Programming my work with the help of my pro forma

 Pro Forma

My projects name is Danny in the 3D world and I wanted to create something special. From my research I have discovered the fact that many animators use motion tracking for their animations. Motion tracking technology works by placing dots into the face and body of the actor that allow the program to capture movement and replace it with that of the animated character's. Character animator uses this technique by capturing the movement of my face, eyebrows and eyes.

The key points I want to explore from this research are the way these programs cooperate in order to create the movement for the character that I created in photoshop. I wanted to know how all the adobe programs can run together to add something into a project.Furthermore, I would like to explore the concept of motion capture and 3D animating as well as, animated acting and voice acting.

Paragraph 1: Motion tracking is important in order to create an animation. Motion capture is the process of digitally record movements of people (Xsens, 2020). This technology is used by a variety of animating programs to create movement into a given asset (a character). From this research I would like to learn how to master this techniques and how to use them in other projects too, like 3D animating using AfterAffects. 

Paragraph 2: The way Adobe's programs cooperate is amazing. While doing software research for my project I understood how easy it was to import files from one program to the other. From the experience I have gained I learned how to make Photoshop and Character Animator work together perfectly, as well as Premiere Pro. I also want to explore the capabilities of the other programs and what do they bring to the table (e.g., Lightroom, Aftereffects, illustrator). There is something for everyone (Adobe Creative Cloud,2021) 

Paragraph 3: The kinetic power behind an animated character is the voice actor that is playing him. A voice actor should imagine what his character looks like and how to react and counter react to conversations and events. By researching for my character, I understood that a voice actor needs to show emotions through a microphone and pass it to the viewers.

To summarise my research help me understand the software I was using in a deeper level, as well as how to act like an animated character with emotions and motives. Lastly, I learned about the way my animated character is being brought to life with motion capture.

Reference list:

1. Adobe.com. 2021. Adobe Creative Cloud. [online] Available at: <https://www.adobe.com/cy_en/creativecloud.html?sdid=9WGN461K&mv=search&ef_id=CjwKCAiAhbeCBhBcEiwAkv2cY7Z1cNQsp2As4b8auR2HT0DeH0RWWU41rExIxEhiWm5HcCVtmcK-aRoCPNgQAvD_BwE:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!324951847159!b!!g!!%2Badobe!1676605437!68844295801> [Accessed 18 February 2021].