I am trying to create animated pop up buildings like in this video (using maya) https://vimeo.com/92595987 I was wondering whats the best way to do it ? Is there a way to automate it using some sort of script like the two below. http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/script/proximityanim-mel/description…
I think the windows may be painted on, that would be the easiest way to only animate translation without anything poking through the windows the layer underneath. All the buildings look like simple animations of translate/scale with a little bounce. Alternatively, you could use blend shapes: one totally flattened (sans…