restif opened this issue on Dec 16, 2007 ยท 11 posts
Hoofdcommissaris posted Sun, 16 December 2007 at 3:23 PM
It looks good, though it gets a tad boring, but I think it is mainly because of the static camera shots. A dance like this would be filmed much more dynamic I think. Imitating a 4 camera set up, with a crane and a closeup one on the shoulder, you could make it a more captivating thing. And animating some lights, roughly to the beat of the music. The end piece, where she looks at the camera and smiles, makes it worth the watch! I think you left the feet out of the frame, because of the sliding, but that looks a little unnatural too, for a dance act. I think that is because of the imported mocap information. With some extra work, I think you can get some parts to not slide, thus make them good voor closups. Maybe in Carrara itself? Maybe by compensating the changes of the foot position by animating the whole Figure, to keep them static as long as it is supposed to be? I think you can read the movement by selecting the front of the foot (or the toes) in the hierarchy. But, that woud be a lot of work. This are just suggestions for making it better, because with some extra work, this is a wonderful showcase of Poser and Carrara animation, that shows the power of the two programs and their combination! Good luck wit experimenting more, you do inspire me in trying to get more out of the apps!