WIP- Knight VS Dragon

Jordon · 31-05-2004, 10:17 AM

I've started animating a movie with my knight and dragon characters. Here is a clip of what i had so far, it took 15 hours to render. I didn't even notice the hand going through his head at the end though, It didnt do that in my lower quality render. The dragon comes next.

The clip is here(if somone knows a good place to host this or would host it themselves that would be great):
http://www.geocities.com/jordon_ph/knightwalkhigh.avi
and a mirror for when that runs out of bandwidth:
http://www.angelfire.com/film/jordon/knightwalkhigh.avi

Mustela · 31-05-2004, 11:38 PM

Looks good in general, althought the walking looks weird. The animatin in the end is great, when he´s staring at the sun.

good work!

Ninto · 01-06-2004, 03:33 AM

Nice, but to crit's

The walking is a bit wierd, and when he's staring at the sun, his hand is going trough his helmet

Jordon · 01-06-2004, 12:09 PM

I Fixed those problems, the links are still the same, see any other problems?

Ninto · 02-06-2004, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jordon
I Fixed those problems, the links are still the same, see any other problems?

When he walks, it's like he's floating over the ground.

Ragnar · 04-06-2004, 02:20 AM

yeah, the problem with the walk is that there is no contact, you need to get some more vertical movement so that the legs bend at the knee more and you need to define the "contact" frame alot more, there needs to be more movement of the torso too, far to stiff... other than that its looking alright, keep up the good work!

loboloco · 08-06-2004, 11:41 PM

not too bad...

As the others mentioned, the walking is odd...he seems to slide a bit...and after he looks at the sun, the camera does some wierd bouncing up and down, like it's dancing or something...

Cyberdogs7 · 10-06-2004, 10:12 AM

wrong thread

Helix · 10-06-2004, 10:28 PM

I really like it. A few crits though, the camera movement is a major drawback to your animation. It appears that the camera is somehow "targeting" your knight which causes the jerkiness. Try and key it manually to give it a smoother feel or chop it up to direct the viewer using a locked down camera with cuts.

Also one thing that you may want to add for realism is that a person blinks almost every time they turn there head to look in a new direction or sometimes when they just move their eyes. Try paying attention to when you blink and it will seem kinda wierd when you realize it

You kinda have to conciously try not to blink. all in all I would say more blinking for more realism maybe add some squinting when he looks at the sunset.

Walk animation looks good , just add some contact motion. Just my opinion, hope to see more.

Jordon · 12-06-2004, 12:28 PM

Thanks for all the comments! The thing with the shaking camera at the end was that I was trying to make it look like the ground was shaking. In the next part of the movie the dragon comes, so the ground is shaking for its entrance, any advice to get a better effect for this?

Downup · 14-06-2004, 07:18 AM

very good!

i have been animating alot selfe and it is not easy!

soo ust keep doing more and more and u will be good!

31-05-2004, 10:17 AM	#1
Jordon Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	WIP- Knight VS Dragon I've started animating a movie with my knight and dragon characters. Here is a clip of what i had so far, it took 15 hours to render. I didn't even notice the hand going through his head at the end though, It didnt do that in my lower quality render. The dragon comes next. The clip is here(if somone knows a good place to host this or would host it themselves that would be great): http://www.geocities.com/jordon_ph/knightwalkhigh.avi and a mirror for when that runs out of bandwidth: http://www.angelfire.com/film/jordon/knightwalkhigh.avi Last edited by Jordon; 31-05-2004 at 10:39 AM..

31-05-2004, 11:38 PM	#2
Mustela Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 97 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Looks good in general, althought the walking looks weird. The animatin in the end is great, when he´s staring at the sun. good work! __________________ Mustela is not finnish, it's latin!

01-06-2004, 03:33 AM	#3
Ninto b4k4 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 609 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nice, but to crit's The walking is a bit wierd, and when he's staring at the sun, his hand is going trough his helmet __________________ not obtain+1

01-06-2004, 12:09 PM	#4
Jordon Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	UPDATE! I Fixed those problems, the links are still the same, see any other problems?

08-06-2004, 11:41 PM	#7
loboloco Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: TEXAS Posts: 43 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	not too bad... As the others mentioned, the walking is odd...he seems to slide a bit...and after he looks at the sun, the camera does some wierd bouncing up and down, like it's dancing or something... __________________ "No! Try not. Do, or do not -there is no try" -Yoda

04-06-2004, 02:20 AM	#6
Ragnar Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northumberland Posts: 235 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yeah, the problem with the walk is that there is no contact, you need to get some more vertical movement so that the legs bend at the knee more and you need to define the "contact" frame alot more, there needs to be more movement of the torso too, far to stiff... other than that its looking alright, keep up the good work!

10-06-2004, 10:12 AM	#8
Cyberdogs7 Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	wrong thread Last edited by Cyberdogs7; 13-06-2004 at 08:21 PM..

10-06-2004, 10:28 PM	#9
Helix Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I really like it. A few crits though, the camera movement is a major drawback to your animation. It appears that the camera is somehow "targeting" your knight which causes the jerkiness. Try and key it manually to give it a smoother feel or chop it up to direct the viewer using a locked down camera with cuts. Also one thing that you may want to add for realism is that a person blinks almost every time they turn there head to look in a new direction or sometimes when they just move their eyes. Try paying attention to when you blink and it will seem kinda wierd when you realize it You kinda have to conciously try not to blink. all in all I would say more blinking for more realism maybe add some squinting when he looks at the sunset. Walk animation looks good , just add some contact motion. Just my opinion, hope to see more. __________________ www.patrickjm.com

12-06-2004, 12:28 PM	#10
Jordon Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for all the comments! The thing with the shaking camera at the end was that I was trying to make it look like the ground was shaking. In the next part of the movie the dragon comes, so the ground is shaking for its entrance, any advice to get a better effect for this?

14-06-2004, 07:18 AM	#11
Downup 3D Studio Max 7.0 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In a box Posts: 2,112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	very good! i have been animating alot selfe and it is not easy! soo ust keep doing more and more and u will be good! __________________ 40% Stupid + 60% BrainDead = 100% Downup Some undone work http://downup.inc.se/

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