{"id":661,"date":"2021-05-28T19:27:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T19:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/?page_id=661"},"modified":"2021-06-01T07:06:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T07:06:35","slug":"zenith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/zenith\/","title":{"rendered":"Zenith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e7d1ff\">According to Google, the word &#8220;Zenith&#8221; means &#8220;the time at which something is most powerful or successful&#8221;. For our Zenith Project, we were then asked to produce something that shows our power and successes with the skills we learned at Freestyle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e7d1ff\">For my project, I decided to make the 3D model I made, Chaad, to do a KPOP dance cover of the song &#8220;I Can&#8217;t Stop Me&#8221; by TWICE. I chose to make this for my project because Chaad and KPOP are both the love of my life. I thought it would be interesting to put them together. Once I had the idea of making the project, I knew I would enjoy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e7d1ff\">This project was a challenge for me because I had to experience with a technology I never experienced with, which was the motion capture suit. I also had to produce a somewhat long animation within a couple weeks. You will know why an about 2 minutes long animation is considered LONG to make in my presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ffbbbc\">Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.52.49-PM-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.52.49-PM-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.52.49-PM-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.52.49-PM-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.52.49-PM.jpg 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>1. Doing motion capture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.06-PM-1024x584.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.06-PM-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.06-PM-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.06-PM-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.06-PM-1536x876.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.06-PM.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>2. Build the stage with basic shapes and add textures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.20-PM-1024x507.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.20-PM-1024x507.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.20-PM-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.20-PM-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.20-PM-1536x761.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.20-PM-2048x1014.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>3. Applying motion capture to Chaad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.30-PM-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.30-PM-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.30-PM-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.30-PM-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.30-PM-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.53.30-PM.jpg 1834w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>4. Fixing motion capture, so Chaad&#8217;s arms wouldn&#8217;t be in his body :0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.54.56-PM-1024x586.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.54.56-PM-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.54.56-PM-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.54.56-PM-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.54.56-PM-1536x879.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.54.56-PM.jpg 1796w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>5. Adding lights and finally rendering!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.55.15-PM-1024x549.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.55.15-PM-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.55.15-PM-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.55.15-PM-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.55.15-PM-1536x824.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~VivianH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-28-at-3.55.15-PM.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>6. Adding music, sound effects, logos, and intro with After Effects<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ffbbbc\">Presentation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div style=\"display: contents;\" >\n\t\t\t<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-y2dh6-627f0\" class=\"arve\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid 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style=\"background-color:#e7d1ff\">For my Zenith Project, I chose to make the 3D model I created, Chaad, do a KPOP dance cover of the song \u201cI Can\u2019t Stop Me\u201d by TWICE. I chose to make this project because Chaad and KPOP both have a special place in my heart. Chaad is the very first 3D model I made and I have been listening to KPOP since elementary school. I then thought it would be interesting to put them together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e7d1ff\">I specifically studied how KPOP music shows set up their stages and how they edit the videos to emulate everything as much as possible for my project. And if you are a KPOP fan, you can tell that I\u2019ve done a pretty good job on that honestly. One thing I would change about my project is the texture of Chaad. When you watch the video, you can see his skin looks very bumpy and crusty. Unfortunately, I didn\u2019t notice that until I started rendering. But I also was short on time and I only had one way to render out my animation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e7d1ff\">Despite having limited time, I also encountered some challenges. I was having a major problem with rendering. The software I was using, Maya, was not working really well. I could spend maybe only 1 or 2 days on rendering, but I ended up spending 4 days instead because I had to figure out what was happening. And the render even stopped mid-way when I went back home. So, my schedule basically got messed up and I was stressing out a lot. Luckily, my teacher, Mr. Cho, helped me out and I was still able to turn in my project on time. Therefore, through this project, I learned to solve problems under time pressure and anxiety as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e7d1ff\">After finishing this project, I definitely improved a lot on my animation skills. I was able to produce a somewhat long animation all by myself in just a few weeks, and I am pretty proud of that. Luckily I learned all the skills this semester, so I could implement them on my project sufficiently. These skills are extremely helpful for me in the future since I am planning to study 3D animation and work as a 3D animator in the future as well. I am so grateful to Freestyle for giving me this unique opportunity of experimenting with many skills that maybe not a lot of people are able to experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e7d1ff\">I think this Zenith project is indeed one of my favorite and most successful projects I have worked on at Freestyle. I really put a lot of effort into this project because I knew it was my last project at Freestyle, so I tried to make it as perfect as possible. This project was very special to me because I got to create whatever I wanted to create with all the skills I have learned at Freestyle. I will never forget how Freestyle was the first program that helped me start my path of becoming an animator. 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