Breakdown:

1. “Chiquito” Student Thesis:

With this timelapse, it took a lot of trial and error to figure out how we would actually get it done because it was short and only lasted a couple of hours, not multiple days. We ended up deciding the character would be animated in twos. Focusing on the poses was really fun since we had to be able to tell what she could do when it was going by so fast. 

Rigging by Karen Chen,  Environment, Look Development, and Lighting done by Anna Riva 

 

2. “Chiquito” Student Thesis:

This shot was my favorite camera angle because of how small Chiquito feels being under a car. It was a challenge to get him rolling out of a ball with the device in his mouth. 

Van Model by Daria Jean, Teleportation Device Model by Anabella Gonzales, Environment, Look Development, and Lighting done by Anna Riva 

 

3. ​Teleportation Device Animation Test:

Seeing my design go from a simple 2D animation test to a fully realized 3D animated prop was the best part of this piece. I loved being able to animate a mechanical machine based on my culture and a toy that my dad grew up playing with.  The design was made by me. Model made by Anabella Gonzales. Rig made by Karen Chen. Textures and Effects made by Anna Riva

 

4. “Chiquito” Student Thesis:

This camera angle was one of my favorites because it's the first one in which we see how big the environment is and all the different pieces of art we have in it. I also wanted to show off the flags and a lot of the detail my thesis partner was putting into the environment. This was one of the harder shots for me that I animated because of the way I modeled the character. It was a stylized interpretation of a real Armadillo, and I gave him flat little paws, not the weird toes Armadillos have. So figuring out how I wanted to establish his run for the film took a lot of trial and error. It took me like 3 weeks to do. I created the character model, Avery Pendleton created the rig, and Anna Riva created all the textures, environment, and lighting. Murals were created by various artists.

 

5. “Chiquito” Student Thesis:

This was one of my favorite shots because of how dynamic it felt with the camera movement and Chiquito. It made me realize I really like animating cameras. It took me three days to complete the animation so I could get used to the camera rig.  I created the character model, Avery Pendleton created the rig, and Anna Riva created all the textures, environment, and lighting. Murals were created by various artists. Camera Rig made by Shane Ryan

 

6. “Chiquito” Student Thesis: 

This was a unique angle I had not been used to so it was pretty fun! Shooting the reference was also really fun. Karen Chen created the rig with Advanced Skeleton, and Anna Riva created all the textures, environment, and lighting.

 

7.  Shot from the student thesis “Aqui”:

I animated the ribbon attached to the puppet. It was super fun! It was a great challenge trying to match the image plane in Maya to make sure the ribbons matched the footage of the stop-motion puppet. Ribbon rig, model, and puppet animation made by Anabella Gonzales