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The 4 Stages of a Take #TopTip

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  • Posted by Anahita Tabarsi on February 16 2016




Into animation? Here's a #toptip from the studio via our Lead Animator John Kennedy - this ones for animators.

John: When animating a “take” the character shouldn’t just go from neutral to reacting to something surprising.

There are 4 stages: Perception>Cognition>Emotion>Reaction.

We need to feel the characters thought process before any broader movements.

Give that a go in your future animations and let us know how you get on!


Anahita Tabarsi

Anahita is Brown Bag Films' Marketing Director, Digital & Social and drinks more than five coffees a day...

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