The Distance II (May 2023)

Client: Asset Production Class

Project Description: I had to make a 15 second 3D animation in Maya, using only my assets as well as showing basic rigging skills. I had to provide 1 character, 3 detail pieces, 3 environmental elements as well as use BiFrost Liquid and XGen Grass. I prepared this project as a final project for the Asset Production class with a plan to send it to the Student Project Showcase.

Skills Used: Maya, 3D Modeling, 3D animation, Video Editing

Issues Faced: Maya was a new piece of software for me, so I had to find resources and information to self-educate - professor, senior peers, YouTube tutorials and programming notes. The second issue is Maya 23 animation exporting. It is not providing a video for animation export, so I had to wait for a couple hours to render more than 500 pictures for each frame of animation and then edit it in DaVinci Resolve.

Project Result: I got an excellent grade for this project and sent it to the Student Project Showcase 24.