Lipsync_test on 1's

This is basically the first lip sync test I have ever done. I stuck to the old school techniques and used SMPTE X sheets but the reference audio followed a sound clip playing in Final Cut on 24fps. I also went all out and drew it frame to frame.

Lessons learned: the better the X-sheet, the better the timing.

-Though the face matches pretty good, I needed to spend some more time referencing the body language, it still looks very mechanical.

-I forgot to script some of the body movements on the x-sheet so I tried to improv...big mistake (for the professional)

-I'm still not used to easing.

-I'm starting to see that it's not so much the character talking, but the characters movements that speak the loudest.

Overall, not perfect but definite progress. I plan to clean this up and use it for coloring practice as well...oh and I also plan to give the little guy some clothes.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Animation
• Hand
• drawn
• lip
• sync
• lipsync
• pencil
• test
• little
• kid
• Rodger
• Perry
• x-sheet
• angry

[Kvannoy75]

Looks pretty good - but you've broken a rule of character animation called "Twins"

[rod2155]

@Kvannoy75 The focus was on the lip movement for this test, I probably could have cropped out the feet and no one would notice. Be careful assigning "Rules" to animators, schools charge a lot of money to teach you "rules" but in reality they are all meaningless. If the artist's intent was achieved or the contract was fulfilled, that's all that matters.

[BizzarreProductions]

How is it that this is the first time I've seen someone do a lip-sync test on here while actually moving the character? Everyone else lets their character just sit there and talk...

[rod2155]

Because everyone is too lazy to use the old X-sheet to sync their character's movements with their speech. It's the good animator's secret weapon of blistering shock and awe!

[devenisme]

this animation is quite well done. however, the shrill pitch-shifted voice just kills me.

[rod2155]

kills me too, but being an only child and not living in an area known for an abundance of child actors, it gets rough getting kid voices.

[grizabella626]

How did it look on 2's?

[BizzarreProductions]

But then it's not even really a lipsync test... it's a movement test!

[gitarfan1995]

nice

[bullettimethis]

Umm. i dont know.... have the lips not sync. Like a awesome corney kung-fu movie.

now i will show u, a new technique.