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CHAPTER
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TECHNICAL |
This
chapter includes clear explanations of many technical
topics: timing and spacing patterns,
background layout drawings, the
cartoon storyboard, and the synchronization
of camera, background, characters, sound, and music.
The storyboard and script are the foundations for the
rest of the animation. Methods of synchronizing dialogue
with character actions and gestures and camera positions
are shown on a single chart that ties them all together
into smooth, progressive animation. Cycles
of planned animation and limited
animation cutouts that can save a great amount of
time on certain types of animation are shown on pages
200-202.
The use of background pans, overlays,
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Pointers on how to set up and build your own animation studio and
camera compound are shown and discussed on page
218. You can make your studio as elaborate as you wish, but a
well-functioning studio can also be constructed economically. Of course,
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camera is the most expensive part of the venture, but the camera
"truck" is easy to construct. The most critical part of this
construction is that all of the angles between the camera and
the filming surface (compound top) be accurate so that no distortion
occurs.
This chapter contains all of the vital information needed to
get you underway in your studio to develop and produce your
own animated film cartoons. |
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