Elements and Performance Criteria
- Clarify work requirements
- With reference to production documentation, determine requirements and purpose for 3D digital character animation
- In consultation with relevant personnel, determine work flow sequences to ensure that production schedule deadlines are met
- Select software that best suits the type of production and delivery platform for which 3D digital character animations are being created
- Prepare to create 3D digital character animation
- Gather and analyse reference materials to assist in the animation of the characters
- Examine the models to be animated to determine the most appropriate animation techniques
- Identify and develop skills with the controls of character rigs to be used
- Analyse audio supplied for animations as required
- Create thumbnail sketches of key poses required
- Act out shot and make notes on timing of actions or record to video for later reference
- Select the most suitable combination of animation techniques
- Create 3D digital character animation
- Animate first pass, applying relevant animation principles and experimenting with techniques to produce the required creative effects
- Submit first pass to relevant personnel for comment on whether requirements have been met
- Make adjustments as required and refine animation in passes until production requirements are met
- Animate facial features and lip-syncing to match audio and design requirements, ensuring that animation principles are taken into account
- Create secondary animations as required
- Finalise projects
- Submit final character animations in agreed output format to relevant personnel by agreed deadline
- Finalise projects according to enterprise procedures, e.g. making back-up copies of files and completing workplace documentation
- Participate in project evaluations and contribute ideas and suggestions about ways to improve future projects