tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18319704541707357852024-03-17T20:01:22.737-07:00Brendan Fagan's Animation Blog3D Character Animator for Films and Games.Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-60232941342891105532014-11-16T05:17:00.003-08:002014-11-16T05:17:44.418-08:00Recently I started working with Super Massive Games......stay tuned.<br />
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Guardian of the galaxy was an excellent production which I thoroughly enjoyed. I worked with fantastic people at MPC.</div>
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My first feature film animation experience, was a real treat
and a time that I'll never forget. I was introduced to a wonderful team
with youth and experience. The final result of the films speaks for
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Between Oct 2013 - June 2014 I worked with MPC on Two Feature films.<br />
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<br />Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-40590064037145618702013-05-04T14:33:00.001-07:002014-11-16T05:06:27.148-08:00Invizimals<h2>
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Check out the latest game I'm working on, here's the first public trailer.<br />
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<br />Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-86645700966651016782012-11-27T04:55:00.000-08:002012-11-27T04:55:19.743-08:00Acting Reference #2Tom Hanks eyes<br />
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Another fine example of telling the story with his eyes. I like the part where he indicates with his eyes to jnny that he wants to go to his son. The eyes flick back and fourth,<br />
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Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-10115654806923799982012-11-27T04:46:00.000-08:002012-11-27T04:50:49.414-08:00Acting ReferenceDanielle Radcliffe Eyes!!<br />
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Harry Potter dosen't talk in this scene but his subtle acting is great. His eyes tell the whole story. <br />
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Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-31294643130661179092012-09-28T03:04:00.004-07:002012-09-28T03:04:47.609-07:00Ed Hooks take on Pixars Story telling. <br />
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#1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.</div>
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character that is not doing something theatrically will bore the
audience. ?Trying? is another word for what actors know as ?playing an
action?. The rest of the equation is: ?Play an action in pursuit of an
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#2: You gotta keep in mind what?s interesting to you as an audience, not what?s fun to do as a writer. They can be v. different.</div>
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Storytelling is all about
communicating with the audience. The audience is an essential
participant, not an optional one. An actor requires an audience in
order to act. Acting is not something you do by yourself at home,
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#3: Trying for theme is important, but you won?t see what the story is actually about til you?re at the end of it. Now rewrite.</div>
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?Trying? for theme? Theme should
be the reason you tell a story in the first place. A story without a
point to it is just weird. Theme is not something you discover at the
end, after which you rewrite the script to support it. Your theme comes
first. The story supports the theme, not the other way around.</div>
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#4: Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___.</div>
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This is an extremely clever formulation. Filling in the blanks is the tough part though.</div>
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#5: Simplify. Focus. Combine characters. Hop over detours. You?ll feel like you?re losing valuable stuff but it sets you free.</div>
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Truly great artists in every field habitually practice simplicity. It is in fact a hallmark of artistic maturity.</div>
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#6: What is your character good at, comfortable with? Throw the polar opposite at them. Challenge them. How do they deal?</div>
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This is a roundabout way of saying
that there should be conflict (obstacle) for a character. Ms. Coats
makes it sound like a game of some sort, but it is actually essential. A
scene is a negotiation. If you write a scene that does not contain a
negotiation, it cannot be fixed. Tear it up and start over. </div>
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#7: Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard, get yours working up front.</div>
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The ending is the point of the
story, don?t you think? If you don?t know how your story ends, then you
don't have a theme, and you don?t have a story to write.</div>
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#8: Finish your story, let go even if it?s not perfect. In an ideal world you have both, but move on. Do better next time.</div>
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#9: When you?re stuck, make a list of what WOULDN?T happen next. Lots of times the material to get you unstuck will show up.</div>
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effective strategy would be to go for a walk, get an ice cream cone,
play catch with your kid. Creativity is not something you ignite with
force, as in writing lists of what would ?not? happen next in a story.
That strikes me as an unproductive waste of time.</div>
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#10: Pull apart the stories you like. What you like in them is a part of you; you?ve got to recognize it before you can use it.</div>
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I've got an even better idea: Watch ?The Iron Giant?. If you don?t like that story and understand <i>why</i>
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#11: Putting it on paper lets you start fixing it. If it stays in your head, a perfect idea, you?ll never share it with anyone.</div>
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Yup. Ever read a book entitled <a href="http://e2.ma/click/4ghfd/kxcr5/gi29jb" rel="?Writing Down the Bones?" target="_blank">?Writing Down the Bones?</a>? Good stuff. Keep your fingers moving.</div>
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#12: Discount the 1st thing that comes to mind. And the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th ? get the obvious out of the way. Surprise yourself.</div>
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It is always a great temptation to
lazily follow the road most traveled or copy the formula that worked in
the previous movie. Stories and characters that are predictable are a
big bore. Here is a good tip: Listen to your character, collaborate
with him. You lead for a while, and then let him lead for a while, and
the journey will be much more exciting.</div>
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#13: Give your characters opinions. Passive/malleable might seem likable to you as you write, but it?s poison to the audience.</div>
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movie featuring bland characters that behave blandly, regardless of how
cleverly they might be designed. Cute is insufficient, even for Pixar. </div>
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#14: Why must you tell THIS story? What?s the belief burning within you that your story feeds off of? That?s the heart of it.</div>
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This should be rule #1, and it is
the rule most violated by the major animation studios these days. The
quest for mega-ton box office grosses is a cynical motivation for
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#15: If you were your character, in this situation, how would you feel? Honesty lends credibility to unbelievable situations.</div>
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Stanislavsky called this <a href="http://e2.ma/click/4ghfd/kxcr5/wa39jb" rel="the magic if" target="_blank">"the magic if"</a>. Really, all it means is that you need to empathize with the character you are creating. </div>
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#16: What are the stakes? Give us reason to root for the character. What happens if they don?t succeed? Stack the odds against.</div>
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The wonderful thing about
Shakespeare?s plays is the high stakes. If the boy doesn?t get the
girl, France will fall! A story worth telling is inherently going to
have Shakespearean stakes.</div>
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#17: No work is ever wasted. If it?s not working, let go and move on ? it?ll come back around to be useful later.</div>
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As was the case with rule #9, if
it?s not working, take a break. Make love with your partner; go outside
and prune the rose bushes, take a swim. Creativity works like that.
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#18: You have to know yourself: the difference between doing your best & fussing. Story is testing, not refining.</div>
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"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." (<a href="http://e2.ma/click/4ghfd/kxcr5/c339jb" rel="Heraclitus" target="_blank">Heraclitus</a>) Knowing yourself is a process, not a goal that can ever be completed.</div>
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#19: Coincidences to get characters into trouble are great; coincidences to get them out of it are cheating.</div>
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#20: Exercise: take the building blocks of a movie you dislike. How d?you rearrange them into what you DO like?</div>
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I wonder how this would apply to
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never have been green-lighted in the first place. In general, I think
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#21: You gotta identify with your situation/characters, can?t just write ?cool?. What would make YOU act that way?</div>
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#22: What?s the essence of your story? Most economical telling of it? If you know that, you can build out from there.</div>
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Why is this rule 22? Along with rule 14, it belongs at the top of the list, not the bottom.</div>
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Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-32216864286323654152012-03-14T13:36:00.007-07:002012-03-14T13:42:37.404-07:00BerlinA few shots from around Berlin. When I see these photos it always makes me smile.<br />Ich bin Ein Berliner!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OQdp-lySiAA/T2ECqFOEDRI/AAAAAAAAANQ/I9lonaFZTXI/s1600/100_1789.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OQdp-lySiAA/T2ECqFOEDRI/AAAAAAAAANQ/I9lonaFZTXI/s320/100_1789.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719855923716164882" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yqILKQY266U/T2EByFl1SlI/AAAAAAAAANE/9sUu7b0tsjQ/s1600/100_1842.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yqILKQY266U/T2EByFl1SlI/AAAAAAAAANE/9sUu7b0tsjQ/s320/100_1842.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719854961743186514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-klAx9cp-QNA/T2EBrce23kI/AAAAAAAAAM4/lPfxhjaUU3g/s1600/100_1840.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-klAx9cp-QNA/T2EBrce23kI/AAAAAAAAAM4/lPfxhjaUU3g/s320/100_1840.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719854847628860994" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rfl1gLBGls4/T2EBkZsdCwI/AAAAAAAAAMs/sGZdJ_Q9kLk/s1600/100_1839.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rfl1gLBGls4/T2EBkZsdCwI/AAAAAAAAAMs/sGZdJ_Q9kLk/s320/100_1839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719854726621498114" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aIEH7s5WGJI/T2EBefA-N5I/AAAAAAAAAMg/gzbpzHWFV_w/s1600/100_1827.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aIEH7s5WGJI/T2EBefA-N5I/AAAAAAAAAMg/gzbpzHWFV_w/s320/100_1827.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719854624970520466" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3cC2EcZvRxc/T2EBYec6t4I/AAAAAAAAAMU/PfHw7z4LK_0/s1600/100_1820.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3cC2EcZvRxc/T2EBYec6t4I/AAAAAAAAAMU/PfHw7z4LK_0/s320/100_1820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719854521740081026" border="0" /></a>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-83034280484136719912012-02-14T07:00:00.005-08:002012-02-14T07:11:08.874-08:00Timing Animals ’ Movements HorseEver been confused by animal walking ...?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Timing for animation by harold whitaker.</span><br /><h3 style="font-weight: bold;" class="r"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The order in which the feet of a horse touch the ground is: back left, front left,</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >back right, front right, back left, front left, back right, front right, etc</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>If 24 frames are taken as the length of a walk cycle, i.e. back left hits the</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> ground on frame 1, ‘ back right ’ hits the ground on frame 13, and ‘ front left ’ and</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> ‘ front right ’ hit the ground on frames 7 and 19 respectively.</span></span></h3><h3 style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="r"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FNJKEtChmbA/Tzp5DbFltlI/AAAAAAAAALc/MRLiwsz12TI/s1600/Horse%2Bwalk.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 353px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FNJKEtChmbA/Tzp5DbFltlI/AAAAAAAAALc/MRLiwsz12TI/s320/Horse%2Bwalk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709008577363293778" border="0" /></a></h3><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">In the step position on the back legs, on frames 1 and 13, the back legs form two sides of a triangle. The rump is lower than it is on frames 7 and 19, where one leg is vertical as the other one passes it. The shoulders are lower on frames 7 and 19 than they are on frames 1 and 13 for the same reason. This causes a slight rocking movement to the line of the horse’s back. Also on<br /></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;">the front step positions, as the shoulders go down, the head is pulled into a slightly more horizontal slant than it is on frames 1 and 13.</span><br /><br />Great advice.Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-55109247832693323322012-02-10T05:12:00.000-08:002012-02-16T08:46:49.317-08:00Breakdowns<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Breakdowns (My take on a Keith Lango take on Breakdowns.)</b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Breakdown defines the movement. It defines the character of the motion.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">If the motion is flat, the breakdown needs punched up!</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v59LDrIqj_c/Tz0xA3LMZGI/AAAAAAAAALo/NMiSH4-6DEo/s1600/break%2Bdowns.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v59LDrIqj_c/Tz0xA3LMZGI/AAAAAAAAALo/NMiSH4-6DEo/s320/break%2Bdowns.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709773793456317538" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">If you like the performance but not the motion, That's a breakdown issue.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 54pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;font-size:85%;" >1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Key Poses </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 54pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;font-size:85%;" >2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Primary Breakdowns</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 54pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;font-size:85%;" >3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Secondary Breakdown </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 54pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore;font-size:85%;" >4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Polish</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Secondary Breakdown.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Define additional details of the motion where Primary Breakdowns are not enough.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Eases, additional arc definition, additional overlap, small anticipation, Overshoot and settle.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Secondary BD develops the interest of the movement. </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">If you change your key pose, you have to change your BD.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Key out the key poses stacked (next to each other)</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Add Breakdowns, but favour the spacing.<br /></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Then add the secondary breakdowns that help define additional details, : Overlap, anticipation, etc</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SF6GGwD-Hno/TzUZFDy-ugI/AAAAAAAAAK4/9kYF3f45uao/s1600/bd4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SF6GGwD-Hno/TzUZFDy-ugI/AAAAAAAAAK4/9kYF3f45uao/s320/bd4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707495677471144450" border="0" /></a></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Breakdowns help you define the motion between Key poses </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Secondary Breakdowns help define the movement between the Breakdown and the Key poses.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Breakdown shows the emotion, Does he get from point A to B, fast or slow.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Do not time out your scene until you finish your breakdowns.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Gesture before you say the word , reactions will be timed after the sound. Good lip sync comes early.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Time it out on your thumbnails. Some moves need more than one primary breakdown. Breakdown help define how the motion works.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:85%;" > </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Your Breakdowns can effect change in the Key Poses, things can always be changed, to improve the scene, try not to think to dogmatic and use the guide lines and principles as guides.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Adding Breakdown</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Keys Stacked. RIGHT?</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Drag out the second pose by one frame , select the 1st pose, with all controllers selected and change to linear.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">This gives you a half way point. You can borrow that and changes in terms of FAVOURING, DRAG/OVERLAP AND ARC.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sometimes you require more Breakdowns if the computer is doing to much work.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">For example:</span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style="font-size:85%;">You want the BODY to favour and hit the Key poses before the limbs hit</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Mwf9RBGaUM/Tz0xMG8NBTI/AAAAAAAAAL0/Q_PqUg3X_e0/s1600/break%2Bdowns2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 197px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Mwf9RBGaUM/Tz0xMG8NBTI/AAAAAAAAAL0/Q_PqUg3X_e0/s320/break%2Bdowns2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709773986666972466" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">The body is getting closer, the Key Pose, we've got more information now, we're not asking the computer to do are job.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Develop your breakdowns, mess around with them and get more SQUASH and STRETCH in the body, hands and arms.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Just because you change your breakdown it doesn't mean you don't change your Key pose, ALWAYS IMPROVE YOUR SCENE.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Favouring </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Pose1</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Primary Breakdown</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style="mso-tab-count:2;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Pose 2</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YSsUj0JWig8/TzUZBs5TjJI/AAAAAAAAAKs/301OAmgbe28/s1600/bd3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 166px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YSsUj0JWig8/TzUZBs5TjJI/AAAAAAAAAKs/301OAmgbe28/s320/bd3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707495619784051858" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Primary Breakdowns</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Favouring</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Overlap/drag</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Arcs</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Favouring</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Where the Breakdown has a visual appearnece that is more like one pose and less like the other.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">SLOW IN or </span><span style="font-size:85%;">FAST</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> IN</span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">SLOW OUT or </span><span style="font-size:85%;">FAST</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> OUT</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RXAuKgsmxKM/TzUZI0OMCeI/AAAAAAAAALE/Pwaq_b_kfiA/s1600/bd5.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RXAuKgsmxKM/TzUZI0OMCeI/AAAAAAAAALE/Pwaq_b_kfiA/s320/bd5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707495742009772514" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Overlap</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Drag or animated forces, Gives the scene of weight and inertia to the motion. Parts lag behind other parts, Creating a combined sense of overlapping motion.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Overlap is built into the breakdown.</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V9At32lrWn4/Tz0y5Sq_kYI/AAAAAAAAAMA/R5OfMjz_A4E/s1600/overlap.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 132px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V9At32lrWn4/Tz0y5Sq_kYI/AAAAAAAAAMA/R5OfMjz_A4E/s320/overlap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709775862421754242" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Arcs</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Bio-motion Moves predominantly in arcing patterns. Good primary breakdowns indicate the major motion arc of the part in the motion.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">PRIMARY BREAKDOWNS</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; font-weight: bold;"><span style=" font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;font-size:85%;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Favouring</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; font-weight: bold;"><span style=" font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;font-size:85%;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Overlap/drag</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; font-weight: bold;"><span style=" font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;font-size:85%;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Arcs</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;"> </span></p>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-50672651508412733162012-01-25T09:27:00.000-08:002012-01-25T09:28:14.892-08:00I love the breakdowns in all of this.<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/32320946?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen="" width="400" frameborder="0" height="225"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/32320946">Kaeloo - Let's play Scaredy Cat</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/cubecreative">Cube Creative</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-85271621096854268792011-10-26T06:44:00.000-07:002011-10-26T07:24:15.751-07:00Dialogue test<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy7yoCIy5jkife1X-ekk3I5T5UhjU5pskh3JonYeIX259zWPUGJhvW7oGKRwTpe8X0cJGHzuo1wtWPoLPE0tw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-3061443357760936832011-10-05T01:52:00.000-07:002011-10-05T02:01:59.842-07:00Animation work from http://www.kultan.com/<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ui2i2F_S2Vo/TowbkgZX-zI/AAAAAAAAAJY/MY0ZjvwhuLs/s1600/Kultan-logo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ui2i2F_S2Vo/TowbkgZX-zI/AAAAAAAAAJY/MY0ZjvwhuLs/s320/Kultan-logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659929145683475250" border="0" /></a><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwiaPW-F9ttdKSzxvzx-Qwvu1fnMF5AYetC5MHWVdmI3njtAgVmUgm6Xk-Eq4knM3CaSja5xF3SBNSmZrEh-Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />I was lucky enough to work on this cool project. I Lead the animation team on the project and also had my first expierence of training animators on the job. The game had a fanatstic team and it looks great!!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GxW5OfU47BY/TowcM_WrEjI/AAAAAAAAAJg/ZJqba6FHz5M/s1600/images.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 163px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GxW5OfU47BY/TowcM_WrEjI/AAAAAAAAAJg/ZJqba6FHz5M/s320/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659929841188409906" border="0" /></a>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-56373973411768096972011-07-04T04:54:00.000-07:002011-07-04T04:58:28.413-07:00My break down of Glen keane's notes<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:16pt;" >Character Development.</span></p><div> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" >Know precisely what actions are right for that personality. </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" >Story - <span style=""> </span>Characters conflicts.<span style=""> </span>We have to care about his story.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" >Personality - <span style=""> </span>How does he character feel about himself?</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""> </span>What does he want?</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""> </span>What is he afraid of?</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""> </span>His weaknesses?</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""> </span>What is his world view?</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p><div> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" >History -<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" >Writ history of your character that brings you up to present moment. What events and people shaped him?</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" >Environment -<span style=""> </span>What's his world like? Hostile - friendly, Luxurious - Desolate, poor - rich.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" >Design -<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Describe his appearance - Intimidating, sensual, dumpy, etc</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:16pt;" > </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:16pt;" > </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:16pt;" >Anticipation</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">Anticipation is built by clarity - </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;">A simple, clear idea that communicates and</span><span style=";font-family:";" ></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">captures an audience is your <b style="">goal.</b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">Character - <span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;">If the audience knows your character they can enjoy anticipating</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=""> </span>his reaction in a given situation.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">Music - <span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;">A feeling of "Get ready for this!" is largely due to the right music. It</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=""> </span>can anticipate joy, fear, patriotism, love, etc.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">Staging - <span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;">Your point of view must be clear<i style="">. <b style="">What do I want to say with this</b></i></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=""> </span>scene?</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> How do I want the audience to feel in this shot? How you stage the</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -36pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=""> </span>scene clues in the audience to how they should feel.</span></p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]-->Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-77510940600882499362011-05-06T13:40:00.000-07:002011-05-06T13:43:02.621-07:0028th in April's 11secondclub.. :)<a href="http://www.11secondclub.com/competitions/april11/entry/3iPVpw/">http://www.11secondclub.com/competitions/april11</a>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-52276469666779763542011-03-04T09:08:00.000-08:002011-03-04T09:13:37.416-08:00Introduction to Motionbuilder work flowsI have been looking for a good introduction tutorial for Motionbuilder for a long time. I'm verry to have found one that delivers. I fully recomend checking out the link below, for anyone interested in Motionbuilder!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/louis/3ds_max_and_motion_builder_workflow_and_a_bit_of_kinect"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sMJMcDR-VEs/TXEdBf8nt_I/AAAAAAAAAHo/mfUnWrrHhXU/s320/mocap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580273324881590258" border="0" /></a><br />http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/louis/3ds_max_and_motion_builder_workflow_and_a_bit_of_kinect<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/brendan/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-13739662417651441272011-01-27T23:51:00.000-08:002011-01-27T23:54:15.748-08:00More to a Smile Than Lips and Teeth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/25/science/25smile.html?_r=2&src=me&ref=science"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 245px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_j6aecrlGD6Y/TUJ1u0pTEBI/AAAAAAAAAHc/hWaM2hpnFaU/s320/25smile-articleInline.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567141536649646098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Check out this cool article on Smiling.Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-56511257307924133132011-01-24T09:35:00.000-08:002011-11-30T05:57:03.348-08:00Animation workflow. cool download<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.squeezestudio.com/animation-insiders/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 34px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_j6aecrlGD6Y/TT25Huw4aUI/AAAAAAAAAHU/feGStol9rxg/s320/logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565808256963078466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />http://www.squeezestudio.com/animation-insiders/Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-39917653228588262282010-07-28T07:43:00.000-07:002010-07-28T07:49:39.028-07:00Animation Process at my studio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_j6aecrlGD6Y/TFBDBvvYslI/AAAAAAAAAHA/BY2vdiJ_z18/s1600/head.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 79px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_j6aecrlGD6Y/TFBDBvvYslI/AAAAAAAAAHA/BY2vdiJ_z18/s320/head.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498968842293523026" border="0" /></a><br />I wrote a blog for the animation process in Poisonville<br /><br /><a href="http://en.board.bigpoint.com/poisonville/showthread.php?t=216689#post1228340"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">http://en.board.bigpoint.com/poisonville/showthread.php?t=216689#post1228340</span></a><br /><a href="http://http//en.board.bigpoint.com/poisonville/showthread.php?t=216689"></a>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-3372246634458583572010-07-28T07:41:00.000-07:002010-07-28T07:43:04.703-07:00Playboy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_j6aecrlGD6Y/TFBB7H38ifI/AAAAAAAAAG4/VI1BNKtGxKg/s1600/playboy_shot+%282%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_j6aecrlGD6Y/TFBB7H38ifI/AAAAAAAAAG4/VI1BNKtGxKg/s320/playboy_shot+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498967629001165298" border="0" /></a><br />http://www.playboy.de/poisonville<br /><br />I posed the charcaters for are playboys miss poionvilleBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-46528401049265515592010-03-10T06:48:00.000-08:002011-11-30T05:59:07.427-08:00Solid Breakdowns<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_j6aecrlGD6Y/S5exud9S3hI/AAAAAAAAAGw/qMERO7VzE_E/s1600-h/character+animation+crash+course+by+eric+goldberg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 254px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_j6aecrlGD6Y/S5exud9S3hI/AAAAAAAAAGw/qMERO7VzE_E/s320/character+animation+crash+course+by+eric+goldberg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447017686201720338" border="0" /></a><br />Some notes I've taken from Eric Goldberg's book: Character Animation Crash Course<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Having the ability to place a breakdown in exactly the right position can give you automatic overlap. Don't forget your cushion IN and cushion OUT.<br />With the correct breakdown your work can be planned for ease of excution and maximum effectiveness.<br /><br />Have your arc in the breakdown<br />Have your slow in/ slow out in your breakdown.<br />(pay attention when blocking)<br /><br />The breakdown is what can add interest to a basic movement.<br />The arcs, delays, paths of action are in the breakdown are reflected in the entire move.<br /><br />So your not going going A -> B -> C, your going A-> F -> C To get the right result animation it is not straight forward, it is planning!<br /><br /><br /> If the keys are what the character is doing. The breakdown is how the charachter does it.<br />The breakdown can show/ sell any kind of emotion, fear, happyness, curious, cautiousness.Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831970454170735785.post-53269597780450835492010-03-01T15:10:00.000-08:002010-03-01T15:19:49.880-08:00New Reel!!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw92SzAvhptquGL_RsHwYwMHuuAbnn2h9rv128oUWWeP2TU694OafyzYYpf3U6bjO-4ODQRe1ngSiyLVkO4lQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.com0