Dynamic Character Animation with Blender

Reference Footage for an Animation

A course by Tonq , 3D Animator

100% positive reviews (29)

3,324 students

Audio: English, French, Italian, Portuguese

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About the video: Reference Footage for an Animation

Overview

“Next, I will give an overview of the criteria I look for when searching for a skate clip. I will also discuss the things that you should take into consideration when recording your own.”

In this video lesson Tonq addresses the topic: Reference Footage for an Animation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Dynamic Character Animation with Blender. Turn a live-action clip into a striking animation of a surreal character using Blender, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson we're going to take a dive into what makes a clip good to animate from and also what you should take into account if you're going to be recording your own. Now having a good clip to work with is important but not completely necessary Working with suboptimal videos can be a good challenge, but it will lead to a lot of frustration. So let's take a look at some examples on Instagram. So here I've got a few examples of clips that would be good to animate from. as there are a few things you want to look out for if you're going to be shooting your own clips or looking for one to us...”

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Course summary for: Dynamic Character Animation with Blender

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (29)
3324 students
4 units
21 lessons (4h 39m)
3 downloads

Category
3D & Animation
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Blender
Areas
3D, 3D Animation, Animation, Character Animation, Motion Graphics, VFX

Tonq

A course by Tonq

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3D Animator

Tonq is a freelance 3D animator based in Salisbury, England. He grew up in a family of creatives and has been artistic since he was a child, experimenting with everything from drawing and painting to carpentry and stained glass art. Tonq went on to study media and photography at college before discovering a passion for 3D.

He later started his Instagram account where he now shares his work with over 20K followers. He has collaborated with clients including Zara, Cariuma, Carolina Herrera, and Vodafone, and has his work displayed on billboards in Tokyo and New York City.