This week, while improving my facial animation based on tutor feedback, I learned the importance of using offsets in character performance. For example, when a character looks to the back-right side, the eyes, mouth, and head should not move at the same time. I adjusted the animation so the eyes move first, followed by the […]
Month: February 2026
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WEEK 7
During Week 7, I fell into a dangerous trap: passive reading. I found myself simply summarizing the authors’ words and accepting their theories without question. I quickly recognised that this is a fatal flaw in British postgraduate education, which heavily penalises descriptive writing and demands deep critical reflection. To overcome this, I forced myself to […]
Facial Anim_Eyes Animation In this lesson, I learned that eyes are the most important part of facial animation. The main elements are blink, eye dart and eyebrow movement. The logic is clear: thoughts come first, then eye movement, and finally body reaction. Blink must have a clear motivation instead of happening randomly. It can show […]
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As I moved into Week 6, the volume of gathered texts became a significant management challenge. I realised that simply reading articles one by one would result in a chaotic, unstructured essay. To maintain strict academic rigor, I spent this week designing a structured, tripartite analytical matrix to organise the literature into distinct themes. Instead […]
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WEEK 5
During Week 5, I began the rigorous process of gathering academic evidence. Initially, my search methods were inefficient. I relied on entering basic phrases into generic search engines, which returned thousands of commercial software manuals and amateur film reviews rather than high-quality academic data. To solve this, I developed a systematic sourcing strategy using Boolean […]
Assignment: Facial Pose(Photo Pef) When posing facial expressions in Maya based on real photos, I found that it is similar to using a model sheet as reference. The most important thing is to look at the overall shape first, instead of adjusting small details at the beginning. I first adjust the head and jaw to […]
Facial Anim_pose This lesson changed how I think about facial animation. It is not about moving one control at a time. It is about designing clear shapes and keeping the face connected. One important idea is asymmetry. A perfectly symmetrical face is not always appealing. Real faces have small differences on each side. Natural emotions […]
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WEEK 4
Week 4 was dedicated to defining the exact boundaries of my Literature Review and choosing the case studies that would guide my reading. A major trap in writing a literature review is losing control of the scope. To avoid this, I decided that my review must evaluate how authors explain the transition from traditional, live-action […]
Story Structure In this lesson, I learned that story structure is not a strict rule, but a way to organise change. Different models show different ways a story can develop, but all of them focus on transformation. The Three-Act Structure helped me understand the basic flow of a story: beginning, middle and end. A character […]