After I sent the proposal of my thesis and final major project (FMP) on the 14th June (https://kamil.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2021/06/14/thesis-fmp-proposal/), Luke messaged me for his feedback on my topic.

My original topic for the thesis was ‘A Study of 6-Legged Creatures Animation‘, and Luke suggested me to change the topic to be a bit less specific which is to study the animation & movement of non-quadrupedal creature. I agreed with Luke’s suggestion.

As an early preparation before I go further into the topic, I made a quick list of things that I thought I need to find and prepare.

Thesis:

Video references to study the movement:
a) Record real-life creature; ant, crab, spider (if I can)
b) Slow motion video from online
c) Creature from existing movie and animation

Writing:
a) Draft points
b) Note down finding from videos & references

FMP:

Design:
Creature characters with different legs design and movement mechanism. Probably 3 characters for the short animation:
a) 6 legged creature with ant or crab style legs
b) 6 legged creature with horse style legs
c) Squid or octopus style character

– I need to make design sketches for the characters
– 3D modeling for the 3 characters
– Rigging
– Storyboard
– Record background plates