Doggone It!

2009-04-16T17:20:00.000-07:00

mocap cleanup for intro sequence

Needs more work, especially around the hands, they look like flippers. Have been working on the throw itself. Made it faster and change direction.

chase around table w/o sound

2008-07-15T20:21:00.000-07:00

wip 7-15-08 with sound

2008-07-15T17:03:00.000-07:00

doggie chase -final

2008-07-14T16:20:00.000-07:00

2008-07-12T11:54:00.000-07:00

doggie grabbing ball

2008-07-12T11:38:00.000-07:00

Doggie's run with jill

2008-07-10T14:08:00.000-07:00

posting corrections of Jill and Doggie together with Doggie's most recent animation cleanup

doggie run progress

2008-07-07T16:26:00.000-07:00

Progress for fixing Doggie's run around the table.

update - running around the table.

2008-07-05T15:36:00.000-07:00

progress of doggie running.. more work needed so she can bend while turning.

texture - patio table and chair

2008-07-05T08:49:00.000-07:00

Updated patio chair. Cast iron texture with specular and reflection readjusted. Chair and table now have seperate textures.

texturing

2008-07-03T22:58:00.000-07:00

Finished final model for patio table. Wanted to make it look like the patio set was made of cast metal. Needs more work on the color and specular, but the intial test looks promising.

clip update

2008-07-01T20:35:00.000-07:00

Posting another clip with doggie and Jill, this shot precedes the last post. Jill's arm goes through her torso... so I'm going to have to clean this shot too. Argh!

chase-pt_revise

2008-07-01T20:24:00.000-07:00

doggie is now running in the scene with Jill, timing is there, but more cleanup is required.

doggoneit 6 20 08 - WIP rough animation v2

2008-06-19T18:26:00.000-07:00

wip doggoneit

2008-06-06T12:40:00.000-07:00

Mocap Maya files

2008-05-09T16:04:00.000-07:00

Mocap files translated into Mayahttp://atec1/~junechi/stabdthrowptA_01.ma

http://atec1/~junechi/jill_throwandchase_clean03.ma

http://atec1/~junechi/throwchaseptB_01.ma

Breakdownsheet

2008-05-07T16:47:00.000-07:00

* Who wrote the script?
Joo Eun Chi
* Who drew the storyboard?
Joo Eun Chi
* Who created the planning sheet?
Joo Eun Chi
* Who made the shot list?
Joo Eun Chi
* Who were the performers?
Lillian Standefer
Jahnavi Shiram
* Who were responsible for markers?
Ray Johnson
Joo Eun Chi
* Who calibrated the system?
Ray Johnson
Jeff Sentia
Joo Eun Chi
* Who captured performances?
Ray Johnson
Jeff Sentia
* Who blended motions?
Joo Eun Chi
* Who modeled the characters?
Jill- Newkat Studios
Doggie- Joo Eun Chi
* Who rigged the characters?
Joo Eun Chi
* Who textured the characters?
Joo Eun Chi
* Who modeled the environment?
Joo Eun Chi
* Who textured the environment?
Joo Eun Chi
* Who lighted the scenes?
Joo Eun Chi
* Who created/edited audio (sound effects, music, etc.)?
Joo Eun Chi
With voiceover by Jahnavi Shiram and Roo Barnes
* Who rendered all the final frames?
Joo Eun Chi
* Who edited the animation?
Joo Eun Chi
* Who worked on the process book?
Joo Eun Chi
* And anything else your group needed to do for the project.
Mocap performance assistant Roo Barnes

doggie rig finished

2008-04-08T00:00:00.000-07:00

Well... aside from not being able to frown, doggie is ready for animation. Here are some render to tect the rig deformations.

dog rigging

2008-02-26T11:33:00.000-08:00

Dog skeleton is complete, but more work is needed on the skinning before animation controls are set in.

jill test part 2 animation

2008-02-26T11:19:00.000-08:00

Images from Jill mocap where she throws the ball and chases Doggie until she hits her head.
You can she there are som real problems with her feet, hands, knees and hips.

mocap tests in environment

2008-02-26T10:26:00.000-08:00

Update on mocap project

2008-02-26T10:16:00.000-08:00

Dog

- model complete
-rigging in progress, currently working on skinning.

Jill
-modelling in progress
-rigging in progress, skeleton complete, but need to work on skinning
-mocap capture test complete
-motionbuilder edit on test data
part 01 - 90% complete
part 02 - 70% complete - Jill's skeleton hands not touching floor yet

Environment
-modelling complete

Animation
-test 01 for mocap animation 90% complete - Jill's arms go through the table

Update_dog model

2008-02-07T10:44:00.000-08:00

Dog now have toes on her paws. She also has a re-modified hindquarters and shoulders to make her more proportional to a real dog.

New - environment and dog

2008-02-07T10:31:00.001-08:00

Dog and a lo poly version of the environment have been added. The house could use softer edges/bevels around corners and the bushes need more polys or a good texture map, but the layout fits the storyboard. Plus, the focus should be on the dog and the girl.

Assignment 2 formalized script, shot list, and charcter descrpitions

2008-01-22T20:38:00.000-08:00

Doggone it!
Scene Heading: Middle to late Spring, early afternoon

Shot 1: Opening Shot:
An master shot shows a small patio with Jill, a girl, sitting on patio chair while tossing a ball to a puppy, Dog.

Shot 2:
Medium shot of dog chasing the ball and catching it.

Shot 3:
Deep focus shot with Dog with ball in mouth and Jill in background still reading.

Shot 4:
Shot of Dog trotting to the table and Jill who is still reading
Dog
Whine
Shot 5:
CU of Jill frowning
Jill
No…
Dog
Whine
Shot 6: Repeat of shot 4
Jill
No… I’m busy Dog.

Shot 7: Extreme CU of Jill’s face
Dog
Whine!

Shot 8: Med shot of Jill and Dog
Jill
I said no!

Shot 9: Med reverse shot of Dog sitting down and dropping ball.
Dog
Whine! Whimper! Howl!

Shot 10: Med shot of Jill and Dog. Jill stand up
Jill
Alright!

Shot 11: Jill picks up the ball from the floor

Shot 12: Jill and Dog are standing up
Jill
You really want this?
Dog jumps up and down
Jill
Really, really?
Dog jumps even more. Jill throws ball
Jill
Fetch!

Shot 13: Master shot of ball flying over the hedges and into the back yard.
Shot 14: Return to shot 12, Jill and Dog are looking at the ball until Jill realizes that Dog has not moved, when she looks at Dog, the puppies smirks and runs the opposite direction from the ball. Jill, embaressed at being fooled, chases Dog.
Jill
Hey! You… Rotten… Sneak!
Dog and Jill run in and out of shot twice. The third time, Dog hides under the patio table. Jill also runs under the table, but when Dog moves, Jill bumps her head when she tries to grab the canine.
As Jill rolls away from the table in pain, Dog circles around Jill.
Dog
Whine?
Jill
Ow…
Shot 15: Med CU of Jill and Dog on the ground
Dog gets closer to Jill, looks concerned, and then jabs her nose in Jill’s ear.
Jill
Eeee!

Fade to Black.

Run credits

Cut to Jill really mad and running after a very scared Dog.

Continue credits.

End

Character Development –Dog
Develop a character by describing the following attributes. The character can be fictional or non-fictional (half-fictional) based on a real person or persons. One member in your group should take notes, while going through the list below. Your character can have contradicting attributes if the contradiction is believable.
Name: Dog
Age: 3 months
Gender: Female
Height: 1 foot
Weight: 24
Built: skinny
Physical handicaps: none
Birth place: Dallas. TX
Cultural/ethnical backgrounds: Jindo
Family (parents, siblings, spouse, parterner, children, etc.)
Friends: Jill
Enemies: Jill
Habits: eating and playing with Jill
IQ: Above average
Career: being a dog
Education:
Financial status: Middle class
Social status: minor
Clothes: school schoes
Favorite books:
Favorite movies: Lassie
Favorite food: spaghetti
Addiction: playing ball
Sense of humor: wicked
Religion and philosophy: none
Self esteem and self doubt: very high opinion of herself
Sexual orientation
Fears
Hopes and dreams: dreams of the ultimate game of fetch
Values
Moments (events) that s/he remembers for the rest of her/his life: When she got Jill

Character Development -Jill
Develop a character by describing the following attributes. The character can be fictional or non-fictional (half-fictional) based on a real person or persons. One member in your group should take notes, while going through the list below. Your character can have contradicting attributes if the contradiction is believable.
Name: Jill
Age: eleven going on twelve
Gender: Female
Height: 4 ‘8
Weight: 80
Built: skinny
Physical handicaps: none
Birth place: Dallas. TX
Cultural/ethnical backgrounds
Family (parents, siblings, spouse, parterner, children, etc.)
Friends: Dog
Enemies: dog
Habits: fond of reading and playing with Dog
IQ: Average
Career: kid
Education: middle school
Financial status: Middle class
Social status: minor
Clothes: school uniform
Favorite books: Black Stallion
Favorite movies: Lassie
Favorite food: spaghetti
Addiction: Reading
Sense of humor: typical
Religion and philosophy: none
Self esteem and self doubt: pretty average
Sexual orientation
Fears
Hopes and dreams: dreams of being a vet
Values
Moments (events) that s/he remembers for the rest of her/his life: When she got Dog

Assignment 2 -sortyboard p1

2008-01-22T11:28:00.000-08:00

Assignment 2 - storyboard p2

2008-01-22T11:18:00.001-08:00

Assignment 2 - characters

2008-01-22T11:00:00.000-08:00

There are two characters for this short, Jill and Dog. Profiles for both as follows:

Jill - age 11-12
Likes to do two things at once, like sitting outside and reading. Fairly carefree, but starting to aquire some teenage qualitites like wanting privacy and automomy. However still young enough not to act terribly feminine, especially around peers. In this case, Dog is her only peer and torment.

Dog - age 3 months
Like typical Jindo puppies, very smart and independent, but cute enough to get away with bad behavior. At three months, Dog is at her height of cuteness and deviousness.

Lest I get accused of plagarism, I want to point out that Jill is a model I purchased from NewKat studios http://www.newkat.com/ two years ago. ( A friend of mine used to work there and I didn't want to spend time modeling and rigging my own characters back then.) For this kit, Jill is going to be modified to make her a little younger, smaller, and wear a ponytail. I will be sure to mention NewKat on the credits.

Dog, however, is based on my Eun Joo when she was 3 months old. All the antics Dog pulls on Jill are the exact stunts Eun Joo pulled on me, just not all at once like the short.

Posting for Assignment 2 - story

2008-01-22T10:50:00.000-08:00

A puppy wants to play with its young owner, whether the owner wants to or not. After a fetch goes wrong, the puppy runs away. Owner and puppy reconcile, but under the puppy's terms.