My firs 3d short, ever

[arneoog]

Okay! Here's the link to my first 3d animated short ever!!! It's still just in norwegian, but I think you will understad anyway :p

Watch here (http://www.elqx.com/site/short/the_disaster_agency/nor.htm)

Please give me feedback,
like what I should remember for my next short! :cool:

[brandeil]

cant get the plugin it work, providing a direct link to the vid would be nice :)

[arneoog]

Here, try this!
Click (http://www.elqx.com/site/short/the_disaster_agency/nor_high.wmv)

[sunder]

Hilarious! Good job arneoog. I'm sure all of us feel that way sometimes :D
You should put subtitles in there for the rest of us.

[arneoog]

Thank you very much! :D
I may create a version with english voice and start :cool:

[Shogunato]

so funny :D:D:D
good job :D

[laxman]

Hey looks good. CAn't really comment on the story line because its not in english so I'm not entirely sure why he gets mad, but the technical aspects:

- I know it was mentioned earlier when you posted your animation test, but the problem is still there. The hair movement is really distracting. I think the amount of movement is ok, you just need to make it so that it comes to a rest a lot faster. I'm not sure how you set it up, but If you used softbodies, then you should add a spring, and then put the dampen attribute very high.

-I think the animation could be improved quite a bit if the hands were animated. They tend to be stiff and don't curl very much. This is a very common problem and can easily be fixed by just having the fingers spread apart or curling them. The key is to not have them in the same position, make them move around a lot.

- THe last thing that can be improved very easily is the transition in the music. Right before he get mad, the 'happy music' is playing at full volume then just stops suddenly. I think that abrupt cut was a bit too much, maybe have the 'happy' music fade off slowly so that you have several seconds of silence before he gets mad, and then have the 'angry' music come in all of a sudden. This should also build suspense right before he gets angry.

Hopefully this will help your next short to be better. Very good work for your first one!

[DjVoyager]

For a first animation, that's very nice! You're on the right track. I agree with Laxman's suggestions, and look at them from the point of view of taking your skills to another level. Again, wonderful progress, keep it up!

[arneoog]

Thanks! :p
I hope I get some more time with my next short, than I did with this one.
And I will try to make every detail as good as posible the next time. Plus Learn some more about mayaHair...
And some other things like cloth, fluid, fur and all that stuff :cool:

Thank you Laxman for telling me what I should work more with!