Miurika shares some gems from the CTN Expo

These videos wereposted in youtube by Jeremy Hopkins.

Eric Goldberg talks about Ken Harris



Eric Goldberg talks about the benefits of pose to pose in CG animation


Eric Goldberg talks about the benefits of pose to pose in CG animation part 2



Eric Goldberg - What's missing in CG and hand drawn reels.

Extra workshop class Monday November 30, Room 350 9 am to noon

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

DROP YOUR FILES INTO THE DEC.1 DAILIES FOLDER, IN THE STUDENT DROP OFF BY 11:45 AM on TUESDAY AT THE LATEST.

Please meet in the final review room (353) at noon on Tuesday for a one hour dailies . This room is being used for final reviews this week, so we will probably need to wrap dailies by 12:45.

If you can, please arrive 10-15 minutes early, and have your files ready to view.

Thank-you!

Week 12 Dailies Etiquette

Topic: Dailies Etiquette

Lecture/Demo: Addressing comments given in dailies by your instructor/animation director. Make two versions if you disagree. Being open to feedback is crucial in a production environment, so start making your professional habits now.

Activity: Dailies: critique animations in final review room

Assignment: Work on scene addressing notes from Dailies

Notes: Attitude

- No Ego

- Open to Feedback

- Communication with Others

- Contributes to Dailies

- Is open to Critique (from anyone)

- Wants to push ideas ... Is it the most entertaining way ???

- Takes notes

- Ask Questions

latest

This is my latest version. I think the lips sync looks good and i have been working at offsetting and smoothing out the movements.

POST YOUR 'CLOSE TO FINAL ANIMATION'

As we are into our last 4 weeks of class, please post new movie files from now on, instead of replacing old ones. We are getting a great collection of work in progress pieces on the blog, showing the entire process. Let's keep these older posts, so that we have a record of the progression on these scenes. Thanks everyone!!!

Please join the 'realistic animation' class for a guest lecture, Thursday November 19th

Bryon Caldwell, animator from Image Movers Digital

Room 350, at noon

Extra workshop class

Monday, November 16th 9 am to noon, room 350

face_closeups WIP

Special Events

Week11 WIP from Ben UPDATED

Blocking

Facial Cam

Reference for He

video source from internet, for study purpose

Reference for She

video source from internet, for study purpose

by Ben, Updated on 17 Nov 2009

Drew's lip lync sample 2

Tony's WIP

Drew's female lip sync sample

Weeks 10 and 11 Smoothing out the animation

Topic: Smoothing out the Animation

Notes: work from the root outwards

Changes are still ok at this stage, it's all about getting the best performance!

Lecture/Demo: Working in the graph editor to smooth out your animation. Adding breaths and eye darts.

Activity: watch making of Charlie Chaplin film 'City Lights' documentary

Homework: continue to smooth out the animation. Add eye darts and breathing to help bring the characters to life.

Tip: Did I mention using reference for your characters?!! Study the great actors. Get some of their mannerisms into your characters.

By now you should be into the final steps, getting into the finessing and polishing of the animation. You will be constantly refining, while still being open to last minute acting ideas that can make the overall piece stronger. On these refining passes work in the graph editor to smooth out the body movements. Get rid of what you don't need and try to build smooth graceful curves. Go back to the root first, as this moves everything else, and work your way up the spine checking all your curves. Do frequent passes on the eyes and eyebrows , since in the process of smoothing, the head and body poses will change.

Extra Studio Classes

Monday November 9th

Room 350, 9 am to noon

Friday November 6th

Room 350, 9 am to noon

Monday November 2nd

Room 350, 9 am to noon

Hung's Animation