Fresh off the press from Disney’s Research Hub, here’s another example of the subjective nature of mouth shapes. While the video highlights the new tech Disney has developed, I’m more interested in how it affects an animator’s workflow, encouraging us …
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Can You Trust Your Ears?
The McGurk Effect is an interesting phenomenon, particularly to animators that deal with lip sync on a daily basis. Luckily, the folks at AsapSCIENCE have put together this video that highlights the same thing:
The Discarded Image – Jaws
The Discarded Image is a new online video series that analyses and deconstructs well known pieces of cinema. The first episode features the beach scene from Steven Spielberg’s pop classic JAWS.
First and Final Frames
An excellent film essay by Jacob T. Swinney. What can we learn by examining only the first and final shot of a film? This video plays the opening and closing shots of 55 films side-by-side. Some of the opening shots …
Buster Keaton: Symmetry of Laughter
A great compilation of clips by Vince Di Meglio that prove flat compositions and symmetry are best suited for comedy. Vince writes, “After watching twenty-nine Buster Keaton films, I was struck by his use of symmetry and center framing. This …
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