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AsetsandEnvirornmen

Sincetheselightshadtobeanimated , andtherewasnowaytooseetheintensityof thelightintheviewportwithoutrenderingthewholesequence , Icreatedadisk geometrythatwouldchangeitssizewiththechangingofthelightintensity , soIcould seewherethelightwouldiluminatetheskinofthecongaswhileanimating . InitialyI alsoaddedacontrolthatalowedthetopofthecongato “ bounce ” butIendedupnot usingthiscontrolbecauseanimatingitwastakingtoomuchtimeandtheresult wasn ’ tveryvisible . Ialso created custom atributes in the trumpetlinked to each key ’ s vertical movement , andoneatributeforthesizeoftheendofthetrumpet , fora “ cartoony ” efect .

Riggingthemicrophonecouldhavebeenconsideredawasteoftime , butsinceithad torotateandmovearoundandthebaseofthepolewaswide , Ihadtocreate somethingthatalowedthebasetotouchthegroundinthecorectspotwhen rotatingthepole , withoutspendingtoomuchtimeanimatingitframebyframe . By spendingabitoftimeriggingitIwasabletoanimateitfasterandhavethe microphonealwaystouchingthegroundinthecorectspot . Theguitarwasthemostintenseone , because , foreachstring , Ihadanatributeto controltheamplitudeofthe “ wave ” movementand , bymovingthecontrol , thepart afectedwouldincreaseordecreasedependingonitsposition . Duringtheanimation process , Ijusthadtomatchthepositionofthiscontroltowherethefingerwas pressingthestring , andanimatetheamplitudetowhenthestringwasplayed .

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