Female identity research study using creative visual methodologies. Word count: 2485 words The politics of looking is one where ‘men act, and women appear’ as suggested by John Berger in his book, Ways of Seeing (2008). In the phallocentric society of the western world, visuality is structured in this gendered way where the […]
During summer I volunteered on a theater project supported by Wandsworth arts fringe with Dr. Caroline Mower who was using digital storytelling as a medium to illustrate her experience of her father’s death. My role was essentially being her right-hand man which was a fantastic learning experience educating myself on aspects of theater productions such […]
Modelling the Tin Tin moon rocket 3D animation is the art of using motion to bring characters, objects and scenery to life for use in TV shows, films, games, advertisements and more (Fitzgerald, 2018). I used modeling techniques including the extrude, edge loop, multi-cut and target weld tools to create the TinTin moon rocket. There […]
The 12 principles of animation were coined by Disney animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas in their book The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation published in 1981 (Johnson and Thomas, 1981). These principles are: Squash and stretch: Anticipation: Staging: Straight ahead and pose to pose: Follow through and overlap: Slow in and slow out: […]
Bringing life to the lifeless: The Flour Sack was popular as an animation test at the Disney studio in the 1930s because it was more organic in movement than a bouncing ball, focusing more attention to weight, overlapping action and how the sack changes shape over time. It also forces one to think about timing […]
When light hits an object, part is absorbed, part is reflected and part is transmitted through. The appearance of a surface depends on these factors, however in Maya, the surface appearance is dependent on its shading. Some of the attributes of assigned materials include colour, transparency, and shine which are applied to the mathematical object […]
A character rig is essentially a digital skeleton bound to the 3D mesh. Like a real skeleton, a rig is made up of joints and bones, each of which acts as a “handle” that can be used to bend the character into the desired pose. Creating cuboids and linking them through parent-child hierarchies to rank […]
There are 10 goals for lighting (Hixon, 2017): Establish a setting Enhance or creating the mood of a scene Direct the eye Create the illusion of depth Create the illusion of volume Reveal the substance and qualities of materials Maintain continuity Integrate visual elements Set a visual style Create visual interest (Golowczynski, 2018) Arnold physical […]
