But I recently came across this video on the new movie Rango, coming out this year. The movie looks interesting and quirky. So I'm interested in seeing it. But this video made me more hyped up to go see it. The reason is because, it's a behind the scene look on how the animators working on this film are doing things right! They are using real live actors (the voice actors) as reference for the animation. It's not mocap, maybe a little rotoscoping here and there. But what the animators are doing is using the actors talents and skills to enhance the animation. They are even taking the actors mannerisms and putting them into the animated characters. It's a great way to get more personality and better acting. Here's the video:
I'm not saying this hasn't been done in other studios before or recently, but a lot animators are relying a little too much on their own "acting" skills for the animation. The idea here is to get the best results for the final animation. Disney used actors as reference footage heavily in their films. For example, watch these videos:
This is a tried and true technique for animating characters with personality, emotion, and real performance. It's good habit to get into and a way to push the character animation to the highest potential. If you don't have access to a great actor like Johnny Depp to make reference video for you. You can always search the internet for clips of movies, tv shows, stage performances, operas, concert, sports clips, anything and use those references along with videos of yourself acting the part as well. The more information and resources for your animation the better.
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