Ok as a hint or warning for 1st years and any one else who grabs film refrence for animating please rember to wear a light colour. film refence is the only time in acting you do not want to wear your stage blacks.
When doing film refence it is important to be able to see were the joints are and how the body is moving, the reason io say dont wear black is because black hides the joints. My sugestion is to wear white and light colours as so all the joint may be seen.
An interesting observation Trent. Good advice for all animators.
ReplyDeleteI think it is important to act things out against a light. plain background. Theatre blacks provide a good silhouette in that staging. But a light coloured belt to show the tilt on hips, and a line of light coloured buttons down the front of a shirt helpsolve animation as well. Slightly shorter trousers to show light coloured socks is good to define the ankle joints. A white stripe along the sole edge of the shoes helps with foot posing. A black shirt with contour sleeves that finish at the elbows is good. Wearing a peak cap can also help with understanding head positions.
This probably needed a picture. Take a picture Trent! Draw a picture Frank! Add it to the post.
This is good Trent. I can speak for wearing a cap. Many a time it has helped. I'm doing it for my project at the moment. Great post!
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