3D Animation Studio

We must create a 2 to 3 minute video using 3D animation for this subject. Each of these videos must be produced with a great deal of concentration. My best experience creating a 3D animation has come from this topic. A scary theme is presented. A girl and a frog are the characters. I will now go into greater detail about how this 3D animation video was created.

Design Process

Don't Croak is an emotional short animated video about a frog who tries to escape from a crazy girl in a laboratory to avoid being dissected. In terms of the idea of this short animated video, we have chosen a video from YouTube, Don't Croak, as a reference for us to produce the animated video.

Storyboard

For storyboards, we make sketches digitally. There are 18 scenes in total.

Storyline

Character

In this short animated video, only two characters are involved, namely :

POGGIES

A frog named Poggy is trying to escape from a teenage girl who is trying to kill him.

SHAHSHA

a violent teenage girl who tries to kill Poggy in a laboratory.

Animation

The process of animating a 3D object and making it move It involves keyframe animation, where the animator manipulates objects on a frame-by-frame basis, much like old hand-drawn cartoons. Set key poses on specific frames to define the movement of our character and create smooth and fluid movement. Joints are inserted to control the animation. By using the Joint Tool in Skeleton, we put parent and child joints into the character. Next is placing the object on the splines and setting it to follow a curve path, or importing the motion capture data to apply it to the character rig.

Using IK and FK

Lighting

Lighting in 3D animation is important to create a realistic or stylized visual effect so that it will look more lively. Animators use virtual lights to illuminate scenes and define mood, shadows, and reflections. Lighting is also placed on the material. Skydome is used for lighting.

Rendering

Rendering is the process of converting a scene into an image, and it involves calculating the interaction of light, materials, and camera settings to produce the final image or video. Rendering settings and techniques can greatly affect the visual quality and realism of the output. The rendering process takes the longest time to complete.

The Result

Poster