Independent Study
Hey Guys!Tuesday the 26th of July
Ask Traci is away, we are working by ourselves.
As I couldn't figure out my question for this paper I wanted to restart week 1:
Picking a Topic:
Pick a Board Topic:
- Master Rig - Harmony
Motion CaptureParticle manipulation in 3D
It'll be helpful if its a symetical character.
Will be using Harmony for the purpose of assist we have, but Moho is another animated software that uses master control rigging.
Websites:
Examples of Master Controllers and How to do Master Controllers:
Becca Matthews-2D ‘Robyn’ Wolfwalkers rig:
Hilda - Rigged Character:
https://twitter.com/danielfreireda2/status/1091148694177677312
How Hilda animation that is rigged looks like paperless:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBu_hYfTQqk
ToonBoom Harmony 17 - Killgar's Master Controller - Cat Class:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbp95snCPr4
Fixing my Toon Boom Harmony Master Controller Rig:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sW0c1OtArk
Toon Boom Harmony Character rig Demo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTqrl_tXJ_k
Master Controllers on Rigs:
https://learn.toonboom.com/modules/master-controllers-on-rigs?c=43
APA:
Becca Matthews-2D ‘Robyn’ Wolfwalkers rig:
Matthews, R. (2022, July 27). Becca Matthews-2D 'Robyn' Wolfwalkers rig. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/662059205
Hilda - Rigged Character:
Daniel Freire da Silva on. (2019, February 1). [Tweet Post]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/danielfreireda2/status/1091148694177677312
How Hilda animation that is rigged looks like paperless:
Animation Breakdown: Hilda. (2018, October 3). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBu_hYfTQqk
ToonBoom Harmony 17 - Killgar's Master Controller - Cat Class:
ToonBoom Harmony 17 - Killgar’s Master Controller - Cat Class. (2019, August 11). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbp95snCPr4
Fixing my Toon Boom Harmony Master Controller Rig:
Fixing my Toon Boom Harmony Master Controller Rig. (2021, June 10). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sW0c1OtArk
Toon Boom Harmony Character rig Demo:
Toon Boom Harmony Character rig Demo - Master controllers & deformers. (2019, March 1). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTqrl_tXJ_k
Master Controllers on Rigs:
Master controllers on rigs. (n.d.). Master Controllers on Rigs | Toon Boom Learn. https://learn.toonboom.com/modules/master-controllers-on-rigs
Introdution:
My plan for this paper is to advance my skills in rigging animation. How I am going to do that is to learn how to do Master Control Rigging. By doing this I can effiecantly use my time to animate characters and mislead my audience to believe it might be paperless animation.
Master control rigs are an additional part of some animation programs. In Toon Boom Harmony, there is and will be using this program for my practice based research.
Even though this techique is very rare to use in the industray, this experience would help with other types of techiques and programs. An example in video games, where the charater is in an open world, I can use this expierence to learn how to program animation of character to act in a way to how the player controls them.
Experiments:
As I've been studying for one and half years, my animation projects have been both rigged character. So I'll show you some of my previous works with rigged charcters.
Beginning of this year, Pohutukawa Story.
Characters and enviromental rigs:
Video of full animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFCewdtsbCc
First Year, Rey
Rey, Monster and Enviroment Rigging:
Video of full animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpvOXrKDBEY
Certificate year, The beginning of my story - Lerissa's Backstory.
Lerissa and some enviromental rigging:
Video of full animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k85P1DtgF0Y
Contemporary/Historical practitioners:
Most practitioners uses master control rigs as head animation. But there are some that uses full body master rig controller.
Oli is an Youtuber that is trying to make rigging animation popular in the Industary, with their how to do videos and book.
Wolf Walker uses it for head animations.
Techniques/Material you'll be Exploring:
I'll be using Toon Boom Harmony, and will be following Oli videos and others online.
Practice-based research approach:
I'll keep it simple by using my character Pika head and focusing on the coding aspect. But maybe take the assemticyal patches off for keeping this experiement simple. Make 5 angles of her face (then flip for the other 5 sides).
OR I could get someone else art piece/turnaround (with their premission) as to keep the character design out of judgement of art. So the focus is the animation and coding.
On top of that will record my time to when I set up my rigging and master control. Then time to how long it would take for me to animate the face. Then show a comparision to basic rigging and master controls.
After all that, will ask class and others outside the industary which of the two animation they prefer.
With all that done, compare the time, effort and final product. This will decide wiether or not next year I would make my charcters have master control rigs.
Your Place in Creative Industry:
With this skill I would be able to get a job in the rigging animation with either animation and in game coding.
Project feasibility and safety:
Project feasibility I feel like it is somewhat feasibile, just keep Pika simple with symmetrical (so able to flip images), plan out my time within my timetable.
Safety, I believe my timetable I planned out is healthy for my sanity and wellness.
Research Proposal:
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