Some more new lessons learnt today! Manu couldn't come today, maybe because of some other commitment. No doubt about anybody substituting Manu, but Dhanamjaya is a good teacher and I like his classes too. He teaches well and explains everything in detail and from a production point of view. But as usual Bharath and Mykel were sleeping in the class, he he he he.....! Anyways, coming back to the class, we showed our Jumps and he said, "If you would have shown this to Manu, I don't know what would have happened". Again a lot of corrections to be done with the Poses, Weight shifts, Silhouettes, Overlaps and so on. Here are some points he emphasized on today:
1. First of all, before jumping into animation directly, one should plan the shot properly using thumbnails, video references and also by acting it out on ones own.
2. The poses must be strong and appealing with clear silhouettes.
3. The first step is blocking. One can or must also add breakdowns and other important poses apart from the main i.e. key poses in the blocking stage it self.
4. Though not compulsory, depending on ones convenience and personal taste of workflow, the overlaps and weight shifts are also to be added in the blocking itself. Especially the physics part (body mechanics) of it must be added in the blocking part as it is inseparable from the natural movements of the human body. The overlaps can be added in the second stage also.
5. Then comes the polishing stage where attention is paid to small small details like animating the fingers, and smoothness of animation, slow ins and slow outs, settles and more.
All the above points are to be followed keeping in mind the below points (in random order):
Breaking symmetry in poses and animation
Carrying the emotion throughout the animation
Offsetting the animation
Overlaps to be done with the right proportions
Antics and Anticipation
Further he said it is very important for an Animator to explore him/herself and be observant all the time. Hard work and Smart work is the key to success. In his words, "A success guy doesn't need to say anything as his work speaks for him, whereas the failure guy is the one who gives all kinds of excuses". So it is upto you to decide, which side to be on?
1. First of all, before jumping into animation directly, one should plan the shot properly using thumbnails, video references and also by acting it out on ones own.
2. The poses must be strong and appealing with clear silhouettes.
3. The first step is blocking. One can or must also add breakdowns and other important poses apart from the main i.e. key poses in the blocking stage it self.
4. Though not compulsory, depending on ones convenience and personal taste of workflow, the overlaps and weight shifts are also to be added in the blocking itself. Especially the physics part (body mechanics) of it must be added in the blocking part as it is inseparable from the natural movements of the human body. The overlaps can be added in the second stage also.
5. Then comes the polishing stage where attention is paid to small small details like animating the fingers, and smoothness of animation, slow ins and slow outs, settles and more.
All the above points are to be followed keeping in mind the below points (in random order):
Breaking symmetry in poses and animation
Carrying the emotion throughout the animation
Offsetting the animation
Overlaps to be done with the right proportions
Antics and Anticipation
Further he said it is very important for an Animator to explore him/herself and be observant all the time. Hard work and Smart work is the key to success. In his words, "A success guy doesn't need to say anything as his work speaks for him, whereas the failure guy is the one who gives all kinds of excuses". So it is upto you to decide, which side to be on?
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