Showing posts with label Carlos Baena. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carlos Baena. Show all posts

Wednesday, 21 August 2013

How Do Animators Plan a Shot?

Working with Maya: How to Begin? - The Curse of the Blank Screen
One of the hardest skills for an animator to learn is how to build and block an animated scene from scratch. After all, everyone animator starts their work with a blank piece of paper, or a blank computer screen. With animation, you get nothing for free. So how do you get from nothing, to something? Or, rather, how do you get from a blank screen to a piece of well-crafted beautiful animation that combines technical ability with story-telling, personality and craftsmanship? The secret is, it's all in the planning.