Part I A brief note about some of the terms I use: keys, breakdowns, and inbetweens are names for different drawings in animation. Keys are ‘extreme’ poses that tell the story. Breakdowns show how (slowly, angrily, passionately) the character moves from one key to the next. Inbetweens are ‘in between’ all the others, usually halfwayContinue reading “‘Klaus’ Clean Up, Part II”
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‘Klaus’ Clean Up, Part I
Last year I worked as a clean up artist on the Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning Klaus. SellOut Animation, based in Edinburgh, worked on scenes outsourced from the main studio, SPA, in Madrid. From May until August I joined the team, cleaning up a variety of shots and characters from throughout the film. It was a steepContinue reading “‘Klaus’ Clean Up, Part I”
Weightlift Exercise
Animation by myself, character and prop provided by Aardman. I found Week Four’s exercise challenging not only because I lost a day through illness but because the nature of the exercise meant lots of slow, steady animation (which I find hard enough to do in 2D) which in 3D was very unfamiliar. 3D seems toContinue reading “Weightlift Exercise”
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