Project type:
Facial Animation project in Maya.
Project description:
Animate a few seconds of speech and facial expression.
Date:
Oct 16 - Oct 27 2024
Role:
3D Animator.
Project highlight:
Reference:
A chess meme "What people think Chess is about"
Video used for facial expression.
Storyboard:
Identify and outline important narrative scenes and mark with time stamps.
Reflection:
Regarding the animation, I think the second part could have been smoother by making the character lean back more(like the reference video). I received a feedback from my instructor that the hand motion of the first part is a bit distracting. I also think the hand motion need to be less to give more focus on the mouth movements.
I wanted to create a short animation to show everyone that chess is fun and interesting. Therefore, I picked a chess meme that I think many people who are unfamiliar with chess would understand and find this funny. However, when I show the animation to my friends, the animation appeals to chess players more than people outside of chess.