Animation Walk Cycle Links

There are several tutorials available online to help you with this exercise. The simplest tutorial, which you may want to start with, is here:

http://animation.about.com/od/flashanimationtutorials/ss/flash29walkcycl.htm

Once you are comfortable with the technique, here is another you may want to reference:
http://www.angryanimator.com/word/2008/11/01/animation-tutorial-2-walk-cycle/

This is a great page with examples and tips on creating walk cycles:
http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/aim/a_notes/04_walkcycle_project.html#

Here is one specifically using the bone tool, with details on how to make the bone tool work with characters:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/character_animation_ik.edu.html

And, if you’re into My Little Pony:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht2-Xt5-ufw&feature=relmfu

Article links for Blogs Due 11/4

http://www.techhive.com/article/2013279/hurricane-sandy-images-dont-get-fooled-by-a-fake-photo.html#jump

http://www.macworld.com/article/2013146/apple-and-the-incredible-vanishing-cd-drive.html

Mouth Charts for Lip Syncing

In case anyone needs some references for mouth shapes, here's Prestons Blair's (you also have pdfs of his animation books in your Documents folder): http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/~rpyjp/a_notes/mouth_shapes_01.html

Plus this one for simpler characters: http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/~rpyjp/a_notes/mouth_shapes_02.html

Plus this creepier one that may help when we get to 3D:
http://www.garycmartin.com/phoneme_examples.html

You can also search for other charts. Blog them if you find good ones!

Article links for Blogs Due 10/28

http://www.redforward.com/article/story/7216/Film-Directing-Tips---What-It-Really-Means-To-Be-a-Director.html

http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/disneys-new-princess-sofia-sparks-controversy/

Article links for Blogs Due 10/21

Article #1: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/08/bald-men-get-new-hair-in-the-form-of-water-balloon-explosions/?pid=3481&viewall=true

(if you are interested, also see http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/10/bald-women-are-the-next-installment-in-the-water-wigs-series/?pid=3950&viewall=true for part 2 of this project)


Article #2: http://www.techhive.com/article/2010785/california-bars-employers-from-demanding-employees-social-media-log-in-info.html

Adobe Student Cloud Edition

Adobe is now offering monthly subscriptions to its software, and they have student pricing...

http://store1.adobe.com/cfusion/store/html/index.cfm?event=displayProduct&categoryOID=7335802&store=OLS-EDU&trackingid=KATHA

Article links for Blogs Due 10/14

http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/dawn-of-the-dead-pets/

http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/6-filmmaking-tips-from-joss-whedon.php

And, yes, I know, I am way behind on blog grades at the moment. I will be grading the blogs that were due on 9/28 and 10/7 this week, along with other assignments. I've been working like mad the past few weeks (and weekends) on Premiere curriculum for the video class, which is *almost* done. Then, on to After Effects! (sigh)

Article links for Blogs Due 10/7/12

http://entertainment.time.com/2012/09/26/25-years-later-how-star-trek-the-next-generation-created-changed-pop-culture-forever/

http://animatedviews.com/2012/paranorman-an-art-in-the-making-with-filmmakers-chris-butler-and-sam-fell/

REMINDER:

BLOGS ARE NOW DUE EVERY SUNDAY BY MIDNIGHT. YOU'RE WELCOME.