Final Film

I wish I had given myself more time to polish the animation. The beginning is still quite floaty and abrupt in places.

However I think that I managed to make my scene clear. The people I showed my final animation to all understood what was happening. I really enjoyed playing with, and contrasting different mannerisms and postures.

I was warned at the beginning not to try and fit too much into my scene, and so I was careful to plan with my references and blocking and make sure that it all fit within 30 seconds. However if I could do it again I would choose a much shorter sequence and make sure I left ample space for reactions and thinking time. 

Life Drawings and sketches

Animation Development

Once I had my scene blocked out I showed it to as many people as possible in order to make sure that it was clear what was happening, as well as get other feedback. I only told them that it was a mime scene, not what he was supposed to be doing. and asked them to tell me what they thought was happening. Everyone seemed to follow the shooting and getting shot parts, however some people didn't understand that it was a tiara he picks up.  

In order to make it more clear I will show him running his hands over the object so that you can see its round, and I will change the grip so that he lifts it from underneath. I could also show him blinking exaggeratedly to show how sparkly it is.  

I also thought that it might be the abrupt change from reacting to the music stopping, to taking on a new persona that was difficult for people to follow. So I was thinking of showing him tapping the stereo, before giving up and being a princess instead. However I am already a little over the allotted time for the scene, so I would have to try and cut it down before adding more in.