Day 04: Hierarchy, Scene Scale, & Posing
Learning Goals
Students will be able to:
Adjust the positions of object axes for animation.
Setup an object hierarchy.
Normalize the scale of objects in a scene.
Agenda
Simple Hierarchy
Download: Three Stacked Boxes
Activity: Adjust the Object Hierarchies
Watch Later: Cinema 4D R25 Basics: Object Hierarchies - YouTube
Axis Positioning and Complex Hierarchy
Download: Lower Body
Technique: Renaming Objects
Technique: Moving Axes
Manually
Axis Center
Technique: Adjusting Hierarchy for Animation
Exercise: Rig the Lower Body
Watch Later: Cinema 4D R25 Basics: Lower Body Hierarchy - YouTube
Normalizing Object Sizes
Download: Objects of Abnormal Sizes
Visually Scaling
Project Scale
Watch Later: Cinema 4D R25 Basics: Scaling Objects to Physical Dimensions - YouTube
Homework
Add an Upper Body (of similar complexity) to Lower Body and rig it for animation.
Screenshot of Posed Character
Screenshot of Hierarchy
Using your character, Create a 3-10 cell comic strip.
Try to create Dynamic Poses
Play with camera angle/composition to tell your story
Feel free to import preset assets if they'll help
See if you can get away without dialog - but feel free to add it if you'd really like.
Recommended Viewing
Reference
Tutorial