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SOP.png (948.0 KB)
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continuing the beam theme

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sop.png (1005.8 KB)
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Jump

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Jump.png (3.5 MB)
Jump_nodes.png (5.8 MB)

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mardini16_jump_v001.png (571.3 KB)

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screenshot.png (1.1 MB)

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COPS.png (835.5 KB)

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Day16

GSG HDRI used

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Day16_Jump

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For Day 16: Jump, I completely re-used the parametric biped rig and stage from Day 15 and built on it, this time focusing on more movement and motion sequencing, and in a more narrative context.

Using follow-curve animation style with splines, I drove a "freeze-frame" / "strobe light" effect by duplicating the rigs along motion guides. Then added some remap/ramp combos as parametric controls -- with these in place, I could tweak spacing, timing, and pose blending to fine-tune the look and feel of the jump arc. Too bad I didn't get it done before the deadline, this one might have had a shot at a vote or too ... maybe

This was a fun exercise and it has given some new ideas too. The flexibility of the rigging and scaffolding I built up made it easy to iterate, and KineFX once-again proved it's usefulness as a solid tool for handling custom animation ideations in practice.

Thanks and shoutout to the folks at SideFX and the folks participating in Mardini 2025, great work!

see you soon,
-alan/organic

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d16 KineFX jump.png (432.3 KB)
d16 KineFX jump network.png (737.6 KB)

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