Production Statement:

This is an animation creating a conflict between two characters for an advanced animation class. My original goal was to create a sword fight between two characters using realistic sword fighting techniques. I also wanted to bring a cartoon look. But as I made it I quickly went for a silent narrative approach as I found it more interesting. I created an approach that has realistic textures but still has a cartoon look as well as tone. I also didn’t want music in order to better flesh out what was happening I felt that no music made this more comical. The biggest problem I had by far was character rigging and getting the skinning right. This coupled with animating each joint throughout the animation. This was difficult as it took an extreme amount of detail and time. I would also say that much of what I learned was certainly in rigging and important techniques which will make the animating easier in the long run. I was happy with the outcome but I certainly would make more changes earlier on which would have saved me time.