Thursday, January 27, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Acting Reference #46
First off I wanted to show this clip in honor of Pete Postlethwaite who passed away a couple of weeks ago. I’ve always been a fan of him, especially his performance in In The Name of The Father. And Steven Spielberg famously dubbed him the “best actor in the world,” which is pretty high props coming from Mr. Spielberg. Here’s a clip of his last role in The Town…if you haven’t seen it I highly recommend it.
This is a perfect example of Secondary Action. This was a principle of animation I had a lot trouble understanding originally. It’s often confused with Overlapping Action. In this clip, his dialog with Ben Affleck is the main action of the scene, the “secondary action” is him cutting the roses. It’s an unrelated Secondary Action, as there is nothing in the dialog that mentions flowers, but it works perfectly with the scene, as it’s a slightly aggressive action which causes a lot of tension. Secondary Action is a great way to add some flavor to your scene because in life we tend to always be doing something when we talk.
This is a perfect example of Secondary Action. This was a principle of animation I had a lot trouble understanding originally. It’s often confused with Overlapping Action. In this clip, his dialog with Ben Affleck is the main action of the scene, the “secondary action” is him cutting the roses. It’s an unrelated Secondary Action, as there is nothing in the dialog that mentions flowers, but it works perfectly with the scene, as it’s a slightly aggressive action which causes a lot of tension. Secondary Action is a great way to add some flavor to your scene because in life we tend to always be doing something when we talk.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Acting Reference #45
Nice little clip from Road to Perdition. I love the bit towards the end when the boy is about to take a bite of his pie, pauses, then asks his question. Interruptions like this are a great way to show your character thinking.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The Tree of Life
I'm a huge Terrence Malick fan, his movies are a master class in cinematography and this trailer proves that. Too bad he only makes one every seven years haha
Monday, December 13, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Acting Reference #44
Here's a sweet clip from Hot Fuzz. I'll just let it speak for itself haha Just a great example of using interesting layout to help make a shot funnier. The end is so perfect. Oh and I found this over at the 11 Second Clubs Helpful Hints section...great resource.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
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