TheGnomonWorkshop – From Previs to Final Animation

Senior Animator Elaina Scott shows how to create a full-cg shot for visual effects, from previs to final animation. She talks about shot language, lens and how to create dynamic poses for superhero animation in the initial chapters. She starts by taking an existing animation and setting up a rough set and some lights so that she can show how quickly one can create a narrative. She starts the superhero portion of the tutorial with characters made by Dan Eder and Péter Jzsa.

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Elaina shows how to find a great Superhero reference and how to use it to create appealing and dynamic poses for the shot. She talks about the differences between fighting mechanics that are realistic and those that are super-heroic. She uses the superhero punch animation into a city setting and demonstrates how to capture the moment cinematically through camera work. She blocks in the fight in a cityscape and polishes the initial camera moves and final fight animation.

The title provides valuable lessons that apply to the Television, Film, Game Cinematic and Previs industries.