Wolf Animation Final Review

This project was a great way to test my skills in animation that I already had while also learning new ones along the way. Through out the project, many problems came about and I had to find ways to fix them or make a compromise. From the idea of coming up with an animation, having due dates, and creating it, this project gave a preview of the environment and process we as animators will have to go through when having a real job as an animator for a company.

Many things won't go as planned and will put you through tough choices to try to fix the problem at hand. I experienced many issues with drawings not looking as planned, timing of the animation would be off of the sound even after timing it correctly before hand, and the animation not flowing as smoothly as planned. Even with these problems, I found ways to solve and/or work around them to still be able to finish the animation and being happy with the outcome.

All animators and artist will have projects finished, but want to change or add more to it to make it better. The finished projects can always be redone, but keeping them how they were locks the memories of going through all the time and energy, the problem and solutions, of creating that animation.

I really enjoyed this project, and I am proud at how the animation turned out in the end. It will be a great experience to look back at later down the road when I increase my animations skills and will look back at this animation and see how much I would have improved. I cannot wait for the next challenge with animation I will have to face and overcome, to be able to do the thing I love by making our creations and ideas come to life.

(Sorry for the late post of when the animation was actually finished. I was busy during spring break and I wanted to really sit down and think about this review rather than rush it.)

Wolf Animation - The Finished Animation

It is finally here, the animation fully complete and posted now for everyone to see. I decided to title the animation "Pieces of Life" to represent the meaning behind the animation.

Troubles I had to go through with this final part of the animation was timing of the animation to the music being played. Timing would be close to less than a second off during the making of the animation with the music.

I was able to get the animation close to the correct time it needed to be. It was tough but was able to make it through.

Hope everyone enjoys the final animation. It took a lot of work but it was worth it in the end.

Wolf Animation - Sneak Peek Animation!

Here is part of the beginning of the animation put together, a little sneak peek for everyone to see before seeing the final piece all together. This sneak peek happens near the beginning of the final animation, it shows when the wolf makes her first appearance in the animation. The layout of the animation does not show her full body yet because it is building up the anticipation of the viewers like the song/lyrics does. So, this is considered a sneak peek of a sneak peek.

I had some trouble with timing the view changes to the changes of the beat and lyrics in the song. I also had trouble with timing the grass to start moving and continue to move with the wolf at the correct time. Even though these were a common and also big problem I ran into through out the whole animation, I was able to pull through and time it perfectly to how I had pictured and storyboarded at the beginning of this project.

I enjoyed solving this problem because when I played the animation and saw it finally matching with the music like I had planned, it made me feel accomplished and excited to see the animation slowly get put together and finished.

Next due date and also final to turn in finished animations is on March 14th. I will be posting the full and final animation on that day for many to enjoy and see how it all got put together in the end.