Monthly Archives: October 2023

Maya Unite2: pendulum

1.1 3D Computer Animation Fundamentals, 1.1 Maya animation

In 3D animation, the movement of one part of the object affects the movement of another part of the chain reaction, especially in the pendulum animation, there are also more movements such as the tail bounce. This means that the end part will have a lag with the main control end, which is what we need to deal with in the animation process, such as soft seaweed long hair flowing will have a similar effect.

This picture is my practice assignment, in which the teacher pointed out my shortcomings to me. The degree of my following movement is not strong enough, and it will float in the air due to the effect of inertia. This kind of floating in the air needs to be higher, and the final falling part needs a longer time of slow movement.

UE5 project conception (draft)

1.1 3D Computer Animation Fundamentals, 1.1 UE project

This week, I designed the draft project of the ue5 project, and the requirements are to make 30 to 120 seconds of video.


In my draft design, I divided the scene into three main levels
The first is the panning shot of the long view, which mainly introduces the general layout of the scene


In the second level, the local content is enlarged as a medium shot to shoot a path.


In the last shot, a close-up lens is used to focus on the details of some objects.


In my design, my animation part is carried out by an explorer. As the scenes and cameras move, the explorers go deeper and deeper into the forest to find and discover some mysteries.


In the end, I also made a list of some problems that I will encounter, and I need to communicate with teachers and learn by myself, which is also the direction I will go in the future

Maya unite1 Ball bounce

1.1 3D Computer Animation Fundamentals, 1.1 Maya animation

The ball bounce is the basis of the animation, including the energy attenuation of the bounce height, and the extrusion and tensile deformation during the bounce

Thank the teacher for helping me to criticize and revise my homework
I need to increase the height of the initial ball, increase the height attenuation,

At the same time, it is not appropriate to stretch too early in the process of squeezing and stretching in the air.


Also at the end, I need to keep the ball moving and add a bit of rolling to rest

Film language week2: Principle and Element of Art

1.2 Design for Animation, Narrative Structures & Film Language

Tutor this week as we explained the art elements and some main principles, including the Balence, emphasis, movement proportion, wrote, unity, variety and so on
In addition, I was interested in the emphasis on the golden Rule and its specific application. The teacher also showed us some concrete cases in class that were very interesting, and some abstract elements also aroused special feelings.
I actually apply these principles to my story creation process, and I will continue to apply them to my future projects