animation Short-What's for homework?

[KoRnflakes]

some of you participate on my diploma poll " Emotionality in three-dimensional abstraction - need your support " thx for this!

now i can show the finally short-What's for homework? the task for me was to create a story with personality, emotions etc without using mimic, arms and legs. See what comes out.
Would be glad for every comment! thx alot

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[TE_]

wow, this is amazing i like alot man how long u was rendering it? which render u used? great work

[SJH]

That is some great work mate, very well done! You can really see the emotion in the shapes which i guess was a big part of your work. Really like the concept of the story too. Great job you should be very proud of this animation!

[KoRnflakes]

wow nice to hear when the work finds its positiv feedback thx alot.

@SJH yes u're right the mainpart was the emotion of simple shapes and i be glad if u think it works =)
@TE_ rendetime for the whole movie was nearly 90hours (for the finaly pics) the testanimations etc would have the same rendertime on top. I use mentalray and mainly mental ray lights with "flächenschatten" in german ...maybe areashadow ? ... was lucky that i could render it on a workstation in the agency of my internship

[Jelmer]

Great work man! The lighting and overall style of the work is awesome, not much to comment on that, the animation is great too. The only thing which you could improve a bit is the camera movement I think, right now it's a bit mechanic, it could be more natural, less perfect you get the idea right?

[KoRnflakes]

yeah get it =) thx

[CU441ES]

Very nice, i like the style! And i have to say, nice use of shadows

[geldslaw]

I really liked it, great to see your work coming on. I liked the overall feel of the animation and the composting well that just blew me away.

It was nice to get into the actual characters as well, I'm currently working on a project where it is the same approach as the approach disney would take with their junior animators; get them to animate an inanimate object.

I have to smile and say that getting them to hop about is one approach and a cute approach to having them avoid doing a walk cycle.

The strength of your camera work can be improved by working on your storyboarding skills, not that I am saying mine are any better but thats the area where you set out the script for the camera work and not enough attention is paid to this area sadly enough.

but what you have done is believable so well done, I liked it, looking forward to seeing your name in the credits of a major movie.

keep it up

[KoRnflakes]

ok thx greeny, i regret that i did't have the time to go over the cam-movement.
but nevertheless i want to inform, that i've shared the short on youtube

YouTube - "What's for homework ?" (What matters...

also its is part of a competition so i would be glad if take alook =)

thx for your support !
kindest regards

[geldslaw]

definitely a sign of great things to come, brilliant work keep it up