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Full Description
It's About Timing
ushers timing for animation into the digital age, offering the same timeless techniques used by every animator to date but applying them to modern media. The 3D medium allows for much more complexity in animation, and the art of timing can become lost or misunderstood amongst rigging, spline management (that's a real thing), and scaling timing. Ironically, in a world where software handles most of the timing issues that cropped up in 2D drawing, the art of timing is lost and animations can fall flat.
Michal Makarewicz of Pixar Animation Studios knows that even with all the 3D software, timing is still a very important aspect of moviemaking and storytelling. It's About Timing teaches animators the basics of timing in animation, but also the basics of frame rates for film and TV. After teaching the basics, Makarewicz discusses the types of timing, which work for which movies/shows, and how time can affect the mood of an animator's work. He explains how to layer the physical aspects of timing along with the emotional to create a funny scene or a harrowing set piece. He discusses the use of music and story and how the timing of the two enhances the work.
Key Features
•Takes the timeless techniques of timing for 2D animation and brings it to the world of computer animation, without honing on just one software or tool.
•Features exercises at the end of the chapter that review topics and lessons learned.
•Loaded with image- and video clip-examples that best display the technique and theory put into practice.
Contents
Foreword
Introduction: Why Timing
Units of Measurement: FPS 24, 30, 48
Boiling it Down: The 12 Principles of Animation
Timing and Spacing
2D Timing Chart
Graph Editor: Splines and tangent Handles
3D Timing Chart
2D and 3D Compared
Every Frame
Controlling and Cleaning Your Splines
Graph Editor Re-visited: Manipulation of Posing AND Timing within the Graph Editor
Moving Holds and Keep Alive
Why is Timing So Important?
The Physical
Material Compositions
Weight of an Object
Environment
Rules of Physics
The Emotional
Thought Process
Emotional Physical Movement
Dialogue
Status
Evolution of Timing through Evolution of Emotion
Cartoon vs. Realistic Timing
Readability: Anticipation, Actions, and Follow Through
Suggestion of Motion and Time
Going Somewhere with It and Having a Plan
Repetition vs. Randomness
Blur Frames
Blocking
Contrast
Layering Timing
Physical and Emotional
The Unexpected
Staging
Variations on Timing
Cheesy
Comedic
Dramatic
Angry
Happy
Sadness
Words
Music
Story and Editing
