Short Animatic with live action reference
Finally here is a link to my performance of Basil Fawlty I did to understand how my character was going to move and to really become the character. I feel however the ending of the clip is too exaggerated and I will have some pictures of me in the future doing the new end poses.
My experiences in acting Not professionally
overall it was a good experience to really get to know the character. In secondary school I did drama and I have also experience from performing in shows both in school and out. I feel I understand the importance of good acting and doing good impressions of people.
I feel in animation you really need to know the characters to a point where they feel as real as anyone else.
You must not just think of any character as just a stereotypical accent, I actually find it insulting. Understanding what drives a character is what makes them special, taking into account there goals and fears and inner emotions Also . Study the mannerisms and the way a character moves. Laban is a term used in dance and acting to analyse the movement and tone with in a performance. I learnt this also from the book Acting for Animators (Hooks E 2011)
Get to know your character
For Basil Fawlty I felt when you look closer into his character there is allot of deeper psychological problems. I don't think of him as an idiot I understand his conflict and situation. this is from the fact having to deal with awkward guests and the fact he has been running the hotel for 15 years. I feel he is more likely lost his marbles from the many years of trying to keep everyone satisfied. Which is a relateble situation for people, it is hard to keep people happy and it can seem very stressful.
I also study his psychological gestures he tries act tough and in charge but his wife already wins that role. just some examples
Overall being a good actor is ideal as an animator. I will leave this study with a quote by animation Director Brad Bird in the book read from an extract of (Acting for Animators) Ed Hooks 2011
"If the public watch the faces of the best animators when caught up in the act of drawing an emotional scene, they would see artists as fully invested in the moment as the best live actors. The difference is that an anmator stays in that moment, often working for weeks to express an emotion his or her character takes only seconds to perm onscreen" (Brad Bird 2011).
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