Final upload

Hi Victor,

I just posted a new version with all the fixes. I’d appreciate any help you give me with this.

Poop
https://syncsketch.com/sketch/143997#175570

I can't sleep
https://syncsketch.com/sketch/143997#175571

Best,
Lily

Final Upload - PUN

Hello Victor,

Hope you have a good time in Las vegas. I just posted an update addressing your notes from last class. Would love to have some feedback from you.

I had a hard time with her lip sync since she speaks pretty fast and I'm afraid that her mouth would look too busy.
I'm not sure with the part around frame 120 if she should stop after she points the finger or I should give her some movement. I also pushed the boo-tay part but still not sure if I have pushed it enough.

Thank you for a great class! Hope to be your student again soon!

Best,
Pun

Here is the link: https://syncsketch.com/sketch/143997#175984

Final update

Hi Victor,

This is the final update. I try to hide the upper teeth, but only move upper teeth just feel wrong to me. Therefore, I lower the top lip as well. I'm not sure is it too much or just right. Please take a look. By the way, hope the background is correct!

Thanks for taking time to give us feedback during the middle of the weeks. Great class and great teacher! Thank you!

Here is the link: Final Update

Best,
Al

final upload

Hey Victor,

Hope you had a good Easter. When you have some time was wondering if you'd mind taking a final look at my shot. Just posted up a new version with all the fixes from the last class and a little more cleanup/polish.

Also just would like to say thank you very much for all the help and advice you gave throughout this course. I've learned a great deal and feel through your guidance I've grown as an animator.

Best!

Preet
Final Upload

Group photo! Here you go~

Victor,

Thank you for your guidance, I have learned a lot of things from you.  I appreciate you so much. Thanks J

ANIM JAM !

Hi Everyone,

I just posted my Anim Jam shot on sync sketch, and now I'm about to head to the airport for a red-eye. Just wanted to tell you all that I really enjoyed having class with all of you. Everyone did such great work. Let's keep in touch. Have fun tomorrow.

-Ken

p.s. The set in my shot was generously provided to me by a guy on Sketchfab named Nosfera -- I found the model yesterday and luckily he responded quickly and was willing to send it to me today.

In progress

Hi Victor,

Just thought I'd load up progress so far this week, if you have some time would love some feed back on where things stand right now.

thanks in advance!

Preet
https://syncsketch.com/sketch/143997#170707

Ricardo Reel Review

Hey Victor,

Here's my reel with the new shot added as IP. Does the order of reel work?

Thanks in advance!
Ricardo

https://syncsketch.com/playground/7952993fe9ab4ad4a64af2741dcd2efd#168854

Ken updated shot on sync sketch

Hi Victor,

I've posted an updated shot to Week 11 on sync sketch. I'm planning to work on it tomorrow night (Tuesday). I'd love some feedback before then if you can.

Thanks,

Ken

Ricardo Pantomime Update

Hey Victor,

Here's an update on my shot. I'm still working on polishing everything from the purse to the leg pops as well as adding the animation to her jacket at the end.

Thanks,

Ricardo

https://syncsketch.com/playground/fbf7a6c7dbe543818a164769920b3c63#167444

Brow notes

Hi Class, here are the notes from last week's lecture on Brows.

Sorry I didn't get to reviewing blog posts this weekend - my Mac is in the shop and I've have family visiting.  Will try to do some today.
-v

Preet shot update

Hi Victor,

If you have a chance to look, I posted an update to my shot. I applied the fix notes you gave me from class on both characters, with the changes in timing of his look back and forth to her and to his hand as well as the other notes. Planning on working through a polish pass on his body throughout and further pass on his face.

On her i've more or less tied down her motion now, chopping in the first half and then grabbing stuff in the second half, going to add some props to make that a bit clearer but I think it works.

Would love any feed back on how it stands...

Thanks in advance!

Preet

shot

New Shot Brief Description

Hi Victor,

This shot is Adam rig test, and the purpose of this project is to test the flexibility of this rig modification. Therefore, I modified this rig like Spock, and I'm just having fun to animate it. I feel it's a bit challenging because Spock is a character who doesn't reveal too much emotion. I'm not sure about do I move him too much? Also, I am not sure does his lids and brows looks like him through the whole shot and does the brow's emotion reads well? Pleas take a look. Thanks.

Shot brief: Spock had an argument with Captain Kirk about making a decision of the attack in the middle of a meeting with the general, so he is trying to convince the general to take his advice.

Here is ref: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cmq38vjv68mlgf5/Ref2.mp4?dl=0

Here is blocking: https://syncsketch.com/sketch/141370#166682

Layout for a new shot

Hi Victor! This is the layout and the modification of cheerleader. I decided to put her in the restroom talking to her friend. I'm not sure if the shot is too wide or I should add a shoulder of another character in the scene.

I also shot some references. Please take a look : https://www.dropbox.com/s/jr9wbqsig5vh2ma/ref.mp4?dl=0


Thank you!

Class is on.

See you all there.  I may not sound pretty but I'll do my best.  Keep a safe distance!
-v

Heads up: I might cancel class tonight

Hi class,
I've been sick the last few days, and if I don't think I'll be able to speak tonight then I'll cancel. I'll post again by 3pm to let you know for sure.  Either way I will still review your work on SyncSketch.
Stand by...
-v

Ricardo Pantomime Update

Hey Victor,

Here's an update on my shot. I'm going to move forward by adding more controls and making sure nothing feels too stiff in the meantime.

Thanks,
Ricardo

https://syncsketch.com/playground/8194ceea1f17457b858b9828b0033c70#165270

dialogue idea

Hello Victor,

Please give me feedback about my dialogue idea.

I'm not sure if the idea is too complicate. I'm thinking of the subtext that she says

"You know what, I don't care but you should keep in mind those earrings are not free"
or
"Hey did you just lie to me, tell me everything!"


Dialogue Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9lfwhnqgda9ak55/messingAround02.wav?dl=0

Thank you!

Lecture notes

Here are the past couple of lecture notes:
Polish
Eyes

Update on "Am i dying" 2 person lip sync shot

Hi,

Here's an update on my shot. I re-blocked the guy completely, hope this works better. Its uploaded to the Week 9 syncsketch link. Would love some feedback, thank you!

Cheers,
Rhea

Week 9 - Ken's Shot refining on syncsketch - would love feedback

Hey everyone,

Hope you're all having a great weekend. I took another pass at my shot and would love some feedback. It's up on SynchSketch week 9. I still haven't spend much time on the driver yet. I'm getting eager to start digging into the lip sync for the main character. Let me know what you think. Thanks,

Ken

Ken will be late to class tonight

Hi everyone,
I have a meeting I need to attend before our class tonight, so I will be a little late, hopefully there before 7:30.
See you all later,

Ken

Notes for lip-synch lecture

I almost forgot!  Here you go.
The new SyncSketch review space for week 8 is up, too.
-v

Update - Pun

Hello Victor!

I've made some adjustments to the pose of the guy in the beginning. I shifted some of the timing between them in order to make the part that he jerks off look more stand out. I'm also not sure with his expression when he is about to drink. Please provide some feedbacks.
By the way, I haven't changed in the ending yet.
Thank you!

https://syncsketch.com/sketch/136462#159790

Updates

Hi Victor,

So I made some updates to my shot, I implemented the notes you gave me on Wednesday and added in the new gestures we talked about when he's talking.

I'm getting to the point where I was going to take him out of stepped mode and thought this would be a good point to check in and see if you had any thoughts.

I've uploaded here on sync sketch.

Thanks in advance!

Preet

Three Options for storekeeper

Hi everyone,

I made three poses for the storekeeper, but I'm not sure which one should I go for. Any feedback would be great. Thanks.

First. 

Second.

Third.(I afraid it might be a bit distracting to see his face.)

Ken -- work in progress updates on SynchSketch

Hi Everyone,

I've uploaded a new IP to synchsketch Week 7.

Notes:
1.) Shifted the camera so that the driver's face is fully in frame.
2.) Changed it up so that the passenger is talking to someone on the phone, rather than to the driver, and I think you're right Victor, having him passively aggressively complaining about the car seems to be working better.
3.) The passenger now runs his finger over the seat and then casts a look of disgust at the driver. After he reacts to the dirt on his finger he shifts his body away from the driver.
4.) The driver is just dummy geometry, no animation, which is why he looks like a wight. please disregard. (http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Wights)
5.) I've been working on getting the timing a little snappier, and varying up the gestures a bit.

Would love some feedback!

Thanks,

Ken

Please take a look at my IP

Hello Victor,
I've addressed your notes to adjust the poses and add the ending. I did some ip on her in the beginning part but I haven't add a small laugh when she exhales as you suggested yet.

Thank you!

https://syncsketch.com/sketch/134419#156700

updates

Hi Class, I've added all your email addresses to the SyncSketch project for this term.  Let me know if you have not received any notification from SyncSketch.  You can upload your work between classes there if you like, and you can also upload your work on Wednesdays so it will be ready when you arrive.

Also: here are the notes for my lecture on Thinking.

Have a great weekend!
-v

Ken - futher shot development thinking

Victor, and everyone,

Thanks for your notes about further research, I will definitely get into a car and shoot some reference, and look for more acting inspiration. In the meantime I've been thinking about the story further. It seems a little odd to me that this guy would be so aggressively berating his taxi driver, so I'm thinking of modifying it a bit -- here's the story I'm thinking (and a quick layout mockup):

Derek Turnbull is a celebrity - the lead singer of a very popular band that was once a worldwide sensation. That time has passed, and the band has since parted ways - some on to solo careers, some into rehab, and others into public service. His career has passed it's peak, but he is still committed to the idea that he is a very important person. He is touring around the country doing appearances on daytime TV talk shows to promote his most recent solo album "Reflections." His agency, meanwhile, has shifted their priorities towards some fresher, hotter talent, and have therefore been cutting back on the budgets for his tour, much to his anger. He feels that this new album is going to be a smash hit, and is going propel him back into the limelight, it just needs to be properly promoted. He wants the public to view him as the star that he knows he is. He is set to make a live appearance on The View this morning to promote his new album, but the car that is supposed to pick him up at his hotel was over 30 minutes late, and to top it off -- it is nothing more than a yellow taxi cab, not the luxury black limousine that he is used to. They have gone too far this time. In a fit of anger he makes a phone call to the agency to tear someone a new one.... The cab driver listens in, mildly amused by it all.

A bit about the driver -- Joe S has been driving cabs in New York for over 30 years. He's seen it all. He lives in the Bronx, just off the Pelham Parkway, grew up not far from there. He lives a simple life, and has an optimistic outlook. He is generally friendly with his all his clients, always willing to participate in a bit of casual exchange, "nice day, huh, usually not so warm this time of year" but he also knows how to read a person, and can tell when they would rather not chat. He's taken a lot of crap from people over the years, and has developed a thick skin, it's hard to get him upset.

Would love some feedback!

Hi everyone,

Please take a look at my layout and first frame pose.
Thank you!

Fleshing out ideas

Hi all,

So I've been trying to flesh out my shot idea a little more.

I settled on doing the shot where the character will sit down grabbing the chair but have been trying to figure out ways to make it a bit more interesting.

One idea I had was maybe adding some dialogue from someone off screen that he can react/respond to. Below are the dialogue ideas...

1:
Wife off screen: "Listen honey we need to talk..."
Hushand sits down as she says this doesn't look in her direction and responds with:
"*Sigh* fine, what do you wanna talk about?" he responds as if the last thing he wants to do is talk to her, he doesn't look at her until the end of the sentence as he finishes saying about.

This is one i'd have to record, I have a friend with some decent audio equipment i can enlist for this, and in the mean time could record some temp audio.

2:
Wife off screen: "Where have you been?" she asks casually seeming interested but not in a accusing way.
Husband similar to above, sits down as she asks and responds with:
"Just doing stuff, you know" seeming a little vague and defensive, and doesn't look up as he says this,
Wife responds:"No..."
He now looks up in her direction for the first time, like he wasn't expecting her to ask and has a guilty look on on his face. His eyes dart as he tries to think of something to say, scene will end with him stil searching for an answer.

Audio for 2


The framing for the second one might be slightly different, i'm thinking you would see the wife in the foreground, very close, like part of the upper body, shoulder and arm, so you can see that she's their but clearing looking away doing something else and just asking out of curiosity not facing him directly and accusing him of something.

I like both these idea's as they feel like they add more depth to the scene, but I think i'm leaning more towards the second, as I like the idea of trying to get him to look guilty and search for something to say, and feels like I could have a clear change of emotion on his face.. I also have audio for this one, length is about 3-4 seconds, which gives me a bit of time at the end for his reaction and to play with the timing of the pauses in the audio a little.

I had a few other ideas but the audio was a bit too long.

Any thoughts or comments would be awesome.

Ken - Luxury Cars - Layout and Video Reference

Hi everybody,

I shot some video reference of the main character in my scene, and also did some rough layout work.
Anybody have feedback on this?

Thank you,

Ken
Click here to see the video reference

Ken's update -- looking for advice

Hi everybody,

I think I've honed in on 3 clips that I'm trying to decide between. This list is ordered in terms of my preference. I would love some advice.

1.) Look like you like me:

A man and woman are standing on the altar at their wedding, he is in the process of placing the ring onto her finger. He is delivering this line "just look like you like me" to her, just before they turn to face the crowd. It's meant to be ironic that they've just gotten married and he is still feeling incredibly insecure about it all. Ideally I would also have a priest/officiant standing there making a confused face, I would keep the animation very simple on him. I like this idea because in spite of how ridiculous it is, I still think there is something genuine in there about how insecure this guy is, which I could work into the acting choices.

2.) Don't do your best, do it right:

This one I'm imagining a father and son. They are at one of those arcade claw machines, or maybe they are at a batting cage. The father is feeding more money into the machine and reprimanding the boy in a ridiculous way. The boy would be sad, but not defeated, as though he is used to dealing with his father's quirky impatient attitude without getting down on himself about it. He is trying to slip in a rebuttal, but his father won't give him the chance. This one has something funny/ridiculous about it, but there is also some honest truth that could come across in the kid's expression, because a lot of people deal with parents who are just slightly insane.

3.) Luxury cars: 

I'm thinking of having this character in a non-luxury car that he has just crashed in some ridiculous way (manure truck?) and an officer is standing at the window seemingly writing him a ticket, and he is delivering this line as his excuse for why he crashed this non-luxury car.

Anybody have any opinions on these? I would enjoy animating to any of these, but wondering if they are lacking in depth and sincerity? Are they too ridiculous?

Thanks!

Ken

Notes from last night

Hi Class, here are the notes about Subtext & Phrasing.  Also, you should have received an invite email for the SyncSketch project I started.  I think you can even upload new work directly to this project.  Let me know if you didn't get the invite!

Pantomime Ideas

Hi Victor,

I've come up with rough ideas for my pantomime shot.
Could you take a look, please? I'm not sure if some of my ideas are too complicated.
Could you please describe what really is endowment?

1. A Chef is hosting a cooking program live on TV. He tastes his soup and it is very hot and disgusting but he pretends that it is delicious.

2.  A lady in a bar is running to the restroom as she desperately needs to pee but she tears off her skirt because she runs too fast. She has to walk slowly to the restroom without drawing attention.

3. (lost object) A violinist is about to enter the stage to perform her song but she lost her violin bow. She has to quickly search it behind the stage. 

4. A football player injures his knee. He walks in the locker room as if he is not hurt and when he put alcohol to wash his wound. He has to try harder to not show that he is weak.

5. An old guy walks to balcony trying to retrieve his precious vase of flowers while the wind is blowing very hard outside.

6. (character contrast) A lady and a guy are drinking a shot of vodka together. When a guy counts to three, they would drink at the same time. The guy drink, the lady sneaky pour her shot away and pretend to have drunk the shot.

Thank you,

Pun

Shot Advice

Hi Victor,

I'm jumping on the bandwagon :) I'm having a bit of trouble narrowing down ideas if i'm honest. I've got a couple of 2 person dialogue ideas that i have clips for, but they are a bit long, more like 8-9 seconds rather then the 5-7 requested, but i was thinking of trying to add some of the physical condition into the acting. Listed the 2 clips below.

Audio 1
Audio 2


Alternatively I also had an idea for a pantomime acting shot, that was a little personal routine, a simple action, with a little endowment.

My initial plan was to bring in a super basic layout for each of the dialogue scenes, and maybe some reference for the pantomime shot on Wednesday. But if you have a recommendation based on what I have, or if you think I should do something totally different I'd love some feedback.

Here is my reel as is, still has the wrestling on it atm I'm afraid. Demo Reel


Thanks in advance!

Preet

Advice on reel

Hi Victor,

Here's my reel:

vimeo.com/157243107


Could you please advise me on what kind of shot to add to my reel?

Thank you,
Rhea

Requesting advice

Hi Victor,

I would love some advice. Here is a demo reel that you haven't seen which shows all my body mechanics work from Animation Mentor and another dialogue shot that I'm none too pleased with:

https://vimeo.com/178085209

And here is my Anim Collab work reel:

https://vimeo.com/203639368

So, do you have any recommendations for what I should work on that would beef up my reel?
I'm really enjoying doing these smaller exercises, I learn a ton from them but without investing a huge amount of time. But I feel like I don't have any strong dialogue shots on my reel at this point, so maybe I should be focusing on that. What do you think?

Thanks,

Ken

Hey Victor,

Here's the link to my reel:

vimeo.com/200098561
password: 2017reel

Please let me know your thoughts on what type of shot I need.

Thanks!
Ricardo

SyncSketch links from 2-8

Rhea
http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/177e8c67874d496198f4ac3b25f5ebf8
http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/4796b3742f6d481fa30f092b76d9b7ab

Preet
http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/5e69802c9ba14749aff41c43d4553aee
http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/260b731070f64151be931182a4fecde3

Pun
http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/bf1ef49aad1a414aa86e5016b0236840

Al
http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/e908c8c88a5249d485b7ddb3c73af41d

Lily
http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/81abcee97dab4ea8b462d9d822be83a5

Ken
http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/a127928151dd4635a78e99066ca674c5

Ricardo
http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/49bf7bbcbb9848e496c2130419bbb74a
http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/f6b1a037c86348f3b651c89039141d65

Expression change - Preet

Hey Victor and everyone, hope everyone had a great weekend.

If anyone has a chance to take a look I would love some feedback on my expression change assignment. I know everyone is busy so if you don't have time no big deal.

Here is my progress so far.

Thanks in advance!

Preet

Head Turn - second pass

Hi Victor,

Here's my head turn with the fixes you suggested.

HeadTurn_Rhea


Thanks so much!

My HeadTurn updates (Pun)

Hello Victor,

Please take a look at my head turn
I addressed your notes but the part that he sleeps against the window is tricky and I feel like I broke his neck.

Link: https://syncsketch.com/playground/914e3fb0d9064c808c5b2c626ed0b0bc#145982

Thank you!
Pun

Annie Awards Tonight!

Tonight at 7pm you can watch the 44th Annie Awards streaming live if, like me, you have nothing better to do!

Head Turn Fixes

Hey Victor,

Here's my shot update on syncsketch:

Ricardo Head Turn -SyncSketch

Thanks in advance!

-Ricardo

Fred drawings!

I almost forgot! Here are the Fred drawings for assignment 2.

Notes and sketches

Hi Class,
Here are the Cinesync drawovers from last night if you missed them, and here is a link to the notes from the Specificity lecture.  Have a good weekend!
-v

Pixar's Cars presents a dystopian future theory

Hi Everyone, 

Looking forward to class tonight. In the meantime, here's a pretty hilarious analysis of the Cars universe which theorizes that Pixar's Cars stories are really about a dystopian future where biological humans have merged with automotive technology to survive ever increasingly dangerous conditions on earth. It would make a pretty amazing Mad Max style animated picture for adults:

http://jalopnik.com/this-disturbing-theory-explains-pixars-cars-1791834045

Notes from last night's Acting lecture

Hi Class, here's a pdf of the text from last night's lecture.

Welcome to Winter 2017 session at Anim C!

Hi Class, I'm looking forward to seeing you all this Wednesday night. Don't forget to have your demo reels ready, and always feel free to bring snacks!

This is a private blog on which you can share your work with me and your classmates in between classes.  I encourage you to leave feedback for each other.  I will add comments as my schedule allows. 

Here is a compilation of my very first animation exercises at Pixar, back when I started in 2000.  I have some notes, do you?

Pixar Training from Victor Navone on Vimeo.