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week7: Breakdown the story arc — Disney’s animated film Mulan
Three-Part Story and Five-Act Structure
Protasis:
Prologue: In ancient China, there was a bright and kind-hearted girl named Hua Mulan (Mulan). As the eldest daughter of the Hua family, Hua Mulan, under the enlightened teachings of her parents, has always looked forward to bringing honour to the Hua family.
Epitasis:
Conflict: When the Huns were attacking in the north and the country was recruiting soldiers, Mulan’s aged father was even drafted to go to the battlefield. Fearing that her father would never return, the sad Hua Mulan took advantage of the midnight to disguise herself as a man and stole her father’s armor to go to the battlefield in her father’s place.In order to protect Hua Mulan, the ancestors of the Hua family send a kind-hearted Mushu dragon to accompany her, bringing her much laughter and assistance along the way.
Climax:After joining the army, Hua Mulan became an indispensable general in the army with her perseverance and patience. However, when she went to the north to fight, Hua Mulan’s daughter body was discovered by her colleagues in the army. Fearing that Mulan would be sentenced by the court officials for “deceiving the king”, the men of the family had to abandon her in the snowy and icy mountains and went to fight in the land of Xiong Nu on their own.
Catastrophe:
Falling action:Fortunately, Mushu was there to give her moral support and encouragement, and Hua Mulan’s belief in bringing glory to the Hua family supported her in not giving up
Denouement: Mulan ended up assisting the imperial army to fend off the incoming Huns and saved all of China
Final Project Process 2: Storyboard
storyboard:[draft]
sketch:[cucoloris]
week5: weight shift(step side) & pose
Pose Reference:
Outcome:
pose1:
pose2:
pose3:
Outcome:https://syncsketch.com/sketch/NmFhNGRiYWQ2/?offlineMode=1#/21856848/22657153/f_33
weight shift(step side):
reference:
planning:
Outcome(key):
Outcome:https://syncsketch.com/sketch/NmFhNGRiYWQ2/?offlineMode=1#/21856848/22657153/f_33
week6: Character Placement And Composition
This lesson focuses on character placement and composition, with references to the Golden Ratio:
There’s a lot to be said for the angle of the shot, the length of the shot, the placement of the shot, and so on.
The layout of the animation is designed taking into account the style of the film, the design of the characters. Also the rules of screen orientation need to be considered to avoid confusing the viewer during camera tracks and panning.
Final Project Process 1: Inspiration And Reference
Topic: Environmental related
Story Content: At the end of the world, the only survivor is searching for the last resources, he aimlessly walks through the broken streets. He suddenly saw an old door, opened the door, and found a new world (fantasy). As if he saw hope, he found a tree of life, when he was full of hope to live and wanted to touch the tree, the tree suddenly gave a harsh light, and the camera turned, and he died in the street in the end.
Meaning: Everything is just his fantasy, and this animation wants to remind people to realize the importance of resources and not to regret them until the resources are exhausted when it is too late.
Scene reference:
scene1: [Doomsday scene]
scene2:[cave with a life tree (shiny)]
character reference:
week4: Ball with tail—Animation
Modification suggestion:
Process:
Outcome: https://syncsketch.com/sketch/YWQ3OTg1NWEz/
week5-2: UE5 Control Rig
Root – Set control & Get control
Hand – Basic IK
Replace Animation Rig
Posing
week5-1: UE Physics
Adjust the camera parameters to make the blur effect more obvious (can be adjusted according to the actual project needs). The main adjustment is the Current Focal Length (the larger the blur, the more obvious) and Current Aperture (the smaller the blur, the more obvious).
week5: Social and Political comment in animation —— Le roi et l’oiseau(1980)
Content:
This animation film tells the story of a bird leading a group of beasts to overthrow the violent and capricious rule of a king. The film originated in France and reflected the era background of the French Revolution when people were miserable under the French absolute monarchy.
Racial equality and class equality: The love between the black guy and the shepherdess in the animation was not recognized by the elders because of their different skin color and race, and the two chose to escape and finally achieved a happy ending. This is also in line with the “liberty, equality, fraternity” and human liberation advocated by the French Revolution.
Social injustice – anti-power willfulness and anti-authority: In the animation, the king treats his subjects at will and makes evil laws according to his own will. Finally, under the instigation and organization of the birds, the subjects finally rose up to overthrow the rule of the king, and the hegemony also tasted the due consequences.
Through the form of animation, we can better understand and remember history, and at the same time make people aware of issues such as racial differences, class inequality and social injustice, which has far-reaching educational significance.