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hopper2k
03-11-2005, 04:08 AM
**Links to the finished version can be found in this thread: http://cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=219095 **



http://www.shatteredmotion.com/timemachine_smooth.mov - right click, save target as - 1.08 mb

Hey guys, I'm working on some more character acting stuff, and this is a line taken from Back to the Future, one of my favorite movies ever. I am trying to work on my character acting skills, so see if you think the characters are convincing in giving their performance. If things look right or don't, etc. Any other comments would be good. Please be HARSH.

well, i think i'm pretty much finished though, unless there's something in particular that doesn't make sense to any of you guys or something. anyone have anything to say before i go ahead and render it? there's probably some teeny weeny bits of things here and there i need to tweak but it's essentially finished. consider the camera placement temporary though, i may zoom out a little bit so we can see more of the "Doc" character on the right at the beginning.
Thanks.
Abhimation
05-13-2005, 11:56 PM
Hey Hopper,
Luks really cool man. Seems like some Blue sky kinda pose to pose stuff n its lookin good.
Few things id say, hope it improves it..
1) Most of your Pose to other pose is really fast. And for putting up that much of energy, the character must hold sometimes and conserve some engergy in himself to shoot. Hope giving some holds to antiqs may help.
2) Watch the arcs of the hands on the red guy at few of the places. The path of motion looks linear n bit jerky too. Smoothing it out will make it look better.
3) When u are settling the character, they seem like moving just in y axis, totally parpendicular to the ground. And u can use some movements in the fingers to settle down too, while reducing the body movements.
That was somethin i felt.. please ignore if i sound dumb... thnx
hopper2k
05-14-2005, 10:00 AM
hey w0lverine,

haha, NO, you don't sound dumb at all! i'm pretty much finished with this piece, but i appreciate your comments and will keep them in mind for next time. i still might go back and make fixes to this one, but not anytime soon, i have too many new things in mind! the thread to the finished version can be found in the link at the top of the first thread, not sure if you saw that.

thanks again!
gunslingerblack
05-16-2005, 05:38 AM
i agree with what wolverine said, i want to add,

NO HUMPING! it just looks totally wrong for the one guy to hump at the other guy when he wants to do it with style. have him act more with his hands to emphasise the "with style" part, the humping just doesn't work in my opinion.
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