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The Lucky pre-vis animation in my shoes was very difficult as i had to make and import assets and characters iv never made before into one scene and make it look like its from the same concept and world especially with rigging as it was my first time animating a character and adding a skeleton inside. I used a lot of farm based references from children’s shows and books as most of them have the same basic layout and story panel with the protagonist going out to explore the world or make friends, but i made mine with a twist on the same line of story.  

A few hiccups along the way which was to be expected as i got assistance with tasks that was out of my league but overall i think i made a world that was true to my original concept and character design. Layout was one of the big issues as my concept its a flat world overall no big environment changes but did move around it a lot with shadows and trees in the way. Especially with the assets and buildings themselves i thought they were overall of the most easiest  out of the whole process with basic building and environment shapes, so there was many references’s for them unlike roosters and the ground layout. 

The animation exercises were a good reference and help as they showed the different steps into the process of how to make an object move with believable movement. The techniques i used to help me animate was a lot of video references online as you can get varieties of angles online for the same walk /Jump etc. as many people upload reference videos. And also walking the walk cycle i chose myself in a mirror and in front of an audience to see if it looked natural for the cycle. 

And the use of the animation principles when animating as it layed down the ground rules for the walk cycle. As i used more principles than others especially exaggeration with the body movement to make it more appealing. But staging and anticipation were really good principles i used for the animation as it helped me put the key poses in place and follow through with the anticipation as you know which body part was going to move next and after. With the target audience i chose one with the biggest range as it was more appealing, as children and adults alike know and how the walk is used as its a universal placement as it can be used in many situations or moods alike. 

Walk reference im using for a excited/happy walk cycle in 3dsmax 

This reference i used is a good example of free movement and use of body language. I chose this reference as it shows the excited movement of a happy walk and has reverently easy body patterns for the walk with the arms in a swing and the legs in almost a skipping motion that we all know to be happy and has a big appeal to a lot of audiences especially children as it can be used and any child would know what it is and how the walk is expressing the character or mood.  With a lot of squash and stretch in this cycle i originally used with big exaggeration to make it look more believable, as some of the steps were actually big not small movements with the principals i used for the walk cycle. 

As i used most of the principles when animating the cycle as real world walk didn't look as good so i had to use the principles to make it look appealing with the timing, anticipation and secondary action etc.