Self Critique for project 2

The whole idea of my project was to make the robot look as if he feels annoyed with the ball; thus he hits the ball away from him quite hard. Not only that, he feels satisfied after giving what the ball deserves; he shows this by laughing and nodding his head.

Secondly, the scene where hits the ball away. I exaggerated this scene by creating a slow motion effect.

Now the important part of the self critique. I find that my project was extremely flawed.

1. The part where the robot tried stacking the second box

- I wasn't able to synchronies the rotation of the control arm and the box. However, I tried to cover up this flaw by making the robot observe his work afterwards; to figure if his boxes are stacked perfectly.

-Problem: At first I rotated the box and entered a key fram at the exact same time when the control arm turns as well. However, after playbacks and despite key framing, it seems like the box did not react to this command.

-In the end I rotated the Control arm and this causes the box to rotate but at the same time, moves out of its position. I did this while the bos was parent with the control arm.

2. The slow motion was not perfect. I tried my best and this was the best that I could produce.

3. The bouncing ball. After adding the squash tool and setting keyframes, the movement of the ball seems off.

Although my work isn't perfect I felt that the process of bringing an object to life was rather fun..

Week 13 lab 1 & 2

Rigging of Robot - Process

Lab 2:

Reflection: This assessment would not be possible without the help of Mr Ken. I was left in a midst of confusion during class and was totally lost a few times. I didn't understands the steps shown and I do not think I could remember everything now. Thankfully I got to finish this Rig following the pace of the class.

Week 12

Exercise 1:

Exercise 2

1) Do you need to be able to draw well to create good 2D animation? Explain your view.

No, you do not need to be good in drawing to create a 3D animation. Just skills.

2) Do you need to be able to draw well to create good 3D animation? Explain your view.

No you do not have to create a good 3D animation. It takes a creative mind and practice to perfect 3D animation.

3) What do you think would separate a piece of poor animation from a piece of good animation? In other words, how would you go about deciding if a piece of animation is good or bad?

I think one has to know the basics of animation. By watching an animation just like that is easy to critique however, an experienced animator will be able to pick out tiny flaws from the animation. In the end, the storyboard, concept and whole output has to be planned in order for the animation to be a success.

4) In 2D animation, you need to be very aware of timing at a frame by frame level, using timing charts and other techniques - but for 3D animation, this is handled using the graph editor, which is more concerned with manipulating rates of change over time.

Does this affect how you approach your animation work? Explain.

Honestly, using the frame is much more easier compared to the frames. By using the frames, one has to know and predict the right action which will happen in the next scene. And not many people are able to do that. By using the graph editor, you are able to see the next step that the animation will take. Which makes movement the object much more easier to adjust.

5) Give a brief critique of Maya as an animation tool. Don't just say Maya makes animation difficult, or easy, or that you need to learn a lot of stuff to use Maya - explain what Maya does well and not so well in terms of creating animation.

Personally, Maya does is quite complexed to use for new animators by the different functions. Also if one want to find a specific function, Maya DOES NOT have a search tab were we could search the location of the function or for the animator to quickly apply the function through the search engine. Other than that, I am unable to do my work on my labtop due to the certain corruptions while installing this application. Thus, I can only do work at home.

On the other hand, Maya is the very first animation Application that I use and its has been quite a difficult journey for me, going through every assessment. Thankfully I have made it through.

PART ONE: Weblog journal entry

I will be doing SCENERIO 1:

1. Character

Name of robot: Ronny

Ronny: *sings* "Im gonna stack some boxes, gonna stack some boxes, gonna stack some boxes all the way up~"

*continues humming*

*turns around*

ball suddenly jumps up and surprises him

Ronny: what just happened?

*ball bounces on top of ronny*

Ronny: What are you doing?!?!?

*ball bounces off Ronny*

Ronny gets upset

He moves forward quickly and hit the ball hard

2. Storyboard

Week 11 Lab 2

Add Stretch and squash to tennis ball:

Add stretch and squash to beach ball

Reflection:

At first, it took a while for me to get used to Stretch and squash, however now it is easier for me to use.

1.) why is squash and stretch so useful in animation?

Squash and stretch is useful in animation because it makes the animation look more realistic and far more interesting.

2.) Think of a situation which extreme squash and stretch could be applied to a character.

A situation would be when a balloon filled with water is thrown against a wall. This situation probably need extreme squash and stretch.

3.) Think of an animation where squash and stretch would not be appropriate:

A stone being thrown against a wall would not be appropriate.

4.) if squash and stretch doesn't really happen so obviously in real life, why do you think it is so effective in animation:

The exaggeration is what appeals to most viewers and makes the animation more entertaining to watch.

Week 11 E-learning Lab 1

After going through Lesson 1 on Animation tutorial from Autodesk, here are some of the images I have captured, while in the process of completing lab 1.

I positioned the ball at another area while setting the key frame at the Timeline

I took view the graph editor to edit the key frames further.

This is where I changed the timing from 72 frames to 48

This is where I edited the acceleration the movement and speed of the ball

After fine tuning,

After deleting static channels

Finally, here is the final video for exercise 1

And this is the video for exercise 2!

3D Mindset & Learning

• Does multi-tasking give you a real or false sense of having accomplished something?

It depends. Most students would say that they concentrate better with music. When I was in secondary school, a guest came to school to discuss the techniques students use to improve their learning skills. He (the guest) explained that listening to classical music or instrumental music, has been effective in the learning and concentration process. However student who listen to music which included singing is ultimately a distraction, despite the student trying their very best to concentrate.

For me, I tend to be able to concentrate better at night while listening to music when I study.. That is, if I had enough sleep in the afternoon to overcome sleepiness. I do admit that I feel accomplished multitasking however, this is a form of denial for most student. We are not unleashing the best we can perform academically and there is no one to blame but ones level of discipline and priorities.

• Is learning 3D and design different from learning programming, or is all learning the same?Why?

It is not the same. Both subjects require different skills in terms of being 'hands-on', I'll classify IN3D under that while programming under 'academic/high memory skills'. As for me I have to concentrate, remember and apply to learn and therefore I think that most subjects has its similarities and differences.

It varies because we have to take into consideration of the student's weaknesses and advantages. Different students have different interests.

· The article states that “Learning is actually a very complex operation for an individual”. Do you agree with this? Do you feel that you approach your learning in the best way – if yes, how, and if no, how can you change your work style?

Yes, I do agree that it is complex. There is a saying that 'if you don't try, you will never know'. Without trying how could I know weather I am good at a subject? I try to create a timetable for myself but it never comes through. In the end, I end up procrastinating. My work style will still remain the same because I do not know how else to make it better other than not listening to music or having distractions. I suppose that I have to sacrifice time and practice to improve my working style.

· What are your thoughts about the last paragraph in the extract?

It is absolutely true. People are attracted in doing easy things because it is easily accomplished.

· Should your lecturers also focus on your work attitude, or just leave you to sink or swim on your own? Why?

Just like students, lecturers have their own style of teaching and whether they actually have interest in the upbringing and helping in improving their students grades are up to them. A teacher once told me, "You can't save all of them". He is right. It is up to the student as well. I suppose many lecturers have tried their very best in helping their student. However patience can be hard.

In Poly, students are trained to work on their own. To learn how to be independent, this will eventually be applied to their careers. But it's nice to know that a lecturer cares once in a while. In the end, humans are designed to work better with a little bit of affection.

Project 1

1. Story

Rat was trapped in an awful cage for a week ever since he came wondering around a strangers house. His rat instincts told him that lots of food was stored in the house. Till a boy caught Rat and caged him.

The boy shoved Rat in the corner of his room and began building some sort of contraption. After a week Rat knew what it was. It was a Mousetrap Car. One of the cheapest thrills children find in abusing Rat. Rat was mortified.

In the racetrack Rat was spinning round and round. Rat saw the boy recording a video with his Nokia phone. Rat was caught in the midst of nauseousness and fury. He waiting patiently till the boy got bored. When the mousetrap car finally stopped and Rat was released, Rat sunk his sharp teeth, deep into the boys flesh and flee as fast as his little legs could carry him.

2. Shape

The Nokia phone which I am about to create using maya has many cubes and rectangular shapes. The buttons, screen and shape of the the phone is rectangular. Layering has to be done for the screen and camera. Smoothing will be applied to the cover of the phone since its edges are rounded.

I chose the Nokia phone because of the simplicity of the model. I was afraid of choosing a complex model because my skills in 3d modelling is not very good. Therefore I decided to create something safe and which I could finish in time.

3. Design

Wireframe:

Plan Diagrams:

4. Research

An example of a mobile phone model.

A wireframe of the backend of a mobile phone.

5. Self-Critique

Original Nokia Phone:

My model on the Nokia phone:

My model was unfortunately not the exact replica of my phone. I have done layers for the screen and camera however, I was having difficulties creating exact layers for its camera. It was a challenge to create a depth for the camera without interference with the layers for the screen. I did not want to lengthen the width of the phone since it'll be too thick.