Just Another Manic Monday

So yesterday I had another 3D lecture and a Flash one as well. The 3D was awesome, and though I often find Maya challenging at 9am, it wasn't too bad, though i occasionally miss things when Georg goes so fast, but most of it I get. Thinking I may need to get glasses though....  The Flash was fun too, we learnt more about how to use symbols and symbols in symbols and camera pans, and we also learnt basic cut out animation, and I loved it and would have done more at home if i didn't have everything else to do. I got straight down to my storyboarding and 3D assignment when i got home, and got far with the 3D "Morphy" task we were given, but when I watched it back I had slowed the character down significantly and had to delete about 100 frames. So this its the version so far. Still a work in progress, lots more to do, and some kinks to iron out:

So that character there is Morphy a brilliant rig that has been released online. Georg has limited it for us so we don't get lost in sliders and parts of the body to move. Basically have to make him cross the platforms, which is harder than you think, as there is so much that your body does as you jump or move that you don't even notice. Its getting me odd looks from flat mates when i jump from chair to chair in the kitchen.....

i also watched Kung Fu Panda yesterday for our visual presentation, as Freddie suggested we do it and I have nothing against it. Thinking of mentioning how the western world view Asia and the oriental, taking about the use of Chinese art as inspiration for parts of the film and how the settings are all in stereotypical mountainsides with pagodas everywhere full of noodles and dim sum. Also find it interesting that the townspeople in the film are all pigs and duck, which I think are two traditional Chinese meat, because I think beef was from a western influence, though I cannot be sure as researching this proves difficult, all I seem to get is news articles about meat prices dropping in china.