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In this 15-hour video animation demo, 20-year animation veteran, Aaron McGriff walks you through his process of animating an acting shot from start to finish. Watch every step of the way as he crafts a performance from video reference, poses appealing face shapes with strong connectivity based on understanding of the underlying anatomy and polishes it to a feature level all. Watch through it at your own pace and re-visit it again and again all for the low price of $79.99

Topics Include

  • Blocking from video reference

  • Cleaning up the body

  • Tracking head arcs

  • Crafting appealing facial poses

  • Teeth and tongue posing

  • Spline hygiene

  • Connectivity

  • Adding head texture

  • Using animation layers

  • Feature level polish

  • Hand keyed hair detail

NEW Animation Demo Masterclass

NEW Animation Demo Masterclass

NEW Animation Demo Masterclass
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In this 5 hour video, watch veteran animator Aaron McGriff (Pixar) animate an acting shot from start to finish with no reference and no pose library shapes. This demo focuses primarily on facial animation approaches, acting, shaping and appeal.

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Topics covered

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Mouth Shaping

Lid shaping

Eye Direction

Posing Teeth

Adding fleshiness

Polishing corners

Nose and Cheeks

Brow breakdowns

3/4 cheats

Head texture

And much more!

Facial Animation Demo

Facial Animation Demo

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Topics Include

  • What is workflow

  • Shot Briefings

  • Increasing your speed through proper planning

  • Managing your time and making a schedule

  • Setting shot goals

  • Generating Ideas

  • Mining for specificity

  • Effective thumbnailing

  • Using stills and video reference

  • Shooting effective reference

  • Understanding subtext

  • Using Pre-vis techniques

  • Working from boards and layout

  • Understanding shot "logistics"

  • What is blocking really

  • Stepped, spline, layered, straight ahead and sketch

  • Building your own hybrid workflow

  • Useful tools

  • Working with libraries

  • When to show your work

  • Working within director preferences

  • Taking, parsing and addressing notes

  • Iterating with animation layers

  • How to approach addressing draw overs

  • Spline for success

  • Respecting downstream departments

  • Polish checklist

  • Tips for fresh eyes

  • Managing your energy

Animation Workflow Masterclass

Animation Workflow Masterclass

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Topics Include

  • What Are Studios Looking For

  • What Your Reel Is and Is Not

  • What Makes a Great Reel

  • Best Practices, Tips and Tricks

  • What Makes a Great Shot

  • Most Common Mistakes

  • Avoid These Altogether

  • Professional Work vs Personal Projects

  • What Kind of Shots do You Need

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  • Tailoring Your Reel

  • Assessing Your Own Level

  • Raising Your Level Quickly

  • Shot Planning Tips

  • Character Specificity

  • Shot Presentation

  • You Have a Great Reel, Now What

  • Interview Tips From the Pros

  • And more!

Demo Reel Masterclass

Demo Reel Masterclass

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