This blog features an animation acting curriculum geared towards the intermediate and advanced level animator. It is part of a thesis project in partial fulfillment of the MFA in Computer Animation Degree for Miami International University of Art and Design.This curriculum is still under construction. I plan to add more examples and a few video tutorials so that the information is clearer and easy to understand.
The project also features an animation called "60 fps", that demonstrates the application of many of the concepts presented in this curriculum. It can be viewed below and is still in the works. I plan on refining the phoneme mouth shapes in the next couple of weeks.
The curriculum featured on this blog is made of 11 exercises to help the intermediate to advanced level animator achieve emotion in characters. They must be taken consecutively as each exercise builds on the next. It also will feature a series of lectures and tutorials to help you along.
Thanks to my instructors, my classmates, fellow animators, students, family and fellow colleagues for supporting and encouraging me to the completion of this project. A big shot out to all of the animators who made their character rigs available on the internet. They will be listed here once the project is complete. It would not have been possible without your help.
Thanks everyone! Completion and graduation is set for Summer 2008 (hopefully). As they say, full steam ahead.
Fire it up!
Randolf
