rigger
- noun
- /ˈrɪɡər/
- Jargon
- The studio hired a skilled rigger to prepare the CGI character for realistic facial movement.
Examples
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Several riggers collaborated with animators to build a reusable skeleton for the game's hero.
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As a freelance rigger, she wrote custom control rigs that sped up the studio's animation process.
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The rigger adjusted the model's joints for better movement.
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Many riggers work on film sets to ensure smooth animations.
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The studio hired a skilled rigger to prepare the CGI character for realistic facial movement.
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As a freelance rigger, she wrote custom control rigs that sped up the studio's animation process.
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Several riggers collaborated with animators to build a reusable skeleton for the game's hero.
Compounds
- Specialized
A ship with large square sails hung on horizontal bars across the masts
- Specialized
A long thin paint brush used for painting very fine lines like the ropes on a ship
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rigger comes from rig, 'to set up' a system of controls, and is used in animation for the same idea. A rigger in computer animation builds the digital rig, the 'skeleton' and controls of a 3D model, so it can move like a puppet.