Final Animation

This is my final animation. In the end I had a total of seven different cameras set up (using camera and aim) so I could render the animation in separate scenes rather than all at once to lower the risk of computer crashes. It turned out a little shorter than I planned back when I did my animatic, but by the time I'd realised this it was too late to plan, model, and animate any new content, so I decided to focus on animating what I had planned as well as I could.

Overall I think it turned out quite well, though unfortunately I couldn't animate everything to the level of detail I'd have liked because I ran out of time due to how long it took me to get the hang on the program and model everything. If I had had more time I would have animated the trowels so they move independently of the coat hangers while the the mobile spins, to make them look less stiff. But since they're heavy objects and the mobile only spins very slowly, I don't think they would have moved very much... So hopefully they don't look too bad since the camera doesn't focus on them long.

However I do feel that I've learnt a lot this module, even if it is only the basics. Considering that I knew absolutely nothing about Maya or CG modeling and animating before this project, I've found it both a challenge and a great learning experience which I hope to expand upon in the future to help me improve.