tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563605.post2924771093976763428..comments2024-02-03T23:15:27.626-08:00Comments on VNOG Blog: Body LanguageVictor Navonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953361725259997163noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563605.post-42839154965787368612009-09-26T03:04:34.349-07:002009-09-26T03:04:34.349-07:00I love how you seem to always keep your eyes open ...I love how you seem to always keep your eyes open for great acting, and then take the time to share what you see. I often stumble across small scenes by completely unknown character actors, that I just have to rewind 7-8 times. Acting is a great skill to master, but sometimes the best bits comes from something completely unrehearsed. It's the tiny subtleties that can't be taught, that makes stuff real.Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991471941821193929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563605.post-37188093824289674512009-09-18T19:15:20.686-07:002009-09-18T19:15:20.686-07:00wow that was a great performance one led with the ...wow that was a great performance one led with the facial expressions the other with body emotion, i love how steiger chews his gum , its has a lot of attitude arrogance and disgust<br />but in turn Poitier show the same emotion but with hardly any movement you can feel the disgust in he lack of expression as if stiegers words means nothing, hope the film is coming along hopefully see you next termg1toonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635098572194706836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563605.post-90361169365842873272009-09-17T21:33:43.574-07:002009-09-17T21:33:43.574-07:00clockwerkz,
I think it helps if you draw thumbnail...clockwerkz,<br />I think it helps if you draw thumbnails from your video reference, then put the reference away so you're not tempted to follow it too slavishly. You can always come back to it later once you're tying down and polishing, if you need help figuring the timing or mechanics of something. Also keep in mind that you need to stylize your performance based on the style of your model; if you're animating a character that looks like a realistic human, then sticking close to your video reference is a good thing. If you're animating a very cartoony character, then the video should be more of an initial inspiration.Victor Navonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953361725259997163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563605.post-28263043455017853062009-09-17T11:56:41.411-07:002009-09-17T11:56:41.411-07:00Yep, this film is a classic and one of my all-time...Yep, this film is a classic and one of my all-time favorites. It's nice to see a scene broken down with animation in mind but the performances of the two leads are really masterpieces of subtlety and interaction. Thanks for this nifty analysis!<br />GerryGerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361836428885324631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563605.post-37131540614985684472009-09-16T09:28:12.667-07:002009-09-16T09:28:12.667-07:00hey Victor, another terrific post as usual. I thi...hey Victor, another terrific post as usual. I think your analysis of this clip from Heat of the Night is spot on. I was hoping to ask you a question on this.. I remember your AM lectures on your workflow, and how you film video reference. I tend to film reference, but then I end up finding myself following the reference almost exactly. But I remember your piece in those two videos, and how you "extracted" that performance, and I think that's lacking in my process. I gotta hound AM to make those two videos accessible because I dont think I had the right questions in my head when I watched it, if that makes any sense. :) Thanks again for your posts!<br /><br />-CarlosCarlos Finshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10669167290759713131noreply@blogger.com