Expressive Techniques for Character Animation
Verbal and Body Communication
A course by Memé Candia , Graphic Designer and Animator
About the video: Verbal and Body Communication
Overview
“I will teach you to analyze expressions, both verbal and bodily, and how to take advantage of them to enrich the performances of our characters. ”
In this video lesson Memé Candia addresses the topic: Verbal and Body Communication, 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
“Verbal and Body Communication In this lesson we’ll analyze how we are able to communicate both verbally and bodily and see how to take advantage of this to improve the performance of our characters. We must not forget that we communicate not only with words. Much of what we communicate is conveyed through body language. Therefore, the objective I propose is to get the actions to not accompany what the dialogue says frame by frame, but rather helps highlight the attitude the character uses to express the dialogue and thus enrich the scene. So, I’ll explain those concepts, picking up the samp...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Techniques for Character Animation
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Areas
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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