Here’s a great moment from The Holiday: Kate Winslet’s character, Iris, goes through three emotional states. Her acting is contained, nuanced, and communicates all three emotional states in pantomime. It’s full of texture, and is a great example of subtle acting …
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Reference: People React to Being Called Beautiful
A variety of geuine happy reactions for your reference vaults.
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David Badgerow – Smurfs Reference Reel
David Badgerow shares his acting reference from his work on Sony’s Smurfs: The Lost Village.

Ten Meter Tower
Ten Meter Tower is a social experiment which found people that had never jumped off a 10 meter tower and filmed the results. All manner of reactions, inhibitions, insecurities, and fears are on display from wide range of people. No …

The Center of Westworld
Editor, Jose Rico, has put together a montage highlighting how the first two episodes of Westworld were composed for clarity. Rico has a number of other videos worth noting. Cinema Smiles and Cinema Hugs are not only a source of good feels, …
Eye Multiples Reel
Another solid and entertaining reference reel for animators by ibcf.
Classic Disney Walk/Run Cycles
Animation Resources has started a new Flickr site devoted to classic Mickey Mouse cartoon walks and runs.
Andreas Vesalius’ The Fabrica
A fascinating look into the earliest anatomical references created. Especially considering the wealth of anatomical resources we have at our disposal these days.
Cassidy Curtis – Acting Reference Reel
Watch out Jeff Gabor; there’s a new challenger to the “best acting reference ever” title.