Showreel

This is my showreel showing the work that I have done this past year.

(update) laura boots showreel 2019 from Laura Boots on Vimeo.

mr leopard - turn around (update)

here is an updated version of my

Mr leopard - animation process the hospital rollercoaster scene

here is the process of the hospital rollercoaster scene

Mr leopard - animation process the candy scene

here is the process of the candy scene

Mr leopard - animation process the shadow scene

here is the process of the shadow scene

Business Card Ideas For New Designers

Here are some ideas for my business cards, all having my character either together or on there own. for me, my favourite front is 3 or 1 I like the look of them.

front

back

Mr leopard - animation process part of the train scene

here we have a part of the train scene with the conductor shaking hands with the mum character. I am currently fixing the conductor in maya for there is a problem with rendering and the conductor animation, however here is what it would look like if it was in the scene.

Mr leopard - animation process part of the shadow scene

This is a part of the shadow scene of the animation Mr Leopard, where I have refined the animation of little Laura is walking.

mr leopard - train station lighting test

after a bit of redesigning and drawing the environment, I thought it would be best to make the scenes my vibrant and colourful. for before there were grey and dull, so here is my light test of the train scene.

major - reflective statement

Project- Mr. Leopard Short Animation

Strengths
When starting this university course in computer animation, I found it very difficult to accept constructive criticism, taking things too personally. I have since learned to listen to the experts, my tutors, whose advice and guidance has been invaluable and has ensured I remain focussed and motivated to improve and develop.
I feel I have notably improved in the areas of 2 D characters, 3D character design, and story development. I had initially struggled with the rigging aspects of Character design but now feel my confidence has grown and I am no longer fearful of facing new challenges.
I feel I have been highly motivated and have tried to remain focused throughout this project.

Weaknesses
My main weakness has been time management, despite being focussed and motivated I feel I have been slow in the initial stages of the project, which I have been fearful may affect the quality of the work produced. I may have focussed on small details for too long and not seen the bigger picture, and feel I need to continue to work on this area.
Another weakness I have experienced is not being assertive enough with collaborators in project management, accepting delays when I should have requested a time limit of the work being produced.

Future improvements
I feel with the experience I will be able to develop my skills and knowledge which would improve my time management while maintaining the quality of the work I produce.
I need to develop skills around prioritizing and not becoming distracted by details that are not necessarily beneficial.

major submission post

Project Development for the... by on Scribd

 

Makingof Mr Leopard by laura boots on Scribd

Render Lighting by laura boots on Scribd

Major - shadow, conductor and doctor thumbnails

here are some thumbnails I forgot to post about these extra characters I did for the animation.

major - Project Proposal

Project Development for the Production by laura boots on Scribd

Major - character turn around demo

here is the character turn around for all of my characters.

Major - Mr leopard animation process

here is the animation process of my Mr leopard animation, I refined 2 scenes in the animation.

Major - Mr leopard pre vis

here is the pre-vis for the Mr Leopard animation.

Major - render shots 1

I thought it would be best to post the render shots iv done so far to show how the film will look.

Major - animation process pre vis ending scene

here is the previs for ending scene.

Major - animation process pre vis the playtime scene

here is the previs for the playtime scene.

Major - animation process the hospital scene

here is the previs of the hospital scene.

Major - animation process the train station scene

after some thought and working on this scene, I thought it would be best to work on the train scene for it is the most important scene in my story. so here is the train scene.

Major - animation process the Timbuktu scene

Here is the progress of the Timbuktu scene. Where Laura and mum talk about the hospital.

Major - animation process the junkyard scene (previs without 2d)

   here is the start of the junkyard scene in my animation, this is blocking out my where the characters should go and do. I will be adding the 2d character animation soon.

Major - animation process scene 2: the ball scene

here is the ball scene of the animation, iv made some adjustments and refined the animation to get it to follow my ideas for the animation.

Major - animation process the ball scene (previs)

so here is the set up for the ball scene.

Major - Mr Leopard scene renders

here are some renders from my animation that I have done so far. the ball scene (previs ) will be up soon.

Shadow Scene 

Ball scene

Major - animation process scene 1: the shadow scene

after the previs, I made some adjustments and refine the animation, I have made progress for the first scene and I'm starting to like how it is going. here is the first scene.

Major - animation process the shadow scene (previs)

I made some adjustments to the characters due to the shadow animation and making it fit with the blocking animation.

Major - animation process the shadow scene set up and renders

here are some render test and set up screenshot to show how the progress is going.

screenshot

renders

Major - animation process the shadow animation

For the last few days, I have been working on the shadow in the first part of the animation, I used a mixture of hand drawn and puppets to get the final outcome of this animation. The next task to do is to put it into the scene and make sure it fits well and a render test of how it will look.

Major - old Mr Leopard character turn around progress *UPDATE*

Same as Laura, old Mr Leopard character needed to be changed a little bit.

Major - Mr Leopard character turn around progress *UPDATE*

Same as Laura, Mr Leopard character needed to be changed a little bit.

Major - Mum character turn around progress *UPDATE*

Same as Laura, the mum character needed to be changed a little bit.

Major - Laura character turn around progress *UPDATE*

I revisited the turn around for the character was too far from the right. so here is the new laura character turn around.

Major - animation process the shadow scene (previs)

here is the start of the shadow scene in my animation, this is blocking out my where the characters should go and do. I am happy that I have started and will be adding the 2d shadow animation soon.

Major - old Mr Leopard character turn around progress

So far I have made the character into the beautiful, clay and wireframe renders but as for the turn around its self I am currently building a walk cycle for the turn around for that I have both a still and animation for the turnaround. Here is old Mr Leopard progress.

Major - Mr Leopard character turn around progress

So far I have made the character into the beautiful, clay and wireframe renders but as for the turn around its self I am currently building a walk cycle for the turn around for that I have both a still and animation for the turnaround. Here is Mr Leopard progress.

Major - Mum character turn around progress *UPDATE*

the same thing goes for the mum character.

Major - Laura character turn around progress *UPDATE*

after getting some feedback on the turn around progress I quickly made a change to the character potion for the turnaround.

Major - Mum character turn around progress

So far I have made the character into the beautiful, clay and wireframe renders but as for the turn around its self I am currently building a walk cycle for the turn around for that I have both a still and animation for the turnaround. Here is Mun's progress.

Major - laura character turn around progress

So far I have made the character into the beautiful, clay and wireframe renders but as for the turn around its self I am currently building a walk cycle for the turn around for that I have both a still and animation for the turnaround. Here is Laura's progress.

Major - @Phil old Mr Leopard turn around render test

Hi, Phil iv made the new render of old Mr leopard, and I wanted to get your advice on which looks better?

Major - Mr Leopard and old Mr Leopard turn around render test

Here is the render turn around test for Mr. Leopard and old Mr. Leopard characters. For the Mr. Leopard character, I like number 1 for it seems more teddy like and more like the character. as for old Mr leopard, I thought it would be best to keep him in the pose below since he is the older version of the younger Mr leopard

Major - Laura and Mum turn around render test

I thought it would be best to put up some pose renders of my Mum and Laura characters to see which are the best for the turn arounds. for the Laura character, I like number 4 or 5 for both have a likeness to what I was like as a child. as for mum, I can't decide between number 1 and 3 I really like them both and feel that either one would be good.