Still struggling but starting to get the hang of space v.s timing. Though Bill is an excellent teacher, some things are better reinforced in the written form of black and white. Truthfully, I am a bit behind on my assignments. There are a few I haven't gotten to, because I believe the same problems I have with a ball bouncing in place will only become more challenging when it travels. But I hope to catch up soon enough. I find circles to be a little lacking as far as creativity goes. I know I need to do it, but its difficult to re arrange circles and learn software when its beautiful outside and all I have are ideas swarming around my head.
On the bright side, I bought myself some supplies and books in order to better motivate myself that this is worth the frustration.
Things I would like to remember that I read in Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams
"the only limitation in animation is the person doing it. Otherwise there is no limit to what you can do. And why shouldn't you do it? - Emery Hawkins
"If you can't draw - forget it. You're an actor without arms and legs." -Art Babbit
"I don't think its possible to be a top notch animator without being an excellent draftsman." - Milt Kahl
"At times you will have to animate stuff where you can't just be cute and coy. Those are the times when you'll have to know something about drawing. Whether its called form or force or vitality, you must get it into your work, for that will be what you feel, and drawing is your means of expressing it." Bill Tytla
Things I need to do:
- draw from life
- understand form
- construct forms inside out
- story board
- figure out the timing of the shot
- plan out amount of frames
- put in key frames
- put in extremes put in passing positions
- test it out
