Task 2

In this task we had a choice of 9 audio clips to lip sync, using Preston Blaire's guide to assist us. I did not however, find the guide useful, it was too humanoid for my anthropomorphic cat. I chose The Matrix clip as I could imagine a cat in place of Agent Smith. The actual character design was loosely based off an exercise we did last year. The characters design is a good for the role as it looked to be a 'thuggish' character.

When I tried to move the chin to lip synch, I found it difficult to get the mouth shapes I wanted, in order to portray the dialogue accurately.So, I looked at many anthropomorphic cats. i settled on a version of the Cheshire cat which I felt was perfect - as The Matrix is based on Alison Wonderland.

I had to choose whether to use the original version, or the Tim Burton version and I decided on using a combination of both. I took inspiration from the Tim Burton creepy teeth and the animation style of the original.Then I put Morpheus's glasses on the cat.

I struggled with the actual lip sync as I couldn't really process Dottys tutorial at the time. So i struggled with the time remapping in after effects. After someone was able to sit down with ,me and explain it at a slower pace, i found it easy and convenient. I also used a dope sheet for the first time properly. It really helped putting in all the expressions.
 
 What went well

• I felt like I really succeeded in creative problem solving.  I had a problem and solved it in a way which makes sense and I'm really happy with my idea.
• The cat looks really creepy and off putting. Staying true to both the original character and Tim Burtons version.
• I was happy with my character design, as it is easily recognizable as a cat.

What could be improved

the lip synch worked to a certain degree, however, I don't think this is one of my strengths.

my timing could be improved

my in-between frames could have been smoother