Mouth Charts for Animation

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 11/24/13

http://blog.animationmentor.com/top-5-essentials-of-animating-creatures/

http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/disney-ice/

Both are related to animation this week, so expect an upcoming week with two video-related posts… :-)

Video - After Effects Tutorial Links

Text Animation:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103906c6dea-7caba.html

http://library.creativecow.net/series/After-Effects-basics-tutorials-by-Andrew-Devis
(33-45 are text tutorials, but this whole series is very good for all sorts of AE techniques, and most are only 5-10 minutes. Plus he has a great accent. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!)

Masks:
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/devis_andrew/AE_Creating-Masks/video-tutorial
(this one has a good description of how to effectively use bezier handles when drawing a path, and using multiple masks)

http://library.creativecow.net/articles/devis_andrew/AE-Basics-46-Feather-Mask-Tool/video-tutorial
(this one goes into detail about the mask feather tool)

Motion Tracking:
http://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/tracking-stabilizing-motion-cs5.html

Particle Simulation:
http://ae.tutsplus.com/articles/news/an-introduction-to-particle-emitters/

Other Simulations:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103a9d3c597-7acba.html

Timewarp
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/WS09B6A698-8F9E-4a00-8D1B-07FC62FB2D30a.html#WS641C5190-1DAD-4150-B17F-F339C6DF1FB2a

Cameras
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103906c6dea-7e29a.html

http://library.creativecow.net/articles/devis_andrew/Animating-a-Camera-1/video-tutorial

http://library.creativecow.net/devis_andrew/Animating-a-Camera-2/1

http://library.creativecow.net/devis_andrew/Animating-a-Camera-3/1

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 11/17/13

http://blog.animationmentor.com/vfx-industry-jobs-and-you/

http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2013/11/03/monday-mouse-watch-how-the-team-behind-disney-s-quot-get-a-horse-quot-uses-breakthrough-technology-to-create-the-look-of-a-1928-short.aspx#.Un0kM6V1vN_