A Pixar animator decided to make his own movie, and it turned out beautifully!
He took inspiration from art he grew up with and from his life experiences, making a love letter to the hardships and emotional growths of life.
Watch the short here: youtu.be/E8hrk6SkrWY
I came across a beautiful short film by Alli Sadegiani called "The View". It feels like a love letter to the hardships and emotional growths of life and is the kind of art I love to showcase with Frame by Frame...
Here it is if you'd like to watch it! youtu.be/E8hrk6SkrWY
Crafting RHYTHM is like composing MUSIC! β« πΆ
β²οΈ Time your beats in an interesting pattern, giving longer or shorter pauses here and there to create something rich...
π€ The way you vary the lengths and distance of each beat effects how the audience will feel when watching!
π£ @Arran_Baker is a master of animation! There's so much more in this shot that I could talk about but that would be a ~very long video~
π«΅ Learn to animate dynamic action like Arran by checking out his latest course: π Stylized Mechanics 2 π
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Our eyes are drawn to brightness, especially when it's surrounded by the dark. This creates a visual flow and guides the audience to make sure nothing important is lost.
We can always go back and intentionally admire the artistry in the darker corners on a second viewing!
Quick paced action can be a difficult visual read sometimes. But repeating the same action after each cut helps to fix this issue and give β¨special momentsβ¨ a chance to shine!Β
Jihyeon Kim's submission to the Arcane Anim Challenge demonstrates this perfectly!
Miaara has a crush on Wolf Β¬βΏΒ¬ Β¬βΏΒ¬
This charming shot from Valeria Hernandez has great moving holds and a solid lineup of key poses that go a long way in splitting up the beats of the dialogue into distinct emotional moments
πͺ There is a lot of fun tripod action with the chair in Suzume! Especially in this shot where the concept is introduced. Check out how unbalanced weight is explored with this very unique character.
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In conversation, we look back and forth between the other person's eyes and mouth to read their expressions and discern their intention, creating the triangular pattern.
In other cases, (e.g. your character is studying an object closely) asymmetrical triangle patterns gives your eye darts some texture and visual interest.
While this demo is pushed for clarity, remember to keep it subtle.