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Animation Fundamentals/Project 2

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  03/11/2024 - 17/11/2024 (Week 7 – Week 8) You Siyuan / 0366978 Animation Fundamentals / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylors University Project 2 INTRIODUCTION LECTURES Week 7 Week 9 Key stages of animated jumps Anticipation Before the character jumps, the body will have a downward or backward movement to accumulate power, which is to convey the signal to the audience that "the character is about to jump". Takeoff This is the moment when the character leaves the ground, usually requiring a strong push from the legs. Flight When the character is in the air, it will show a certain arc movement, usually a parabola. Landing When the character touches the ground, there will be an action to absorb the impact, usually manifested by bending the knees and lowering the center of gravity. Fig1.1 Week 9(15/11/2024) Jumpig movement Animation rhythm and timing contro l The rhythm of the jump animation needs to be adjusted according to the character's personality: ...

Film Studies and Cinematography/Project 1 – Story Development

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  24/09/2024 - /2024 (Week 02 – Week 06) You Siyuan / 0366978 Film Studies and Cinematography / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylors University Project 1 – Story Development INTRODUCTION LECTURES Week 1 In this week's course, Mr. Kamal showed us the MIB content of this subject and explained it, telling us the main content of the course and the general tasks of each stage. Fig1.1  Week 1(24/9/2024) Class Notes Week 2 Introduce The power of storytelling lies in its ability to connect with people on an emotional level. Incorporating personal experiences into a story makes it more vivid and relatable. The story had to be retold many times before it was perfect. Pixar's goal is to inspire others to tell their own stories through the storytelling process. Your unique perspective Pixar storytellers discuss how they came to tell stories and express themselves creatively. They talked about drawing, comic books, and finding inspiration in their own lives. Each e...

Sonic Design/Project 2: Auditory Imaging

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2024 - //2024 (Week 05 – Week 07) You Siyuan / 0366978 Sonic Design / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylors University Project 2: Auditory Imaging INTRODUCTION Project 2 For this task, we need to choose one of 6 situations and create a story about it. The story needs to be detailed, as this will help create the sound. If we don't like any of these 6 options, we can propose our own. The six scenarios given are: 1. Wildlife + background 2. Daily family life + background 3. City + traffic + external atmosphere 4. Industrial and electronic sound + background 5. Weather and background 6. Market + rural atmosphere + background Environmental atmosphere reference Fig1.1  Week 6(31/10/2024)  Picture reference Fig1.2  Week 6(31/10/2024)  Picture reference Storyline My idea is the quiet atmosphere of the protagonist studying in the library. After writing the story, I marked the foreground sounds in yellow and the background sounds in blue. After writing ...