WEEK10: Collaborative Unit_Submission post – Zhenzhong Liang MA 3D Computer Animation

Animation film:

My role in the team:

Project Management：

In this collaborative project, I started by setting a strict schedule for everyone. This is essential as it is very challenging to complete such a project in such a limited time. Of course my team members were very hardworking and cohesive, and we all did our jobs within our schedules, which ensured that our project ran smoothly.

Script:

Providing ideas to make the story have more details and reasonable enough.

Modeling:

After completing the script, I quickly followed the plan and completed the modelling tasks for the two main characters. And then unfold UV and give them to Guanze with his rigging tasks.

Texturing:

I started the texturing process again and I imported the robot model into SP. Then work on the texture painting method I mentioned earlier.

Lighting:

I started by working on the lighting for the character, I created a set of lights just for the character to ensure that the character was always in the same set of lighting effects for the rest of the rendering. I then worked with Guanze and Wanxuan on the lighting of the scene, again we only had to secure one effect and the rendering became much easier later on.

Rendering:

I created render layers for all the animation reference files that Ziyin made for us, based on the close up, medium and long distance views in the shot. Then put the two characters on different layers and finally set up the render setting.

Compositing:

I imported the sequence files of the different rendering layers into AE, then adjusted according to the effects and concept drawings we have determined. Finally I output with quicktime format to Wanxuan for her editing work.