For a commercial I had to copy Michael Jackson's Thriller, with some shop mannequins coming to life after hours. The producers were keen for me to replicate the movements exactly. Reluctantly, I did and the animation looks very ropy.
But it is Schoedsack and Cooper's direction and visualisation of these two halves that are beautifully thought through with meticulous detail, and belie the shoot-and-run techniques of their animal documentaries.
Knowing that a ball will bounce in relationship to the force applied to it and the surface it is hitting, as well as the ... A foot kicking a football will slow up momentarily on contact as the force is transferred to the football—the ...
comedy. and. comic. timing. In animation, as opposed to real life, you may have to exaggerate your reactions for maximum effect. It is not a simple matter of rules – but to get a feel for it you have to act it out and develop your ...
Figure 1 1.3 Rex the Runt, created by Richard Goleszowski. © Aardman/Rex the Runt/BBC Worldwide Ltd 1991 the green. But generally speaking it's only worth being aware of, in case you start to get problems. chroma key or green ...
This is a vital book in the development of model animation which, following the success of Aardman's first full-length film 'Chicken Run',is now at the forefront of modern animation.