To begin semester four animation, we were asked to do a dialogue test with a change in emotion. I found this sound clip from the film, "Admission," starring Tina Fey. I chose this particular dialogue because I liked that she transforms from having a confrontational, diva attitude to regretting her decision to confront this person and trying to backpedal her way out of it. Her super sassy attitude was inspired by Disgust from Inside Out. Below is the original reference for Disgust, as well as super rough thumbnails that I put together to establish the general idea of the scene before I begin blocking it.
For My second portfolio piece, I will be working on a pantomime that will be heavily focused on body mechanics that are character driven. In this piece, a father sneaks down to the basement to wash his son's filthy teddy bear in the middle of the night. Though he takes great care to make as little noise as possible in order to avoid waking the kid, his efforts are in vain as we hear the child screaming and storming down the stairs to retrieve his beloved stuffed animal. Dad reacts in horror at the realization that he has awakened the beast, and his reaction suggests that he knows this routine all too well given that he's gone through this ordeal many times. The child frantically tries to retrieve his bear from the washing machine as dad carries him off and back to bed
This piece will be a highly stylized cartoony animation which focuses on the mechanics of push, pull and lift. The main objective will be to create an accurate sense of weight that is balanced against stylized movement, while bringing the two characters' personalities to life.
