Floppy and the Sleepy Planet is the project I'm currently part of as Animator. The project is a proud EPIC Mega Grants Recipient under the direction of Remi Crespo. I joined the team following the robust pipeline based in AAA Games.
Concept Art
I sketch out Action Sheets as references, those tasks are directly managed by the Animation Lead, with specifications of the Design Department and the Creative Director. These go into Syncsketch where our whole team gets a chance to review.
Blocking Pass
I start with primary setup, taking project needs and the correct Maya/Unreal usage and then I animate several clips in two main phases:
- Blocking Pass: I Create key poses to establish timing, and acting until I'm comfortable with the results.
- Advance Blocking Pass: Then I add more polish with tween frames, breakdowns and secondary motions.
Smooth Pass
After approval I move into smooth curves to sharp and clean all animation clips at the end those files will be exported into Unreal Engine for testing purposes and iterated as many times as necessary.
Other Roles
Testing: I'm allowed to play several builds in order to give feedback on gameplay elements, which are saved in forms for a database. It is a fresh task aside from my primary role, so it allows me to see the project from a design perspective and helps.
Content Creator: I was part of Floppy’s dev diaries for Patreon backers, writing dev notes of processes and facts about Animation, which were written in an informative way.
