2023 Character Dev Part 14 - Breakdance Main Performance Blocking

Main performance of the 25 second animation sequence blocked out. I’ve decided to go with a 2K (2560x1440) wide screen resolution for the final output. This performance has a wide range of motion and too much of it is getting clipped off by the portrait resolution.

The toughest part of this performance is trying to ensure that the tail doesn’t overwhelm the shot. Any disconnected tail poses have the potential to do that. The jacket was also a challenge. If the results at render time are not the best, I will go with a Marvelous Designer simulation for the jacket in future animations with this character.

The objective with the camera animation was to go with a handheld camera that is trying to keep up with the action but I'm settling for this drone mounted camera feel that is trying to do the same.

The reference for this breakdance performance comes from the very talented Vitaliy Petrychenko @bboy_express on Instagram.

“Boom” graffiti image behind jacket by NACreative on Freepik
“Milky” graffiti image behind jacket by memetsaputra on Freepik
Title Screen Background images rawpixel.com on Freepik

PRODUCTION TIMELINE
Character Concept | (6/15/2023 - 6/16/2923) | [2 days]
Character Modeling/Retop/UV | (6/18/2023 – 7/24/2023) | [36 days]
Character Shading | (7/24/2023 – 7/31/2023) | [7 days]
Character Rigging | (8/10/2023 – 10/4/2023) | [55 days] (*it took me a little under 2 months because this was my first time creating a production level rig)

Breakdance Anim Reference Study | (10/5/2023 – 10/7/2023) | [2 days]
Breakdance Anim Pencil Test Drafting | (10/7/2023 - 10/13/2023) | [7 days]
Breakdance Anim Part 1 Stretch & Hops Blocking | (10/16/2023 - 10/19/2023) | [3 days]
Breakdance Anim Part 1 Stretch & Hops Splinning (smoothing interpolation) | (10/20/2023 - 10/21/2023) | [2 days]
Breakdance Anim Part 2 Main performance Blocking | (10/23/2023 - 11/4/2023) | [12 days]
Breakdance Anim Part 2 Main performance Splinning (smoothing interpolation) | (11/??/2023 - 11/??/2023) | [working on next]
Breakdance Anim Polish
Breakdance Anim 3D VFX & Arnold Rendering
Breakdance Anim Video Editing, 2D VFX, SFX, Pack & Publish

CHAPTERS
0:00 Blocked out Animation Showcase
0:39 Explanation of changes to performance
3:42 Behind the scenes snippets of blocking process
8:01 Pencil Test and reference footage playing side by side with blocked out animation

Date Posted: Monday, Nov 5th 2023, 6:00 AM

Видео 2023 Character Dev Part 14 - Breakdance Main Performance Blocking канала Kotey Annan