Planning and Reference for Animation - DON'T SKIP IT!
313Using reference is NOT cheating! And filming reference should be part of your planning stage before you start animating any shot. Proper planning is winning half the battle!
So when you start your animation take the time to have a clear vision of what you want to animate.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:07 What this clip is about
0:28 What this Channel covers
0:41 Have a Plan! It saves time!
1:21 How I use Reference
1:51 Keep things clear in your Reference
2:20 Study poses
4:05 Focus on bigger Elements of your Reference
7:28 Frame what you want to study
10:57 Film Reference for polish
11:24 Find a Reference buddy or at least act it out yourself
12:00 Take the time you need to plan
12:15 Using Reference is NOT cheating
12:40 Recap
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