Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Here is a link to the video instead. And now she just needs someone to talk to. You’d think I’d have started on character #2 by now, but hey, I was having fun getting the Poehler stand-in just about right. Every time something felt a little stiff, I referred to my trusty Animator’s Survival Kit and found ways to make her more dynamic. Not saying I got everything right, but I’m really happy with the way it evolved.
God I love 2D animation. Frozen in time, this looks like Angela Lansbury after a date with a steamroller. At 24 frames per second, it provides a barely perceptible indication of speed. Back in the `30s when animators started studying live-action films, they noticed that fast motion resulted in a lot of blurred, smeared frames. If you study Warner Bros.cartoons frame-by-frame, you’ll see how they applied the concept to animation. “The Dover Boys” is a film that used it especially liberally.
My current favorite morning ritual: running up to Grant’s Tomb, then sitting in the Coffee Bean drawing passers-by. (This is not an invitation to stalk me, ladies!)
The dichotomy has been especially pronounced this week: In the morning, I’m off like a rocket. In the evening, I’m off like a gas leak on the short bus. I blame you, day job! For being so goshdarn fulfilling, I mean. I’ve been animating in the morning, and that’s progressing nicely. But I’ll spare you incremental updates on that. Tune in next week!
Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Here is a link to the video instead. Slooow-goin’ over here. I didn’t really want to post the animation at such a nascent stage, but I didn’t have anything else to post tonight. So gather `round, kids, and witness how the sausage is made. This month the contest is using a clip from Parks and Recreation, featuring the obnoxious Amy Poehler. I decided to make my animation about an 1890s couple having a quiet Sunday at home, until the wife gets all Poehler-y.