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Week 4: Mise-en-scene notes
Mise-on-scene is a French term meaning what is put into a scene or frame. It conveys the essential information to the audience through the camera. Everyone should act follows the narrative. There are several elements of mise-en-scene: Settings and Props: … Continue reading
Week 3: Walking animation
Basic knowledge: Thursday 28th October (Self-directed lecture/demo) In this video, there are some problems in the body spinning. There is a noticeable lump and bump. The reason is I set the opposite number in flipping, and a negative keyframe is … Continue reading
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Week 2: Posing and Ball & Tail Animation
Posing knowledge: Line of action is important, it shows the person’s force and the body follows motion. In the picture, there are reverse C and forward C. Arcs with the spine are S and C curves. Counter pose: Opposites/ Spine … Continue reading
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Week 3: Politics affecting media in the film field
How politics shapr media. We all crave real human stories (youtube,n.d.). Maybe that is why there are a lot of successful movies about politics these days. Darkest Hour is a typical example. In this movie, Winston Churchill is faced with a difficult … Continue reading
Week 2: Some animation resist Disney influence
The success of Disney naturally led to other studios adopting a similar assembly-line approach to animation production which has evolved with contemporary computer animation today (Carter, Chris & Carter, Michelle, 2019). Although Disney has a significant advantage in the animation industry, there are … Continue reading
Week 1：Bouncing Ball practice
First try in bouncing ball practice This video is the first I tried. When the ball finally stopped, I made it bounce back and forth to stop. The feeling is like a ping-pong ball. Unfortunately, I picked the wrong ball. … Continue reading
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week 1: Good and bad animation example
In this small essay, I will introduce the quality of animation from the expression of characters’ personalities and psychology. There was also some discussion about the smoothness of the characters’ movements. And the application of the 12 principles of animation. … Continue reading
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Week 1: 12 Principles of Animation
Appeal (Personality) Staging and Storytelling Solid Drowing and Posing: Volume, Structure. Correlation between characters with their emotion and action. Timing and Spacing: When and where it happens. Key frames. Arcs (One Version): Design, Posing( Drawing), Motion, Splines. Need clean. Slow … Continue reading
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Week 1: Timeline for Film, Animation and VFX. And understanding of their history.
Understanding: Technology is an extremely part in animation. At almost every successful point in animation history, the film was born with a new technology. For example, Snow White born with rotoscoping to show character’s characteristics. Toy Story born with the … Continue reading
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