In this episode Aaron shows you his techniques for animating dialogue and getting good lip sync. These are the very same methods he employed at Disney on films such as Mulan, Brother Bear and more.
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About Aaron Blaise
For 21 years Aaron worked with Disney helping to create some of the greatest animated films ever made. During that time he worked as an animator or supervising animator on "The Rescuers Down Under", "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "The Lion King", "Pocahontas", "Mulan" and more. In 2003 he was co-director of "Brother Bear" for which he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. After "Brother Bear" he helped to develop several projects but ultimately left Disney to pursue an opportunity back home in Florida. Aaron recently served as 2D Animation Supervisor and Character Designer for the "The Bear and the Hare" an advertisement loved by millions around the world. He is currently also working on a new animated short film, once again involving bears called "Snow Bear".
Have you ever animated using the Photoshop timeline? It’s amazing what can be done there, even though the timeline could you some tweaks. I’ve been preparing an open letter to Adobe requesting some improvements. Here is the dropbox link Anyone you know there would be open to submitting to the developers? Let me know what you think and how this would fit into your TVPaint pipeline. Just trying to find ways for more people to afford a decent animation tool and not break the bank…thanks!
Reuben
And sorry I forgot to say how helpful your tips are! Thanks for the labor of love…
Reuben