Dodgers Shackles test 1

Ok iv bee looking at trying to cteate dodgers chains for his shackles so i have done some tests, iv used IK handles but they always seems to move only from one side and is not that useful for creating a chain that can move realisticly.
So i looked searched for tutorials for creating a chain in Maya, i came across this tutorial click to see tutorial. this tutorial was very simple and easy to follow so i produces this test. It uses riged body dynamics. By cleverly making the mock arms a parent of the nail constraints, i was able to animate these arms and the chain will follow, like so....



am now trying this on Dodger

dodgers beard test render

animation for Jacobs Boxer rig rough

as i am trying to get a showreel together i have animated Jacob's Lightning Mike Rig. its a good rig, simple to use and deforms quite nicely

shot_8_rough_animation

this is a block of rough animation from shot 8 of corked. im just blocking out the rough body animation and will fill in the gaps with more inbetween frames and some facial expressions.

the animation has started!!!!! shot44 rough

some business card designs

THE BLOCKTHROUGH TAKE 1

bit more blockthrough

part of the blockthrough with some sound!!!!!!

this is a rough sample of the soundtrack kindly produced by Cap'n Gallows!!!!

quite a bad example and something i dont want to end up with

videos for my innovations abstract

more of the blockthrough

here is a chunk of the blockthrough

its a bit rough and ready but hopefully makes sense!! although without the sound and the facial expressions some things may look a bit random at the moment

shot_43 one of the complicated ones!!

stupid constraints!.....stupid block through lol

AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!