Advanced Animation -Project 2

 Advanced Animation-Project 2

4/6/2025-25/6/2025/

Yang Jiayi(0369288)

Project 2 - Jump Animation

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INSTRUCTIONS

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Project 2 - Jump Animation

Our task is to create dynamic and engaging normal and cartoon jump animations using the provided character rig，Find image/video reference for jump action.Mr. Kamal mentioned that the jumping action could be more exaggerated to make it more cartoony, which is what I need to revise later.

First, do normal jumping according to the teacher's video，I set 9 keyframes according to the tutorial video

 Normal jump

Cartoon Jump

I searched for video references online，Neutral, Antic, Stretch, Jump, Contact, Overshoot, Recovery.

According to the feedback from Mr. Kamal, he thought that one of my movements was not very accurate, my legs were too straight, and it did not look natural, so it needed to be modified. There were no major problems with the rest.

I made the edits and exported the final video

However, a week later, Mr. Kamal gave me new advice that my cartoon jump was not very cartoony. Instead, the cartoon jump would be higher if it were treated as a normal jump. The teacher said in class that I could change the jump or increase the repetition to make it look more exaggerated.

But I didn't have any references, and if I exaggerated the movement, the final effect might not be very good, so I planned to find new references and complete the cartoon jump again.

The teacher's new suggestion was that there was no problem with the posture, but the problem was the timing. The rising speed was too slow, and the falling speed was a bit fast. I realized that the person in the reference video was jumping down from a high place, so there would be a time problem in the middle. I was on flat ground, so I was revising it.

After the modification, I exported the video.

Final Result

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REFLECTIONS

This project taught me a lot. From walking to jumping, there are many changes. Although it is challenging, I think it is still acceptable. I changed it many times. Although there are still some areas that need improvement, I am very satisfied with the skills I have learned through this project. In general, this project not only taught me a lot about jumping animation, but also taught me how to structure the animation process and the importance of paying attention to details.