This animation is a recreation of a scene I enjoy from the Anime "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End". The scene in question is when the character Stark, closes in on a dragon in episode 6. I really enjoy the camera work and character movement, thus leading me to want to study it and recreate it within blender. From this study I learned a lot about how creating animation for specific shots can cut down on work in off-camera rigs. I learned that creating animation based on a central camera with motion can lead to a lot of stretching and pulling from the character to heighten the animation but overall tends to be less realistic but looks better in the final shot. Lastly, camera motion can indicate both feeling and general size, without effecting actual scale or character expression.
This main rig is from of the Baqir Character from Animation Sherpa (© Copyright Animation Sherpa 2024), and I am using it here in a non-commercial and educational use.
The dragon rig was created by Paul1748 known as "Dragon Queen Zubeia" created in likeness from the show "The Dragon Prince". "Dragon Queen Zubeia" was designed by Wonderstorm, and the fx for the dragon was created by jimmy0005117. This free rig fits my purposes perfectly for this scene and is utilized here in a non-commercial and educational use.
This animation was rendered in EVEE, utilizing the toon shader Blender Anime Hair Shader by RoyalSkies. (royalskies.artstation.com)
Thanks for watching!
- Wampole