Do you need to rig coin or bottle that have dynamic pivot point and where you can adjust angle? Just like if you drop coin or rotate bottle you can see that object bottom edge is the only one that touch the ground until it stops. This rig is my experimental test for this kind process and for one of my TV-ad idea.
Last week we have new intensive course "Python Basics" in school. I have some earlier coding experiences with Java, JavaScript, Action Script and PHP before. I always wanted to learn python because it's in use in Blender and Modo. So this was good point to start. Here is some tools and links that I have used in the course.
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Have you problem with selecting right lotto numbers? I guess we all have 🙂 With this tool you can calculate most used numbers and try to achieve the winning line of numbers. Of course it's only random, but if you have some superstition it could be nice tool for you. And yeah, I also want to demonstrate how hard it could be to win jackpot. Try it yourself!
This week I have collected some moodboard materials for the assets. I tried to find the correct mood and feeling for the short film visual style. I like the style of cartoon with the mid-realistic textures. And after I got some feeling about characters I started to skecth them... So here we go!
Add current date and time value automatically to the text layer with a little expression. Automating things can save a lot of time. If you have big project and there is many values that need to change, you'll save time with little expressions in After Effects.
Frame numbers on images is great way to keep tracking what happening in different timings. Number indicator in frames is very used in video and animation pre-productions. I have faced situations where I need numbers but there is no option to show or produce them on to the image. Of course there is timeline, but I need to burn that frame number to the image itself. NUMBER2FRAME is tool that make you a little image sequence from your chosen frame range.
This week was creative
In this week I have done mainly things that related straight to the story. I have planned shots, done animatic from the storyboard and started the layout. There is so much to do before I can start to make the "real" 3d job, but I think these phases teach me a lot about whole short film process.
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