Dinosaur Animation

By Alex 1 year ago

For my eighth animation I had to animate a dinosaur stomping about. I used the suggested Dino rig by Harry Gladwin-Geoghegan.

This animation was a lot of fun and one that I was particularly looking forward to working on when I saw it on the list of units. I am very pleased with how it turned out, as I think it conveys a real sense of “stomping” thanks to the camera shake. I have tried this camera technique in the past without success so I am happy that I have had the chance to do it well.

I have animated the overlapping action in the arms so that when a leg hits the ground the corresponding arm moves further forward than the other arm. I think this helps to enchance the appeal of the animation.

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Hi, my name is Alex.

I’ve been passionate about animation since I was six years old. I used to create short videos with my Star Wars Lego figures bringing my stories to life. I’ve been doing the same kind of thing ever since and when I had the opportunity to learn the skills and software needed to build and animate for games, I jumped at the chance. My love for video games meant that Game Design was an obvious choice for my degree and showed me that, actually, animation was the way I wanted to go. I am currently doing a Master's in Character and Creature Animation at the University of Hertfordshire. Before that I studied Game Design at the University of Wolverhampton.

I am proficient in Maya, Blender, and Unreal Engine, and also have experience of 3DS Max and Rokoko Motion Capture Software.

Maya, Blender, Unreal, 3DS Max, Rokoko Studio, Quixel Mixer
Maya, Blender, Unreal, 3DS Max, Rokoko Studio, Quixel Mixer