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Scene 1

A few quick posts about certain choices I made when designing each of the scenes of my animation.

Scene 1 - 

The color pallete I chose for the animation was quite a small but diverse one. I wanted to create a very cartoony feel for the animation and as such used flat bright colors where neccessary. The wooden texture used on the door and the bookcase are flat and do not include bump or displacement maps. This was to continue this 2d feel I was hoping to and succeeded in achieving. I wanted to create my environment so that it seemed like a small childs room. Many books fill the bookcase and a bowling ball is present also. The wallpaper is clean and simple but mute enough to not atract too much attention.

The music I chose for the animation was Dwarf Symphonic Suite by Motoaki Takenouchi. This is a very cheery track which suited the theme of the animation perfectly, increased comedy value and helped create a family friendly feel.

Scene 1 starts out with a title sequence showing the title of the piece, 'A badly handled situation' notice the double pun there. It also includes a shot of the main character looking at its goal. This shows the main plot of the film before anything has even begun to happen. This simple film trick helps the viewer instantly recognize what is about the happen, and they can then enjoy the film.

I tried to make the animation of the piece as smooth and seemless as possible and I think I managed to do that well. Transitions between tracks and tracks that loop are done without errors and the animation flows smoothly between poses.

If I had more time to work on the animation I would have like to tighten up the jump sequence, I feel that the 'squish' of the glove could have been done better and, given more time, would be one of the first things I fixed.

241 hand rigging

So, sort of got my rigging working for the hand. I have found some problems with it though. the fingers seem to get very thin and square when curled. Not sure how to fix this at the moment.

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I have also set up some nurb sphere controllers for the curling action and one that curls them all at once.