Animation observation: Charlie bit me
June 26th, 2008
Many times when you’re an animator, you’ll get a script or some notes with a very vague description of the action you need to create. In the above clip (which wasn’t scripted), you can see lots of great little moments that could help you out on a shot or scene later on. Observation is very important in animation, so let’s look at this clip a bit to see why it is entertaining.
The description of the clip could have been something like: “Two brothers, one older and one younger, are sitting in a chair. The younger brother bites the older brother.” Many times, it’s up to the animator to make that entertaining.
- Watch how the older brother offers his finger to Charlie. Surely he cannot be hurt by his baby brother.
- As Charlie (the baby) starts to bite, watch the older brother’s face as he starts to realize that putting his finger in [Read more…]
