Here’s my final test with facial animation. I’m looking to put this on the reel, so please let me know what you think.
At Mike’s suggestion, I also broke up one of the poses toward then end. Still not sure how I like the change so please let me know if it’s helping or hurting.
Thats it. New project gets rolling next week!
My fourth mentor is Mike Walling. Here’s a photo as well as his brief bio:
Mike got his first taste of animation at PDI where he worked as a production assistant on Antz and then as a render wrangler on Shrek. Using the rigs and software at PDI, Mike was able to put together an animation reel which landed him his first gig as an animator at DNA productions in Dallas Texas, animating on the Jimmy Neutron movie. Three years later he was off to Blue Sky Studios to work on the feature Robots. He is now a senior animator at Sony Imageworks.
He’s been great so far, and if you want to see some of his work, head over to his site:
http://www.mike-walling.com/index.htm
So now we’re adding facial expressions to the animation we did last semester. Heres my first two passes. I have a cool new mentor this term as well. Mike Walling. Look for some info on him soon.
Facial Expression and Lip-Sync Pass 1
Facial Expression and Lip-Sync Pass 2
Back soon!
