Lab 6: Creating an Animation Loop with Music
IDS252: 3D Animation, Fall 2008

Goals

• Continue practice using keyframes, path animation, etc.
• Learn about inverse kinematics.

Directions

1. File Location: Again, please work on enfuzion drive and not on your H drive. When you create a new project, place it in the folder \IDS252Fa08\Lab6\your_name on the enfuzion drive. When you have completed the lab, you will copy your final animations over to the folder \IDS252Fa08\Lab6\FinalAnimations Make sure that the name of the file you copy into this folder includes your initials or login name.

   Remember, when you create your new project (through Maya) on enfuzion, you should include an "images" subfolder. Also include a "depth" folder. The files that Maya generates and places in this depth folder should be deleted.

2. Tutorials: In Maya, go to the tutorials on Animation (under Learning Resources;Tutorials;Getting Started with Maya;Animation) and work through

   • Lesson 5: Inverse Kinematics

   The file you will need can be found at

   C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2008\GettingStartedLessonData\Anim

   Once your project is created, copy (through Windows, not Maya) the the needed files from the above folder into your project folder on the enfuzion drive.

   Note, the above lesson will not be collected.

3. 10 Second Animation Loop

   • You will find 10 second music loops in the folder \IDS252Fa08\Lab6\MusicLoops

   • Music Assignment: The sound files can be found on enfuzion in the folder: \IDS252Fa08\Lab6\SoundFiles. Your assignment is as follows (WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON!):

     Matt W.	andrew10secloop.wav	Lydia	andrew10secloop.wav
     Brooks	jess-project2.wav	Ben	jess-project2.wav
     Travis	nickloop.wav	Solomon	nickloop.wav
     Matt H.	Brian10seconds.aif	Caitlin	Brian10seconds.aif
     Sam	andrew10secloop.wav	Nick	jess-project2.wav
     Ellie	nickloop.wav	Renee	Brian10seconds.aif
     Devon	jess-project2.wav	Tyler	andrew10secloop.wav

   • Listen to the sound multiple times to develop a sense of the movement and feeling of the music. Based on this, create an animation that fits. As in the last lab, your animation should be a loop, i.e. it's end should feed seamlessly back into the beginning. Focus more on the movement of the characters and/or objects and less on lighting and texturing. Be prepared to discuss how you applied at least 2 of the first 10 animation principles listed here.

Evaluation

Place your final animation on \\home\enfuzion in the folder IDS252Fa08\Lab6\FinalAnimations. Be sure that the file name contains your name.