Life of Pi Animal Animation

Our first design project was all about the design cycle. The design cycle comprised of four steps, investigate, plan, create and evaluate. For my project, my partner and I looked into the design process for animating the animals from Life of Pi.

Life of Pi Animal Animation

Investigate

·         Understand animal behaviour

·         Look at animal physique

·         Make the visual effects alluring

·         Research what appeals to the audience

·         Gather information from the animal experts in order to make the animation seem realistic

Plan

·         Make sure all animals fit in the storyline and act like the actual animal would

·         Use appropriate animation software to make the animals realistic

·         Measure the animals in proportion to the scene and actors

·         Teach actor to react to the animals without actually seeing  them

Create

·         Generate the animals and make sure they fit in the scene

·         Use the animation software to make the animals come to life

·         Make the animals still look as realistic as possible even in 3D (using the Cameron Pace 3D Rig)

Evaluate

·         Animals look realistic and have a normal build

·         Animals behave and react in a normal way

·         See if appealing visual effects was successful

·         Media reviews

·         Popularity