Previs Development:
Still behind schedule this week with a just under half the shots still being storyboard panels, and I think I focused too much on individual shots rather than having everything at least in 3D stills, but I am happy that I managed to get one of the longer shots (Shot 0130) roughly animated. I did unfortunately have some issues cycling the run animation for the wolf, I want to go back and see if I can fix the cycling with some graph cleanup and tweaking. George did also recommend me a different, simpler rig to use though, so unless fixing the current wolf is reasonably quick I might just use the other rig instead.
I’m still finding it a little difficult to get the camera angles I had in mind working in 3D, so once I’m done blocking all of the shots I want to go back and tweak a few of those.
I wanted to add a fast paced punky song to the previs as this is the kind of music I would like to use for the FMP, so I chose “Worms On Tarmac” by Soft Play (latest fav band). I am also planning to find the email address for their manager to give a shot at asking if I can use the song. I have other songs in mind from smaller artists that I could use, but while studying my BA I was able to get permission to use a Porter Robinson song at no cost (despite offering) and he was a much bigger artist than Soft Play at the time of my enquiry, so I think it’s worth asking. I would like to have some kind of style concept/work to send with the email before I ask though, so I’m planning on waiting until around the start of Term 3.
Previs Feedback
- George recommended this Wolfdog rig as an alternative to the one I’m currently using (since I had some issues with it in Shot 0130)
- For Shot 0170, try animating the camera slightly following the wolf’s movement with some lag as if a real person is filming it
- For the transition between shot 0190 and 0200, could try something like the transition here
- Try moving the table shots towards the end