tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249314933943866343.post3828108216801970888..comments2024-03-28T00:46:14.378-07:00Comments on Spungella: I can animate, now what? - pt. 1Jean-Denis Haas http://www.blogger.com/profile/16123475853304267584noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249314933943866343.post-77957170111048838482013-02-02T17:02:33.732-08:002013-02-02T17:02:33.732-08:00Everybody has their own schedule. Some people are ...Everybody has their own schedule. Some people are just really good at it early on. It doesn't matter what you do, there will always be "20 year olds" who will be better than you. Doesn't matter what job. It's dangerous to compare yourself to other people all the time. Like I said, everybody has their own schedule.Jean-Denis Haas https://www.blogger.com/profile/16123475853304267584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249314933943866343.post-39964369475421185162013-02-02T11:22:36.558-08:002013-02-02T11:22:36.558-08:00Just found this article..maybe coincidence, or bec...Just found this article..maybe coincidence, or because I feel like the opposite.<br />I am still waiting for this"Think about performance" moment...and it wont really come up.<br /><br />Then, whats this thing called talent, do I lack it?<br /><br />Or is it just a matter of time, practice and patience??<br /><br />I am quite desperate these times, and I am doing animation since 3 years now, and I see 20 year olds, doing this extreme good stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249314933943866343.post-1007549912975812272009-06-18T16:52:24.908-07:002009-06-18T16:52:24.908-07:00Sorry it took me so long, but I'm writing up t...Sorry it took me so long, but I'm writing up the answers to your questions "anonymous".Jean-Denis Haas https://www.blogger.com/profile/16123475853304267584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249314933943866343.post-20171974449559615462009-04-17T13:35:00.000-07:002009-04-17T13:35:00.000-07:00Thanks. I'm glad you liked them!
Its something I...Thanks. I'm glad you liked them! <br /><br />Its something I have been thinking about for quite a while now and I was just in one of those articulate-asking-questions-kind-of-zones so I just sat and typed. NO thinking required! Wish I could say the same for my animation :)<br /><br />I realised after posting that feedback is also probably very important to your development as an animator. Otherwise,I sense that you can keep making the same mistakes over and over and not really figure out what your doing wrong without ALOT of observation.<br /><br />Much easier I reckon to have someone else say 'yeah.. this isn't working because of this' or 'it would be much better if so and so moved this way' etc.<br /><br />Your probably going to tell me 'Hey, animationmentor offer just that kind of critique!' but I've already been through there entire program once and certainly can't afford to do it again! I thought it was a great school but being a complete novice when I started it wasn't until I was someway through the course that I started to 'get-it' in regards to the principles, workflow and even a firm handle on the software etc that my animation started to improve. <br /><br />By that point it was really too late to get the valuable kind of feedback from an expert that can really help catapult your animation into a proffessional league!<br /><br />Unfortuantely, AM doesnt seem to have a continuing education program where you can go back and improve somemore [unless maybe its in regard to improving your 'self' since the founder seems to be quite big on all that kind of stuff!.. sorry Bobby :)] After the intial burst of learning the program offers your left somewhat out in the cold imho.<br /><br />Anyway, im thinking,talking and typing too much today but i'm in the zone man!<br /><br />Thanks again for your information and posts so far. Really look forward to more!<br /><br />[Also sorry for using your thread to hijack it with my animation related frustrations :)]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249314933943866343.post-74430154854918881932009-04-17T12:37:00.000-07:002009-04-17T12:37:00.000-07:00Hey anonymous,
Those are really great questions!...Hey anonymous, <br /><br />Those are really great questions! I was planning a part 1 and 2 but you gave me lots of ideas for a part 3! (or 1.5 :) inbetween). <br /><br />I think I'm going to do a monster post about my work flow and techniques. I have a lot of stuff I never finished, but I might just start posting it and break it up into parts (like now). <br /><br />Stand by!<br /><br />Thanks again for all the questions! Quick answer though. It's impossible to give you a ballpark time frame. Some people "get it" after a semester, others need years. Practice, practice, practice is definitely a good idea. Practice never hurts.Jean-Denis Haas https://www.blogger.com/profile/16123475853304267584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249314933943866343.post-37117756227427432482009-04-17T12:08:00.000-07:002009-04-17T12:08:00.000-07:00Jean-Denis Haas said... "It's really exciting to r...Jean-Denis Haas said... "It's really exciting to reach that level where you really have to think about performance only"<br /><br />Can you give a rough estimate of how many hours sat behind a computer animating it would take to get to this stage?<br /><br />I know thats like asking how longs a piece of string and probably varys from person to person, but if you can give me an approximate ball park figure [yes.. I'm coming out with all the cliched metaphors today to try and explain myself :)] that would really help me.<br /><br />I would really like to get to this stage you describe where your animation skills don't interfere with your performance and ability to communicate the story you want to share. After all, if something is badly animated its stands out like a sore thumb and really distracts but if its great animation no one (except us animators of course) really notices. <br /><br />Also, if you can give a basic structure of how you would effectively go about attaining this level of skill (i.e a list of exercises to master in a hierarchical order of difficulty) that would be really great. Do you simply recommend more practice,practice,practice and study? Would you say some people may just not reach a point where there animation is that good?<br /><br />I know this is perhaps alot to ask but I would really value your input on this as I struggled for a while to reach the point where I can 'animate without animating' (to bastardise a quote from bruce-lee.. i think) and it is very frustrating!<br /><br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249314933943866343.post-43337557862512804452009-04-15T13:14:00.000-07:002009-04-15T13:14:00.000-07:00Very true Alonso. No one should dive into a perfor...Very true Alonso. No one should dive into a performance shot too early. Hopefully your self assessment is healthy and realistic enough that you won't start an acting shot after two exercises. :)Jean-Denis Haas https://www.blogger.com/profile/16123475853304267584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249314933943866343.post-8461602336089686302009-04-15T11:36:00.000-07:002009-04-15T11:36:00.000-07:00very true.
I'd just like to throw in that until ...very true. <br /><br />I'd just like to throw in that until you know you have the skill to animate anything convincingly, then I think it's faster to not even think about your reel and just keep working on exercises whose value lies in the learning and not the final product. <br /><br />If you're working on your second animation ever, it's not gonna go on your reel, so don't set yourself up with some crazy acting exercise when you're going to have your hands full just making good arcs. Until you've mastered the craft of animation, the acting stuff is kind of beyond your reach, it's useful to learn about it and think about it but you probably aren't ready to start applying it yet, and if you just focus on learning the craft of moving things first you'll be progressing towards acting faster. <br /><br />in total geek speak ;) you don't start unlocking your acting abilities until you've leveled up your basic movement, and body mechanics skills and become at least a level 5 animator :D<br /><br />(at least that's what I've learned from my personal experience)Alonsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02805049234657129031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249314933943866343.post-45193579398342013842009-04-15T05:36:00.000-07:002009-04-15T05:36:00.000-07:00thank you very much. waiting for part2.thank you very much. waiting for part2.Yavuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371414371705018300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249314933943866343.post-39198236368184760042009-04-14T18:45:00.000-07:002009-04-14T18:45:00.000-07:00Love it. :)Love it. :)Hammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698462888393458970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249314933943866343.post-60622909251084564972009-04-14T18:42:00.000-07:002009-04-14T18:42:00.000-07:00Very informative.Very informative.Herman Gonzaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820275662006354119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249314933943866343.post-30200183942927122009-04-14T17:31:00.000-07:002009-04-14T17:31:00.000-07:00oh, soooo Awesome!!!! inspiring and educational! t...oh, soooo Awesome!!!! inspiring and educational! thanks JD!! thanks!! cant wait for p2!David Bernalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168092323834951279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249314933943866343.post-31185914892275062232009-04-14T17:24:00.000-07:002009-04-14T17:24:00.000-07:00As always... thanks for posting :D
I am waiting f...As always... thanks for posting :D<br /><br />I am waiting for pt 2.Bernie Warmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07793108994473790995noreply@blogger.com