• blog for art growth
  • art study, things learned, taught, observed, progress, past & after thoughts.
• circle - maternal, triangle - dynamic, square - mechanical
• draw simple thing 50 times (the diff angles thing)
• Uwe Heidschoetter
• E. Mike Mitchill
• Look up composition + feeling
• Study psycho sequence

DRAFTSMANSHIP - improve range...

• Folds
• males
• old people
• muscles
• animals
• storytelling poses
• lighting
• kids
• perspective
• architecture
• plants
• POV environment
• pixels
• landscape
• reflection
• pure design
• pure technicality
• watercolor
• ink
• oil
• pastel
• milt's character designs

POSSIBLE TESTS

• walk cycle
• run cycle
• head turn
• trash/junk objects
• dialogue
• expressions

P BLAIR MOUTHS

• Have a variance of mouth shapes so they don't clap. If it's drastic, it can pop/stroke, but can be used in accordance to modulance.
• inflexion = ?

ANIMATION LAYOUT - Design = Differences

• If you make everything symmetrical, it's not visually interesting.
  • Lawrence of Aravia has hyper conscious visual design.
• Draw background around character!
  • Know where character is first.
  • If interacting with object (static), pose character first.
• Include camera movement ("the field")
• Establishing shots = Answering questions viewers have.
• Keep values simple & clear.
• Don't have similar values close to main character in the composition.
• Panning Shot
  • Can do with organic shapes. You can visually get the eye movement.
  • Simple, undulating shapes are good for long runs or walks.
  • Vertical, horizontal, diagonal pans.

FIlM BOARDING with Steve Hickner

• Be mindful of aspect ratios. Animation usually deals with around 1.85.
• Rather than thirds, think of the Golden Egg.
• Don't put camera frame on joints!!
• Spielberg - "Know the horizon lines."
• Eye Trace = Collection of images.
  • Crucial; faster cut, better succession needs to be on z-axis.
• Hickner: Best action directors > Spielberg, James Cameron.
• Close-up & cuts = Cherish & keep rare.
• Diagonals = Sexy & dynamic.
• Highest point of contrast should be focus.
• Cutting without cutting - "Mother". You can move camera & lower volume, preserves cut for when woman looks down.
• Reaction shot = how the audience should be feeling.
• Hitchcock = "Audience must know everything to create suspense."
• A Cam = Talking directly, B Ca = talking away
• Move camera with moving character.
• Geography - show a shot of distance between A & B subjects.
• Drop camera to make a simple object your foreground element.
  • (Pumpkin or character around same size but farther away from audience.)
• Tone your boards!!

PIXAR DAY

• gilpi? ipi?
• Why do people watch movies?
  • All about Character not Story.
• Where do character come from?
• Mind & body - shows specific character.
  • Unique, speciic, identifiable, relatable.
• How do you show character? Contrast (evident), Change over Time (seeing inside characters head, good acting.)
• Consistency, psych & physiological, impacts behavior and actions, multiple expressions
• Personality! Consisten behavior. Character defined by story.

ACTING with Crispin Freeman

• 4 Steps - Working towards a better performance.
  • Establish circumstances, context
  • Character type or agenda
  • Characters' motivation or want
  • Line Reading - don't do this first!!
• 90% of directing is casting: Audition people!!