Rami- Last Post

Hey everyone, I hope you're all having a great break! It was great to have class with you you all.

I've been polishing up my last shot from class, and any feedback would be very helpful.

Thanks in advance!

http://syncsketch.com/playground/9fa978f079044977a0bc804d9bffc2ba#58277

Thank you Victor, and the rest of the class, for a great term!

-Rami

Rami- IP

Hey everyone!

I got in the notes from class and cleaned up some spines. I feel like there are areas where I still want to sharpen up the timing. Anyways, notes are always welcome!

Thanks in advance!

http://syncsketch.com/playground/caf9c7063a664841bd75a99383de0e07#57366

-Rami

Rami- blocking revision

Hey class!

Some revised blocking here.

http://syncsketch.com/playground/256fcb39ce4b48d6aaf62fb1bb5cc935#56242

Thanks in advance for any notes!

-Rami

Pantomime Ref

Hey everyone, hope you are having a great weekend, here is my pantomime reference, i have three versions and they are mostly different just in the beginning pose, I just want to see how clear my idea is before jumping into animation

Please watch the reference first before reading the description below, that way we can know if the idea is clear enough by itself or if it needs something else.

Video

http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/6583355edbe94c9d83bde7a8d9138df7

Forced retirement



Dave is a CEO and CO-Founder of his company but he has gotten to the age where the board members want him to retire (or maybe they fired him)

He starts concerned about what he is gonna do now, he is not 30 anymore and no one will hire him or he is too old to start over.
He turns from the window to finish cleaning his desk

There are only two items remaining for him to take (could be more but for time issues let's just say is just these two)

His name plate ( which he puts back in the table or can throw it carelessly in the box) he doesn't care about this anymore he is upset that they are letting him go

the last thing is a family picture which he hasn't really stop to appreciate in a long time, this makes him smile, gives him hope for the future and he puts the picture carefully in the box and then he walks away with the box

Let me know what you think, I want to have some clear gear change and a little endowment there with the two items, it seems a lot and looks like i wont be able to do it in less than 17 sec, in the reference i'm giving a lot of pauses that can be shortened.

I have a fallback idea if this is not very clear.

Daniel

Cody - Polish

Hey Victor! I addressed the notes from Wednesday for the old man shot (pose changes on the fingers, keeping the cheekbones rigid, re-timing the tears, and cushioning the arm into the chair).

I'll be working on the lipsync from the other shot you critiqued, but is there anything else you see that could be touched up?

http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/28ee910d2ac34ee78501326a88e83b09

Also, awesome lecture last night! Thanks for putting it on.

-Cody

Nicki - New shot pitch

Hi guys,

So after yesterday's pitch of my new shot and the feedback I got, I decided to go a different route. I think this new shot that I'm thinking of has more "character" in it and I can play around more with the acting. My reel already has a lot of "regular joe" types in it so I think this shot would be better to do. AND I am more inspired by it.

Anyways, here's my new pitch:

Audio:
http://syncsketch.com/playground/ccde737513804cb988ee3cc1c6cec712#55985

“Oh my goodness me! Someone owes a nickel to the swear jar. Oh, do you know what I say when I feel like swearing? Fudge.”

Meredith is a crazy old lady that lives next door. Tyler, 14, loses his ball over her fence and is caught retrieving it in her backyard. Meredith coerces Tyler to come inside for some soup and while they talk, he accidentally swears in front of her.

Meredith lives alone and her kids have have their own families now, so she overcompensates her bright energy when she interacts with people.

Subtext:

• whoa, you’re not old enough to cuss! 
• Cussing is a bad habit 
• There are better ways to express yourself 
• Try this totally innocent word

History:

• This is the first human interaction that Meredith has had with someone in the younger generation since her kids don’t come around with her grandchildren 
• She has the need to take care of people and share her knowledge that comes with old age 
• Tyler thinks she’s crazy already but he’s too polite to leave

Stakes:

• Meredith doesn’t want to scare Tyler away 
• she doesn’t want to be alone again

Staging:

• Meredith is stirring her soup on the stove when she hears Tyler say a bad word

I'm planning on only animating Meredith. Tyler is offscreen. I've attached a picture of an old lady next-door type i'm aiming for.

If you guys have any suggestions or ideas you think would make this planning stronger, please let me know! Otherwise, i'm going to start shooting reference and getting this into maya =) Thanks!

Blocking Revision- Rami

Hey everyone! I hope everyone had a good week.

I have two versions of this shot, I cant really decide on which one to go with, so any opinions will help. I'm leaning towards the first one.

Also there was one note I got from a couple of people at CTN that said the spinning the drumsticks felt like he was more confident than agitated. I was wondering if you all thought the same thing. I changed the instrument to a guitar now and had him interact with it differently, but I was curious what your thoughts on that was too.

All other notes are welcome too! Thanks in advance!

http://syncsketch.com/playground/225aa764f6724f7e9941c83ee499f21a#55027

http://syncsketch.com/playground/4d06c43d9f5d41c59db7f5dfa7762c3f#55029

-Rami

Bruna - new idea

Hello guys,

I had a few ideas while I was at CTN, and i decided to try a silent acting shot/action.

a dad and a baby. there is someone chasing them (we don't see them). they have nowhere else to run, it is a dead end.   the dad has to choose between giving up or trying to save his baby by.

gonna start blocking out something for next class if that is ok...


cheers,
Bruna

Need Everybody's help - Selen

Hello Everyone,

I'd appreciate if you could help me pick some pieces for my reel. I wanna put these together and start applying for jobs again.  Here is a link for it.

http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/15bb41f0fefa4d92a28ad348f0c5e9c7#53809

And vimeo link: https://vimeo.com/123918391

I am thinking of cutting out the last 2 pieces or last one. I'd really like to hear everyone's opinion on this. Also feel free to give any feedback.

Thanks!
Selen

Nicki - Pantomime Shot

Hey guys,

So I got word that I have a mandatory meeting at work tomorrow night and I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it to class.  ='(

But, I did work on my shot this week and please let me know what you think!

http://syncsketch.com/playground/4777e3ade3574dd6b6774a64d24480da#53214 

Thanks!

Nicki

That's a Lie

Hi Everyone,

Here is my dialog animation, I fixed the notes given in class. Anything else I can add/change/fix ?
http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/dc79530b2993462881b72dc09b1227a1

Thanks
Selen

Added a few things!

Hey everyone,

I wasn't very happy with the way the hand rested too long in the clothes and decided to add some accentuation trying to amp up how she feels, i feel the transition now works better but wanted to get your thoughts before going much further,

Still have to go thru my lypsinc notes.

Thanks for any feedback!

http://syncsketch.com/playground/a390b83819864ff7b9eb697d791626e1#52664

Dialog Samples-help me pick :)

Hey Guys,

Here are some dialog samples I found. My favorite ones are, 3, 6, 1, 8. I wonder which one you will pick.
http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/1c8efdac2e924990bce34fb49e0e8699#52643

Thanks
Selen

Bruna - Polishing

Alriiiight!

Polished all the notes from last class.

http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/349f17437ad6471da68e25322998deff#52606

any other comments?

thanks in advance!
=)

Rami - More polish

Hey everyone, here's some more polish work from my shot after the notes from last week. As well as adding stuff from the polish lecture.

Thanks in advance for any notes!

http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/7fd0bcf566754d939794dd82994d7f0c#52597

-Rami

New Pantomime Idea...

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to propose a new pantomime idea.

http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/5c17b9d5c85d4f548409d81e565c9b2c

It's an idea of an older cowboy that is ready to mount his horse and ride home for the night. Suddenly he gets hit with a sleeping dart in the arm or the neck and as he checks around to see where it came from he falls asleep off his horse.

I like it because I would like to show something physical with acting and a character reacting under a condition such as a sleeping dart.

Let me know what you think and if you don't I will continue to work on another idea.

Thanks so much!,
Michael

Holidays.

Hi Everyone,

This is a dialog shot that I worked on with victor last semester that I would like to finish up.

http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/869ca3e09aea4ec5877d7f901eabac95

The scenario is a lonely man that visits this bar quite often. He's kicked back a drink and now hes describing the holidays to the bar tender.

The mouth is just up and down right now so my next task is to really dial into those mouth expressions and mouth shapes of the dialog.

 Let me know your thoughts and feedback.

-Mike

Sour Change

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to post my latest revisions for your feedback and notes.

http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/a6b460ef0896486eb78d3ff83f21898f

I feel like its almost there but I need to finish separating the parts of the swallow and giving the smile a clear beat of its own.

Thoughts, Notes, and Draw overs are welcome!

Thanks,
Michael

Cody - Pantomime Blocking+

Hey everyone!

I've been working more on my shot this week, trimming the beginning and end, fixing some staging problems, and trying to convey how he feels after the initial reaction of surprise. There are a couple things I'm not sure about.

Now that I look at the playblast, the timing seems a little slow to me. Maybe it's just because I haven't polished up the physical stuff, or because he's an old man. Maybe I've just been looking at it too long. What do you guys think about the timing?

I'm also not sure about some of the phrases. I'm trying to set it up like Victor said last week, where we see his initial surprise, see him recalling memories, and then see how he feels about those memories. Is it getting across, or should I push it a little further? Any pose, timing, or acting notes would be really helpful. Thanks guys!

http://syncsketch.com/playground/f93ad3b401954e9090b2b2d08e8f925a#52498

Bruna - Polishing

Hello guys,

so this is the point where 1- I cannot see the mistakes anymore and 2- I don't know what else I can do.

Victor, heeelp.   Lol


http://www.syncsketch.com/playground/73036bb53fc24904bb8180ffd21f3557#51702


feedback is very much appreciated. =)