Introduction
This week, we got an overview on how to record reference videos since we are going to need them for our body mechanics animation.
Body Mechanics – Planning
For my body mechanics animation, I wanted to create a short and simple animated dance. Since I never had the experience of recording my own reference videos, I decided it was a great opportunity to practice that.
First, I recorded myself dancing and then I sketched the key poses of my animation.
1. Reference Video
What I learned in our lesson was that it is essential to have reference videos from different perspectives.
Despite the fact that I only had limited space to record my reference video, I managed to position several cameras in my room.
However, what I failed to do was to film from a 3/4 perspective, rather than from a front or side view.
2. Key Poses
After shooting my reference video, I sketched the key poses of my animation.
It was actually very useful to have visual references from different perspectives.
Now that I have my reference videos and also key poses, I can import them into my Maya file. In this way, I can start posing my character more effectively.