Friday 22 May 2015

Acting Essentials

Watched this great video by AnimSchool on acting tips to keep in mind whilst planning out and animating a shot.




Main Points

  • Acting is reacting. Acting is doing - have an achievable goal
Thinking tends to lead to conlcusion. Emotion tends to lead to action.

  • The character needs an objective. Who are they and what do they want?

  • A character will play an action until an obstruction makes them play differently

  • Scene is a negotiation/conflict. A character pursuing a goal but on object is in the way. e.g. - Person vs Person
      Person vs Situation/environment
      Person vs Self

  • Acting is real life heightened - the character feels more than you do

  • Scene starts in the middle. Adrenaline moment (a moment in the character's life they'll remember)

  • Power centre (the focus of the body e.g. high, low, nose, hips)

  • Comedy - extremes
e.g.  An unusual person in a normal situation
        A normal person in  an unusual situation
        Drama is normal. Comedy in drama heightened


  • Simplicity
       Illustrate the idea clearly
       Make it obvious to the audience



Make sure to have a look at Ed Hooks advice on acting for animators too. Incredibly insightful information. 


Thursday 21 May 2015

Boy Racer - The Finished (almost) Film

The final-ish version of our 2nd year student film: Boy Racer



BOYRACER from Daniel Ridley on Vimeo.

We had a tonne of fun making this film over the course of the past few months. It's amazing how much we have learnt and also how much more we have left to learn!!

We're currently making some edit changes as well as tightening up some lighting, rendering and comping.

Thanks to:

also:
Toby Winter-Perreau (Sculpting)
Philip Aldous (Composer)