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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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 […]
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Establishing A Research Topic
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 […]
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 […]
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Short Narratives
1. What Are Short Narratives 2. How Short Narratives Work 3. Micro-Narratives 4. Key Characteristics of Short Narratives 5.Non-Dialogue Animation Non-dialogue animation tells stories without spoken language, relying instead on: 6. Key Elements of Non-Dialogue Animation
Story – Basic In this class, I understand a story begins with conflict. If there is no conflict, there is no drama. A story starts when a character wants something, but something stops them. This creates tension. I learned that conflict can be internal, like fear or doubt, or external, like other people or the […]
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A Single Life
One character, non-dialogued short narratives A Single Life is chosen because it demonstrates how a complete narrative can be conveyed through purely visual and auditory elements, relying on a single character’s actions rather than dialogue to explore time, choice, and consequence.
Cinematography II Key Elements of Cinematic Language Before this class, I thought cinematography was only about making images look cinematic. Now I understand it is about controlling emotion. The camera guides how the audience feels. Learning about deep focus, shallow focus and rack focus helped me see how attention is controlled. Depth of field is […]