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Lecture 6 Oct.6.2008. From now on, we will have 1 hour lecture + 1 hour tutorials of choices (welcome requesting topics you want to see) Remember to hand in today: Thesis statements (a paragraph): I will discuss it with you in the exercuse time Character design Storyboard.
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Lecture 6 Oct.6.2008 From now on, we will have 1 hour lecture + 1 hour tutorials of choices (welcome requesting topics you want to see) Remember to hand in today: • Thesis statements (a paragraph): I will discuss it with you in the exercuse time • Character design • Storyboard
Animation and Realism 3 • Documentary films: based on photography, as in objective, scientific visual evidences • John Grierson (1898 – 1972); ' Creative treatment of actuality' • Socialistic ideas continues to modern journalism • Question of objectivity in photography • Brian Winston: 'All in your head'
Animated documentary? • Animation as artifacts= subjective media? • What could be the evidence for 'actuality'? • Documentary film style as conventions • View film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3AAdkfiamU by Nick Parker (1989)
Animated Documentary • Evidence: sound • Authenticity: reveals intentions • Documentary style effects
Animated documentary • Drawing as objective and scientific visualization
Animated documentary • Drawing as objective and scientific visualization
3D CG technology • British documentary films: docu-drama • View Walking with Dinosaurs, BBC series, 1999 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7SLMDlB6x0 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PYDk2cxIc0
3D CG technology • Problematic use of photo-realistic visualization • How do you know what is 'actual'? • Evolution into Digital media • http://www.becominghuman.org/ • http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/dinosaurs/ • What's the difference? • Intensions of Documentary media?
Presenting 3D • Presence • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_9GnP-lhaY • Stereography sample
Tutorial • Z brush mdeling: make a woman out of a man • Animation in Max: bouncing ball
7. Arcs 8. Secondary Action 9. Timing 10. Exaggeration 11. Solid Drawing 12. Appeal 12 rules for Disney style animation 1. Squash & Stretch 2. Anticipation 3. Staging & Composition 4. Straight Ahead Action vs Pose to Pose 5. Follow Through & Overlapping Action 6. Slow In/Slow Out
7. Arcs 8. Secondary Action 9. Timing 10. Exaggeration 11. Solid Drawing 12. Appeal ** Notes: there is no absolute rules for animating motion 12 rules for Disney style animation 1. Squash & Stretch 2. Anticipation 3. Staging & Composition 4. Straight Ahead Action vs Pose to Pose 5. Follow Through & Overlapping Action 6. Slow In/Slow Out