rhino23
12-30-2004, 08:42 PM
I have several questions that I am curious about...
I have books on how to animate in 2d and books on how to use 3d software, but none on how to animate in 3d, so... how do 3d animators in the industry (working for Pixar, R&H, Blue Sky, and the like) animate? What's the workflow/process?
Do they animate like 2d animators, on twos, a keyframe or inbetween every two frames, or do they set keys on every frame or even every ten frames and instead tweak the curves? Are there "rules" on how to animate in 3d, or is it up to the animator and the object they are animating?
Are there breakdown guides in 3d animation?
When doing a lipsync are they given only the wav file or do they also get a headshot of the actor as he says his lines?
I know film is 24 fps, so I am assuming that movies such as the Incredibles and such are animated at 24fps(like traditional 2d) but what about Father of the Pride? Since broadcast NTSC is 29.97 fps is it animated 30 fps or 24 fps and converted?
I apologize if these are stupid questions but it dawned on me that all the 2d books talk about this stuff, but I have never read anything similar in regards to 3d, and I want to learn and form good habits. Thanks!!
I have books on how to animate in 2d and books on how to use 3d software, but none on how to animate in 3d, so... how do 3d animators in the industry (working for Pixar, R&H, Blue Sky, and the like) animate? What's the workflow/process?
Do they animate like 2d animators, on twos, a keyframe or inbetween every two frames, or do they set keys on every frame or even every ten frames and instead tweak the curves? Are there "rules" on how to animate in 3d, or is it up to the animator and the object they are animating?
Are there breakdown guides in 3d animation?
When doing a lipsync are they given only the wav file or do they also get a headshot of the actor as he says his lines?
I know film is 24 fps, so I am assuming that movies such as the Incredibles and such are animated at 24fps(like traditional 2d) but what about Father of the Pride? Since broadcast NTSC is 29.97 fps is it animated 30 fps or 24 fps and converted?
I apologize if these are stupid questions but it dawned on me that all the 2d books talk about this stuff, but I have never read anything similar in regards to 3d, and I want to learn and form good habits. Thanks!!