This week we started to choose a topic that interested us, and I chose the Subject: From an everyday object to a fantastical object. This was an excellent topic for some light-hearted and fun animated videos. I really enjoyed finding inspiration from reality and incorporating it into my work.
Subject: From an everyday object to a fantastical object
Course： Radical Friendship, Gamified Collaboration, and DAOs
This week, we did lots of fun games, such as drawing a small animal on a piece of paper and then handing it to the next student to draw. I really enjoyed this little activity! I’ve been under a lot of pressure lately because I have to think of many designs this term. This fun activity also promotes motivation quickly.
Find a member
A fellow student who specialises in scripting and character design, and I want to make a film combining 2D and 3D animation. So we have been looking for suitable team members all week. Luckily, we found two 2D animation students who were also interested in the subject.
After deciding on the direction of the group’s project, we started working together to develop a plot and exciting ideas for the story and assigning work according to each person’s area of expertise. I, for example, am very good at building and animating 3D scenes, so my work will focus on the 3D part.
Group resource sharing
We created a google document to hold our inspiration for the project and put up a lot of references and interesting images, which was very helpful for the group to share inspiration.
Group work
This week we had our first meeting for the group collaboration, as I am very good at modelling, binding and rendering, so I should continue to be responsible for more of the 3D part. We exchanged a lot of ideas about characters, scripts and subplots for the animation in this meeting. Through this week’s discussion, our group roughly settled on a basic plot and character set for the script. A highly detailed 3D scene, and a 2D scene with a virtual twist, will be needed for the animation.
Animation style reference
https://www.behance.net/gallery/116575331/-MIRACLE-LOVE-CITYPOP-MV