On this film, I was responsible for a variety of roles. Our team was small so we all took on the majority of the roles. I assisted with the storyboards and animatics, as well as the character designs. I then took on modelling and texturing two of the characters (the children). I also rigged one of the characters, which was my first time rigging and it came with its challenges. It was an interesting aspect of animation and using the software (Maya) as it was very technical and specific. It did open my mind and gave me a better understanding of the software and production pipeline, but ultimately I enjoyed the character animation. 

As with any production, we took responsibility each for different shots and scenes, first by blocking the characters and making sure the camera angles and positions were accurate for each shot. We used google drive to share files to ensure consistency of the project, especially this part. After the blocking was done, I moved onto the character animation. As we used BSL, I wanted to make sure to be precise and clear in the animation so it can be read easily. The target audience for this story was young children, so I had to ensure the animation was simple and effective. This took a few months and a lot of late nights and even having to cut some unimportant shots out to meet the deadline. I thoroughly enjoyed this part of the project as we could see all the work and vision coming together.

Once the animation was finished, we moved onto post-Production. This involved lighting, rendering, adding the sound, colour correcting and compositing. I took on the role of colour correcting to create a smooth and soft finish, as well as adding in little detail such as a lens flare. 

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This is just a brief summary on some of the areas I worked on in this film. Hope you enjoyed watching it!