3D Animation Blocking Cleanup Considerations
This video is an overview of common issues students encounter when animating a full-body character for the first time. It is critical to attend to these issues during the blocking stage, before any interpolation is applied through either linear or spline stages. Each of these are important, especially animating the clavicles, staging, rhythmic reversals, weight balance, and taking every step.
Link to the TweenMachine script: https://github.com/boredstiff/tweenMa...
0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Hide Unnecessary Objects
1:15 - Keep Your Keyframes Sequential
1:46 - Use Parent Constraints
3:20 - Use Torso FK Controls
6:53 - Clavicle Controls
9:00 - Staging
14:00 - Rhythmic Reversals and Line of Action
22:54 - Weight Balance
25:03 - Duplicate Poses
25:58 - Avoid Unnecessary Keys
26:44 - Twinning
30:04 - Take Every Step