tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78400918237319875912024-03-13T16:44:56.535-07:00The Animation School BusA blog discussing anything and everything about animation, storytelling and entertaining.Kelly Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707101210316820345noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840091823731987591.post-72858090032098954622016-11-18T17:21:00.001-08:002016-11-18T17:23:11.198-08:00Critique Openings and Future LecturesHi fellow animators!<br />
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I have a bit more free time on my hands so I'll be developing some new lectures and adding to this blog. If you have some ideas feel free to message me, the whole point of these are to help you out.<br />
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I am also accepting new students for private tutoring and critiques, so if you have a shot and wants some notes back please send me a message. It's $25 for 10-20 minute critique reviewing your poses, timinig and any other aspect of your shot that needs a bit of work. Please check out the tutoring link for examples of previous critiques.<br />
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Hope everyone is well, working hard and staying inspired. It's all about perseverance!<br />
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Here's one of my favorite animations where Winnie the Pooh is bouncing on his name. It shows texture in the timing, appeal, posing, variety and so many more charming things. Hope it inspires you as it does me. <br />
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<br />Kelly Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707101210316820345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840091823731987591.post-60112040921590046542014-08-22T17:10:00.002-07:002014-08-22T17:10:57.737-07:00New Position with Dreamworks Animation!Hi Everyone,<br />
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It's been way too long since my last post, but some very exciting events have taken place this past year. I got to work on the Smurfs 2 film, I did lots of cool freelance projects around LA, and now I'm an Animation Lead over at Dreamworks Television for the King Julien TV show.<br />
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Here is some more info from CartoonBrew on the show I'm currently working on:<br />
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http://www.cartoonbrew.com/internet-television/dreamworks-will-make-king-julien-puss-in-boots-and-<br />
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I will be creating new demos soon, so if you have any suggestions please leave them in the comments section.<br />
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Thanks!<br />
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<br />Kelly Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707101210316820345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840091823731987591.post-56331335647880114982013-06-28T02:38:00.001-07:002013-06-28T02:54:22.377-07:00Stop Motion Animation-Behind the scenesMy awesome supervisor, David Tart, introduced me to the world of stop motion animation. I was completely charmed by the medium and decided I had to give it a try. So I decided to build a puppet and animate the audio clip from the 11 second club competition.<br />
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Here is the final video, and below I will go behind the scenes and show you how I created this piece.
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I decided to create the puppet from wire and clay. I followed a variety of videos on youtube and combined their techniques.<br />
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1. I made a drawing of my character and began with Aluminum wire to make the torso and legs. I ended up winding about 3 wires, because I was scared it might break during animation. </div>
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2. Add the arms and extra length for the fingers and toes.</div>
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3. Add some bones so the wire would stay together and also bend around joints. I used Quick Steel epoxy for this. </div>
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4.I sewed him a pair of jeans from a pair of my old jeans that I cut up to make shorts. I stuffed him with aluminum foil to fill in the body since it's very light. (ideally you don't want your puppet to be too heavy or it won't stand up) You can stuff the character with anything you want, the point is to have tight fitting clothe or it will "chatter" when you animate it. I also added fingers and wrapped them in aluminum foil to give them mass, but mainly to not have the wire poke out when I bent the clay for animation.<br />
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5. Then I sowed him a little sweater out of an old Christmas wine bag I had laying around and even added some detail in the neck line. Magic is in the details :)<br />
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6. I added clay hands over his aluminum covered fingers. (This was Sculpey clay so it stay soft unless you bake it) I did not bake the hands since I needed to bend them while I animated. I also sowed on little shoes of cloth around his feet. On the bottom of the feet I had two magnets held on with epoxy, one on the heel the other on the toe.I also sowed little shoe laces, because they look cool.<br />
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7. I created the head by making a ball of aluminum (Trying to keep the puppet as light as possible) and then with Sculpey clay modeled his face, hair, nose and eyes. I took just the head and threw it in the oven so the clay would bake and these parts would remain solid.<br />
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8. I then added more clay to the bottom of the face which I was planning on animating, so it needed to stay soft clay. Same for the eyebrows, they are just little pieces of Sculpey clay. I also decided to buy these nice acrylic doll eyes online. (I also went to home depot and had them drill a tiny hole in the center so I can move them with a pencil when I animated them) (You can buy these online, and I recommend you buy the ones with holes already carved into them) I also bound the aluminum head to the wire with the Quick Steel Epoxy and here is the final product.<br />
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Here are some links to the videos I used for building the puppet:<br />
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<b><u>Step 2: Build the Props </u></b></div>
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I decided I needed a pinball machine so I created one out two pen boxes, some random sink parts, some candles and I used 4 air freshners sticks for the legs. I also new I wanted to animate him releasing the pinball so I made the release lever with wire and aluminum foil. I also made a whole in the box so the lever could slide in and out. I also added epoxy and magnets to all four legs so that I could magnetize them and they wouldn't move during animation.<br />
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<b><u>Step 3: Build a Set</u></b></div>
I was lucky enough to intern at Laika and I got to see their sets. They basically have giant black curtains around their entire set. It's the best way to control the light, so that you can shoot any time of the day and the light is not changing on your animation.<br />
So I decided the best way to do this was with a big black sheet I nailed to the ceiling in the corner of my apartment.This didn't leave me much space inside, which was very cramped, but it totally worked.<br />
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Here is what the inside looked like. I found this piece of fiberglass that was painted so I used that with the magnets. At first I thought this was a great idea, but I now know that screwing down the feet is a much better approach to the feet than magnets. I used my Canon Rebel t4i in combination with DragonFrame (<a href="http://www.dragonframe.com/">http://www.dragonframe.com/</a>) the stop motion animation software.</div>
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Here is are some mouth shapes I made for animation. I found it much faster to make a few shapes for the lip sync I was about to animate beforehand. So that when I started animating I didn't have to stop animation and make lip shapes out of clay.<br />
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<b><u>Step 4: Planning</u></b></div>
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Before I could animate I had to plan so here is my video reference and then my thumbnail drawings. It;s absolutely essential to know what you want to do with stop motion or else you will be wasting time and the puppet.</div>
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(For further detail into my planning process please take a look at this post: <a href="http://theanimationschoolbus.blogspot.com/2011/05/figuring-it-all-out-in-your-video.html">http://theanimationschoolbus.blogspot.com/2011/05/figuring-it-all-out-in-your-video.html</a>)</div>
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If you notice my final animation changed a bit from the original planning. This happened due to the limitation of the puppets, which I was not aware of until animation started. Every step in the process should work to improve on the previous, so in actual animation I adjusted my planning to fit the scene.</div>
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Animation was very tough, since I had to keep track of the body, facial and lip sync animation all at the same time. I also bumped the camera a few times, even my dog touched the tripod legs and moved the camera. So there were quite a few technical issues to deal with. I ended up re-shooting the beginning of the line twice since I completely bumped the camera and had to start over, luckily that was a good practice round. I began to get the hang of it after a while. It's very much of a straight ahead approach to animation. Also another important tip is to always wear black, so that the color of your clothe does not bounce back with the light.</div>
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Here is a picture of how crammed it was in there, but overall it was a great experience. The biggest things I would change for my next shot would be:<br />
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-A bigger workspace, because being so crammed caused me to bump the set and camera quite a bit<br />
-Fully seal your background poster board, I only sealed the corners and the center would bubble up every time I sat down to animate. <br />
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Hope this made sense and I highly encourage everyone to try stop motion. It's certainly a bit of work to get this all up an running, but the final product is absolutely wonderful. I think many people can agree that there is a certain charm to stop motion animation. You are truly bringing an inanimate object to life, I absolutely loved it!<br />
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<br />Kelly Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707101210316820345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840091823731987591.post-76025098261869036792013-03-07T13:20:00.004-08:002013-03-07T13:21:19.145-08:00Demo Reel Tips and Tricks<br />
Here are some tips and tricks I've picked up over the years for creating a solid demo reel: <br />
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1. Quality over quantity. <br />
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The best way to decide if your shot should be on your reel, is to
imagine that is the only shot the recruiter/director will see from you. If you feel good
about that, then it belongs. If it does not pass that ultimate test cut
it, it's not good enough.<br />
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3. Your reels should not be over 1-1:15 min long, unless you've worked on tons of feature work.<br />
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Put your absolute best work first, because sometimes they will stop
watching reels 15seconds in. So you want to keep them watching towards
the end.<br />
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5. On the same note put your second best shot at the end, so
that you end with a Bang and you are a memorable candidate. You never
want them to think you are pretty good, and then at the end suddenly be
like well that shot was pretty bad, and now they are questioning if you
are good.<br />
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6. Keep it short, sweet and awesome. I think 3-4 shots
would be perfect. Show your absolute best, even if its a simple
assignment like a bouncing ball. If it looks amazing it will stand out.<br />
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Put your name title on the front and the end of your reel. Be sure to
include what discipline you are applying for, such as "lighting"
"animation" "generalist." Don't spend too much time on your fancy name
title, keep it simple and focus on the shots on your reel. Nobody cares
about the title page, unless you are applying for a graphics art job.<br />
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8. No music. This isn't a dead set rule, but most people will think whatever music you choose is annoying and it might affect how they feel about your work. So don't waste time on it, that you could spend on your shots. <br />
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Here are some links from Pixar and Disney on how to create a reel:<br />
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<a href="http://www.animschoolblog.com/2012/06/animschool-interview-disney-recruiter.html">http://www.animschoolblog.com/2012/06/animschool-interview-disney-recruiter.html</a><br />
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Hope these help and remember your reel is an evolving creature as soon as you do new better work out with the old and in with the new :)<br />
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Keep pushing yourself! I wholeheartedly believe if you are truly passionate about animation you will reach your goals :) <br />
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So upon popular request, and because it's a very tricky subject to wrap our heads around, I've just recorded a new lecture for: Timing and Spacing. <br />
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Here is a quick update on the latest shot. I added Breakdowns and afterwards spread out all my keys and added the timing.<br />
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One big thing to notes is that I purely focus on each step on my workflow at a time. Therefore when I do Key poses, like last pose that is all I focus on. No Timing, No breakdowns, just key poses. If it's working on just that level I can move on to step two, breakdowns.<br />
Same thing for Breakdowns and once that is working properly move on to add timing.<br />
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I do think of some rough timing in my head. but it's important to give each step of your workflow it's proper attention. Just like the architect knows there will be 4 windows in a house, but she/he doesn't start building the house by cutting wood for the window. <br />
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So here is the next pass where I start to spline. Notice how some of the timing has dramatically changed since I am going for a very snappy feel. </div>
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Here are the details they sent along:<br />
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Toon Boom is hosting its annual Halloween Animation Contest. Using a
free copy of Flip Boom Doodle, animators of all skill levels and ages
are invited to create their own dancing Pumpkin! Winners will receive an
iPad or a copy of Toon Boom Studio. The contest closes soon on October
31, 2012, so get those submissions into Facebook today! Click to enter: <a href="http://on.fb.me/RJgarE" target="_blank">http://on.fb.me/RJgarE</a><br />
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<u>Step 1: Imagination</u><br />
I visualized my shot and new I wanted something super wacky and over the top dramatic. So I decided to do a little girl eager to eat her hamburger and fries and BAM her parents decide to ruin it with vegetables. So she freaks and then decides to smell the veggies and the smell is so brutal its tweaks her and then she faints. Might even add her waving a little white flag at the end, where all you see is the flag as if saying "i surrender"<br />
Definitely a very Looney Tunes style inspired animation and as said by Genndy Tartakovsky said "if I wanted realism, I'd watch a live-action movie."<br />
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Here is my Video Reference (A little crazy and embarrassing but hey go big or go home right!! #sportsMetaphors)<br />
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Extract all my Key poses from my video reference, and clean up poses for line of action, negative space.<br />
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Basically set up my scene and reference my character and my set in to keep my Maya file as light as possible.<br />
Build shelves for my character so I can easily select All the controls, the Rarm, Larm, Arms,ect..<br />
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<u>Step 6: Blocking Key Poses</u><br />
Here I blocked in my Key poses and even a few extra sort of holds. Notice how I blocked in the nose sniff because I felt it was important, but not the head shake on the initial scare. (You can't see the headshake now, but i know it will go there and it will be in my breakdowns.) (Make these decisions on your own, always go with what YOU need for the shot to make sense and feel solid. Everyone works differently, as long as you feel like you know what will happen in every drop of every pose than your good)<br />
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-I fully pose the face, making sure to avoid twinning. Solid expressions that convey an exact emotion (these can take me and hour or more, but you have to invest the time at some point so might as well do it early) Also helps to see if your shot is working<br />
-I fully pose the fingers-they are so expressive and essential to selling your entire pose. Give them love, even if you have to tweak every single controller they have. Get the pose YOU want, not what Maya gives you.<br />
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Ok so now we are ready to start facial. I do this by thinking of going from one emotion to the next. I ignore everything else. Just focus on that, put in the little details of the eyes opening nicely, the eyebrows going up settling, holding and then moving. (No floaty eyebrows) I've found less is more when it comes to facial. I also look at my video reference very carefully and notice when my eyes open and squint and how the eyebrows are a few frames behind, ect... very careful study of my vid ref is a must! <i>NO MOUTH ANIMATION YET</i>, hold off, focus on getting the eyes to read clearly and emote clearly.<br />
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Here is the boy's facial pass which was much, much harder. This had to be very clear. I even had some ideas I really wanted to put in like a quick look up but it was too crammed and repetitive so I had to simplify.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here is my first pass on the boy, I did this one emotion at a time. I didn't tackle this all at once, but for not uploading too many videos here is after I went through a few emotions on the boy. As you will see there is way too much happening. I like the extra look up idea, but it's just not working so I have to simplify!<br />
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So then I simplified, it was very hard the previous video was version 47 and the video below is version 60. So I had to work really hard to find the essence of the boy and what would read the most clearly. You will also notice I make changes to the body animation to fit with the facial. <i>(the character is one whole unit, nothing works independently, they all affect each other)</i><br />
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So I think this is in a good place, still needs a lot of work and polishing. But I think it's reading well and now I move on to shot 3 and create the dads facial. Once again I look very closely at my video reference (frame by frame) to see all the little details in the eyes, cheeks and eyebrows.<br />
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So that is my facial pass. I had to focus on eye line, clear emotions and I made changes to the body to fit the facial moves.<br />
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Here is the entire shot. It still needs more work and refinement. But for this part of my workflow it's working well and I can move on to the next step. With each pass I always spot out new floatyness and things that need to be tweaked. When you see it again it's from a new set of fresh eyes.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A lot of people fear spline because everything goes terribly mushy and soft and it seems like all your hard work disappears. If this is happening to you, then you probably have not done enough work in all the previous steps I mentioned. You basically haven't thought of what your character is doing, down to the last little arc. It's crazy how precise this industry is, but that is the truth. YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR CHARACTER IS DOING. You're not going to make any groundbreaking discoveries in your spline. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few ways of easing the pains:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>1.I usually will spline like this: Key Pose, Breakdown, Key pose. </u></div><div style="text-align: center;">So if I have my first key pose on frame 1, my breakdown on frame 5 and my second key pose on frame 13 I will select those keys and flatten the tangents (and the rest of my shot is still in stepped mode). This should be </div><div style="text-align: center;">one movement, and that is how I think about it, as simple as possible.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>2.I will also set my timeline to only show me 1-13, so I can just focus on this one move.</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>3. I hop into my graph editor and I go through all my controls, to turn handles on the tangents and make sure my line are flowing through.</u> (I go through these in this order: <span style="font-size: small;">hips, torso, head, finger tip, toes, heels,elbows, knees) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I would grab my key pose 1, breakdown and my key pose 2 and I would just select Translate X in the graph editor and look at those three dots, make sure they are flowing through. Then go through all the rest: Translate Y, Z, Rotate X, Y, Z. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">***Here is the point especially in the Translate Y for the hips where I start adjusting my tangents (btw my tangents are set to "weighted tangsnts") to pull out tangents and make those v shapes with the linear button. This is how I set my character when he goes down, I want him to go down fast, so I will make key pose 1, translate y be a steep line down with the linear button. Then I would take the breakdown translate y and stretch out the bottom tangent between key pose1 and breakdown. Now I have my character coming down fast and easing in to his down position. So NOW we have timing, we are making decisions not letting maya do all the floaty animation.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then I will do this for all the other controls </span><span style="font-size: small;">Translate X, Y, Z, Rotate X, Y, Z and go through all my controls in these 3 poses. It's a lot of work, but that just the business we are in. If you follow this formula you will get good results, have interesting movement and most importantly telling maya what YOU want and NOT what maya wants :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is the dad just going from his key pose to breakdown to key pose:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyV66-kE6E1fqThURk5USgOPnsDnGDI8BSMzl2QApwFLEIJ1fFSPxmB538HOXB_ThFVZdsELZefLW6wfFrcAQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I go through and do all of the above just for the body. I COMPLETELY IGNORE THE FACE. (Set it to proxy so it won't distract you. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzgIxikjnhOwX_B0J9XFhoKPyotWitSvimFGy5OF07LRtdM22np5VQE-8QOZpIEegROOfwrhQEtJDiarafKbg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then go down your timeline little by little move on to the next breakdown and key pose and repeat all the steps above. I usually take a break after each one, so that when I go to the next set I feel fresh and ready to give it a thorough pass. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. </span>Go through shot by shot until I have both characters bodies in a good place. Resist the temptation to work on the face, just focus on the body.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">5. Then after this is done I go through and give the body a second spline pass. Because I will now have fresh eyes when I go back and see all sorts of floaty parts. So I go in and make sure there is overlap and offset keys, and make the ups and downs faster or slower, add the eases in. (I've already done this in the previous pass, but sometime your eye is not as fresh since you have to go through all your controls in the graph editor)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: small;">Ok so that is the first part going through the body. In the next pose I jump into the facial. Everything is done in order to manage your time as efficiently as possible. You don't want to do facial and body, cause you might do something with the face that messes up the body, but then that facial doesn't make sense, so you have to go back and forth and you never polish and clean anything up. </span><br />
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<div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Follow this order and you will have awesome Breakdowns:</b></u></span></div><div style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">Follow this list in this order: </span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">--hips, torso, head, finger tip, toes, heels,elbows, knees-- </span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><br />
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</b></u></span></div><div style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <u>1. F<span style="color: magenta;">av</span><span style="color: blue;">ori</span><span style="color: purple;">ng</span></u><span style="color: purple;"> </span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Favor pose A or B. Choose one, Never put in the middle)</span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="color: purple;">2. A</span><span style="color: red;">rc</span></u> </span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">(Decided on your arc)</span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="color: blue;">3. Of</span><span style="color: red;">fs</span><span style="color: purple;">et</span></u><span style="color: purple;"> </span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">(Build in your offsets, hand drag, ect.)</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"></span><u><b><span style="color: red;"><br />
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<div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">So here is my next pass with Breakdowns. As you can see I went in and made even more changes with the original key poses. <b><u>Never be scared to make changes. </u></b></span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The more you <b><u>think</u></b> of what you want your characters to do, the better your animation will turn out. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx-WLWxAePO0mlcp8TCD8YHD-368Ftxkx_AbwtiIPD0u8h5dLKHJhZQvLzSRiyQmbhTPlLE-gqw26aksir4EA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> If you notice I have not blocked in much for the characters off camera. A bit lazy on my part, but I feel like I need to get moving on this shot. So my focus is the characters that you fully see. Time Management :) BUT I will block them out later on, exactly as I did in this process. I'm also putting them off a bit, because whatever they do will have to be minimal to not steal the attention.</span></span></div><br />
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</span></b></u></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is what I fixed:</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Simplified Boy</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Smaller smile and facial for Luke, he was getting out of character.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">- Bring him closer to his dad in last shot</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Dad toned down facial, way too happy, the line was a bit more subdued.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Tone down Dad's second pose, he gets to close to his son. That moment is left for the last scene. <i><b><u>Each scene the characters get closer as their relationship and trust grows with each scene</u></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
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<div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>1. Choose a line! </u></span></div>-Try to pick something that calls to you, that moves you. Make sure you love it, because you will be hanging out with it for a long time.<br />
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</div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i>“Look at that, how magnificent. The boy is gone. Somewhere during the last 30 seconds you’ve become grown up. Like that.”</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><u>2. Think about your line. Back-story & Emotional Beats</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Be sure to really listen to your line of audio and make sure that your scenario and your characters match the line. Don't try to force a gag in there, if it's just not in the audio. Don't choose an old man as a character if it sounds like someone in there 20s. Give your character's names. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u> Back-Story</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Write a <i>Back-Story</i> to help you understand who they are. For a backstory all you need to know is:</div><div style="text-align: center;"> 1. Where is the character coming from? Their past</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Where do they intend to go? Their wants </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is my back-story for "The Boy is Gone:"</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Daniel Silvers was one of those people who lived at his job. He just couldn’t find the time to come home to his family and much to his dismay had missed out on a majority of his son’s life.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"> “Not today” he told himself, it was his son Luke’s middle school graduation. Today was a day of family and specifically a day to be with his son. He was immensely proud of his son.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Luke had quite a different point of view of his dad. He is always uncomfortable and tends to look down, as he is never quite sure how to feel around his dad. So while he is glad that he is there, he doesn’t quite know how to behave around him. Luke believes his dad never pays attention to anything he does, basically making him feel like a ghost in his eyes. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">On graduation day Luke was feeling a mix of shyness and nerves at his dad spending time with him. On the other hand Daniel was completely gracious for being able to spend time with his son and was trying to be playful to cut the awkward tension. As they were on their way out the door, Daniel couldn’t help but think that just yesterday his son was learning how to walk. He was humbled and overjoyed at the man his son was becoming. He wanted his son to know all this and to know that he loves him more than anything in the world. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">“Look at that, how magnificent. The boy is gone. Somewhere during the last 30 seconds you’ve become grown up. Like that.”</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">EMOTIONAL BEATS</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Break your shot down into emotional beats:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Daniel-Dad:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. "Look at that...how magnificent. The boy is gone"</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Taken back at how big his son is. (A memory of Luke flashes back of the first time he held him in his arms)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. "<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Somewhere during the last 30 seconds you’ve become grown up.</span></span>"</div><div style="text-align: left;">-He is proud. Straightens up, like a military sergeant giving a promotion.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. "Just like that"</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Playful, bends down and snaps fingers to signify how quick it has all happened.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. "Look at that...how magnificent."</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Uncomfortable, having trouble looking him in the eyes. Looking down at the floor.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. "The boy is gone"</div><div style="text-align: left;">-After he says this he begins to see that his dad has been paying attention to him this whole time and a small smile begins to form.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. "Somewhere during the.."</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Happiness grows, his dad is becoming Superman in his eyes. He begins to feel a bit embarrassed, like when your parent brag about you to their friends while your in the room.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. "last 30 second you've become grown up"</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Proud of himself for his accomplishments, begins to lift himself up, throw his chest out a bit.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Storyboard</u></b></span>:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now begin to do a roughs storyboard so that you know how you are going to <i>stage your characters</i> and where you want the <i>camera to cut</i>. I just made some quick stick figures in paint and changed when they cut using premiere. I experimented with a few different versions until I settled on the video below.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></b></u><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">After I've solidified my video reference to a perfectly planned ballet, I jump into my drawings. Drawings are a very functional way of deciphering information from your video reference, so that you don't have to go back and grab this information while you are animating. It forces you to<u><i><b> think </b></i></u>of what you want to do before you jump into the computer. <u><i>It's very important that you only draw your Key Poses, you do not need your Breakdowns or inbetweens.</i></u> (Use small arcs and words to describe the movements in between, not entire poses) Try to find the poses that are super essential to telling your story.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Here is the information I take from my video reference:</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">-Line of action on my characters</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">-Staging, who has higher or lower status? (Who is higher up on the frame or lower) Does this change?</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">-Hip direction, which side is up, which side is down. Which side is facing camera or away</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">-Shoulder direction. (Same as hip info)</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">-Head/Eye direction</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">-Negative space between limbs, torso, legs and head </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">-Watch overall path of the body for variation and changes in line of action</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">-Facial/Emotional Beats. (Eyebrows, eyes, cheeks, mouth)</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">I also like to write small notes for myself on the path of the motion between these poses, a simple arc up or down illustrating the path of the head or torso. </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok, so now that all that hard work is behind us it's time to jump into the computer! YAY!!!!<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to check out PART 2 for Blocking:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://theanimationschoolbus.blogspot.com/2011/10/walkthrough-shot-step-by-step-part-2.html">http://theanimationschoolbus.blogspot.com/2011/10/walkthrough-shot-step-by-step-part-2.html</a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Kelly Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707101210316820345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840091823731987591.post-91596772855039259262011-08-23T23:58:00.000-07:002011-08-24T21:28:59.111-07:00Anticipations, Hips and Footwork<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><u><b>Anticipation and Hips</b></u></span></div>It is SUPER important to track the arcs of your hips. Your hips will dictate how the rest of the upper body, head and arms react. Use your video reference to spot out the ups and downs, lefts and rights.<br />
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In this video example I show how there is almost always an <b style="color: red;">ANTICIPATION</b> in every single move you do. If you try to step Screen Left you must move your hips Screen Right in order for the weight of your torso to lift off of the Screen left foot so that it can lift itself up. If you don't do this when you lift you foot up your balance will be completely off and you will fall. Because when we stand our weight is balanced perfectly on both feet. <b><u>STAND UP AND TRY THIS ON YOUR OWN. </u></b><br />
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This concept basically applies to every single move. If you want to lift your arm up, dip down a bit (anticipation) and then go up. If you want to step left, anticipate right and then go left. If you want to turn the head to the right, anticipate a tiny bit left before you go right.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Every time we do any move we are constantly throwing ourselves off balance and then recovering our balance. When we do this, it's usually not a simple plant of the feet. They are usually doing all sorts of tiny adjustments and steps to regain the perfect balance. <i>I KNOW</i> it's hard to animate all these little steps, but it's absolutely <b>ESSENTIAL</b>! Don't fall into the common mistake of cementing the feet throughout your shot and your legs stretching like crazy to adjust to the hip moves.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is a video where I am doing a variety of moves, pay attention to all the little steps I have to take to regain my balance.<br />
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<i>Side Note: Every rule can be broken, but you must fully understand these concepts before you can turn into a rebel animator. </i><br />
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</div>Kelly Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707101210316820345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840091823731987591.post-87852221162901515852011-08-02T23:50:00.000-07:002011-08-02T23:53:47.502-07:00Applying Theater concepts to AnimationSo here are a few simple Theater concepts I learned while sitting in on a Theater Directing class at Florida International University.<br />
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<div style="color: red;"><b><u>1. Western/American audiences will always look at the Left side of the stage or the Left side of the screen first.</u></b></div>When observing many audiences researchers found that the first thing the audience looks at is the Left of the stage and then scans over to the Right side of the stage. They are not quite sure why, but they believe it has to do with the way we are taught to read from Left to Right. In Asian cultures it is reversed be the audiences will scan Right to Left, based on their system of reading.<br />
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Well that you area almost certain your audience will always scan your shot from Left to Right, so if you have something important for them to see put on the Left side of the screen. If you want to hold something back and reveal second place it on the Right side of the screen.<br />
<i><u style="color: blue;">Ex: </u>We are in a room where a man is considering canceling his wedding. You might stage a wedding cake on a table on the Screen Left and the character over by Screen Right. When the audience scans from Left they will see the wedding cake, and instantly know there is a wedding about to happen, then they will see the groom looking terrified over on Screen Right. Just like that you've told the audience a lot of information just from one glance.</i><br />
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<b style="color: red;">2. Movement from Stage Left to Right will always appear easier and more fluid. While movement from stage Right to Left will always appear as more of a struggle/hardship. </b><br />
This concept has to do with the same concept as mentioned above, where Western/American audiences are more comfortable viewing Left to Right movement as we do it all the time when we read and view the world. So it's a bit more effortless for our brains to process.<br />
When a character walks Stage Right to Left it feels a bit more uncomfortable, almost as if a wind was blowing in the opposite direction they are walking.<br />
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You can use this simple idea if you have a character who is struggling to something. Or with a character that feels completely at ease and happy with himself.<br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;">Ex: </span>The groom is struggling with the idea of calling off his wedding. You might have him walk from Screen Right to Screen Left and have him place his wedding ring on the table (with the wedding cake) as if to say "I can't go through with it, I'm leaving." <b>You will be communicating to the audience in a very subconscious level.</b></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;">Ex: </span></i><i>Head Shakes: You can always make the timing faster when the head shakes Screen Left to Right and the timing slower when he goes Screen Right to Screen left. It's harder to go Screen Right to Screen left and now you've solved a timing and variation problem!</i><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;">Ex: </span></i><i>Jane Westmont is excited to have been promoted to head of Animation, so you set up your shot where she walks out of her supervisors office on the Screen Left and walks high as a kite on cloud 9 going towards Screen Right. </i><br />
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<b>You can apply this concept to many, many things. Enjoy it, it's a fun one :)</b><i></i><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">3. Status Swapping occurs all the time in theater and it's usually very graphic as the maid is cleaning the floors while the lady of the house is combing her hair upstairs.</span></b><br />
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The person who has the higher ground (head elevated, on a higher floor,ect..) always has the higher status. The person who is lower even if they are taller, have their head bowed down and their shoulders hunched, to try to appear smaller because they have the lower status. <b><u>It's basically a power struggle, whoever has the higher status has the higher power.</u></b><br />
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<b style="color: purple;"> </b>This is a very powerful tool that can be used in many ways in your animation. Status swapping is very crucial in storytelling as we always want the underdog to be victorious in the end.<b> It's always interesting to watch character evolve</b> and go from the house maid to the lady of the house through hard work and dedication. Audiences are always looking for that change in character!<br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;">Ex: </span>A brother and sister are fighting in a room and the sister is curled up into a ball in the Screen Right Corner while the older/bully brother is looming over her. This tells us he has the higher status/the power, while the sister has the lower status. (Notice how the sister has to move Screen Right to screen Left, stand up and overcome her fears of her brother. It's a harder journey for her so going SR to SL will appear to be more of a struggle to the audience) (On the opposite end the brother is bigger and he is going SL to SR with more ease because he has the power/status.)</i><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;">Ex: </span>You can also plan your cameras positioning with this idea as a camera looking up at a character will indicate the character has the highest status in the scene. While a camera pointing down at a character will indicate that character is pretty low in status/power. </i><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;">Ex: </span>If you have an over the shoulder shot, you might place the character with the higher status on the top on the screen, while the character with the low status on the bottom of the screen. This could change as the scene progresses and the characters swap status, and now the character who was on the bottom of the screen is now on the top as the dominant high status character.</i><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">4. Small sticks of dynamite exploding one by one until the big nuclear bomb explosion. This is a simple way of thinking of your scene as building up to it's final climax. </span></b><br />
You can apply this concept in any scene or story. The main idea is that everything builds up little by little until the final climax.<br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;">Ex: <span style="color: black;">A river is overflowing and the northern most bank has broken (explosion1)and a second river is now flooding into the main river. This happens 2 more times (explosion 2 and 3) until the main river is flooded and rapids are beginning to form from all the power of the excess water. All this extra water is creating enormous amounts of pressure on the Countries biggest dam. The pressure builds until it can't hold anymore and the entire dam explodes </span></span></i><i><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">(Climax)</span></span></i><i><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"> and massive amounts of water and rubble shoot through the air creating a complete catastrophe. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;">Ex: <span style="color: black;">The groom is trying to cancel his wedding and he put his wedding ring down on the table (explosion1) , but then picks it up. He then looks in the mirro</span></span></i><i><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">r and sees it on his ring finger and is terrified (explosion 2). His shock is so great he grabs the ring and throws it at the mirror (Climax) and sharp reflective pieces of glass go flying through the air as the ring falls and hits the ground with the broken glass.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">I hope these concepts have been helpful. There are hundreds more to learn and discuss out there. But, I can't recommend enough that you go and watch live theater. All forms of entertainment (theater, animation, dance, ect) all have many overlapping concepts. It's always beneficial to observe and take in as much as you can from every single form of entertainment.</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">So go out and branch outside of animation, and you will learn more than you can ever imagine!</span></b></span></span></span></i>Kelly Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707101210316820345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840091823731987591.post-58692422817619324302011-05-31T19:46:00.000-07:002011-05-31T20:15:59.196-07:00Figuring it ALL out in your Video Reference<div style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Spend half your time planning your scene and the other half animating." -Ollie Johnston</b></span></div><br />
I'm going to break down my shot frame by frame so that you can see how close the final animation is to the video reference and planning. I always think you should have your entire shot in your video reference. In your drawings you refine the motions, poses and timing. In Maya you take your drawings and push the poses and timing to create your final work. Always advancing from you previous stage in your work-flow.<br />
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<div style="color: #20124d; text-align: center;"><b><u>Fishing Shot Video Reference: </u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Notice how I used multiple shots to create one final shot. I had a vision in my head and I created a rough video for it. Also pay attention to how the videos cut pretty well into each other. I am always conscious of what foot is stepping forward first when I do a new camera, so that my mechanics are always matched up. Keep a close eye on those details when shooting a variety of video reference.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzpTiI-29PTgTYN-__I1M7xXCWIXntIUsJzLrxnHJsgVCtyXCQ87Z1buzRIx7fi6G8GSc8EzstrV_SsW-qJKg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #20124d; text-align: center;"><b><u>Drawings:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Based off of the video reference above. </div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><u>Golden Poses-Tell your story in 3-4 poses. </u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u style="color: red;">Key Poses- Super important poses needed to sell acting physicality.</u></div><div style="text-align: center;">Notice the difference between Golden Poses and Key Poses.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Subtle Acting examples:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="color: #20124d;">Back-story: </span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I created a back-story before I did any video reference so that I understood the character thoroughly. Sort of like an actor doing his research on his character, but in my case I had to create the research so I could study it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Bell MT","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">"Mother Hurt" Animation Backstory by Kelly Perez </span></u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Bell MT","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Bell MT","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Thomas James was a wonderfully charming 10 year old boy. He was raised in a small upscale community, called Hartford. He had a younger brother which everyone affectionately called Timmy, and an older brother of 15 named Roger. They all live together with their mother Catherine, Grandmother Delores and his best friend in the world, his uncle Jim. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Bell MT","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> What once was a perfectly happy home for Thomas has recently been flipped upside down and turned into a battlefield with the introduction of Mr. Malnestro. This new man in their lives is intended to marry his mother and become his new father. Grandmother seems to think the world of Mr. Malnestro and his ohh so perfect upbringing. She feels they are a perfect match, and it doesn't hurt that Mr. Malnestro owns the largest estate in Hartford. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Bell MT","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> While grandmother has already begun to prepare for the wedding, Uncle Jim sees Mr. Malnestro in a completely opposite light. He has had awful fights with both mother and grandmother over his true intentions, his questionable financial practices and most importantly his devotion to mother. These are certainly frightful nights in our once peaceful home and it seems as if things have taken a turn for the worse. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Bell MT","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Grandmother has affirmatively asked Uncle Jim to leave the house stating he is a threat to their family’s future. It certainly doesn't make any sense to Thomas and the boys, but they do remember how terribly depressed their mother became after Uncle Jim ran off Mr. Holmes a simple southern man who intended to marry their mother a few years back. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Bell MT","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Thomas can only suppose grandmother intends for the best possible outcome with Uncle Jim out of the picture and so with a sad heart Thomas runs out to see his beloved uncle and tries to console him as best a 10 year old can. "It isn't you uncle Jim, she just, she just doesn't want so see mother hurt anymore."</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Bell MT","serif";"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #20124d;"><u> Video Reference:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwfb0iBUJbwvAc_hNPnz9455bSobkIwyxUkoi4TohnCRnWo6T0G723zhe7VfJtnyqPpQovuA9HN1xEJAG5Ziw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b><span style="color: #20124d;">Planning: </span></b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwiuizPvsQSJCsXTSidwVaTmRwY-bSZr3NUwLJvqbMsmG1tU37xSMEhaLldth-eWZVlL4TMulzT5jBbP6jjEdXlB2qV0Cq5HSVw3ZhG2XBQ0y6Yw4tArNtYT67Owuy1f0PU8JofWr0-r2/s1600/Motherhurt_thumbnailsSmaller.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwiuizPvsQSJCsXTSidwVaTmRwY-bSZr3NUwLJvqbMsmG1tU37xSMEhaLldth-eWZVlL4TMulzT5jBbP6jjEdXlB2qV0Cq5HSVw3ZhG2XBQ0y6Yw4tArNtYT67Owuy1f0PU8JofWr0-r2/s400/Motherhurt_thumbnailsSmaller.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="color: #20124d;">Final Animation:</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwb7lwTCyzvILwS6N5TeCbvxS11y838db_wKoFQsE-iB7ShBA0c__LRfV539eV5FInzfQ_bLUE5LsV2PEAIHA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="color: #20124d;"><b><u>Video Reference:</u></b></div><div style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: black;">Notice how my rough storyboard has very rough Golden Poses that tell the entire story in 3 or 4 panels. </span><b><u><br />
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</div>Final Animation:<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">I hope this blog posting has helped you understand the importance of planning. It is SUPER important to think of your animation as much as possible. Think of how the setting affects your characters, think of the emotions, think of the differences in personality of your characters, think as much as humanly possible. Animation is hard work, but once you put in a lot of the thinking in the beginning it will make the end of your work-flow easier. You have to put in the work at some point, why not get an early start on it :) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Keep pushing your animation: this is hard work, but fun work!</div><br />
</div>Kelly Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707101210316820345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840091823731987591.post-77003484820841145012011-05-17T20:47:00.000-07:002011-05-17T20:47:59.103-07:00CamerasThe first thing to note about this topic is:<u><b> Every shot should aim to tell a story.</b></u><br />
Now every rule can be broken and there might be moments where you don't quite have to do this. But it is still something very important to always consider.<br />
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A lot of my notes from today come from a variety of sources but most directly from the Director's commentary (Shekar Kapur) from his film "Elizabeth." I highly recommend anyone to watch it and then watch the commentary.<br />
Here are some questions he asked himself during the filming. Try asking yourself the folllowing:<br />
<div style="color: red; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">- What is this scene about?</span></div><div style="color: red; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">-What is the philosophy? (Philosophy-study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language)</span></div><div style="color: red; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Why are we shooting it this way?</span></div><div style="color: red; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">-How do you think it should be? (Ask other people what they think, feedback is essential!)</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Basic Camera Shots</b></span></u></div>(I got these pics from this site, where you can learn more about these. Most of these are self-explanatory)<br />
(<a href="http://www.mediacollege.com/video/shots/">http://www.mediacollege.com/video/shots/</a>) <br />
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The key thing to remember when deciding what shot to choose is: <b><span style="color: black;"><u>what EMOTION is the shot evoking.</u></span></b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><span style="font-size: large;">Moving the Camera and Cutting</span></b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Moving the camera is something that film makers plan out very carefully, so take time to think about your camera moves. Always <u>justify</u> the movement and the cut. Another note to remember in the CG world is to think about your camera as it exist in the real-world, with weight. A camera weighs a lot so make sure your camera doesn't feel like it's floating around. If you are unsure of what to do, always keep it as simple as possible.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Cutting</u></b> was best described to me as blinking. Imagine you are looking at your grandma's living room, you start at the left side, hear a noise at the window, and blink and are over on the right side by the window. You don't feel disoriented, your brain just doesn't need the information in the middle you just want to see what is by the window on the right side. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Another way is to think of how we see the world around us.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Imagine you walk into a busy street market, you first take in the whole scene, then your eye is caught by a merchant on the right side juggling tomatoes, but then you look down the walkway and see the carrots which is why you came here. So you head in that direction, a few things might catch your eye so you look at them and then your arrive at the carrot stand.You can almost imagine your shots here,</div><div style="text-align: left;">1.A very wide shot of the entire market to establish the area, the length od the street ect.</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. A mid shot of the merchant juggling</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. A wide shot of the street but with the carrot merchants sign and the carrots attracting attention</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. A cutaway shots of cucumbers in a basket</div><div style="text-align: left;">5. Another cutaway shot of a two birds in a cage</div><div style="text-align: left;">6. A mid shot of the Carrot merchant with a big smile ready to serve</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Over the shoulder Shot with two people </u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">These are some of the most common shots. One thing to remember is you don't always have to cut when the actor starts to talk, you can leave the camera on the actor listening. These are really great because you see what the character is feeling as they listen. Here is an example from Elizabeth, notice how towards the end the director has chosen to focus on Elizabeth and is just getting her reaction. (Note there is no audio, notice how everything is still super clear without audio)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwbS1xK6qdGQ8d1yAbixdWy1HqlHfocx_oN8VrdBQPPIrGBKHMscL2fbwdfLMNgTZ9q996W0b-zTJpV8S7pgg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">You can cut the camera so it gets progressively closer. This will intensify the moment as it feels like the stakes are getting higher and higher. Watch the example below, also no audio.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Camera Zoom</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I often think zoom is used a bit much in CG Animation, so my biggest advice would be to be very subtle with it. Here is a nice example where it doesn't seem intrusive. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyZMI4lJd7Vp-fCCFlQu-rImiJxGuu5oyQ-pNW_uuWYY3jyDOE5JvuEOA7rI5PZ9TFGycnt5akS-jOu4lXAtg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>Camera as an Actor:</b></u></div>Here is a nice example of the camera being an active participant in the scene as an actor. In this scene the camera is the ultimate interrogator in the scene. (No audio)<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Showing Power:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can use the camera to give the illusion of power. In the film Elizabeth Kapur is constantly following one of the main characters Norfolk. He is always walk somewhere and the camera is like as servant always following him, he is the one leading. This creates an element of Power and authority.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxjOI3TL9t4FZrEBAkFHh7FpuPzrcLZ2mAT9M0gSNDPcWtsI4fkesXAGBTpO8WvAhW9ukk67DMJgcRJNX81KQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>In Conclusion</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Those were a few examples of what you can do with your camera. It also reveals a bit of the thought process the director used. This should push you to put this much thought and consideration into your shots. If all else fails, keep it simple :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Kelly Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707101210316820345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840091823731987591.post-55374755321475035792011-05-16T13:53:00.000-07:002011-05-16T13:59:54.381-07:00Improving your Animation OUTSIDE of the computer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-weight: normal;"><b><u>Go Outside</u></b></span></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Make a point to plan some sort of outdoor activity during the weekends. Hiking,beach, pool, snowboarding, build a snowman, plant some flowers, take your dog to the park, ect. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGArdCGLZgdX-A6lKRV7aRvGz-pZ8y9qR9x0HH14luKoHpOt_r039gh-9Ejrv1ZJqpnxejo-dnfed5-_tLmSsT2MlEyj4TSyZ_yOlC8yehjpQk4qQTVKAKqEJC_RrmEj4phSlozTivzUg/s1600/dessert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGArdCGLZgdX-A6lKRV7aRvGz-pZ8y9qR9x0HH14luKoHpOt_r039gh-9Ejrv1ZJqpnxejo-dnfed5-_tLmSsT2MlEyj4TSyZ_yOlC8yehjpQk4qQTVKAKqEJC_RrmEj4phSlozTivzUg/s320/dessert.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWScC9j9RrcanCtwmiZR1-pFfZyV3cqnA0efFAGG9x3e2_TnD00kuKMBp7lb8P8zwYy0veqfVagYGEKOH55U1L6NBcuvXWHovs610x5xuKt4LrRZHaZIYdkStaGKvrK_-GfsooDE7Q04r/s1600/ryanjump.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWScC9j9RrcanCtwmiZR1-pFfZyV3cqnA0efFAGG9x3e2_TnD00kuKMBp7lb8P8zwYy0veqfVagYGEKOH55U1L6NBcuvXWHovs610x5xuKt4LrRZHaZIYdkStaGKvrK_-GfsooDE7Q04r/s320/ryanjump.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Take a break every hour</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I use this timer, you can download for free:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://download.cnet.com/Scirocco-Take-a-Break/3000-2350_4-10333152.html">http://download.cnet.com/Scirocco-Take-a-Break/3000-2350_4-10333152.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>After every hour of working on the computer be sure to:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1.Stand up, walk around</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2.Stretch</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. Look at object far away. When you sit in front of the computer your eyes are only working at looking at objects that are near. So when you look around it takes your eye a bit longer to adjust to farther distances. This can be a big problem in the future as your reaction time for your eyes to focus can be slower than most people.</div>4.Get a drink of water, hydration is very important<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">5. Don't forget to Blink, when we are on the computer we blink 15 times less than we normally do. If you wear contacts and they dry up, I recommend using artificial tear drops. There are many different types available at a lot of stores.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>Observe the relationships people have with each other, with themselves and with the environment they are in.</b></i> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">These critical question and guessing game you are playing in your mind will help you remember the essence of the moment and you will always keep that in your brain. As opposed to trying to remember tiny details, such as how the feet were, and how she tied her hair up.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Kelly Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707101210316820345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840091823731987591.post-53697345683121711142011-05-10T14:43:00.000-07:002011-05-10T15:32:59.610-07:00Posing: Line of action, Negative Space and creating Variety<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHv5uJamp8yKpPRiABzjytKrGRX16vd2QfYkaYr9sOTJUpVTm80DUhWwFHFbzFWYspPltjXu5px6M0u8nXietCjmS93VtutTQFdNn8PLbU-D13X7ptZfv7ArMW8x5Z-NnDjwk5UM8ohVA/s1600/Devestation_LineofAction_SupportingLimbs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHv5uJamp8yKpPRiABzjytKrGRX16vd2QfYkaYr9sOTJUpVTm80DUhWwFHFbzFWYspPltjXu5px6M0u8nXietCjmS93VtutTQFdNn8PLbU-D13X7ptZfv7ArMW8x5Z-NnDjwk5UM8ohVA/s1600/Devestation_LineofAction_SupportingLimbs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Explore poses for "Devastation" with a Line of Action:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><i><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></u></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><i><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Line of Action:</b></span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Is a line that runs through your entire pose, from finger-tips all the way down to the toes. It captures the essence of your pose and it’s what you use to build your pose.</span></i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">**As a side note, making one single pose can sometimes take me 1-3 hours. Don't be afraid to spend the time and details necessary to make an amazing pose. Time invested in the beginning of your work-flow will pay off in the middle, end, and final steps of your shot** </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pose could be confused with a lot of things: His head hurts, he's bored staring at ants, he is stretching, ect. You want your poses to have one definitive super CLEAR meaning.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Line of Action runs through the entire pose from head to toe.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Supporting Limbs follow echo the line of action. All the way down the right arm through the finger –tips. Same for the Right foot, follows the line all the way through the tips of the toes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIF9L6rXS4gmeIwABSuEtDrW_mjuFm7IS29tL9XzJieYoZVQyn36Cz4kLDlRCJint87S_0X6GKPknb7vre3zf9yIFomHxm2wGVeLR-o5iKtdCKKfkn4EdcIFM8cjavB1EpPL_NAOaSe-XJ/s1600/Devestation_LineofAction_ReversalofLineofAction.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIF9L6rXS4gmeIwABSuEtDrW_mjuFm7IS29tL9XzJieYoZVQyn36Cz4kLDlRCJint87S_0X6GKPknb7vre3zf9yIFomHxm2wGVeLR-o5iKtdCKKfkn4EdcIFM8cjavB1EpPL_NAOaSe-XJ/s400/Devestation_LineofAction_ReversalofLineofAction.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Reverse the line of action to help you pose out other limbs that don’t always have to echo line of action.</span></div></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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1. Tiny bit of space between the torso and the head.<br />
2. Tiny bit of space between the right leg and the right arm on the floor.<br />
3. Space between the wall and the back of the torso<br />
4. Space between the both legs<br />
5. Space between the left knee and the top of the head.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Finding variations in your poses is a very hard thing to accomplish, but all you have to do is use your brain. Think of ways of making the same exact pose slightly different. Think about all the many ways we sit in a chair: in the principals office, during jury duty, at a wedding, at a funeral, in a boring class, in an exciting class, in a class where you have a crush on your teacher, ect..</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> It's always best to think of your character and ask what they are experiencing at the moment, where are they at the moment, who are they with, is someone watching them, ect. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><u>Let's look at this example below where to woman are seated at a table with almost similar poses: </u></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63YpfwLXphiC1M_eKlTdGSv0p9Ra3nt5gKbomCqr2riJ6kGCADXiePp-i2t9wfrWzQUwyQapjvDq_PwQKUVGcP3fI20gFEp3qzbRrRFqnh0BstuN-8SOgulmO2L62AqPtV8ETXtXL2nOW/s1600/2womenSmoking_Differentpose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63YpfwLXphiC1M_eKlTdGSv0p9Ra3nt5gKbomCqr2riJ6kGCADXiePp-i2t9wfrWzQUwyQapjvDq_PwQKUVGcP3fI20gFEp3qzbRrRFqnh0BstuN-8SOgulmO2L62AqPtV8ETXtXL2nOW/s640/2womenSmoking_Differentpose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">These two poses seem very similar, but there are difference. It's these small differences that reveal to us, the viewer, each woman's personality. <b><i>80-90% of all human communication is non-verbal!</i></b> That means we are mostly communicating with our body or our POSES!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Notice the following things:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1. Woman on Screen Right has her legs crossed, this could mean I trust you but I am a bit guarded against you.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2. Woman on Screen Left has her fingers a bit more spread out, she feels more relaxed, this is probably her home, table and coffee.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3.Woman on Screen Left has a more upright back as well as her chin is up, revealing a higher status. She is the dominant character, she has better manners, she is probably more likely to be affected by what other think of her than the woman SR.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">4. Woman SR has her head tilted down as she is being submissive, but her legs crossed shows she might be a bit more submissive.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We are all body language experts, are brains can pick up even the most subtle gesture or facial expressions. Think of these elements critically in your poses and your characters will start to come to life before your eyes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Hope this helps and keep pushing your poses, your observations, your mind and your animation will follow :)<br />
</span></div></div>Kelly Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707101210316820345noreply@blogger.com0