This week, we have started a new project: lip syncs.
We have been introduced to the animator Jeff Gabor, and looked at some of his showreels:
In the following week we need to shot our reference for the new project, here are some of my notes:
- my reference: all in one take
- the rig with a face: making sure to think how to make it more alive
- Making sure my animation is following arc
Believable Break
- emotion will be transferred through the face and body
- the actor des the animation describes
- entertaining!
- emphasizing the character through the animation, shifting through the emotion in short period of time
key words: clear, sincerity, simple
- humanizing my character through secondary action
We don’t need sot below medium close shot (chest)!! But we still need the other parts believable, 5-10 seconds.
- remember my dialogue before I start recording any reference
- reference is my best friend, I will be acting in the shot
- 2-3 poses in a 5 seconds shot
- Understanding why I move the character before I move it
Don’t let the character point anything, NO INDICATING, using body movements! No finger pointing!
Planning format:
Make sure I break down the line, writing done the matching feelings and researching the facial expression. Making the character bio, writing done what she has been through. Making thumbnails and the layout.
Don’t put my own audio into the showreel, it could make the quality less better.
Use this link for the sound resources: Movie Sound Clips! – Audio sound clips from movies, tv, video games, people and sound effects.
Eventually here is my planning:
And here is my edited reference: