Thursday 26 January 2017

Three character research

My name is Themistoklis Lekakis and I study BA Computer Animation in the University of Bradford. This blog is about the Facial Modelling and Animation module.

I am presenting the three characters I had in my mind while trying to select one to model and animate.

Saix

 Source:
http://pre02.deviantart.net/1600/th/pre/i/2012/209/3/d/saix_kingdom_hearts_by_rhymeblack-d58wcq0.jpg

This character is Saix from the Kingdom Hearts game series.

Zuko

 Source:
https://tropeanddagger.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/zuko.jpg

This character is Zuko from the television animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender

"Ed" (Wikipedia)


 Source:


http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/brandyandmrwhiskers/images/7/7b/5461-2-34.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140815082545

The character on the left is Ed from the television animated series Brandy and Mr. Whiskers.

Selection of the character

I believe that the best of these characters to choose is Saix. He is an interesting character as a personality, while being a creature with no heart and not showing his feelings. It would be interesting to animate him, however, depending on the sound, he will act accordingly. As a form, he has the long, blue hair which made him unique. According to my tutor "anime" are difficult to animate because of the simplicity of the "mouth" movement. However, this character is animated very effectively in the game while speaking.
The same problem could occur to Zuko, according to my tutor. He is not an "anime" and his mouth animation is successful. He is an interesting character because his personality constractured very well. He is a prince who tries to regain his honor. Additionally, the burn on his eye makes him very distinctive.
The mouth of Ed will be difficult to animate, according to my tutor, due to the difficulty of forming some "phonemes". The character is a hilarious, but also very is quiet and logical.
In my opinion, I will select to model and animate Saix. He is a character who rarely demonstrates his feelings. This character is a dark creature with many parts of his past hidden. Physically, he has the X on his face and the blue, long hair as the special elements on him. He could fit with a sound very close to his personality, but also, it will be very difficult to make him talk about something brilliant and happy, as the animation will follow.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandy_%26_Mr._Whiskers




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