Life

This is the test of the walkcycle on 2's, with the closest registration I could get estimating with my hand. I was happy with the turnout, not to mention excited. My little guy (now dubbed the Pupurun, after a Japanese jelly candy) can now walk anywhere! Well, he could, as long as he has the appropriate stands and material to be stuck into. Which is my current dilemma.

Today I spent most of my time speaking with Stephen the studio tech, and Kon, my classmate, figuring out both how to register the models on a surface and how to shoot. The camera room isn't completely set up for shooting 3D puppets yet, but the scene will need more planning in advance anyways. The actual shooting of the scene is really just going to be a one or two day session at most, the extra models of moving my character will be what consumes most of my time.

I've been trying to characterize little Pupurun to understand what would motivate him in the human world. It seems like list making is just a compulsive habit now, so it has already been applied to Pupu.

Amorphous Blob

Pros:
-Can turn into anything within mass, like a small hippo
-Can maneuver in cool ways, like rolling or having many legs
-Can get out of tricky situations

Cons:
-Doesn't have a face, so could never find true love
-Can only mimic, not be
-Is an amorphous blob

I will try making some sort of character out of these observations, and a scene to illustrate at least one of them. I am trying to limit him to mostly walking or possibly a keepalive animation for when he stands still, and be conservative with other actions.