Here is a frame from the final version of a scene I was animating just recently.
At the start we watch only Sarah as she pushes the tiger's front part. Then Alex comes in, he pushes the tiger's back end. Obviously each push is separate from the other in terms of timing, so the kids don't end up pushing simultaneously. A little tricky to work out against the tiger's body, but the scene turned out ok.
Regarding effects animation for snow foot prints, I originally had planned for a more icy surface with no foot prints. But we ended up doing the opposite instead. Every step in the snow will have contact animation. And there are quite a few sequences in the snow.
Here is the link to a recent post about roughing out this scene:
Mushka updates always make my day 10 times better. Thank you so much for sharing these, it's always great to see pictures that give a more detailed idea of what the final look will be like, and it looks gorgeous. There's definitely a unique charm to it. Can't wait to see it finished!
ReplyDeletelooks like all the elements of the scene are fitting together really nicely, and it's always great to see a little update on the project, keep it up!
ReplyDeleteVery cool! This is kind of a spoiler though!
ReplyDeleteThere is soo much more to the film's story than I have posted so far.
DeleteI can't wait! I'm looking forward to this film so much!
DeleteAndrea, siempre tan inspirador. Muchas gracias por enseñarnos poco a poco tu trabajo.
ReplyDeletefor the foot print animation, do you do the character animation first and then add the footprints last after the shot is done or do you add the footprints as you go?
ReplyDeleteCharacter animation first, then footprints (effects).
DeleteWow. I can imagine this scene is really tense.
ReplyDeleteI like it a lot, the style... keeping the construction trace without much clen up, like the Disney 101 Dalmatas xerox camera.
ReplyDeleteHi Andreas is it possible to contact me by email Romain.giergen@gmail.com I am a radio producer in Belgium interested to speak about your work according Mushka Productions. Thank you so much! Romain
ReplyDeleteHallo Andreas, es ist immer begeisternd neues von diesem Projekt zu sehen. Ich bin tradtioneller Animator aus Trier und suche Möglichkeiten bei erfahrenen traditionellen Animatoren zu lernen. Ich möchte wissen ob man bei dir in Zukunft assistieren könnte. Ich bin erreichbar unter Daniel_L_Garcia@web.de
ReplyDeletegreat!
ReplyDeleteWhy is SHE pushing the DARNED TIGER!!!
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