It’s not always the quality of your shot that the audience will remember, but the performance you’ve decided to present them. The main intention behind an animation is to make something that would probably never happen or exist feel believable. One thing is that originality is key and there are many techniques to make sure you are crafting a shot that your audience will remember, whether it’s in a video game or on screen. Behaviors, attitude, state of mind, personality... how to identify them and use them to craft your performance. Learn the process developed by professional animators to take a piece of video reference, analyze and understand what’s important about the motion, how to deconstruct it and break it apart in a way that can be very specifically applied to your animation and improve your workflow as an artist. Intended audience & prerequisites: The techniques talked in this presentation can be used and shared among designers, producers and artist of multiple fields. Those who attend will be exposed and learn the thought process which can then be adapted for different production needs. From students to practitioners, this master class is for everyone interested in animation, acting, action, games and film. There are no prerequisites in necessary for this master class. Examples may be demonstrated in Maya but can be applied in different software's Session takeaways: The requirements of the Animation Industry is moving and changing faster than we ever expected. With the number of animations and expectation of quality increasing every year, finding the right technique or philosophies for a project can be challenging as much as it can be stressful. We often misunderstand the use of good animation for simply good motion and forget that our main focus as artist and developers is to fool an audience into believing. During the presentation, we will talk about the visual language and how it can steer and leave an impressions on the audience ,understand that story and performances are a driving force of entertainment and that is incredibly essential for a character to come to life for use to sincerely believe. The attendees will be introduced and learn similar process used by film, commercial, theater, actors, performers and directors.

1. Acting, Animating, Directing a
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- Richard Arroyo
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