In order to catch up to my ever-backed-up schedule I've been working nearly nonstop on polishing my models for rigging and revising my 3D animatic (YEAH YOU HEARD ME) to nail my shots and timing. The latter is still a bit shaky due to quality of my blocking but the total time is officially climbing to 4 minutes and this concerns me a bit. Well, maybe not too much. My last film was about 3 1/2 minutes total with credits and as long as my thesis doesn't go past the 10 minute mark (so lord help me) I should remain sane for the rest of the semester. ANYWAYS point is I'm still behind on schedule, BUT not enough to warrant irrational week 11 stress/panic. That's saved for the spring semester.
NOW FOR SOME GOOD NEWS
I have a lot of stuff to show off in this post, starting with the third revised version of my 3D animatic. Buckle your metaphorical seatbelts and enjoy the ride because it's quite the quality work.
And here are the polished character models (texture/normal maps will come later). Blendshapes and rigging will begin very soon (still need to figure how I'm gonna animate clothes). Otherwise they're all in one piece and fully UV unwrapped (3DUnfold was a great improvement to maya 2015 and I daresay the only improvement worth upgrading for).
But wait, there's MORE. Have an almost completed hut set with some decorations.
I'm not an architect nor do I have an eye for interior design but I'm very proud of what I have so far. I still need to add in some empty pots and bowls and maybe a wall deco or two, but this is pretty much a nearly complete set. Don't be fooled by how plain it looks, though — a good chunk of its aesthetic will come from the texturing. I ain't modeling thatch and bamboo patterns.
I was supposed to get the krathong prop done too but I was more focused on finishing up my characters and making my hut look habitable so I kind of neglected the most important asset of my film (sry). HOWEVER I WILL DEF GET ON TOP OF THAT SOON. By soon I mean this week. Definitely this week.
Lastly on a very related note, Loi Krathong (the actual festival) is celebrated this month and my mom made her own krathong to float at the local festival which I thought was hella cool so here are some pictures I stole from her facebook.
ONWARD TO WEEK 12 AND THE BEGINNING OF STRESS TEARS!
