creator Team Members: Bingrui Li, Xiaomeng Jiang This project explored the possibilities and limitations of integrating AI into animation production. Through the use of tools such as ChatGPT, Seedance, and Kling, alongside traditional filmmaking methods, we investigated whether AI could function […]
Editing and Final Scene Integration This week I focused on the post-production stage of the project, where I began assembling my two AI-generated scenes with the opening and ending sequences created by my teammates. The main challenge at this stage was not generating content, but integrating materials produced by different people using different AI tools. […]
This week, I completed the blocking stage for the standing pull action in my washing machine animation. Although the action seems simple, I found that creating a believable sense of force was more challenging than expected. One of the main problems I encountered was making the character appear as though they were genuinely pulling against […]
With the final deadline approaching next week, Week 19 was dedicated to executing an essential academic validation exercise: a mini pilot test. In my independent study hours, I recognized that simply writing down a methodology on paper does not guarantee it will function seamlessly in reality. Therefore, I selected a brief, five-second sequence from The […]
Investigating AI Inputs This week, I decided to explore a question that had emerged from my previous experiments: what makes an effective AI input? More specifically, how many reference images are needed, what kind of references work best, and how detailed should a prompt be? To answer these questions, I reviewed online tutorials, research articles, […]
This week, I completed the polish stage of my crouching pull animation. Compared to the blocking stage, my focus shifted towards refining the quality of movement and making the action feel more believable. One challenge I encountered was maintaining stability in the crouching pose. During polish, small adjustments to the hips, knees, or feet could […]
During Week 18, I focused my independent learning on the specific linguistic persona of my proposal text. After reviewing my initial drafts, I realized that my writing style was over-reliant on the passive voice, which frequently obscured my own agency as a researcher. Sentences like ‘it is suggested that…’ or ‘the text will be analyzed…’ […]
Revisiting Scene One After six weeks of experimentation with AI tools and video generation workflows, I revisited the first scene of the film. Looking back at the original version, I realised there was still significant room for improvement, particularly in terms of cinematic storytelling, scene transitions, and the gradual reveal of the environment. To differentiate […]