Major Project 9 - Starting Drone Animation

Dan sent me the finished drone model so that I could start animating. I got to work straight away, working on the first shots in the film. I am animating chronologically through all the drone shots in order to keep everything clear and simple for me. 

The shots that I've animated are very simple, just the drones flying towards the house. Using the rig and controls set up by Dan has made this very simple to work with. The most complex of the shots I've done so far was when the 2 drones turn to look at the house after the middle drone was destroyed. Their shields then smash together as they charge towards the house. I wanted to really feel the weight of these hitting against each other and slightly bouncing. This accentuates the speed at which they react and turn their shields to protect themselves. I have also made a slight difference in reaction time between the Mrk IV drone and the Mrk II so that the Mrk IV reacts much quicker to show how it is a newer improved model.



I am however going to be putting this drone animation on hold for now. I will wait until Dan has finished the textures just in case there are any tweaks that may cause issues with what I have already animated. Hopefully this shouldn't take long so that I can get back to animating and back on schedule.