After I receive the feedback from the lecturer this week, I notice my next step is to fix key poses with more knowledge in the following days. And I will be listed materials which inspired me, my notes, and how I start with the imaginative scene.
I got no further ideas beside my recorded reference videos, so, I think it’s a good time to review my shots, camera movements and character poses (examples of fix given by Ting below).
From this filr Ting has shared me, here are my notes:
- Each pose should have clear silhouette with a clear outline
- No confusing shapes or overlaps
- Poses are made to express the emotion
- Move prop into a less crowded area when it is on the foreground
- Line of Action
- S, or C shaped curves run through body during the movement
- Un-balanced pose can happen in a dynamic movement.
- Asymmetry is important to poses
- Exaggeration (especially hands, head, torso) helps audiences to lead pose and emotion much clear, it reflects character’s personalities as well.
This video has emphasized the importance of a clear and dynamic pose within different scenarios, also it has mentioned the website ‘Royalty-Free Stock Photos, Creative Images & Vectors | News, Fashion, and Entertainment imagery – Getty Images‘ for gathering free video references online for study and learn.
Torso normally doesn’t bend, but the lower back and the neck do, mid torso is super straight
the shoulder is a floating joint, only connecting to the sternoclavicular joint. As we raise our arm, we raise up our shoulder; the clavicle needs to get involved (otherwise it is wrong).
Pushing poses should include my clavicles, similarly to the pulling back poses. Pushing a pose means knowing limitations of the anatomy that can be pushed, and making it believable.
FK Arms: We cannot move our hand in without our shoulder internally or externally rotating. We cannot pivot from the elbow as our elbow only goes up and down.
My progression of this week by fixing a few key poses and arms animation:
New references of this week: