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I remember seeing Ed Hooks in-person in 2018. I was lucky enough to be studying abroad in Germany for a few months, during my undergrad, and part of that included attending the FMX conference, where Ed Hooks was giving a talk. He talked about “power centers” – animators need to find a character’s power center …
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Animation is uniquely situated to portray the effects of the atom bomb, fire bombs of WW2. Could GOTF be made in live action successfully? No, he says. Its power depends on vivid, plausible, pathetic child characters. Child actors are very hit and miss, and these children have to go through a whole range of emotions …
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Disclaimer: I wrote this after watching a lot of Christopher Hitchens and it’s supposed to be really funny and ironic but I think I kind of lost myself in the nonsense. Three incredibly intelligent beings are all that is left in the universe.Armed with millennia of knowledge and technology, they attempt to re-evolve their species …
So for some reason instead of working on animation I felt the need to work this out instead. I have never pretended like I knew much about the Middle East or the recent wars which have taken place there in the last century. I remember as a kid in Texas with good old President Bush, …
For the purposes of this demonstration, I will be using this lovely Zelda rig by Christoph Schoch (pronounced “shock” – I checked!). You can find it for free here: https://gumroad.com/l/aBcqX So when you open most rigs, the arms and head will move like this: As Zelda’s face expresses, this kind of setup is undesirable. The …
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Sakuga is an anime term used to describe highly fluid animation for dynamic movements or dramatic expressions. (When the budget hits.) It is my absolute favorite type of animation. Examples: Some good sakuga animators to follow: Norio Matsumoto Bahi JD Henry Thurlow
This post contains the research and development I went through before paring it all down for a 10 min powerpoint presentation. It might do well to present a more holistic picture in the form of a video essay… Monty Oum QUESTIONS Who is Monty Oum? Animator, dancer, martial artist Creator of RWBY How did Monty …
The last few weeks have been a strain. I’ve been successful in pouring myself into my work, but only by completely reversing my sleep cycle. I’ve been way more active on social media since the election (Biden won!), which I’m sure isn’t as much an effective coping mechanism as the dopamine assures me it is. …
Disclaimer: political talk inbound, but I promise it links back to animation As I’m sure you know, the presidential election is coming up in less than a week and it’s a doozy. I’m from Texas, the state with the most restrictive voting process. I still haven’t voted despite applying for an absentee ballot, but after …