Expressive Techniques for Character Animation
Initial Concepts
A course by Memé Candia , Graphic Designer and Animator
About the video: Initial Concepts
Overview
“In this lesson, I am going to tell you a little about what acting is in animation. We are going to mark the differences between personal and professional projects. Also, I will tell you about what I propose to do during the course and where we are going to start working. ”
In this video lesson Memé Candia addresses the topic: Initial Concepts, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Techniques for Character Animation. Turn your characters into actors packed with emotion and create animated scenes full of life.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. i will tell you a bit about what acting in animation is about. I will also explain the differences between a professional project and a personal project. Additionally. i will show you what exercise we'll do in the course. Animators are actors. expressing themselves through the characters they bring to life. The objective here is to illustrate the character's emotional state and explore how these feelings shape their responses to the challenges and situations they encounter in the story. An acting scene or performance differs from action scenes. camera movement. or special ef...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Techniques for Character Animation
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Animation, Character Animation, Character Design, Digital Drawing

Memé Candia
A course by Memé Candia
Memé Candia is a graphic designer and professional 2D character animator from Mendoza, Argentina. Her first experience with animation was at Vlexus studio, where she produced content for television before ultimately deciding to dedicate herself to it full time.
Throughout her journey as a freelancer and collaborator with several advertising studios, she's had the opportunity to work on campaigns for brands like Disney XD, Cartoon Network, Coca-Cola, Uber, and Nike. She currently works alongside her friends and colleagues in her own animation studio, Bonkers Animation.
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