A video breaking down first person animation to it's very basics. I will take you through my journey from capturing reference with a GoPro, to explaining the process and then animating each individual step to completion. Hope this helps those who are interested.
This video is so good!! Not a lotta good tutorials out there for this stuff, so I'm really glad I watched this one. Especially really cool to see it done by someone working at DICE :D I love these tutorials. Animation is something I've thought about learning about recently so this video is very useful. Also very cool to get a rig to play around with too!
Lol! Funny thing is the more you edit the more you start thinking exactly that way “I should have used something else, Dang!”. Thanks for spreading the word Danny.
Yeah man that would be great. Can’t give you anything from an insiders perspective at the moment. But maybe we can come up with something else. I am new to all this so lead the way. Cool videos btw. Great channel!
@@harveynewman Thank you! It has no hurry, let your gun release first :p I remember Ryan (Animationmerc) doing some cool videos on the ridiculous BF1 reloads, was pretty interesting to watch
Glad it shows Smokey. I am thinking on dropping way more content like this in the channel. The bigger the channel gets the more opportunities I’ll have to show more behind the scenes.
Note to future animators: 6:21 While this is a getting started tutorial, and who gives a crap when you're practicing, don't chicken wing your characters in the final product for modern weapons. lol Make a vertical V, not a horizontal one < with the elbow. Tuck in the trigger arm and elbow. Extend the barrel arm and hand. It'll look more realistic. th-cam.com/video/0AUldPdj9E4/w-d-xo.html ^This guy shows a bladed stance (side of torso facing front) but if your character (third person perspective) is wearing body armor because say they're military or police, their chest should be facing forward. In real life you want the plate facing towards the potential enemy bullet.
A note for said future animators, a chicken wing stance is fine for traditional rifle grips, a vertical grip is only fine on pistol grips, so anything thats got the grip that resembles an AR, AK, MP5, ect THOSE grips, for a bolt action rifle with a tradition grip, feel free to wing
Another wonderful video Harvey! You have been my favorite animator ever since I was directed to your the God of War video. I am first year animation student, it's great to see a breakdown of the steps in this clean, compact style.
That hit me right in my feelings, thanks for letting me know Beveled. Best of luck in your studies. I've been there and I hope my future videos will help you out in your exciting journey ahead.
I'm curious, after watching you animate the rig, I've just realised that every fps I can think of moves the gun to the camera (head) instead of the other way around. Is this just the "don't fix what isn't broken" approach or is there an inherit flaw that you as an animator are privy to that those of us not in the industry don't understand? I've shot a lot of different guns in my life so I have always felt that the way guns are handled via in game animations has always felt off, your video is the first time I've been able to put my finger on why.
Very good question and well noticed. The other way around as you mentioned is the correct way, but due to the first person camera being used for so much in game and being the centre of attention for the player at all times, it would be slightly disorienting to the player to take him to the object instead of the object showing up in front of him. It’s the same as for example a jump and roll in first person is just a crouch movement with a camera shake but you never stop looking where you are going to sell the felling of it, but not taking the focus and attention of the player away from the center of the screen. (hope that makes sense and it helps a little) Thanks for watching and commenting. ;)
This is a good point, but many great firearms instructors actually teach shooters to bring their weapons to their heads, it results in a more natural and comfortable shooting position.
The unreal model you brought in, is it fully rigged already? I want to practice this type of thing with my own weapon model, but I don't want to have to make and rig arms. Any tips?
Hello Harvey this tutorial was so good But two things I didn't understand it well. 1 how can I set up the camera please if possible say how can do it .2 for fire shape how we can do it. The both are secret and you can not say them? Thank you a lot
@@harveynewman Thank you Harvard to answer it. another question. In professional studies that making games like Call of Duty they set up cameras manually or their rig that is advance too have cameras in them too. It's common that camera must be into rig or no.
Please make a following video please!!! What next? How to bring it to ue4? How to do Aimimg, straffing, weapon sways, weapon jiggles, sprinting.... all into ue4 and command it?
WOW! 😳 I am so glad that I followed the link that Dennis at DICE tweeted out today. This is mind blowing! When I play a game I'm always at least SOMEWHAT conscious of the fact that somebody had to create every single aspect of what I'm experiencing, but it never occurred to me just HOW intense the process truly is. After seeing THIS I am definitely going to appreciate the subtle nuances in what each character does while I'm swinging lightsabers & firing blasters in Battlefront 2! 😁 Just... WOW!
Thanks a million Raptor, feedback like this always makes my day. Glad you find it interesting and useful, I tried my best to make as accessible as possible, so it's not overly complicated.Thanks also for the support over at Twitter.
@@harveynewman You got it! Believe me when I say that I understand on a fundamental level how complicated this actually is. I'm still trying to wrap my head around basic CAD. I've got the marketing & the crowdfunding campaign essentially figured out for a simple but gimmicky A.F. "As Seen On TV" type of product, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to actually BUILD the darn thing in 3D. So Trust Me, I TOTALLY recognize the level of talent that's required to make something like THAT work! ...and THAT is why you and others like you earn The Big Bucks! You've earned 'em. Perhaps now you'll also begin to get the Respect and Admiration from the Gaming Community as a whole, from Casual all the way to Pro, that you all deserve as well. Rock On, & Keep It Comin'!!
Simple question probably, but are the hands and the weapon rig linked together into one skeleton so you can move them easier? Or are the hands and the weapon two separate skeletons with their own animation key frames?
Hey Garrett. They are separate and then I use the tools shown to track them to each other. It’s a much more flexible way of working without having to use constraints.
I'd just like to add here that Goldeneye Totally Effin' RULED!! It's still my favorite Bond movie of all time BECAUSE of that game. Man, SO many fond memories of the countless hours we all spent over thd course of several years back then with people that I don't even get to see anymore... Just great times. 🤔 Ha! 😃 This just made me remember how much I used to wish that SOMEBODY would hurry up & figure out a way for us to be able to play games like that without everybody needing to share the same TV screen, as it always meant we were giving away our positions & telegraphing our plans to each other constantly. 😏 Just look at things NOW!! #GotMyWish 🤟 😁 !! Golden Gun Mode All Day By the Way
Awesome stuff! Really good tips you're sharing on here. now to soak up all that anim knowledge. You are a great mentor! game animation is so cool man I love VFX more but that'd be pretty awesome in my window shooting myself with a weapon lol over here we have some paranoid neighbors they'd call cops on me for sure for doing such a thing lol really great stuff my man! keep up the good work
You are the only person i've seen so far who is as I expected what game devs looks like before I really get into these, cool, friendly. After a whileI saw a bunch of youtube tutorials and they all are looks boring except some of them. Can you recommend me some more youtube channels like him?
Great video! As a student who recently started 3d animation, I can say that your videos can be quite helpful, not only on the quality of the animation but also on the process of production behind it. You can easily explain things without us (viewers) having tp rewind just to clearly understand what you did. So yeah, great video and keep up the good work! And by the way I learned about your channel from somebody who mentioned your channel on reddit. So I guess you have some good fans out there! Nevertheless it would be nice to see you grow even more!
Thanks a million for this comment, loved it. This is exactly why I started this channel to help people like yourself. Animation is a very complex subject that takes a lifetime to learn, I am trying to break it in the smallest most understandable chunks possible, and hopefully showcase how fun it is in the process. Thanks for the love, and please help me spread the word, specially if you are on Reddit...that's where the INTERNET lives.
Hey no worries at all, thanks for your hard work on Battlefield V, really loving it, 100% best Battlefield in the franchise! Thanks for the give-away opportunity as well, awesome of you!
No I picked up the skills only once I started working. I do have a degree. And the last question is complex, but overall there’s a high likelihood of being hired without a degree. When it comes to art, Companies are more interested in your talent more than a degree. It helps to have both.
Great video Harvey. Do you use any tools for swapping parent spaces? I've been doing a lot of hand contact/grab animations lately and wonder if there are tools or techniques I could utilize as I have no first-person animation experience.
Hey Chip, Thanks a lot for the props and for watching. Yeah there's a few. I am guessing you doing a lot of space switching?! That stuff can be difficult to grasp. I will try and do an episode about that in the new year.
Nice tutorial! But isn't it bad to make the aim down function an actual animation? Because, if your game had the feature to add sights onto your gun you would need a new animation for every different sight / scope. Wouldn't you therefore just move the first person rig in the game engine towards the camera (so it look through the sight), instead of doing an actual animation for it?
Hey...really great question. And it seems like that in most games. But unfortunately the camera is the one thing that needs to be static to avoid disorienting the player. So the weapon is the one being raising to the POV of the camera to give you the ironsight look. We do need to adjust the position and animation depending on scopes. It’s not the most fun work but it’s part of the job.
It was called “Animation Specialist” way back in the day. But to be honest I didn’t learned any animation, I learned later on with mentors and through work.
Yeah Takes is pretty epic. But I’ve used something similar using layers in previous studios for Maya. Unfortunately the plugins where build for the studio only. But only a matter of time until Autodesk brings it to Maya.
Great video, very interesting. To be honest, i'm just here because of Ben Walke. I will leave you a sub and i am excited for your future videos. Crysis 3 is just my all time favourite, just love it.❤
Hey man thanks for watching. I am no expert but I think the stinky gun was the British Lee Enfield. I need to find out the name of this one. I genuinely don’t know.
The real David Dixon! DANG! :) Thanks a lot brova, really glad you think so, also thanks for taking the time to watch and reply, I appreciate all the support you've given me in this new youtube journey.
Your content is awesome. Very well edited, and I always feel like I learned a lot in just 20 minutes hehe. Since you're looking for suggestions on future videos, I'd love to see you animate a fighting sequence! Cheers
I really enjoy your videos, man! I saw you pop up by a share from Oskar (we studied animation together), and I find it really interesting to get to deep dive into some else's way of working! Keep up the good work, inspiring and entertaining :D
Hey Lukas. Ah that Oskar, he is an ace animator and has been there supporting this idea from the get go. Thanks for the excellent feedback man. I’ll certainly will, next episode dropping Monday. ;)
Hey Hamza, glad to be of help man and happy that you are taking good info from these. I will keep on delivering videos on the work process for sure. Soon I will go into the minutia of some things people have been asking.
Thanks Paul. I understand exactly what you mean, it's like two different worlds. But if you are at least interested you must be a very good programmer. People like you can bridge the gap between Art and programming quite well.
Sup Frazuri. Thanks a lot for watching and that’s great feedback. I did the video for people like you was really hoping to make accessible to everyone.
Harvey Newman you accomplished your mission! You entertained me the entire time and I liked to see the process of the animation, thanks again, keep it up!
How long would you say, it usually takes from start to finish (including revisions)? Also, can you still use the animation if the artists changes the model?
Thanks, man! This really cover a lot of what I dind't knew about first person animation! Will those principles (cycles and transitions) apply also to an animation with a sword or bare hands, right? thanks for your videos, these are great!
Hey Bejamino, thanks for watching and the positive feedback brother. And yes you are right, the same exact principles apply. Once you get the basics down, you can get fancy with the transitions and loops, that is what most studios do hence why it looks so cool and complex.
@@harveynewman thank you for your reply. I'm still trying to follow my dream and jump into games industry, so every bit of knowledge shared by professional is a huge push for the ones (like me) that are learning! And of course also your giveaway looks great :D
@@ZioPinoVolante Anytime....yeah I can relate Beniamino. I remember when studying after finding mentors how everything just made sense and clicked in place. Hopefully these videos can help you in your journey. :)
ASMR?! thanks a mill. Happy days! To me it’s cringy to hear my own voice, I wish you could see the amount of times that it takes me to just do one take that is salvageable. :)
Sorry for the late reply. But yes, the earlier you start the better animator you will be. You dint have to be good you have to be an excellent animator to get in. ;) so start now be persistent and consistent with you animation learning and you’ll be fine. ;)
Hi! Usually game Animation are not animated to camera so my doubt is can 1 person Animation can be animated only whats gonna see by the player?? And if this YES then i have an other doubt... You shared awesome insight that in one game need to animate 1st person and 3rd person cycle for same character so my other doubt is if that can be animated to camera how will you animate these kinda games whats the pipeline will Animator animate separatly like these cycles are only gonna be 1st person and 3rd person is gonna be separate or animate like usual 3rd person games and lately somewhere they will add a camera for 1st person which Never animated. Hope i didn't confuse anybody Very nobe and dum doubts
Well that’s a loaded question. But I understand what you mean. It really depends on the studio, the type of shot and what’s it’s mean to be used for. So the answer to all the questions is that you can do it all. When you start at a studio the first question is always what’s needed for animation and how can I achieve it in the most effective way positive and then you take it from there.
1more doubt!!! I am not a gamer or a person mad for games infact i don't even know what are top games whatever the game industry news are but i like animation i wanna be an Animator for sure will game industry will accept person????
Well not playing games is ok. But being passionate for games is definitely needed as the workload is very heavy and there’s lots of crunching. So if you are not passionate it’s easy to just see it as work which ultimately will impact the quality of work.
@@harveynewman okay but am very much passionate about character Animation but not passionate about games I feel like its just an another opportunity to Animate characters. Do you recommend me to start in games??? My thought is where ever character Animation i wanna go for it
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A video breaking down first person animation to it's very basics. I will take you through my journey from capturing reference with a GoPro, to explaining the process and then animating each individual step to completion. Hope this helps those who are interested.
This video is so good!! Not a lotta good tutorials out there for this stuff, so I'm really glad I watched this one. Especially really cool to see it done by someone working at DICE :D I love these tutorials. Animation is something I've thought about learning about recently so this video is very useful. Also very cool to get a rig to play around with too!
I learn a lot from this video
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A tutorial directly from DICE animator? Yes please!
:) thx for watching.
4:42, what would the neighbors think, lol
Lol! Funny thing is the more you edit the more you start thinking exactly that way “I should have used something else, Dang!”. Thanks for spreading the word Danny.
@@harveynewman
Haha yeaaaa
You up for some kind of collab? (A bit like i did with jeff some days ago with a video on how the prologue was made)
Yeah man that would be great. Can’t give you anything from an insiders perspective at the moment. But maybe we can come up with something else. I am new to all this so lead the way. Cool videos btw. Great channel!
@@harveynewman Thank you!
It has no hurry, let your gun release first :p
I remember Ryan (Animationmerc) doing some cool videos on the ridiculous BF1 reloads, was pretty interesting to watch
jesus danny youre everywhere
911 What's your emergency?
Yeah there's a guy aiming what looks like a sniper out of his window. His gun seems to be jammed.
Yerp the thought crossed my mind when I was shooting the video. :) I had the whole this is a fake weapon speech lined up.
I love that you are so enthusiastic about your job! I really enjoy seeing behind the scenes stuff like this!
Glad it shows Smokey. I am thinking on dropping way more content like this in the channel. The bigger the channel gets the more opportunities I’ll have to show more behind the scenes.
Note to future animators: 6:21
While this is a getting started tutorial, and who gives a crap when you're practicing, don't chicken wing your characters in the final product for modern weapons. lol
Make a vertical V, not a horizontal one < with the elbow. Tuck in the trigger arm and elbow. Extend the barrel arm and hand. It'll look more realistic.
th-cam.com/video/0AUldPdj9E4/w-d-xo.html
^This guy shows a bladed stance (side of torso facing front) but if your character (third person perspective) is wearing body armor because say they're military or police, their chest should be facing forward. In real life you want the plate facing towards the potential enemy bullet.
A note for said future animators, a chicken wing stance is fine for traditional rifle grips, a vertical grip is only fine on pistol grips, so anything thats got the grip that resembles an AR, AK, MP5, ect THOSE grips, for a bolt action rifle with a tradition grip, feel free to wing
This is so awesome, studying animation right now and this is so interesting to see :) Very well edited video too!
Thanks Riva, wish you all the best with your studies, hope these videos will help in some way.
Hah small world my friend. I also animated on Goldeneye 007 for Wii but I was in the cutscene team. Great video and awesome tips.
An nice one 👍🏾 it was a great team and a fun project to work on. Thanks so much for watching.
Battlefield def has some of the best reload animations of any games
Hey man, what program do you use to edit these videos? specially the motion graphics.
Hey Brian. I use Final Cut Pro X. Will show a little bit about it in my next episode dropping Monday.
Another wonderful video Harvey! You have been my favorite animator ever since I was directed to your the God of War video. I am first year animation student, it's great to see a breakdown of the steps in this clean, compact style.
That hit me right in my feelings, thanks for letting me know Beveled. Best of luck in your studies. I've been there and I hope my future videos will help you out in your exciting journey ahead.
I'm curious, after watching you animate the rig, I've just realised that every fps I can think of moves the gun to the camera (head) instead of the other way around. Is this just the "don't fix what isn't broken" approach or is there an inherit flaw that you as an animator are privy to that those of us not in the industry don't understand?
I've shot a lot of different guns in my life so I have always felt that the way guns are handled via in game animations has always felt off, your video is the first time I've been able to put my finger on why.
Very good question and well noticed. The other way around as you mentioned is the correct way, but due to the first person camera being used for so much in game and being the centre of attention for the player at all times, it would be slightly disorienting to the player to take him to the object instead of the object showing up in front of him. It’s the same as for example a jump and roll in first person is just a crouch movement with a camera shake but you never stop looking where you are going to sell the felling of it, but not taking the focus and attention of the player away from the center of the screen. (hope that makes sense and it helps a little)
Thanks for watching and commenting. ;)
This is a good point, but many great firearms instructors actually teach shooters to bring their weapons to their heads, it results in a more natural and comfortable shooting position.
The unreal model you brought in, is it fully rigged already? I want to practice this type of thing with my own weapon model, but I don't want to have to make and rig arms. Any tips?
The rig/model is fully rigged but not for unreal, just Maya. You can always download the rig (it's free) and give it a try.
amazing video quality
was thay an mp40 its had mp iron sights but a shapagen 41 stalk and a clip.for a mp40 and an m1 carbine
Most likely it’s something created by the rigger behind it. Not a real weapon.
Hello Harvey this tutorial was so good But two things I didn't understand it well. 1 how can I set up the camera please if possible say how can do it .2 for fire shape how we can do it. The both are secret and you can not say them?
Thank you a lot
Oh I've been watching it one time I watched again. The fire is an feature into this rig? Because I don't download it yet
Yeah you right. Both the camera and the fire are a feature of the rig. Download it and give it a try. ;)
@@harveynewman Thank you Harvard to answer it. another question. In professional studies that making games like Call of Duty they set up cameras manually or their rig that is advance too have cameras in them too. It's common that camera must be into rig or no.
can i still win that battel field 🤣🤣🤣🤣
LOL! I wish I still had it. :D
@@harveynewman
Homefront revolution had amazing art and animation and worldbuilding, but fell short in game play design.
Hey bro, I remember when you tweeted your 1st day at Dice Stockholm✌️
Thank you for your hard working
Sup brother. Oh yes! I didn’t think people where paying attention then. That feels like ages ago man. Thanks for watching and keep in touch.
Please make a following video please!!! What next? How to bring it to ue4? How to do Aimimg, straffing, weapon sways, weapon jiggles, sprinting.... all into ue4 and command it?
Hey David. Thanks for the feedback and for watching. I am planning on a serious of videos very soon. ;)
@@harveynewman Awww yeaaah!!! Thanks so much! Can't wait...
Do you guys ever use mocap suits to get this kind of FPS animations?
Hey Selim. Yerp getting realistic reloads for a specific realistic weapon on a mocap suit is the best way to go about it to capture all the nuances.
bruh you like the dude from the GNR radio from fallout 3.
I'll take that as a compliment. That was dope.
great ..
WOW!
😳
I am so glad that I followed the link that Dennis at DICE tweeted out today. This is mind blowing!
When I play a game I'm always at least SOMEWHAT conscious of the fact that somebody had to create every single aspect of what I'm experiencing, but it never occurred to me just HOW intense the process truly is.
After seeing THIS I am definitely going to appreciate the subtle nuances in what each character does while I'm swinging lightsabers & firing blasters in Battlefront 2!
😁
Just... WOW!
Thanks a million Raptor, feedback like this always makes my day. Glad you find it interesting and useful, I tried my best to make as accessible as possible, so it's not overly complicated.Thanks also for the support over at Twitter.
@@harveynewman You got it!
Believe me when I say that I understand on a fundamental level how complicated this actually is. I'm still trying to wrap my head around basic CAD. I've got the marketing & the crowdfunding campaign essentially figured out for a simple but gimmicky A.F. "As Seen On TV" type of product, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to actually BUILD the darn thing in 3D.
So Trust Me, I TOTALLY recognize the level of talent that's required to make something like THAT work!
...and THAT is why you and others like you earn The Big Bucks! You've earned 'em.
Perhaps now you'll also begin to get the Respect and Admiration from the Gaming Community as a whole, from Casual all the way to Pro, that you all deserve as well.
Rock On, & Keep It Comin'!!
Simple question probably, but are the hands and the weapon rig linked together into one skeleton so you can move them easier? Or are the hands and the weapon two separate skeletons with their own animation key frames?
Hey Garrett. They are separate and then I use the tools shown to track them to each other. It’s a much more flexible way of working without having to use constraints.
@@harveynewman So does the weapon have to be rigged beforehand?
Wow, a keyframe animation? And I was thinking all FPS animation were mocap as well. Great work!
Ahah nope most of them are handkey. But as of late they started to be mocap only with handkey tweaks on top.
@@harveynewman Ah got it! ^^
Great video mate! I do miss doing 1st person weapon animations, not done any since Goldeneye
Thanks a lot James. The good old times at Eurocom hey?!...I miss working with you man. Hopefully soon. ;)
I'd just like to add here that Goldeneye Totally Effin' RULED!!
It's still my favorite Bond movie of all time BECAUSE of that game.
Man, SO many fond memories of the countless hours we all spent over thd course of several years back then with people that I don't even get to see anymore... Just great times.
🤔
Ha!
😃
This just made me remember how much I used to wish that SOMEBODY would hurry up & figure out a way for us to be able to play games like that without everybody needing to share the same TV screen, as it always meant we were giving away our positions & telegraphing our plans to each other constantly.
😏
Just look at things NOW!!
#GotMyWish 🤟 😁 !!
Golden Gun Mode
All Day
By the Way
May i know what software do you use?
Autodesk Maya.
Awesome stuff! Really good tips you're sharing on here. now to soak up all that anim knowledge. You are a great mentor! game animation is so cool man I love VFX more but that'd be pretty awesome in my window shooting myself with a weapon lol over here we have some paranoid neighbors they'd call cops on me for sure for doing such a thing lol really great stuff my man! keep up the good work
You are the only person i've seen so far who is as I expected what game devs looks like before I really get into these, cool, friendly. After a whileI saw a bunch of youtube tutorials and they all are looks boring except some of them.
Can you recommend me some more youtube channels like him?
Thanks Kyaw.
Great video! this helped me a lot
Thx Bodhi. Glad it helped. Get in touch if you have any questions.
Great video! As a student who recently started 3d animation, I can say that your videos can be quite helpful, not only on the quality of the animation but also on the process of production behind it. You can easily explain things without us (viewers) having tp rewind just to clearly understand what you did. So yeah, great video and keep up the good work!
And by the way I learned about your channel from somebody who mentioned your channel on reddit. So I guess you have some good fans out there! Nevertheless it would be nice to see you grow even more!
Thanks a million for this comment, loved it. This is exactly why I started this channel to help people like yourself. Animation is a very complex subject that takes a lifetime to learn, I am trying to break it in the smallest most understandable chunks possible, and hopefully showcase how fun it is in the process. Thanks for the love, and please help me spread the word, specially if you are on Reddit...that's where the INTERNET lives.
really dope video, I love how chill you are, very relaxing to watch. Subscribed!
Thanks a lot for watching and for the feedback. Trying to get these out weekly. More next Monday. Also...thanks for the support on Twitter
Hey no worries at all, thanks for your hard work on Battlefield V, really loving it, 100% best Battlefield in the franchise!
Thanks for the give-away opportunity as well, awesome of you!
5:37 He did not just.....
comeone its a scar not a AR15...
im so pissed rn lol
Lucky guy, nice work !
Thanks Mike.
Great tutorial!
Thank you! Cheers!
what headphones do u use?
Bose QC15
Wow. Good work.
Thanks a lot Raptor. Hard work but fun. 😀
Cool video!
Thanks Melvin. If entered the comp, best of luck.
Did you ever go to college for this and what's the likelihood of getting hired without an animation degree
No I picked up the skills only once I started working. I do have a degree. And the last question is complex, but overall there’s a high likelihood of being hired without a degree. When it comes to art, Companies are more interested in your talent more than a degree. It helps to have both.
Great video Harvey. Do you use any tools for swapping parent spaces? I've been doing a lot of hand contact/grab animations lately and wonder if there are tools or techniques I could utilize as I have no first-person animation experience.
Hey Chip, Thanks a lot for the props and for watching. Yeah there's a few. I am guessing you doing a lot of space switching?! That stuff can be difficult to grasp. I will try and do an episode about that in the new year.
@@harveynewman that would be dope.
What gun is that?
The one in the tutorial? If so it’s a made up weapon.
You made first person animation look fun, that's quite an achievement xD
Great video as always, Harvey. Thanks for sharing your knowledge :)
Glad you think so Felipe. That is what i set out to do in my mind, but you never know until you put it out there for people to judge. Thanks
Ok this stuff is lit, subscribed!
Man this comment made me laugh. Dopeness. Thanks for watching and for the sub.
Can you do this in blender?
Also awesome vid! Can't wait to do first person animation
Great vid Harvey, very informative! :)
Thanks for the feedback and for the sub Micha. Make sure to enter the competition if you fancy. :)
@@harveynewman I sure will
hey harvey, when i follow the link to mattias website it says url not found, is there any fix for this?
Nice tutorial! But isn't it bad to make the aim down function an actual animation? Because, if your game had the feature to add sights onto your gun you would need a new animation for every different sight / scope. Wouldn't you therefore just move the first person rig in the game engine towards the camera (so it look through the sight), instead of doing an actual animation for it?
Hey...really great question. And it seems like that in most games. But unfortunately the camera is the one thing that needs to be static to avoid disorienting the player. So the weapon is the one being raising to the POV of the camera to give you the ironsight look. We do need to adjust the position and animation depending on scopes. It’s not the most fun work but it’s part of the job.
Very interesting video and super relevant.
Nice Video :) !
Im to stupid to do such cool things😂 but it is very interesting to see how this works. Ty man.
Keep it up man.
Thanks for the feedback Iron. You have a strong TH-cam Name. Dope! :)
did you go to 3d animation school in Sweden?
No not at all. I studied in LONDON. My home town.
@@harveynewman was it game development related? and what's the college called?
It was called “Animation Specialist” way back in the day. But to be honest I didn’t learned any animation, I learned later on with mentors and through work.
Maya should copy "TAKES" from Motionbuilder, then you would have 1 file but each action on separate "take" with own layers.
Yeah Takes is pretty epic. But I’ve used something similar using layers in previous studios for Maya. Unfortunately the plugins where build for the studio only. But only a matter of time until Autodesk brings it to Maya.
You motion captured homefront the revolution. Man your cool.👍👍
And cool video
I remember playing that game in beta. I loved the idea of changing out upper receivers on the fly on my weapons. I wish more games tried doing it!
Great video, very interesting. To be honest, i'm just here because of Ben Walke. I will leave you a sub and i am excited for your future videos. Crysis 3 is just my all time favourite, just love it.❤
Ah Ben, that man has a lot of pulling power. Need to thank him personally when I see him. And Crysis was a lot of fun to work on.
@@harveynewman Give him my regards ^^
Has the gun you worked on been added yet, If so which one is it?
Great video! I will be studying game development, and am already an animator for indie purposes! Love seeing first person animation tutorials
Thanks a lot. Best of luck with your studies. Working Indie is the best. Hope my videos will help you on your studying journey.
great quality video, very relaxing :) Very informative as well. Looking forward to watch more. Thanks
It's a welcome surprise that people find these videos relaxing. so cool. Thanks a lot for the feedback, and keep it tuned for more.
Hey Harvey! Is that the stinky gun you're using for reference!?! :D
Hey man thanks for watching. I am no expert but I think the stinky gun was the British Lee Enfield. I need to find out the name of this one. I genuinely don’t know.
Thanks, Harvey, nice video. There is some great information here in this video, dude.
Hey Genesis! Thanks once again for taking the time to watch. Feedback is always appreciated brother. Glad you dig.
Great video, Harvey, definitely informative and fun to watch. Dat production value! :)
The real David Dixon! DANG! :) Thanks a lot brova, really glad you think so, also thanks for taking the time to watch and reply, I appreciate all the support you've given me in this new youtube journey.
Really interesting video. Thanks you for show us!!
Thanks man, my pleasure. Cool Battlefield videos btw.
what if we were doing it from scratch?
Awesome video! I love seeing your animation process and how you film reference videos etc. Keep up the good work, this is super duper content!
Also, I can't get over your crisp style in video editing. Superb!
Thanks Oskar...you've been there from the get go man, can't tell you how much I appreciate that.
@@OskarWetterbrandtLOL first time I hear that description...but I will take it!! It's dope! Thanks man :)
@@harveynewman Credit where credit is due, and god dang it you're due! (not sure if that's a correct expression, but I'll go with it)
@@OskarWetterbrandt I understood it, so it is! :D
Your content is awesome. Very well edited, and I always feel like I learned a lot in just 20 minutes hehe. Since you're looking for suggestions on future videos, I'd love to see you animate a fighting sequence! Cheers
Thanks Ororo. Glad you are enjoying the videos so far. Thanks for the feedback. And great suggestion, will try to get that sorted in the new year. ;)
Great in depth video man! will definitely reference it when I attempt my first .. first person anim :D
Thanks Faz pls do. Feel free to suggest ideas on what to cover next. Keep in touch and spread the word. ;)
Thank you Harvey:) There is lack of lectures based on this subject, mostly recorded streams without explanation. Very helpful. Thanks once again.
Hey Ewa. Thanks I agree, part of the reason of me starting these is exactly that. Glad to know that there’s people out there that feel the same.
Dig it man, looking forward to future videos - very cool to see behind the curtain on some of this stuff.
Thanks a lot Mike, appreciated. New Episode dropping Monday.
I really enjoy your videos, man! I saw you pop up by a share from Oskar (we studied animation together), and I find it really interesting to get to deep dive into some else's way of working! Keep up the good work, inspiring and entertaining :D
Hey Lukas. Ah that Oskar, he is an ace animator and has been there supporting this idea from the get go.
Thanks for the excellent feedback man. I’ll certainly will, next episode dropping Monday. ;)
Yeah, he's been great since day one at uni, always putting in more work than the next guy!
Sweet, can't wait!
its good to see you again, I'm learning a lot of things from you. We need more video and your process of work.thankyou.
Hey Hamza, glad to be of help man and happy that you are taking good info from these. I will keep on delivering videos on the work process for sure. Soon I will go into the minutia of some things people have been asking.
Dude Goldeneye 007 was my whole childhood thank you for the memories
Thanks for playing. It was a lot of fun.
awesome video like all the previous ones Harvey, keep up the good job!
Thanks for the constant support Chloe means a lot. Glad you are digging these. ;) It's hard work, but it's fun.
New sub, great quality video man.
Thanks for the sub and dope feedback.
Bros hella cute no homo
Cool video
Thx for watching Emanuel. Plenty of stuff like this planned for the future, stay tuned.
@@harveynewman cool ill keep my eyes peeled
Great video. Always wanted to see something like that. As a programmer, I'm a not acquainted with animations and visuals. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Paul. I understand exactly what you mean, it's like two different worlds. But if you are at least interested you must be a very good programmer. People like you can bridge the gap between Art and programming quite well.
@@harveynewman I hope that someday I'll be able to do that. Thanks again for this video, Harvey
Hey, great video, and very interesting too. Just a quick question: would you mind working again in Battlefront 2? However, continue with this videos!
Thanks...and done!! Currently working on BF2 ;)
Amazing!!! Thanks for responding and looking forward for more of this videos!
Hey man this is amazing! Good video, I don’t know much about animation but I want to learn more about it, thanks for the video man
Sup Frazuri. Thanks a lot for watching and that’s great feedback. I did the video for people like you was really hoping to make accessible to everyone.
Harvey Newman you accomplished your mission! You entertained me the entire time and I liked to see the process of the animation, thanks again, keep it up!
I find this helpful keep it up👍👍👍👌
Thx for the feedback. :)
No problem bro
Good video bruv
Thanks for watching Brova. Any suggestions or ideas let me know. Dropping a new one tomorrow.
@@harveynewman maybe a tour around you're job that would be cool
That’s a great suggestion man. I’ll see what I can do.
How long would you say, it usually takes from start to finish (including revisions)? Also, can you still use the animation if the artists changes the model?
Thanks, man! This really cover a lot of what I dind't knew about first person animation! Will those principles (cycles and transitions) apply also to an animation with a sword or bare hands, right? thanks for your videos, these are great!
Hey Bejamino, thanks for watching and the positive feedback brother. And yes you are right, the same exact principles apply. Once you get the basics down, you can get fancy with the transitions and loops, that is what most studios do hence why it looks so cool and complex.
@@harveynewman thank you for your reply. I'm still trying to follow my dream and jump into games industry, so every bit of knowledge shared by professional is a huge push for the ones (like me) that are learning! And of course also your giveaway looks great :D
@@ZioPinoVolante Anytime....yeah I can relate Beniamino. I remember when studying after finding mentors how everything just made sense and clicked in place. Hopefully these videos can help you in your journey. :)
Thanks! And this voice ! ASMR
ASMR?! thanks a mill. Happy days! To me it’s cringy to hear my own voice, I wish you could see the amount of times that it takes me to just do one take that is salvageable. :)
HI, Harvey, could you make a video on how to get a job industry as a 3d animator?
Ah good one. I already have one planed for sure.
@@harveynewman id love to know too, please cover as much things about the topic as you can
Iam watching from holland bro. Nice video and What a great game !
Holland?! Bedankt! (I just googled that, hope it's right) Thanks Paul.
@@harveynewman thats right! Youre welcome!
Great Video, keep it up Harvey!
Thanks Callum, hope it helped.
You deserve way more views man.
Thanks man. Hopefully we can get more people like you so we can up those numbers.
Great video! You almost convinced me animation is an easy and fun process!
Nice video 👍
Thanks :)
When I'm older I want to animate for DICE.. do u have any advice??
Start animating now and don’t just put it off and say your gonna do when you’re older or in the future its a horrible mentality
Sorry for the late reply. But yes, the earlier you start the better animator you will be. You dint have to be good you have to be an excellent animator to get in. ;) so start now be persistent and consistent with you animation learning and you’ll be fine. ;)
@@harveynewman thank you so much! I assume I won't start animating for a triple a company so do u have any tips how I apply for smaller projects/teams
forgot to subscribe😂
Thanks for subscribing.
This is pretty cool. Makes me want to become an animator :D Looks fun!
Sup Christian. Thanks a lot man. Dropping content like this weekly, next one dropping Monday. Keep in touch.
bruh its ez you dont need that things to make a simple animation bruh,animator bruh moment.
@@shadybandit7 If its ez why your reload animation test looks awful?
Neat
Thanks Alfred. Cool name btw.
Sorry for what i did.
what ?
Thank you!
Thank YOU, for watching.
I Tweeted you my thoughts as you requested :)
Hi! Usually game Animation are not animated to camera so my doubt is can 1 person Animation can be animated only whats gonna see by the player?? And if this YES then i have an other doubt...
You shared awesome insight that in one game need to animate 1st person and 3rd person cycle for same character so my other doubt is if that can be animated to camera how will you animate these kinda games whats the pipeline will Animator animate separatly like these cycles are only gonna be 1st person and 3rd person is gonna be separate or animate like usual 3rd person games and lately somewhere they will add a camera for 1st person which Never animated.
Hope i didn't confuse anybody
Very nobe and dum doubts
Am sorry doubt became too big paragraph
Well that’s a loaded question. But I understand what you mean.
It really depends on the studio, the type of shot and what’s it’s mean to be used for. So the answer to all the questions is that you can do it all.
When you start at a studio the first question is always what’s needed for animation and how can I achieve it in the most effective way positive and then you take it from there.
Thanks
I just recieved my certificate in Game Design. Thanks so much for the tutorial, and the giveaway opportunity!
Congrats Strife. You are in for a treat, this industry is GREAT. Thank you for watching. Keep in touch
1more doubt!!! I am not a gamer or a person mad for games infact i don't even know what are top games whatever the game industry news are but i like animation i wanna be an Animator for sure will game industry will accept person????
Well not playing games is ok. But being passionate for games is definitely needed as the workload is very heavy and there’s lots of crunching. So if you are not passionate it’s easy to just see it as work which ultimately will impact the quality of work.
@@harveynewman okay but am very much passionate about character Animation but not passionate about games I feel like its just an another opportunity to Animate characters. Do you recommend me to start in games??? My thought is where ever character Animation i wanna go for it