Tuesday, 14 December 2010

New Module, Animation Practice 2

It is time to start working on facial animation and lip sync to create even better character performance and acting than previously and I'm really looking forward to getting started with this module.

During this module there will be given 3 animation tasks which are more time consuming than the tasks that were given in the previous module:

Lip Sync:

Accurately lip sync the mouth of your character to provided audio clip. You are free to include facial expressions and acting. Though this is mainly a test of accuracy of your lip sync.


Presenter Task:

In this sequence your character is a TV presenter walking and talking to the camera with personality.
It is important to ensure that your character maintains eye contact with the camera and shows interest in his surroundings.
He does not have to walk for the whole clip. He may need to handle props depending on your choice of clip. You are allowed to include a second character if appropriate.

For this sequence you will have the choice of four audio clips
All preparatory sketches and thumbnails for this sequence should be done in your sketchbook and clearly marked.

Duration, the length of the clip plus up to two seconds either side.
You can use your own audio clip but you must have it approved first by your module leader.

Song And Dance:

Your character is to accurately lip sync to the song and deliver a convincing performance in terms of facial expression, movement and acting.
All preparatory sketches and thumbnails for this sequence should be done in your sketchbook and clearly marked.

Duration, the length of the clip plus up to five seconds either side.
You can use your own song clip but you must have it approved first by your module leader.


In addition to these 3 animation tasks we are also given a presentation task were we can either present alone or in teams, breaking down an animation sequence in detail for the class.

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