James Lopez
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INSIDE THE ANIMATOR’S STUDIO - SERIES 2
EPISODE 1: Inside the Animator’s Studio,Visual Development, Art Direction and Production Design
EPISODE 4: Layouts and Backgrounds
EPISODE 1: Inside the Animator’s Studio,Visual Development, Art Direction and Production Design
Originally Recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting: November 19, 2020, 11 am - 1 pm PDT
We will discuss the kind of artwork that constitutes Visual Development as well as talk about the purpose of Art Direction and Production Design.
RECOMMENDED READING
Below are resources (supplemental reading) referenced in Week 1 of the lecture series Inside the Animator’s Studio. There will be more resources to come with each weekly topic; the below are quite general and inform the basic premise of the series:
Dream Worlds: Production Design for Animation
By: Hans Bacher
Walt Disney Animation Studios The Archive Series #3: Design
By: Walt Disney Animation Research Library
EPISODE 2: Storyboarding 1
Originally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting: December 17, 2020, 11 am - 12:30 pm PDT
We will cover the basics of storyboarding that include concepts such as continuity, camera angles, cutting and composition.
RECOMMENDED READING
Below are resources (supplemental reading) referenced in Week 2 of the lecture series: Inside the Animator’s Studio. There will be more resources to come with each weekly topic; the below are quite general and inform the basic premise of the series:
Directing the Story: Professional Storyboarding Techniques for Live Action and Animation
By: Francis Glebas
Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers
By: Marcos Meteu-Mestre
EPISODE 3: Storyboarding 2
Originally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting: January 7, 2021, 11 am - 12:30 pm PDT
We will continue the previous week's topic with some slightly more advanced concepts in storyboarding
RECOMMENDED READING
Below are resources (supplemental reading) referenced in Week 3 of the lecture series Inside the Animator’s Studio There will be more resources to come with each weekly topic; the below are quite general and inform the basic premise of the series:
Professional Storyboarding: Rules of Thumb
By: Sergio Paez and Anson Jew
The Storyboard Artist: A Guide to Freelancing in Film, TV and Advertisting
By: Giuseppe Cristiano
EPISODE 4: Layouts and Backgrounds
Originally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting: January 21, 2021, 11 am - 12:30 pm PDT
We will talk about the process of planning a shot through Layout and basic background composition and painting techniques.
RECOMMENDED READING
Below are resources (supplemental reading) referenced in Week 4 of the lecture series Inside the Animator’s Studio. There will be more resources to come with each weekly topic; the below are quite general and inform the basic premise of the series:
Walt Disney Animation Studios The Archive Series #4: Layout & Background
By: Walt Disney Animation Research Library
Layout and Composition for Animation
By: Ed Ghertner
The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design
By: Tod Polson
https://conceptartempire.com/best-layout-bg-design-books/
EPISODE 5: Animation 1
Originally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting: February 4, 2021, 11 am - 12:30 pm PDT
We will cover the basic principles as well as talk about performance and acting for animation.
RECOMMENDED READING
Below are resources (supplemental reading) referenced in Week 5 of the lecture series Inside the Animator’s Studio. There will be more resources to come with each weekly topic; the below are quite general and inform the basic premise of the series:
The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation
By: Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
Your Career in Animation (Second Edition)
By: David B. Levy
By: Richard Williams
EPISODE 6: Animation 2
Originally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting: February 18, 2021, 11 am - 12:30 pm PDT
James Lopez will do a live demo of how to animate a "reaction shot" from start to finish (tie-down) and demonstrate Clean-up techniques.
RECOMMENDED READING
Below are resources (supplemental reading) referenced in Week 5 of the lecture series Inside the Animator’s Studio. There will be more resources to come with each weekly topic; the below are quite general and inform the basic premise of the series:
Character Animation Crash Course
By: Eric Goldberg
By: Preston Blair
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
“When we’re writing we’re drawing, and when we’re drawing we’re writing.” ~James Lopez
“To be an animator you have to have a sense of the dramatic, a feel for acting. You have to be a storyteller.” ~ Marc Davis
“If you start with character, you will probably end up with good drawings” ~Chuck Jones