3/ 26/ 20 by Nathan Conger

PSA: Saving and saving right

Maya gave me a lot of trouble because of file corruption. I had worked an entire night on maya using an incremented save file. I had enabled autosaving, so I thought I would be fine. Then when morning came, I had wanted to try a new function in maya and it caused my file to crash. Upon opening it, I saw that the whole scene had completely changed. It was completely wrecked and there was no way to get it back. I opened up my previous save states to discover that all of the autosaves I made with that increment file were all equally as corrupt, so I my night was completely wasted. The only safe files were the ones in the previous increment. So save frequently and more do an increment save after you do an important part in your animation. I thought my autosaves were untouchable, so be extra careful!!! So let's get started!

Step right up and ride through the haunted mansion! Think you're courageous enough to make it through or will you die of fright? This will be the ride of your life!

Disney Principles:

Staging:

Placement of the dancers approximately 1/3 of the way through the scene. Same deal with the axeman and the fires in the skull are in the upper third.

Staging:

Placement of the dancers approximately 1/3 of the way through the scene. Same deal with the axeman and the fires in the skull are in the upper third.

Enjoy the Ride!!

I had so much high hopes with this animation. Maya really had it out for me this round.

Intended content:

Outside and the Foyer: These rooms were in development, but not included. You get a view of the mansion as you walk up the stairs to open the door. Death lets you in.You walk over to the car as you look around the foyer. Upon sitting down and resting your hands on the car hood, death raises his hand and the manacles appear and lock onto your wrists.

The Jail: I intended to have arms reach out and grab you as you walk past them.

The character was meant to leave fall out of the car as he goes down the chute. The rest of your mansion ride was supposed to be you escaping the mansion on foot. The character was supposed to limp through as he holds covers his bleeding hands.

The room with the chained skeleton was meant to be a torture room. You were supposed to see a torturer cut a person in half and see his intestines fall out.

The Alter Room: A satanic ceremony was to be performed where the devil appears from smoke. The candles were meant to light one by one in a circle. You end up sidling along the wall and disappear up the stairs.