conception developing

From fashion designer' idea, she use the muscles to develop her clothes, therefore, I also develop  my conception of  animation by muscles. I try to draw the muscles and  think the contour of muscles.

Influence, Line, Moving

Three ideas are developed from the muscle, I will use this to expand my animation.

To replan the stage process.

In order to finding the suitable music of fashion designer, we spent time to search. Finally , we chose Amon Tobin' s music - Toys. We think that is suitable their design. Therefore, I must change my stage proccess before. In addition, I still develop my animation of conception, so I have not putting in this film.

The 3D cloth

When I make the cloth, the real cloth have a lot of detail that is not easily for 3D software. And when fashion designer saw my 3D cloth, she think that is very different from their image. After she take the picture of real cloth for me. The 3D software have some limit for simulation. Maybe, fabric of simulation is not important part in my project. However, I still try to find the best method of present although most time express cloth conception.

To replan my schedule

I spent a lot of time looking for fashion designer led to my schedule delay. In addition, fashion designer hopes I can change the music, so need to adjust the original plan.

Co-designer of the concept

I have decided the fashion designer of collaboration and asked her idea of creation. The following article is her idea.

Her aim is the creation of new voluminous silhouettes combining draping as 3-Dimensional shapes through manipulated designs using a combination of knitted and woven fabrics.
Recently demand for knitwear has increased and various new styles have developed knitwear using new technology. Her central focus on knitwear for my project is to create contrastive new silhouettes. She would like to make distinctive pieces of contemporary knitwear by mixing knit with different materials. When knitwear is combined with another material it can result in a greater variety of silhouettes and styles. 
She have chosen the muscle movement of human body as her inspiration. She have been developing her texture through the muscle movement. Mixing wide range of texture from the muscle movement can show brilliant knit garments with new silhouettes.

She has mentioned the muscle movement, I think that is very suitable dance within my project. Therefor, her conception also effect my development of animation, I must consider her idea to reflect her conception. After I will spend more time to discuss with her. 

Digital dancing

I still think how to ehance the fashion show in my project. Dance can perfectly show the human body and increase the flowing of fabric. However, in animation side, I constantly search suitable method that can clearly express the idea of fashion designer. Especially, using dance apply to animation.

Dancer- Merce Cunningham collaborated with Riverbed in 1997. They using motion capture presented digital dancing. 

From http://openendedgroup.com/index.php/artworks/biped/essay/

This example give me a lot of idea, although the performance is not fashion show. They using line and different colour show the dancer movement. Also we can see that human profile is not clear but the movement is very lively.


http://openendedgroup.com/index.php/artworks/hand-drawn-spaces-1998/

From http://openendedgroup.com/index.php/artworks/biped/essay/

When Andy tell me must start to render segment of the animation, I ponder afresh the method of presentation of animation. Before I watch Nick Knight's produce, he also apply line to shoot this film, the main express the cloth movement. Indeed, he use light and shadow to create the dynamic line. Probably, creating the active line is excellent method in my project.

Learning MotionBuilder

 

First use MotionBuilder to control the file of motion capture. Before I have some broken suface problem, Andy give me advice to try MotionBuilder software. Indeed, MotionBuilder can easily fill up the model error. However, the 3D model still part problem, the skeleton still have odd motion so I still need some adjust in MAYA. MotionBuilder have helped me to solve some problem  although I have not proficient MotionBuilder.

Meeting with fashion designer

I have talked to four fashion designer. I expressed my idea for them, they have felt interested and would like to collaboration with me. However, their design could be finished in June, I am worried that not enough time because I could need shot the film using their clothes. Besides, their design are not all suitable for dance therefore I could discuss with the dancer, maybe the dance is necessarily changed.