Animation preview: Dog Dog short story

[shakes825]

I'm finally to the point of starting animation on my "Dog Dog" short story animation. This is just the first 10 seconds and I still have some cleanup to do - but would like some feedback on just the ANIMATION as it stands now. (Later I'll add lighting, some more props, etc.)

http://www.dh-graphics.com/wip/DD_scn1.avihttp://www.dh-graphics.com/wip/DD\_scn1.avi

Many thanks,
Dave Henion
http://www.dh-graphics.com/http://www.dh-graphics.com/

[doms]

Yea its good, maybe you could add some more emotion/ expression to the face. Also you could add to the "funky, dancing dog" character by using the old trick of polar opposites e.g a shy dog with a passion for dancing so there is some inner emotional conflict going on. Conflict, of some type, should really be what most scenes are about (unless its an establishing shot etc) and expressing the thought/ emotion of this conflict is what changes a 3D puppet into a fully engaging animated character.

Hey you probably know this and its early days yet, it looks like it will be good.

[shakes825]

Thanks for the comments - Yea, I need to work on his facial expressions.

Its part of a longer animation and this is establishing the story. Once some more props and other lighting effects are added it should be more clear. Its a bit of a spoof on super hero stories - the dog gets exposed to radiation and gets transformed into "Dog Dog"...

[shakes825]

I've put up an update to this animation here (2.8MB):

http://www.dh-graphics.com/wip/DD\_scn2.avi

I haven't gone back and tweaked the first part of it yet, but have added the next 12 seconds of animation and did some work on the lighting, environment, and textures.

But I'm mainly looking for any comments anyone has on the animation itself.

Many thanks,
Dave Henion