15 weeks of hard work has led me to this....

Auron · 05-12-2009, 02:01 AM

For my Computer Animation IV class at college, I had to create a short 3D film in Autodesk Maya. I had 15 weeks (which was pretty much the whole semester) to come up with a story, model a character and a room, create a rig for the character (God I hate rigging), animate the character, render it out, and edit it in After Effects.

It's supposed to be a humorous story about a chef who can't cook, but the final joke really isn't that good (I guess that's what I get for listening to my professor's suggestions). I figure, 15 after weeks of hard work on an animated short, I might as well show the fine folks here at VGF what the hell I've been up to.

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Robotazy · 05-12-2009, 08:29 AM

Pretty good Auron. There's not too much animation going on, but what animation there is is much better than what I can do. Good job!

Auron · 05-19-2009, 11:27 AM

I'm somewhat disappointed with the general lack of comments/criticism.

**Loot** · 05-19-2009, 12:02 PM

o hi just saaw this thread lol

Really, the only thing I can say is that the animation is a bit too slow, which actually gives a bit of a bland feeling. Speed up the animation a bit, see what you can pull off.

Luigiman7 · 05-19-2009, 01:21 PM

Your professor suggested Chuck Norris? what a dork

The animation was good, and it was a bit slow, like the others said. But overall, great.

Rainbow Dash · 05-19-2009, 06:14 PM

ha ha a chuck norris joke

**Valigarmander** · 05-19-2009, 06:30 PM

Damn it, how did I miss this thread?

Looks pretty cool, I like the idea for the story. The animation seemed pretty smooth and I couldn't really notice any problems (unnatural movement, objects passing through each other, etc.). In interested in seeing where you go with this or what your next project/assignment is. I've always been interested in animation, although I've never gotten a chance to work with 3D.

Keep up the good work.

***Cosmonautical*** · 05-19-2009, 07:36 PM

Made me laugh when he bitchslaps the pot. Not horrible, good use of sound.

CuccoLady · 05-20-2009, 06:07 PM

I love the reflection off of the table surface. That was cool. :{D

Nice stuff.

Jesus · 05-20-2009, 06:47 PM

That was actually very good for a student project by one person. Keep it in your portfolio for when you graduate definitely.

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Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	Pretty good Auron. There's not too much animation going on, but what animation there is is much better than what I can do. Good job!

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Auron Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Inside Gender: Posts: 6,743 Thanks: 5 Thanked 325 Times in 198 Posts	I'm somewhat disappointed with the general lack of comments/criticism.

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Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	o hi just saaw this thread lol Really, the only thing I can say is that the animation is a bit too slow, which actually gives a bit of a bland feeling. Speed up the animation a bit, see what you can pull off.

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Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,398 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	ha ha a chuck norris joke

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Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Damn it, how did I miss this thread? Looks pretty cool, I like the idea for the story. The animation seemed pretty smooth and I couldn't really notice any problems (unnatural movement, objects passing through each other, etc.). In interested in seeing where you go with this or what your next project/assignment is. I've always been interested in animation, although I've never gotten a chance to work with 3D. Keep up the good work.

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*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Made me laugh when he bitchslaps the pot. Not horrible, good use of sound.

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CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	I love the reflection off of the table surface. That was cool. :{D Nice stuff.

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Jesus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 5,617 Thanks: 104 Thanked 139 Times in 101 Posts Blog Entries: 3	That was actually very good for a student project by one person. Keep it in your portfolio for when you graduate definitely.