Inspiration from the Outside World

I finally got the chance to start on my original work this week beyond my proposal. After speaking about past animation projects with my teacher and looking at the time frame for my work, I decided to give myself two options: create a short, or create a reel of basic motions for a video game character. I can choose later most likely after I get a mentor, but with either option, the pre-production is similar enough so that I can begin to build my character. This week I studied the figures of other people and eventually found a sketch that would be used as a reference to design the female character for my animation. I attempted to make my character simple and easy to model, but I will still most likely need to make adjustments. I also drew shots of her running and falling like in a video game, which has given me a better idea already of how I want her to move. This week I plan to continue my interview assessments and hopefully find a suitable mentor to benefit me in my learning this year. I also plan to continue my the design process of the character and begin modeling her soon.