Blog Post #8

As we are gearing up for the end of the semester, my main focus is on blocking out the animation for several shots, and helping to plan the overall choreography of the battle with Baaj.

The fight scene has been something my team and I have had many conversations about over the course of the semester. We don't want the main take away from the film to be simply the fight scene, which, as it is now, is heavily emphasized in our animatic. In previous production passes, there has been a fair amount of discussion over different approaches to the fight scene. Ultimately, what we have settled on trying to do is keep the shots with Baaj fairly limited while emphasizing more Ahki's reactions and responses to the threat of the bird to keep the focus on her and her goals.

Right now, we are still using the eagle rig as a proxy as we haven't had time to finalize our own rig, though the model is now mostly finalized.

The textures, lighting, and background that we will be using haven't yet been decided on, however once they are these shots will be adapted based on the feedback on the animation as well as those elements to make everything more uniform.