PRP - Update (final week)!

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After a week or so with not much on here about my Personal Research Project and seeing as though it's 4.30am, i'm drinking coffee, listening to a post-rock compilation (great to work to) and I am working on the PRP right now, I thought i'd post an update on how things are going...

I want to start off with a confession. It seems I have an insatiable appetite for knowledge and an overt appreciation for many many things. This becomes apparent if you look at the myriad of topic questions i've had since beginning this project.

First there was Foley; i'm a musician too, apparently.
Then after the holiday I changed to bringing inanimate objects to life
Soon after there was a tutorial from which I took advice to look at choreography.
After that came something about character arc.

But wait, there's more...

Then character design was a point of interest.
And finally, finally I realised where i wanted to go; character acting in animation.

So my research topic question is:

What techniques of believable character acting give animators the ability to influence audience’s emotions?

I can't help the fact that these different things do interest me greatly. To the point now where I am learning how to draw and practicing everyday (which is getting in the way of my guitar playing! lol) and my interest in animation has grown ten fold.

I plan to make the most of this year; make some really good animations (as soon as I learn how to use the curve editor in 3ds Max and Maya(?) properly!)

Anyway, back to the point of this post. It's going quite well now. I've got so many quotes about acting in animation and some about acting in general which will back up my points in the discussion and so on. I've been in touch with a few professionals and asked them questions which has been a great help too.

Next week this will be over!

And you will find me in the (Horn In Hand) pub!


Music: Explosions In The Sky - Magic Hours