- On graduation which area or environment of production do you wish to focus upon and why?
The primary goal of my four years of university education to continue working in the animation and game industries after graduation. I will focus on character or creature riggings, such as how to construct the skeleton and muscular systems for the creature character, as well as the distribution of weights. I am passionate about giving life to a character, and rigging is the foundation for doing so. This is the aspect of my animation experience that I found most interesting during my university years. A good rig gives the animator more room to manoeuvre and creates increasingly engaging movement effects.
- What skills will you need to attain the standards required for vocational practice?
I must be proficient with film and animation software, such as Maya, as well as the number and location of the skeletons of various creatures and the fundamental movement patterns of characters or animations. I must also be familiar with a few simple codes and expressions in order to create additional animation effects that will facilitate the animator’s work.
- How will you showcase your FMP practice for the final shows?
My final FMP project will most likely be a three-minute-long, cartoon-style animated short film.
- Is it important to directly connect the thesis research to your practical work?
Yes, it’s important. My current thinking is that my thesis will investigate the field of animation rendering, including real-time rendering, offline rendering, GPU rendering, and CPU rendering. Rendering plays a significant role in my FMP animated short, so I believe it is crucial. I must choose a renderer and rendering method that will significantly reduce my working time and improve the quality of my work.
- Do you have an area of research you wish to conduct that is unrelated to practical element?
Currently, rendering and animation are the areas I wish to investigate. I will seek out additional data and resources to determine what I want to do.