Mel’s Vegan Hot Dogs

  This project was about practicing a walk cycle and also giving the character a personality.  The background was put on a peg so I could animate the character in place.  It took a few tries of changing the background length so the character would not look like they were sliding as much.  

This project was to practice animating a character struggling to lift something.  I had the character try to pick up a carrot so the weight they are combating is the roots stuck in the ground.  Filming a reference was very helpful in making the weight shift in the right places.  Although, it did hurt a little to fall multiple times.  If I were to redo this, I would add specks of soil flying away as well.  

These exercises were to practice arcs, squash/stretch, overlapping action, and character movement.  Every time I started a project, I had to re-download Harmony from online.  You have to be careful when skipping a few frames so that you don't accidentally fill in the space with the previous frames.  Although sometimes that can be helpful.  

 Hi, my name is Mel. I’m a senior at USF.  I have experience with digital modeling, digital sculpting, storyboarding, and have worked with after effects and sound design for a 2 minute film in a selected topics class.  I hope to get more foundational knowledge about 2d animation since I was often confused during my selected topics animation class and wished I could have helped my production team more.  I hope to become more confident with my skill level to prepare for the professional industry.   FAQ You: What is your favorite animation that also low key makes you anxious? Me: The Sesame Street Pin Ball Numbers Counting Video.