Character Animation and Expression with Maya
Blocking Plus 2
A course by Sagar Arun , Animator
About the video: Blocking Plus 2
Overview
“I'll continue explaining the blocking since it will help you think about motion in a 2D way rather than go into technicality so early in the process, which can be confusing.”
In this video lesson Sagar Arun addresses the topic: Blocking Plus 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Animation and Expression with Maya. Discover the fascinating world of animation by learning its key principles and creating an animated character filled with emotion .
Partial transcription of the video
“Blocking Plus It's important here, when before we make this move, we have the characters emote first into the next expression, because we want them to feel they're thinking, they're alive. When we see something and react to it, we start making that expression first and then react. If I see a cat and it's super cute and I say, aw, I start making that aw expression before I actually say the words, which is interesting and something we can bring to the animation. During this beginning move, we can get the face to go into a smile, just testing out how much we can do. Maybe it's up to here. Push...”
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Course summary for: Character Animation and Expression with Maya
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Category
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Areas
3D, 3D Animation, 3D Character Design, 3D Modeling
Sagar Arun
A course by Sagar Arun
Sagar Arun is an animator based in Northern California. He received a degree in computer animation from Ringling College of Art and Design in 2018. After working with a group of friends on a fan project for Avatar: the Last Airbender, Sagar’s animation abilities received wide recognition. He has created animations for Walt Disney Animation Studios and Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Although Sagar’s career began just a few years ago, he has already created animations for a number of high profile films such as Frozen 2 (2019), Over The Moon (2020), Overwatch (2020), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), and Spirit: Untamed (2021) He is also currently animating for the video game industry.
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