Sterling Kauahi, March 24th, 2022
It is nighttime when a ball bounces onto a street. The ball stops in the road, and a car runs it over. At the end, it launches into the air.
Storyboard
Used to make the bounces more visually appealing
Light grows on the right side of the ball, signaling that something is approaching
The ball pancakes for a few seconds, then shoots up quickly.
The car is placed in the middle of the shot and the sidewalks converge towards it. My intention was to draw the viewer's eye towards the incoming car.
When the ball stops abruptly, the top half follows through and comes back.
Everything was modeled in Maya. I used Maya Software to render the animation. I followed the first three minutes of this video (58) Maya tutorial : Model and texture a Tennis Ball in 3D ( full tutorial ) - YouTube to create the tennis ball.