wk 11: The day the assassin attacked

Captains log, Star date 569714: It has a nice ring to it doesn't it? It is based on a true story, I might make an epic film out of it, Staring me as the only person who survives! because it would seem that my group is being picked off one by one! I am the only one left standing the other three members of my group are ill presumed dead. Thus I must battle on, facing this mammoth journey alone!

Nah just kidding! They are all ill but that hopefully won't stall us ... ... ... much ... ... ... okay maybe just a bit ......................... WE'RE DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED AAAARRRRGGGHHHH.

Anyway hopefully we will have something to present on Tuesday if not then woops. I have been making character animations today in the hope of putting them into the Rock Room. I have successfully merged the band, but the crowd are giving me gyp. Every time I merge a character into the scene something goes wrong and its different each time.
Sometimes I won't be able to move them along a certain plane once they are in, sometimes I won't be able to rotate them without screwing them up and other times they won't move at all!
Its not as if it is a uniform problem it is just Max! I honestly wouldn't mind sitting there and separately animating 50 characters individually as long as they would import and move around properly but oooh nooo that's too much to ask when the deadline approaches. Oh and FYI screaming at the PC monitor doesn't work I've tried it. I think I'll try a hammer next.

Below are some animated characters (not it the scene) and the band (in the scene). The fact that none of us have been taught character animation I think we've done well and will form an effective raving crowd/mob! My characters are below, the other peeps in my group will upload their own creations.



How cookin' does this shot look!