This exercise is a study into the animation principle of follow through and overlapping action. It was an interesting exercise as there were a lot of very subtle movements which were easy to miss on the lecturer's rigged demo. There is a slight bounce on the hammer as it impacts on the ground which I didn't notice at all until I zoomed in on the graph editor. After adding this bounce to my exercise and manipulating the rotation on the antenna, it became clear that the timing and extent of the rotation led to different visuals in which the eye perceived different materials that the antenna was made of. In this animation, the aim was to make the antenna like a wire. By using keyframes and graph editor manipulation, it became easier to add the timing to the follow through. Learning about offsetting the keyframes also came in handy as this led to the overlap as each hammer moves slightly after the one before it. This creates a powerful effect of motion and timing that is pleasing to the eye. Looking at the animation, it looks as though I managed to successfully achieve this. To date this is one of my better animations as there is a nice flow to it. Other than that, if I were to redo this exercise, I would look more into using a different object unlike a hammer. Maybe feathers would have a light enough texture that an offset of follow through and overlapping action could work nicely with it. In conclusion, this animation was one of my favourite exercises to date due to it's success. I look forward to the next exercise.
Also sorry for the terrible pun in the title. Yes, it was called for.
THIS ANIMATION USES A RIG CREATED BY JASON THEAKER AND REFERENCES ANIMATIONS ALREADY CREATED BY HIM AS PART OF A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. I DO NOT OWN OR CLAIM TO OWN IT'S CHARACTERS
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