Digital Animation
Katie Whelan
An Exploration into 2D Rigged Character Animation
The reason I wanted to focus on 2D rigged animation was because I want to become a Junior animator in an Irish animation studio. Most Irish animation studios use 2D rigged characters for the projects that they make. Knowing this, I chose to focus my 4th year project on learning about 2D rigs, how they are constructed, and how to animate with them.
I wanted to showcase my animation skills using the 2D rigs. I sourced a 2D rig that is considered an intermediate level rig. Once I had sourced the rig I wanted to have 3 short clips that would demonstrate most of the skills a studio would need to see that I have. These skills would be demonstrated by showcasing a body mechanics scene, a pantomime scene and finally a dialogue scene. Once I completed each of these scenes, I put all of them into a reel so that I can send it to studios when applying for jobs.