Motion Actor Inc (Reference Library) - Animation Recommendation

2 GUARANTEED Tips for Filming BETTER Animation Reference

How do you keep your acting fresh and not rehearsed when filming animation reference? Is there a trick to avoid this problem? Well, since you're asking, I have 2 guaranteed tips that will help you with that!

 

DoubleTake - best app for filming ANIMATION REFERENCE? (FNA/App Review)

"DoubleTake" is a very handy app that let's you film multiple angles/views in one take, which is very convenient when filming your animation reference takes! You can have it all in one movie or separated, plus it gives you frame options from, 24, to 25, to 30fps. It's currently my go to app for filming my animation reference takes!

Animation Reference - Don't hold back!!

A lot of times animation students don't go full in when it comes to shooting reference, especially with lip-sync. Try to really act out your scene! Also, if you want to watch me yell, look no further!

The Angry Birds Movie 2 - Animators Reference

3D Animation Student Showcase 2019 - Animation Mentor

Bird Flight for Animators

Bird Flight for Animators from Stephen Cunnane on Vimeo.

Super Slow Motion Birds

Disney - The Magic of Animation

James Baxter Animation Reel

Big Hero 6 Breakdown Reel

Big Hero 6 Breakdown Reel from Shaofu Zhang on Vimeo.

Julian Teo Pixar Reel - Animation Analysis

Julian Teo's Pixar Internship 2016 Animation Demo Reel is always being shown in my classes and his shot of Inside Out's Riley is such a good example of a strong pantomime acting performance within a set and how a set can influence your acting choices and marry both the character and the set together so that the character feels alive within that environment.

Person of Interest - Acting Analysis

This clip is all about character contrast in terms of movement and gestures. So if you have two (or more) characters, what could you do to set them apart? Watch the acting analysis clip for that and more, using the TV show "Person of Interest" as an example.

Westworld Season 2 "Les Écorchés" - Acting Analysis

It's Thursday and that means Acting Analysis day and before this season of "Westworld" ends I wanted to take a look at two sequences and talk about contrast in character through simple eye movement behavior differences and how quiet moments with whispers and people's reactions could be a great inspiration for your pantomime animation scenes.

Dancing in Movies

That's a lot of good reference.

Dancing in Movies from CLS Videos on Vimeo.

True Detective - Acting Analysis

This acting analysis clip covers a lot of different topics: unspoken history through body acting, expanding the scope of your scene through extra characters, sneaking in polished animation for extra awesomeness, and more, as I'm walking you through this sequence from "True Detective", season 1.

*hahaha not sure why I said "nervous" during that nun animation by Guilherme Jacinto, she's more frustrated than nervous :)

I, Tonya - Acting Analysis

This clip takes a look at pushing your rig's body posture to give your character more personality and life, plus how you can add your own personality and acting choices to a lip sync shot when there is no audio.

50 Ways to Enter a Room

7 ESSENTIAL Tips for Filming Reference

New FNA Friday is up and today it covers 7 essential tips for filming reference, the dos and don'ts and pitfalls you need to avoid when filming reference

Closed Circuit - Acting Analysis

In this sequence from "Closed Circuit" I'm looking at subtle character traits which can give room for bigger character choices in your animation scene.