I was able to fix the shadows and even got advice on how to get the shadows even. The only problem is that I forgot how :)! I'll ask again at class on Tuesday. I finally jumped in and tried to rig the Characters on my own without the Set Up Machine and have had great success. Now they have to be rigged by Sunday according to my revised gant chart , shot list and work schedule. The weather has been snowy and cold after spring tried to peek its head out but I don't mind because my workstation here at home likes the open window to keep it cool, otherwise the fans holler so loud that you think the machine is going to melt.
I'm posting this entry instead of rigging the girls because Norton Anti-Virus decided it was time for a full system scan and its hogging all my processing power. I would rather this happen than to catch a nasty virus while I'm trying to finish my Thesis.
The Work schedule is tight but doable. If I had farmed out the rigging I would have been much farther along than I am right now but I glad I finally have the experience and know how to rig on my own.
Once the rigging is done this Sunday including blend shapes and set-driven keys for the vehicle attributes I start the layouts, blocking in some of the animation and then the final animation with the vector renders directly following their completion. Hopefully I can work out how to batch render and enable render layers so that I don't have to devote extra time to rendering and keep the work flow going with the animation.
The Color correction needs to take place at NYU on the calibrated monitors so during my days off for Easter Break I can nail the colors and finish thins at home using those settings if need be.
These Last Five weeks are going to be tight!!!