Character TD / Rig Reel Breakdown - Andre Metello - metello@gmail.com

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Segment 1 - Scripted Character Rigging Methods




This segment demonstrates a set of MEL scripts that I created for producing automated, modular and scalable character rigs.

Used to create stable and uniform character setups. Full squash and stretch capatibilities on every part, as well as a dynamic-reparenting method

for changing any controlīs parent on the fly during animation. (Scene embeded via script node and connections - No need for external scripts

and works perfectly with multiple referenced files characters). Also demonstrating are FK/IK switching on the fly without any popping. Procedurally rig 

also features independent hip/shoulder movement, FK/IK fingers as well as toon rubber-hose style deformations on arms and legs.



This section also shows that the same method can be used to create characters with any number of arms and legs. A quadruped is demonstrated, built using 

the same scripts and tools. 






Segment 2 - Example Character UI


This section shows an example of a useful character UI for facial animation that can be used to quickly pose facial controls and to

save/restore poses as well as sharing same poses among different characters.








Segment 3 - Plug In Development


An example of a plug in solution, a software that generates a a mesh comprised of hundreads of planes that can be controlled via attribute maps and 

animated. Used for many situations were a repetition of geometry is requested. Custom geometry can be used as well.

Originally built to create feathers on birds (as demonstrated) for a music video.