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Learning 3D Character Animation
Animating Power and Weight


Animating Power and Weight: First Pass
PART 2

2 hours 20 minutes
1280x800, Quicktime 7 format, 1.01 gigs

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Animating Power and Weight PART 2 is a real-time demonstration of animating the first pass of a large scale creature swinging around a heavy weapon. Part 2 picks up right after where Part 1 left off and completes the first pass of this animation.


TOPICS:

- posing the character to show weight and balance
- moving hold
- hiding mistakes with camera staging
- fixing motion in the graph editor
- keying contact points
- retiming keyframes with the dopesheet
- contrast in timing
- pushing ideas, experimenting



for Intermediate animators

Recommended Prerequisites:
Tools and Technical Methods
Principles and Applications




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