Challenge 10: Phonemes & Performance

Step 1: Choose the appropriate character

I choose the character hedgehog which was designed and produced by myself before.

Step 2: Find an audio clip

Converting Audio For Maya & Matching Audio to Performance/Reference Footage.

Audio formats that work with Maya:

  • Windows: .aiff, .wav, .bwav
  • Mac: .aiff, .wav, .bwav, ,mp3

Make sure the audio is 16-Bit  NOT 32-Bit (High Dynamic Range). 

Step 3: Act out

Using the given ref also tried to record the ref by myself, which can be more related to it.

Step 3: Creating a ‘Jaw Bounce’ animation

Polish it in Graphic Editor

Demo1:

Demo2: When I added a bit of expression.

Final demo: