Character Development and Visual Direction This week, we focused on establishing the main characters and defining the visual style of the project. After discussing the narrative direction, we decided that the story would centre on two characters: a young girl and a honey badger. Rather than relying entirely on AI, we began by sketching the […]
Workshop: Breathing Animation After the teacher’s explanation, I understood the main movement logic for creating a breathing animation. The head should follow the chest, and the chest should follow the COG movement. After that, smaller details can be added, such as the shoulders moving up and backward, the hands moving slightly upward, and the accessories […]
This week was entirely dedicated to resolving a major methodological dilemma within my proposal. In my independent study, I had to critically evaluate whether my investigation into animation cinematography required a qualitative or a quantitative methodological paradigm. Initially, I entertained the ambitious idea of conducting empirical quantitative research, such as distribution surveys or eye-tracking experiments […]
Project Direction Development During the first week, our group had several discussions with our tutor and my teammate Bingru. After a strong and detailed discussion, we decided to change the main focus of our project. Instead of creating a complex story, we will focus more on exploring AI and how it can be used in […]
Facial Anim_Lip Sync In this lesson, I learned that lip sync is not only about matching the mouth to the audio. It is a step-by-step process: jaw opening, phonemes, and then polish. First, I focus on the jaw. I need to find the accents in the sentence and open the jaw at the right time. […]
Entering Week 11 marks a significant transition in my academic journey. Having successfully completed my Literature Review, my objective this week shifted from evaluating existing scholarship to formulating my own independent Thesis Proposal. My primary challenge was avoiding a common postgraduate pitfall: treating the proposal as a mere repetition of previous summaries. Through rigorous self-reflection, […]