Spy: Final Animation

Well here's the final version of the Spy animation.

I didn't end up using the character I modeled and rigged because of some freaky stuff happening with the skin weights being influenced by the global control.

I had 2 options: re rig the character and hope the same problem didn't occur, or use a free character rig off the net. I chose the latter, and it turned out pretty good, the Heavy rig from TF2 was pretty fun to use.

I changed the ending a little from the original storyboard when the deadline got too close and I couldn't stop this wierd popping in the sholder control when switching from fk to ik.

If the video isn't showing then go here to view it: http://vimeo.com/30893865

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3D Pre- vis Storyboard

I made this pre-vis storyboard in maya by recreating the scenes from my hand drawn storyboard as part of my assessment.
The character is a simplified version of the spy character made just for the pre-vis storyboard.

Now that this step is done I'll start modeling and rigging the character and guns.

Spaceman

Spaceman from chris real on Vimeo.

So here's the final version of Spaceman.... I guess I forgot to post it last year.
I was intending on fixing up a few things, but got busy with other projects.
Overall though I'm pretty happy with it for something that took 3 weeks from conception to finished film.

CG toolkit Assignment 3.......... Storyboard

1. Rocket ship lands on a distant planet, spaceman exits via the ladder
2. Spaceman observes the obscure landscape before him
3. pulls out binoculars " Planet appears to be a barren wasteland... completely devoid of life"
4. Cut to view through binoculars and pan to the right past a group of women, then back suddenly.

5. Cut back to spaceman- pulling binoculars away from his face in disbelief
6. Looks through binoculars again " Just a moment.... this planet appears to be populated by a colony of....."
7. Cut back to binocular view -"BIKINI MODELS"
8. Zoom in on the bikini models- one signals the spaceman to join them.

9. Cut back to spaceman who discards his binoculars and exits the screen
10. Cut to spaceman running down hill towards ladies " I'm comin girls"
11. Cut to bikini models perspective with spaceman running towards them.
Pan down to reveal the 'Venus Man-trap'

End