Wednesday 23 April 2008

Animal Movement

As part of our 3D animation unit we've been asked to reasearch animal motion, so we can replicate it using standard primitives in 3DStudioMAX. Follow the jump for links and the like.
Once i find a host for the flash animation stuff ill upload my Channel 4 Ident and Personal Ident.

Pigeon
I thought i'd start with some thing simple, the humble pigeon. Nothing to complex, one foot in front of the other, with a head bob for each. Will move in random directions to get somewhere, very rarely walks in a straight line. For now, have a youtube link, but seeing as im carrying my video camera everywhere for the Video Production Unit ill try to remeber to film some in town or on the way to college.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_H5rUF6EYk

Rabbit
More complicated this time, the rabbits front "arms" move froward, follwed by as push of the back "legs". Reminds of when cats leap. No one owns a rabbit as far as i know, so heres a bad youtube video. Unfortunately rabbit walk cycles gennerally incolve humaniod rabbits.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPOCaPs7oek


EDIT 29/4/08
I've since started animating a scorpion instead, for they are made of win and multiple legs.

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