WEEK 12 SUMMARY

WEEK STARTING - 11th of March, 2019
WEEK ENDING - 17th of March, 2019

MONDAY - Mystery Box workshop

Original post: https://ncarolannua1b.blogspot.com/2019/03/mystery-box-maya-session-4.html

TUESDAY - Media Roles introduction

Original post: https://ncarolannua1b.blogspot.com/2019/03/media-roles-introduction.html

"Overall, I'm a little bit more enthusiastic about this research task than the other two, mostly because I hated doing the essays. This allows for a bit more creativity, even if it is just in a powerpoint form. But I'm not so sure about the group angle. I've known for a while I need to improve on working in a group, and I feel like I've achieved that for the most part in other animation tasks. But this group in particular has me a bit concerned. There doesn't seem to be anyone desperate to jump straight into the project, and it feels like we still need time to get to know each other. But only time will tell."

[NOTE: Weekly summaries aren't needed for this project.]

THURSDAY - Mystery Box workshop

Original post: https://ncarolannua1b.blogspot.com/2019/03/mystery-box-maya-session-5.html

"By the end of this session, I got my main blocking all done! Max now has all his basic movements down, and with a couple more tweaks, he should be ready for splining! Those tweaks, along with things I fixed today, were done with the animation timeline editor. It's a really useful tool, and I'm glad we managed to learn how to use it to our advantage!"

SUMMARY
The Mystery Box project this week didn't have anything major happen; I started again from scratch, but that's about it. I think that Jon's tip to do this was the best course of action; if the way I was doing it would only end up causing me more issues than anything else. I managed to translate the same blocking from my previous version over to the new file, but making the necessary changes I needed to make sure I didn't end up recreating the mistakes that got me here. But this week has proved one thing to me, and it's 3D animation is more tricky than my first experiences lead me to believe it is.