Minor tweaks made to the timing on the heads as the crow enters, trying to sort the problems I thought were occurring in the last version...
Version 9
First, I tried having the crow's head turned away as she entered, then look forward for a bit, before looking to the other side. She then turns to face front.
I think it looks alright but, again, there's a bit too much going on. She doesn't really look like she's looking around, I don't think. I thought it would be better if she turned her head all the way around instead of pausing to look ahead.
Version 10
Still some issues, but I think it works okay. Again, not sure if it feels like she's looking around. There's something weird about her head as well — maybe it's just me, but having it totally face away from the camera like that just doesn't look right to me? Maybe I've just been looking at it too long?!
Version 11
This is pretty much the same as version 7 — her head is only slightly turned away from the camera as she enters, which to me looks a bit better. Maybe she should turn her head forward (towards the end) a little sooner, though?
I think it's quite difficult to make a decision on the head turning so far — once it's put together with the next scene it might really change how it reads. Luckily I've kept all my After Effects files :P
What do you guys think? Any suggestions? :]
Showing posts with label scene 7. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scene 7. Show all posts
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Monday, 2 April 2012
Scene 07 V1
Hey guys! Been amending the crow's walk cycle as according to Andy's feedback and I started putting it together in the scene file, so here's what I've got so far...
It's still pretty basic and there are still a lot of problems but I'm feeling pretty satisfied so far. Went through a horrible moment of panicking that I'd have to re-do it all...!
I've tried to fix the sliding foot issue and also made her lift her leg slightly higher so the toes don't drag along the ground like they did before. It's looking a bit better but I think the toes need to bend inward a little sooner as she lifts her leg — I dunno how well you can see it but they stay in the same position as she picks her leg up which looks a bit weird!
Andy also suggested making her steps a little smaller, and after careful consideration I decided not to. Smaller, more "skippy" steps would be more characteristic of something smaller, like a blackbird or sparrow — crows are hulking great things and they do have quite large, clunky steps. So I've decided to keep it this way... sorry Andy...!
He did suggest having the tail bob around a bit as she moves, which I definitely plan on doing now that the legs are mostly sorted.
Anyway, this is very clearly unfinished — some layering issues (she walks on top of the bushes) and I'd like to get some fancy-shmancy lighting effects going (like some sunbeams or something) just to give it a little more depth. Oh, and the crow's head needs to look around of course... just figured I'd show you all so far so's you don't think I'm being a lazy bugger :]
It's still pretty basic and there are still a lot of problems but I'm feeling pretty satisfied so far. Went through a horrible moment of panicking that I'd have to re-do it all...!
I've tried to fix the sliding foot issue and also made her lift her leg slightly higher so the toes don't drag along the ground like they did before. It's looking a bit better but I think the toes need to bend inward a little sooner as she lifts her leg — I dunno how well you can see it but they stay in the same position as she picks her leg up which looks a bit weird!
Andy also suggested making her steps a little smaller, and after careful consideration I decided not to. Smaller, more "skippy" steps would be more characteristic of something smaller, like a blackbird or sparrow — crows are hulking great things and they do have quite large, clunky steps. So I've decided to keep it this way... sorry Andy...!
He did suggest having the tail bob around a bit as she moves, which I definitely plan on doing now that the legs are mostly sorted.
Anyway, this is very clearly unfinished — some layering issues (she walks on top of the bushes) and I'd like to get some fancy-shmancy lighting effects going (like some sunbeams or something) just to give it a little more depth. Oh, and the crow's head needs to look around of course... just figured I'd show you all so far so's you don't think I'm being a lazy bugger :]
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