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pdaley
06-16-2003, 01:55 PM
I usually hang out in the Animation Master forum, but it was suggested that I post this here so that I could some solid critiques.

Click! (http://www.3d-anim8or.com/movieplay.asp?moviename=christinatest)

This is a short (6 sec) quicktime of a model that I've been working on going through a little dance routine. It does have music, so the download (3mb) may be heavy for some.

Any and all comments welcomed and encouraged!
pdaley
06-16-2003, 04:55 PM
I hate to do it, but... bump.
Wacksarn
06-16-2003, 05:42 PM
Really good start.

My only observations would be that, though the dance is in time with the audio track, the dancer is a little too robotic in that she moves between the key stances of the dance too smoothly and at too consistent a tempo.

This, to me, is particularly noticable when she bends down and then later stands up (mid dance). I think (and note this is just my opinion) that it would feel more organic if she moved in to some of the key positions more quickly thus providing natural pauses and also allowance for pre-movement into subsequent positions (if you understand what I'm getting at). Kind of like lip-synching and then shiftig the keys back a few frames to make it look more natural.

You could also allow her to move in to some key stances slightly later to further break up the slightly 'going through the motions' feel.

Hope that helps (and makes sense).
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