Acting Reference #4

Speaking Without Speaking

This is a great scene I captured from Before the Devil Knows Your Dead. You really feel how uncomfortable Ethan Hawke is and how he's trying to get a word in, but can't. Often we overlook characters who aren't talking in a scene, but this is a great example of excellent acting without having any dialog.

Art Jumble - Princess Leia

Here's my entry in this weeks art jumble. I was inspired by a fan photo I found on the web

Happy Thanksgiving

Art Jumble - Paris Hilton

Here's my contribution to this weeks art jumble

LIFE Photo Archive

Google is hosting a site with an archive of LIFE photos from the 1860s through today. Great source of reference!!

Acting Reference #3

I uploaded this video from Almost Famous to show a great example of offsetting different parts of the body to make more appealing movement. The character is going from pose A to pose B, but she moves her arms first, then the rest of her body which makes it a much more interesting move. Keep this in mind when animating, changing which body part moves first can drastically effect how an animation looks and feels.

Up Trailer

Looks pretty sweet!

Monsters vs Aliens

The first trailer for Dreamworks Monsters vs Aliens has hit the net, check it out

Lookout Ray

Quick little sketch, took about 20 min

Art of Pixar

Pretty cool website featuring art from all of Pixar's movies.
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Gandhi

Quick sketch

Dark Knight Story

Pretty sweet mashup

Acting Reference #2

I captured this video from the movie Kingdom of Heaven. I really like the moment before Sybilla speaks, she's asking a question but, before she speaks she asks with her eyes and small head shake. I've noticed this happening lots, we tend to anticipate what we're going to say with our eyes before we actually say it. Anticipation isn't only for big movement and actions, anticipating before speaking, like in this video, can add a lot to an animation.

B Balla

Sketch

Here's a quick sketch I did last night while I was waiting for my dinner to cook.

Movie Screenshot Database

Surfing around on the net I found this cool blog with a pretty extensive archive or dvd screenshots. Great reference for emotions. Click the image to head there.

Acting Reference #1

Subtlety
I uploaded this video to show a great use of subtlety. Often in animation people push emotions and gestures too far when sometimes a more subtle route can be more appealing. This scene from Dances with Wolves is a great example of a subtle reaction, When the Indian tastes the sugar his reaction is very small and subtle, just a slight smile, but it fits his character perfectly.

Princess and the Frog Art

Some cool art from Disney's upcoming 2d feature