Paitan

“The Rat Trap” is Paitan’s first experimental animation project — an original story in early development. We are exploring and unlocking the Metahuman HDA in Houdini 21 to power our project. This week was all about world-building—piece by piece, node by node. I took a major step forward by updating the kitchen set, reshaping it into a modern space accented with African textures and design cues.

“The Rat Trap” is Paitan’s first experimental animation project — an original story in early development. We are exploring and unlocking the Metahuman HDA in Houdini 21 to power our project. This week, I set out to achieve something ambitious — to take facial animation data from Unreal Engine’s Metahuman and apply it directly to a Metahuman rig inside Houdini, maintaining full control and editability within Apex.

“The Rat Trap” is Paitan’s first experimental animation project — an original story in early development. We are exploring and unlocking the Metahuman HDA in Houdini 21 to power our project. This week, I set out to achieve something ambitious — to take facial animation data from Unreal Engine’s Metahuman and apply it directly to a Metahuman rig inside Houdini, maintaining full control and editability within Apex.

@MovellaEnt + #XsensContest, #Houdini, #SideFX, #UnrealEngine "Only in My Dreams " was my submission for the MovellEnt Xsens Contest....