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Week 14 – From Final Touches to Festival Debut

With the festival just around the corner, we dedicated this week to final polishing and ticking off…

Week 13 – Insights and Adjustments from the Soft Opening

This week, we had our soft opening, a valuable opportunity to present our work to the faculty and…

Week 12 – Preparing for Soft Opening

As the semester nears its conclusion, we have shifted our focus toward preparing for the soft…

Week 11 – Playtest Day

During last Saturday’s playtest, the team took on their responsibilities, and the session went…

Week 10 – Lighting, Implement Character Animation

This week, we prepared for the playtest on Saturday. Despite many areas needing adjustments, we…

Week 9 – Visual Guidance, New Mocap, and Fix Room Model

The first scene, foundational for conveying emotional expression, underwent key adjustments. We…

Week 8 – Half Presentation Feedback and VFX Updates

We have a lot to showcase in the presentation. However, due to time constraints and the fact that…

Week 7 – Scene Model, VFX, and Prepare for Presentation

This week marks the Half Presentation. We further refined the animatics, directly adjusted the music…

Week 6 – Meet the Dancers, First Capture in Mocap Studio

This week we spent more time on creating animatics. After a few adjustments to the scene layout, we…

Week 5 – Building Worlds: Bringing the Kitchen and Fantasy Scenes to Life

This week, our primary focus was on refining the overall scenes. Having already created some key…

Week 4 – After Quarters

This week, we officially entered the production phase. Following our instructors’ advice, we…

Week 3 – Visit Mocap Studio and Cavern Set Up

1. Visit Mocap Studio This week, we visited the motion capture studio on the main campus and began…

Week 2 – Get Familiar with Pipeline

1. Mocap Since we were new to the motion capture pipeline, reaching out to the mocap studio and…

Week 1 – Start of Semester

Our project is aiming to create a 2-3 minute heartwarming animated short film, designed specifically…