Building Blocks - BTS

Here's a 'surface level' breakdown of the rigging system I used for the full education animation.

I'm using the Joysticks 'n Sliders plugin to power each of the four main character elements (Eyes, Eyebrows, Body and Arms). This approach seems pretty popular at the moment... I can see why. It's pretty fast.
Truthfully my own rigging system was pretty limited, but I needed to keep things as simple as possible due to the 10-minute duration required. The tight deadline also contributed.

The actual animation driven by the keyframes is pretty rough. Something to certainly get better at over time. Currently, they feel a bit stilted.