This is it, the final animation, the culmination of all these months and blog posts. There was a slight hesitation on "WHEN" to post it leading up to it due to rendering times, but as it's complete and there's no reason to add extra stress and upload it on the last day, which is the 18th of May, I'll upload it now. Reacting to the animation, I'm quite proud of how far I've come from the previz. During the previz stage, I was unaware of Substance Painter and how much it could do for me. I was also unaware of After Effects, as I prioritized Adobe Premiere above it. However, I have found After Effects more user-friendly and powerful, regardless of my prior history with other editing software. As displayed in my blog posts by me, I did have to look at Youtube for help, and I was honest with that to help me improve on unfamiliar equipment.
Throughout this Major project, I have gone through a period of growth both practically and conceptually. From the work I produced on my Minor project, the logical choice was to build on those foundations to cement an animated short (UCA description- “Your final films should be fully textured with a level of animation used throughout, whether that is through characters or environment assets you decided on through the minor project. Post-processing effects and lighting should also be used to fully realise your final films.”). To recap, my Minor project was A STORY about a stubborn 7-year-old Boy refusing to willingly move into a new family home. However, when they arrived he befriended a Female neighbour of the same age. I had completed the concept art, script, storyboard, animatic, and basic story character animation (UCA description- “Why ‘Animated Short’. This is simply a way of saying ‘include time-based’ work. The amount of animation in is dictated by the type of ...
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