MOANA | Maui & Moana Shot Progression | Animation Breakdown | 3D Animation Internships

Process post! I was given the task to animate a determined Moana, who is absolutely terrible at sailing. How can I show that she’s terrible at sailing? I thought it would be fun to show her accidentally tying her hand to the rudder, dropping the rudder, losing control of the mainsail, etc. When starting the shot, I try and figure out the main actions and acting beats with thumbnail sketches. Some questions I ask myself all throughout my process: What is the character thinking/feeling during the shot? How do their emotions/attitudes shift throughout the shot? How can I physicalize the ideas through movement and posing? As you can see in my video reference, I’m a terrible actor, but the footage helps me figure out how some of the body mechanics might work. The rope was really challenging to animate! After animating a rough pass at it (the colored rope in the playblast) I worked back and forth with a super talented tech anim artist, Jason Robinson, as he worked on simulation for the rope. That rope was a doozy haha! ---- Thank you for watching and Subscribing! Contact with Allen Ostergar IV Story Artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios ✨MOANA Shot Progression playlist: 👉 Subscribe 3D Animation Internships channel: WANT TO GET FEATURED? All CGI artists, studios or schools who would like their work featured or published on Channel please apply below. We’re looking for 3D Animation Internship, Animation Breakdown, Animation Progression, Animation showreels etc. Contact us here → 3DAnimationInternships@ #Moana #MauiAnimationBreakdowns #MoanaShotProgression #3danimationinternships