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My Rig and First Pass Animation
Hey guys, working on my Final Year Project at Staffordshire University ad would really appreciate some feedback on my work s far. Both on my facial rig and blockout for my animation. [ame=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhpYCntCcOY"]Facial Rig[/ame] [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqeRc7jgP3A"]First Pass Animation… -
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The first video is set to private. we can't see it. Your mouth shapes really need work. It seems you are just opening the jaw a lot, rather than forming the shapes your mouth makes. your lips arent closing during "Bee" or "mm". Lips arent puckering during "oo". Basically, you don't have any common shapes that dictate the… -
Re: My Rig and First Pass Animation
Thanks guys for the feedback :) I have to do between 2 minutes and 5 minutes for my final year project. However, I might keep it at the length it is now. Would much rather have 2 minutes of good animation then 5 minutes of mediocrity. -
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I agree with javaniceday. The head is very linear and if it is not done right, it draws attention away from what the face is doing. Also the length of this is far too long. Try just animating a selected bit of this. Nice rig by the way! Loving the wiring that's going on there, good stuff! -
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Djamess, very cool start. I would not focus so much on the facial animation at this point. The thing that I would focus on is the overall movement of the head and neck. It feels like the head only moves in one or two rotation axis at a time, and during the holds it is literally just a hold, there's no overlapping or… -
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2 minutes is a hell of a long time to animate - it takes the 11 seconders' a month to do 11 seconds of animation. It might be better to practice on something smaller if you have the time? If not, this video helped me out: [ame] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKjMvlP4CE[/ame] also these are really helpful: If you need… -
Re: My Rig and First Pass Animation
Guys thank you for your feedback :) Here is the newer piece of animation rendered in Unreal 4 so would really appreciate your feedback on this. Thanks guys :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxH7OuCeM-Q&feature=youtu.be -
Re: My Rig and First Pass Animation
Facial can be quite difficult, Dj. Don't get discouraged! Keep at it and you`ll have something great before you know it! -
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Thanks for your reply slipsius. First time doing anything facial. Will get to work on this right away. -
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Quality over quantity. Try to focus on shorter clips, 2:26 is a lot of work and not needed, most people will know what you're capable of after 10-15sec.
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