Elliot Gonzales 222.290 Digital Animation

A turntable of the finished mesh.

A screen of the scene setup.

Features:

- Flat plane with a environment material (White).

- Camera with white environment background setup (White).

- 2 spot lights and one ambient light, set up with area light and raytracing functionality.

- A completed toaster rig with master locator a snout IK setup and a vertebral IK setup.

Completed rig.

Features include:

- Master Locator

- Front IK mover for snout

Here is an initial storyboard of the animation. 

Shown in sequence are:

- Title screen

- Toast falls

- Toast falls into slot

- Lever pulls down

- Toast launches

- Toaster sprints in circle

- Toaster catches toast

- Jumps around excitedly

- Sniffs at camera

Here is a movement summary for my animation, showcasing the four movement types:

- The walk cycle will be reminiscent of a small dog, namely a Corgi which, much like the Corgi, has short stubby legs. This entails a lot of vertebral arching, which varies in frequency from a walk to a sprint.

-The velocity cycle will be represented by the toaster launching into the air, sprinting in a circle, and catching the toast at the origin. There will be a slow motion section within this to vary the speed.

- The prop element will be represented by the toast. The toaster will interact with this prop by launching it into the air, catching it, and interrupting its fall. While the toast is still in the slots, it bobs up and down and follows the contour of the toaster while it moves. 

Beginnings of my modelled toaster and its rig, which uses a skinned IK skeleton. Tools such as extrude and bevel were used to model a cube into the end shape.