{"id":231,"date":"2024-03-23T05:26:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T05:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2024-05-23T23:20:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T23:20:58","slug":"narrative-animation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/narrative-animation\/","title":{"rendered":"Narrative Visual Perspective in Animation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The narrative unit in Animation was all about learning how to use our existing models and skills to tell a story. We learned how to animate character acting, expressions, and more in order to create scenes that conveyed storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We started with making a character bio for the models we made in the last unit. Every story needs a good character, so we made sure to include a little bit about who our characters are.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aradhye_Saanika-Character-Bio-named-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aradhye_Saanika-Character-Bio-named-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aradhye_Saanika-Character-Bio-named-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aradhye_Saanika-Character-Bio-named-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aradhye_Saanika-Character-Bio-named-850x630.jpg 850w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aradhye_Saanika-Character-Bio-named.jpg 1349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, we animated walk, run, and jump cycles for our characters. To be entirely honest, I&#8217;m not super proud of the animations I created. They could be worse, sure, but I think with the practice I&#8217;ve had now and with the new rig I made, I think I could do better. Looking back, I&#8217;d fix the timing and make the movement more smooth and natural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"23 24 p6 3D Walk Run Jump SaanikaA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CQ75o__5E2I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After that, we learned to add motion capture to our character models. This was a really easy process. With my character, though, a lot of motion capture doesn&#8217;t work because the torso is a lot wider than that of a human, so the arms usually clip through the body. If I were to go back, I&#8217;d choose a motion capture file where the arms are not close to the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We then learned how to do character lip sync. This was a skill that really came in handy later for the group narrative animation. This project was in the middle of crunch time for my ArtCenter college application, so I did not have time to do a very good job.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-23-at-12.15.49\u202fAM-1024x586.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257\" style=\"width:498px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-23-at-12.15.49\u202fAM-1024x586.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-23-at-12.15.49\u202fAM-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-23-at-12.15.49\u202fAM-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-23-at-12.15.49\u202fAM-1536x879.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-23-at-12.15.49\u202fAM-2048x1172.png 2048w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~SaanikaA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-23-at-12.15.49\u202fAM-850x487.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last but definitely not least, we did the collaborative narrative animation. It was by far the most difficult assignment I&#8217;ve ever had to do for this class, and even Freestyle in general. It taught me a lot about time management, helping organize a group, and how I respond to crunch time stress. Given the time, experience level, and resources we had, I&#8217;m proud of the product we were able to put out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[narrative animation is completed, but has not been posted on YouTube yet]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since I plan to major in animation in college, taking Animation at Freestyle is a really important sneak peek to what I&#8217;ll be doing in college and beyond. Since I only had experience in 2D before this, this is an incredibly valuable experience for me. 3D animation is something that is not easily accessible and has a steep learning curve, so I&#8217;m happy I could get a head start at Freestyle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The narrative unit in Animation was all about learning how to use our existing models and skills to tell a story. We learned how to animate character acting, expressions, and more in order to create scenes that conveyed storytelling. 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