10 Full Length Lecture/Demo Videos in the Bundle! This video bundle contains all of the video lecture/demo material originally included in the “SplatFrog Workshops” inaugural course, “Powerful Pantomime”. Even though the live workshop is no more, the lectures still live on! In these videos I discuss all of the concepts behind my approach…(Read More)
In this 2-hour lecture/demo, animator Ken Fountain (Monsters Vs. Aliens, Megamind, Shrek Forever After, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss In Boots) walks you through how he approaches a snappier style of animation; exploring extreme force, pushed timing, smeared breakdowns, and all the entertaining and descriptive elements of a clean cartoony shot. “Describing” broad…(Read More)
In this 90-minute lecture/demo, follow feature film animator, Ken Fountain (Monsters Vs. Aliens, Megamind, Shrek Forever After, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss In Boots) as he focuses on the most important elements in his animation process: attitudes, beats, and textures. Ken let’s you deep inside his workflow and methodically walks you through…(Read More)
In this 90-min video (part 2 of the “Attitudes & Acting Beats” series) Ken begins with his previously blocked shot and proceeds to breakdown the energy and muscle tension to convey believable weight and emotion. See how carefully chosen holds and overlapping action can create engaging rhythm, and how offsetting and sculpting your curves…(Read More)
In this 60-min video (part 3 of the “Attitudes & Acting Beats” series), Ken breaks down his unusual process of defining the “emotional pantomime” and a unique set of “character shapes” before even attempting to articulate a word – and then depends on prominent “sound shapes” and “percussive shapes” to finally guide him to a…(Read More)
In this 3-hour video lecture/demo, follow DreamWorks Animator Ken Fountain’s process for analyzing and animating a simple, clear and appealing acting performance. With a presentation geared toward the more advanced animator looking to create a great test shot for their demo reel, Ken let’s you look over his shoulder as he…(Read More)
Topic – Posing in Proper Mechanics. Excerpted from Ken Fountain’s “Attitudes & Acting Beats: How To Plan For, Analyze, and Interpret Video Reference” video lecture/tutorial…(Read More)
Topic – Finding your character’s “attitudes” in your video reference. Excerpted from Ken Fountain’s “Attitudes & Acting Beats: How To Plan For, Analyze, and Interpret Video Reference” video lecture/tutorial…(Read More)
A fully rendered version of the shot animated during Ken Fountain’s 3-part “Attitudes & Acting Beats” video tutorial series. Animation by Ken Fountain Render, hair, cloth, and compositing by Tomasz Grenda Rigs by Angelo Sta. Catalina for iAnimate.net…(Read More)
A fully rendered version of the shot animated during Ken Fountain’s “Animating a Basic Acting Shot” video tutorial. Animation by Ken Fountain Rigs by Victor Vinyals & Angelo Sta. Catalina for iAnimate.net…(Read More)
