Day 21_Class_Thursday (Nov 10th, 2011)

12:30 - 3:20PM

1. I'm trying to figure out why it is that the null object axis keeps leaving the center point whenever I put in a key frame to a specific position
2. I deleted the keyframes for each of the individual objects
3. I've tried setting it manually as well as typing in the coordinates and neither work the axis ALWAYS leaves the center of the objects that it's suppose to be in control of!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4. Blyth came over and copied the snowman object to a new file. Removed all key frames from the object and found that there were floating points. After going through and using the optimize tool on each object, the points stayed. Then the null objects were removed from the equation and everything was grouped. A rotating animation was set up, it worked the axis just had to be corrected and then the animation played as it was suppose to.
5. In addition to that tags were added to the torso and the scarf in order to animate it, the program more or less froze so I closed it through finder.
6. I was able to save both files open at the time though
7. Reopening the file I was working on
8. Tried going back through the steps listed above for the snowman already in the file but it wasn't working out
9. So I merged the other Snowman file into this one and deleted it with the lone exception of the detailed head
10. Snowman fixed Animated the arms and torso reaching down to snowball. I will not animate it going back up but I'll have the arms on the head and have them pull away in order to simulate or rather give it the idea of being picked up and put on.
11. Although its not done the major problem I had is solved and I'll pick up where I left off on Friday to get it over and done with

Friday:

1. Complete animation sequences
2. Add Montserrat to the base of the globe
3. Render
4. Edit in Final Cut