Category: Advanced and Experimental 3D computer Animation Techniques 1
Plan the style of the final video as early as possible in the rendering. Determine the visual tone, color grading, and overall aesthetic ahead of time. Finding the right music for a rendered video can be very challenging, so it’s vital to have a dynamic storyboard from the start. This will help seamlessly combine visual and aural elements. For aesthetic references, choose clean samples. Focus on a few key references that embody the desired look and feel. Too many diverse references may result in a final product that lacks a consistent style. Create a mood board to visually guide the project and ensure consistency throughout the production process.
The first attempt at stylized animation. I feel there are endless possibilities. I also quite like this kind of animation-like feeling. Let’s keep learning!
At first, I wanted to create a cyberpunk style, but I felt it would be better to have a more monochromatic city background. Because I just wanted to highlight the animation of Spider-Man and didn’t want the environment to overshadow it.
The spider silk was created by learning from a video by an online blogger. A piece of fabric was used to simulate a line segment. Then both ends of the line segment were fixed. One end was fixed to the wall and the other end was fixed to the wrist. By adding keyframes, the effect of spider silk could be achieved.
What I find quite interesting is the texture of the ground. There are crayon-paint textures on it, which can change along with the camera. I will also continue to learn about the 3D-to-2D texture in the future because I have been fully devoted to animation during this period.
The materials of the building are all simple and plain colors.
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Week 8: Animation 04
respect!
The animation reference that was placed on the wall in the middle was basically left unchanged. I feel that there are still some flaws in what I did, and I need to keep improving.
This part of the spinning process really took me a lot of time. I felt that I couldn’t achieve the desired effect, or that some of the poses would be rather strange. So I kept modifying until I was satisfied.
I think the ending is pretty good. However, I think it could have ended a bit faster.
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Week 7: Animation 03
In the next shot, I already had a clear image in my mind of me flying as Spider-Man through the city. The scene would start by connecting with the previous one, with a short flight at low altitude.
My general idea was to create a sense of fluidity, so the curves were designed in a very free and unrestrained manner.
The buildings around didn’t take much time to build. I found the assets online and then slightly modified the materials myself.
The second shot is a gliding shot. I tried to bind the character to a certain trajectory to achieve a smooth effect. The overall sense of time and space was also good. That’s how it was done.
The problem I encountered was that after completing this gliding sequence and removing the character’s rigging and curve bindings, there would be a misalignment. I couldn’t solve this issue, so I had to create another scene to do the following animations.
Before this, there was the scene of Spider-Man releasing spider silk. This animation was inspired by a shot from a previous video. I thought it was extremely cool, and so I made it.
Time is tight. I feel that my blocking and spline might have been completed simultaneously.
The initial landing position is exactly what I wanted. It can directly draw the audience’s attention and also explain what I intend to do.
This animation might have taken a bit of time to handle the body movements. I still need to put in some more effort in the buffering aspect.
The falling motion is the classic scene in the movie where Miles leaps from a great height. I recreated it myself as a tribute to the original. The camera movement was done according to my own instincts.
The reason why I chose Blender is that I wanted to give it a try and experience the stylized effect.
As for why I chose to use Blender for this animation, it was because I wanted to try out a new software and explore the effects of stylized animation rendering.
In simpler terms, it is in a cartoon style like that of an animated film.
This is my first version of the world environment.
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Week 3: Mocap workshop
Today we tried the Vicon Optical Motion Capture solution. It was a completely new and professional experience. Vicon is a leading company specializing in motion capture technology. Their systems are widely used in many industries such as film, video games, sports and biomechanics. Vicon’s motion capture solutions precisely track and record the movements of humans and objects, providing highly accurate data for animation, analysis and research. Known for its reliability, high resolution and ability to capture complex movements in real time, the technology has become an essential tool for professionals seeking detailed motion analysis and realistic animation. The essence of motion capture is that 16 ultra-sensitive cameras arranged in a circle on the ceiling capture the movement of 54 reflective points (excluding fingers) attached to the costume.
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Week 2: Plan
After watching “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”, my heart couldn’t calm down for a long time. It was the excitement I felt when watching Spider-Man scaling the walls as a child that ignited my desire to create this animation.
So I looked up a lot of footage related to the Spider-Man animation.
I selected several shots from them and combined them together as the reference for my animation this time.