{"id":1718,"date":"2013-07-16T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T14:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/splatfrog.com\/?p=1718"},"modified":"2013-07-16T19:42:54","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T23:42:54","slug":"two-sites-one-emotion-one-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splatfrog.com\/hizzy\/two-sites-one-emotion-one-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Sites! One Emotion! One Contest!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splatfrog.com\/hizzy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SB_SF_contestHeader.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1719\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/splatfrog.com\/hizzy\/two-sites-one-emotion-one-contest\/sb_sf_contestheader\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splatfrog.com\/hizzy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SB_SF_contestHeader.png?fit=600%2C151&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,151\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SB_SF_contestHeader\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splatfrog.com\/hizzy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SB_SF_contestHeader.png?fit=600%2C151&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1719\" alt=\"SB_SF_contestHeader\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splatfrog.com\/hizzy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SB_SF_contestHeader.png?resize=600%2C151&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"600\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splatfrog.com\/hizzy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SB_SF_contestHeader.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splatfrog.com\/hizzy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SB_SF_contestHeader.png?resize=400%2C101&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splatfrog.com\/hizzy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SB_SF_contestHeader.png?resize=300%2C75&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do you know? Have you heard? I have teamed up with my friends over at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.splinebomb.com\/animation-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\">SplineBomb.com<\/a> to sponsor an animation contest we think is pretty unique, and we&#8217;re pretty excited about it.<\/p>\n<p>I was super flattered to have been asked, and so happy to offer my videos and my time to make this a really fun and worthwhile effort for the big community of animators out there. As you may have read, <strong>the winner will receive all 3 of my <a href=\"http:\/\/splatfrog.com\/videos-2\/attitudes-acting-beats-teaser\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Attitudes and Acting Beats&#8221; tutorial<\/a> videos for FREE<\/strong>, as well as a <strong>live critique<\/strong> for any single shot of your choice. The second and third place winners will receive 1 of the &#8220;Attitudes and Acting Beats&#8221; videos of their choice for FREE.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the details:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Animate an Emotion!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Animate a character in one specific emotional state.<\/p>\n<p>They could be\u00a0<em>buildin<\/em>g to this state or\u00a0<em>coming<\/em>\u00a0down from it, but the main \u201cpoint\u201d of the shot should be to express the one emotion.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The emotion of choice for this first contest is \u2018<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Panicked\u2019<\/strong><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Your shot should be no longer than 6 seconds (144 frames).<\/li>\n<li>Your shot should contain only\u00a0<strong>one<\/strong>\u00a0character of your choice.<\/li>\n<li>Shot dimensions to be 640\u00d7480 pixels.<\/li>\n<li>No music or audio should be added to the shots<\/li>\n<li>Any animation type\/medium is accepted<\/li>\n<li>Fancy lighting and rendering not required. Just great animation!!!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0Deadline: 31st July, 2013<\/p>\n<p>Submit a QuickTime movie file no larger than 4M to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:SplineBomb@gmail.com\">SplineBomb@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0with the subject \u2018<em>Panicked Comp<\/em>\u2018<\/p>\n<p>Name your file as follows: \u2018<em>Name<\/em>_<em>Surname<\/em>_PanickedComp.mov<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Can it really be that simple? Yes! It can! What this does is really give you the chance to focus on specific body language, very detailed facial nuances, and flex your imagination as you come up with your own subtext and context for your animation.<\/p>\n<p>Should you send an explanation about why or what your character is feeling panic about? No. Your shot should stand on it&#8217;s own, and simply make your audience know instantly <em>what the emotion is<\/em> and fully <em>believe<\/em> that the emotion is real. <em>What<\/em> they are reacting to is irrelevant.<\/p>\n<p>Does this mean you have to design a big set with props and secondary characters and crazy FX and whatnot? No, you should be able to get the emotion across with your one character alone in the scene. Consider placing the camera a little closer too \u2013 it may help the audience see your character&#8217;s face better and really &#8220;feel&#8221; what is happening.<\/p>\n<p>I really feel this is a great exercise for any animator of any level. If you can communicate clearly with pantomime only, your shots will end up looking and feeling that much better when included in a big fancy feature film quality production \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>So, head on over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.splinebomb.com\/animation-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\">SplineBomb<\/a> and get to know them while you get your shot ready to send over. They&#8217;ve always got a boatload of inspiration for you to feed on as you create your masterpiece!<\/p>\n<p>Good Luck!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\/ken<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Do you know? Have you heard? I have teamed up with my friends over at SplineBomb.com to sponsor an animation contest we think is pretty unique, and we&#8217;re pretty excited about it. 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