Assigned: Thursday, Feb. 24th, 2011
Due: Thursday, March 3rd at 3:00pm
This week you will be working on facial expressions. There are six main expressions as defined by Gary Faigin: joy, sadness, anger, disgust, surprise, and fear. You will be using the Basic Guy rig for these expressions. Keep in mind that even the slightest details can change how the face is read. Use the mirrors in the lab and yourself as reference. Also remember that the position of the head can change how an expression is read, so feel free to rotate the neck control. However, don't go too crazy on the body, as the focus is the face.
Do a still pose of the face for each of the six expressions. They should be in the same file using stepped keyframes (place each expression approximately ten frames apart). Take a screenshot or render of both a front and side view of each expression. Use the provided render_cam_front and render_cam_side cameras.
Last week you started on your animation signature shots by defining the key poses. This week you will be continuing work on your shot by first modifying your keys based on any feedback, and then filling in the extreme poses.
After you are done with the extremes, do a pass on the key poses of your signature shot's facial animation if your rig will allow (this basically excludes the Annie and the boss). The amount of work with vary shot-to-shot, as some shots have more emphasis on facial expressions and some more on body motion. Close-ups will be particularly important facewise.