Monday, 11 January 2021

603 Weekly Update (Week Commencing: 04/01/21)

I added colour to my turn-around however, due to the time restraints and shortage of team members, Rhys and I discussed maybe reducing the amount of details (such as shading and highlights) to make the challenge of animating this project a little easier. If I have any time left before production starts, or we feel as though we could also tackle adding shadows and highlights, I will return to this piece and refine it further.


I animated a line test to make sure the character is easy enough to animate quickly, as we are limited for animators. I've ran into no problems so far, and as Rhys is happy with the test, we may be able to reuse this asset in production. The background is very underdeveloped and the angles are most likely wrong however, I'm only a character animator on this project so, I'm not going to spend too much time on this aspect. It was only to get a sense of the space around her.


I'm itching to get started on production as I'm very nervous about the amount of time we have left and the amount of members in the team.

In our online sessions, I raised my concerns over the lack of support from University, and whether we would be receiving a deadline extension. University, however, is now apparently open to those unable to work from home. So, hopefully, those members of my team who were unable to get work done from home, can now use the facilities. This is assuming they are able to travel to Leeds, as we are currently in lockdown.

It was confirmed there would be no extension, as modifications were made to the course before we came back. For instance, in this module, previous students were expected to enter four competitions, while we were only asked to enter at least one (more was encouraged). As someone who entered four competitions anyway, I personally would have preferred the two week extension.

I planned a meeting with Alisha and the rest of the team to discuss where we are currently at, and what steps need taking next. 



I also scheduled a meeting with Khoa, Amy and the rest of that team to discuss the same questions, and also make preparations for production.


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