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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Week 3, I had to move from pure conceptualisation to a strict elimination process. Having a general interest in the virtual camera was not enough; I needed to screen this topic against strict academic criteria to ensure a Literature Review was feasible. I set up a filtration strategy based on source availability: Is there […]
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 During Week 2, my literature exploration made a significant leap forward when I shifted my focus specifically toward […]
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 […]
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. As Week 1 of the semester commenced, my primary objective was […]