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This Maya animation project was created as a Final for DTC 335: Animation, Story, Narration, and Production in the Creative Media & Digital Culture program at Washington State University – Vancouver.

Our team was tasked with creating a 1-1:30 minute Maya animation that demonstrates our modeling and animation skills, narrative arc and conflict, and is based upon the thematic elements of a game of Chess. After multiple Storyboard iterations, our team decided to combine the conflict and character models of chess, with the conflict and physicality of Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em robots (later iterations turned the animation into Wii boxing match). The intro and outro of the animation demonstrate that the entire boxing scene is within the constraints of a video game.
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Animation Principles Used:
Squash and Stretch - announcers showing surprise
Anticipation - glove and body movement before punching
Staging - camera positions and movement
Follow through and overlapping action - rest animation and glove movement with body
Arc - Boxing glove movement and jumping movement
Appeal - Bishop/Rook/Knight facial models
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Project Manager – Tanner Gohl
File Manager – Tanner Gohl
Brainstorming and Story Development - All
Iteration Feedback - All
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Tanner Gohl:
Final Drawn Storyboard
Modeled Living Room Structure
Modeled Ceiling Pipes
Modeled Chain Lights
Modeled Wall Art
Modeled Floor Rug
Modeled Couch
Modeled Neon Light
Modeled Boxing Room Structure
Modeled Announcer Box Structure
Modeled Boxing Ring and Stairs
Modeled Chess Knight
Modeled Chess Bishop
Modeled Chess Pawns
Modeled Eyes/X_Eyes
Textured/Hypergraphed All Models
Living/Boxing Room Lighting
Animated 20s Playblast
Animated 60s Playblast
Animated frames 1-2160
Rendered frames 1-500, 1000-2160
250 word project description
Modeled Neon Match Start (not used)
Bishop/Rook Rigging (not used)
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James Keirnan:
Modeled TV
Modeled TV Table
Modeled NES
Modeled NES Table
Modeled NES Controllers/Cords
Modeled Chess King
Modeled Stadium Chairs
Positioned Stadium Audience
Animated Stadium Audience
Rendered frames 500-1000
Audio Production for 20s Playblast
Audio Production for 60s Playblast
Audio Production for Full Animation
Textured Personal Models (not used)
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Mei-Hsin “Michelle” Wan:
Modeled Boxing Gloves
Modeled Chess Queen
Modeled Chess Rook
Re-textured Boxing Gloves
Added production credits/video editing
Rough Lighting for Living Room (not used)
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Makenzie Wilson:
Rough Storyboard Sketch
Modeled Checkers
Researched rough sound effects
Animated Audience (re-animated)
Animated Announcers (re-animated)
Modeled square glasses (not used)
Modeled baseball cap (not used)
Jumbotron (not used)
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Music: "Day Of The So Called Glory" by Gramatik

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