Animators every where use references from some thing simple getting an eye to look right to drawing out a full character. there are tons of different references out there for animators including, photography, comic books, flash photography and even frottage of some one preforming an action. using a reference is essential especially to an animation student to learn from. its a know fact that just about every animator uses a reference hear and there, weather is a photo or a movie or a drawing. in Dr. Harold Edgerton. His book “Stopping Time” he shows flash photography, where he captures an action or movement and has individual frames during important parts to show movement.
I believe using a reference can be very helpful as long as your not copying some one else's work exactly. I've seen people take credit for some one else's work by changing the color or a few lines here and there, that's not right. I also think that live action references can be the most helpful, seeing how a person actually walks or talks can be super helpful when trying to get realistic movement.
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Sunday, November 23, 2014
weekley comments #8
This week we mainly got to work on our 2d shorts, we had a notebook check and a couple demos. I also got to voice act for the first time, even know it was only one line. we were also supposed to have a field trip Wednesday but it got move to Monday because of the snow.
some thing that made me happy- some thing that made me happy this week was being able to voice act for the very first time, and actually learned how to use voice recorders. another thing is we got to learn how to do different effects in animate pro. I also got little big planet 3 which is super cute.
some thing that frustrated me- some thing that frustrated me this week is realizing that my 2d short is pretty long and hopefully ill be able to finish it, I may have to work on some of at home.
some thing I want to learn- well I think we've learned just about every thing about 2d animation guess its time to move to 3d pretty soon!
Yay~ link time... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFRsni7V6wg ... this link shows a few tips and tricks when voice acting. these tips can be super helpful when getting the best results.
some thing that made me happy- some thing that made me happy this week was being able to voice act for the very first time, and actually learned how to use voice recorders. another thing is we got to learn how to do different effects in animate pro. I also got little big planet 3 which is super cute.
some thing that frustrated me- some thing that frustrated me this week is realizing that my 2d short is pretty long and hopefully ill be able to finish it, I may have to work on some of at home.
some thing I want to learn- well I think we've learned just about every thing about 2d animation guess its time to move to 3d pretty soon!
Yay~ link time... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFRsni7V6wg ... this link shows a few tips and tricks when voice acting. these tips can be super helpful when getting the best results.
Sunday, November 16, 2014
weekley comments #7
This week we finished out six second club aka the cut out animation. This animation was my favorite so far, we had a while to do it so I got to add lots of detail and I'm happy the way mine turned out. I think puppet animation would be good to use along with 2d and I plan to use both in our upcoming 2d short.
some thing that made me happy- some thing that made me happy this week is getting to do cut out animation, doing different types of animation will help me improve with animation in general. I also got the animators survival kit book and a new computer this week, so hopefully ill be able to work on animation at home also.
some thing that frustrated me- some thing that really frustrated me this week was the story board for the 2d short. I had a really hard time thinking of some thing to do for the 2d short. I finally came up with some thing, but I wish I could have done better.
some thing I want to learn- some thing id really like to learn is how to do different effects in animation like blur and shake. these would be great to use in the 2d short, i'm sure other people would like to learn this too.
yay link time-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJY6fpoWYRw this link is an upcoming movie called almost home, this movie is about a group of cute aliens who are just looking for a new home and run into some interesting creatures and planets along the way.
some thing that made me happy- some thing that made me happy this week is getting to do cut out animation, doing different types of animation will help me improve with animation in general. I also got the animators survival kit book and a new computer this week, so hopefully ill be able to work on animation at home also.
some thing that frustrated me- some thing that really frustrated me this week was the story board for the 2d short. I had a really hard time thinking of some thing to do for the 2d short. I finally came up with some thing, but I wish I could have done better.
some thing I want to learn- some thing id really like to learn is how to do different effects in animation like blur and shake. these would be great to use in the 2d short, i'm sure other people would like to learn this too.
yay link time-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJY6fpoWYRw this link is an upcoming movie called almost home, this movie is about a group of cute aliens who are just looking for a new home and run into some interesting creatures and planets along the way.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Psychology of scary movies
This article and video talk about what horror really is and tells why people are attracted to horror movies rather than horror documentaries. Over the years many people have done research on why people enjoy horror movies. There are many unfinished theories of why we enjoy horror movies.
I found this article to be very interesting, especially the part where Haidt McCauley and Rozin conducted research on disgust in 1994 when they showed students series of gruesome documentary videos. Many of the students could not watch all of the video because they knew it was real. but students will pay to see horror movies, that show the same things and even worse but they know that it isn't real and gives the viewers a scene of ease.
I found this article to be very interesting, especially the part where Haidt McCauley and Rozin conducted research on disgust in 1994 when they showed students series of gruesome documentary videos. Many of the students could not watch all of the video because they knew it was real. but students will pay to see horror movies, that show the same things and even worse but they know that it isn't real and gives the viewers a scene of ease.
ten storyboard tips.
This link shows ten helpful trick when it comes to creating storyboards. These tips apply to both animation and live-action film. Grids can be very helpful when trying to get a scene of space and camera position.It may be hard to figure out where some thing is standing in the scene with out a grid. Using items in the background, foreground and mid ground can give the storyboard depth and show the actual size of some thing and where it is in the scene. Another helpful tip is grouping characters together so that you wont have to cut back and forth between characters so often. Camera angles can also help to show how tall or short a character is. some one tall would have a higher camera angle looking down, and a shorter character would have a camera angel lower looking up.
One of the most important tips in my own opinion is show motivation for cuts. having some thing move or make a sound will show what some one is looking at or reacting to.
One of the most important tips in my own opinion is show motivation for cuts. having some thing move or make a sound will show what some one is looking at or reacting to.
weekly comments #6
First off i hope every one had a happy Halloween! This week was mostly work days, which means our 11 second animation is finally finished. This animation is one of the longest we have done so far. not to mention having to listen to "Don't eat the car" forwards and backwards. over all i think my animation turned out pretty well, i wish we would have had one more day just so i could go back and fix a few minor details and play with the camera angels a bit more.
Some thing that made me happy- Well, Halloween for starters. Its my favorite holiday. Being done with the 11 second club animation is also great. I thought lip syncing would be a lot harder than it really is. I actually enjoyed making this animation despite having to listen to the audio clip over and over.
Some thing that frustrated me- some thing that frustrated me this week was running out of time on the 11 second club animation. i wish i had a bit more time to go back and tweak some angels and some of the cut scenes that went by to fast. I know a few other people didn't have time to hand there's in on time. Mine got handed in right before the bell.
Some thing i want to learn- some thing I'd like to learn is how draw more realistically, I mainly draw animals and super cartoon-ish things. i also would like to learn how to draw humans better. eyes and noses especially.
Link of interest- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfeasT5u4uI This link is just a simple for legged animation of a pug. some people may want the extra credit for the walk cycle. There are tons of different styles of walk cycles depending on the animal.
Some thing that made me happy- Well, Halloween for starters. Its my favorite holiday. Being done with the 11 second club animation is also great. I thought lip syncing would be a lot harder than it really is. I actually enjoyed making this animation despite having to listen to the audio clip over and over.
Some thing that frustrated me- some thing that frustrated me this week was running out of time on the 11 second club animation. i wish i had a bit more time to go back and tweak some angels and some of the cut scenes that went by to fast. I know a few other people didn't have time to hand there's in on time. Mine got handed in right before the bell.
Some thing i want to learn- some thing I'd like to learn is how draw more realistically, I mainly draw animals and super cartoon-ish things. i also would like to learn how to draw humans better. eyes and noses especially.
Link of interest- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfeasT5u4uI This link is just a simple for legged animation of a pug. some people may want the extra credit for the walk cycle. There are tons of different styles of walk cycles depending on the animal.
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