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Entity Extraction for Screenplays with ChatGPT
March 24, 20236:15 PM I am exploring assembling scenes for computer animation from text based on AI. This is partly because I would like to speed up ...
Unity Tree Editor and Shader Graphs
March 15, 2023I have a number of assets from the Unity Asset Store some paid, some free. I hunt around in them for various models that I ...
Sympathetic vs Engaging Characters
March 14, 2023Are sympathetic characters the same or different to engaging characters? This was a topic on an old Writing Excuses podcast (episode 9.10). The answer is ...
Applying Machine Learning Classifiers to Screenplays for Animation Automation
March 10, 2023In my last blog I introduced this new series on applying machine learning to screenplays with the goal of automating some of the tedious steps ...
Machine Learning for Assembling Animation Scenes
March 6, 2023This is a first post in a new thread looking at using machine learning to speed up my process of assembling camera shots in an ...
Emotional speech synthesis for animation is here!
March 2, 2023For my hobbyist animation efforts I started with friends as voice actors. However, not having many friends… I mean, it is hard for my numerous ...
Unity Recorder Output Format Wars
February 28, 2023Back in 2021 there was a forum thread on video quality for the MP4 recorder. A few people reported getting poor quality MP4 files recorded, ...
Precise positioning with walk animations in Unity
February 16, 2023When you use a walk animation in a Unity Timeline using an Animation Track with Scene Offsets applied, you may come across a problem where ...
Conflict vs Tension in Storytelling
February 8, 2023To make stories more interesting, do you need conflict or do you need tension? Can you create tension without conflict? I was just listening to ...
Implementing Captions in Unity using UI Document
January 29, 2023Here is my current implementation of captions in Unity, the writing you see at the bottom of the screen that shows what the character is ...
Video Motion Capture EOY 2022
December 18, 2022Motion capture from video files has improved with time with some recent new entrants on the field, so I thought I would give a quick ...
Why I am excited for Mocopi
December 4, 2022Mocopi (I assume a play on "Motion Copy") is a relatively low cost motion capture device announced by Sony for release in 2023 Q1. There ...
How to Write an Anime Script (2022 Q4 update)
November 15, 2022I have been working on creating my own animated cartoon using 3D computer animation. This is a personal hobby project, so I have been taking ...
Spy x Family CG Fan Work
October 30, 2022Spy x Family (pronounced "Spy Family") is a popular manga series now available as an anime. It has some great characters and a fun plots. ...
Rain, raindrops, puddles, and water in Unity HDRP
October 24, 2022One effect I used in my first episode is rain to amplify the mood. This involved raindrops on glass windows, rain falling from the sky, ...
New Unity ebook on Workflows for Technical Artists
October 22, 2022Unity recently published The complete overview of Unity toolsets and workflows for technical artists, an ebook summarizing many Unity technologies and concepts directly relevant to ...
Motion Capture Tools (my 2022 list)
October 6, 2022Here is a list of motion capture (and related) tools I have come across on twitter or similar. Feel free to leave a comment for ...
Lighting Tricks in Unity HDRP for Cinematic Effect
September 25, 2022I am creating a simple animated cartoon using Unity and the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP). One challenge that comes up is how to control ...
Splitting a Master Sequence between Scenes in Unity
September 11, 2022I am using Unity Sequences to create a cartoon series (slowly). It is probably more accurate to say I am learning the technology to create ...
An animated short film created in Unity by students!
September 5, 2022Some students were asking about using Unity in the Unity Forums for creating a short animated film. Limited access to the computer at school, strict ...
Unity HDRP Lighting, Exposure, and the Sequences Package
August 22, 2022In this post I describe how I am planning to get the exposure right when using the Unity Sequences package with the High Definition Render ...
HDRP Shader Graph and Wind Zones
August 20, 2022I am (slowly!) working on creating an animated cartoon series using Unity 3D to animate the characters. I am upgrading the project from the older ...
Wind in HDRP - my journey so far
August 14, 2022Added Aug 20, 2022: Please note: This post can still be interesting, but if you want my final answer, check out this newer post. One ...
MICE Outlining
August 13, 2022Another masterclass series from the Writing Excuses podcast that I found interesting on script writing as M.I.C.E. This stands for Milieu (a place or location) ...