Week 2

This week we will be looking at reference and thumbnail sketches for your ideas.

Topics: Working with reference.

Notes: Finding the key poses.

Lecture/Demo: Acting out the dialogue and how to use reference

Activity: Improv with Radiostar : exercises to eliminate self-consciousness when

acting out your reference.

To quote Michael Caine 'if you see a performance you like, steal it. Chances are they stole it from someone else'. Study the great actors. Act out the piece yourself by lip syncing as close as you can over the sound track. You can use the best parts from several bits of reference and put them together to use as your reference for animation.

Radiostar Improv leads a class at Yerba Buena gardens

Homework:

1. Act out your reference and create a movie file.

2. Collect other clips of reference from movies/famous actors.

3. Finish working out your ideas using thumbnail drawings.

4. Get approval from your instructor for your choice of audio file and thumbnail sketches.

Once you get approval:

5. If you are using Norman, create modified Norman characters in costume as needed for your animation.

6. move onto week3 'blocking with the root node only'.