Hey decided to post this in the WIP forum because I want to make an animation with my monkey.
Gonna be getting started on a scene for him later today, but just wanted to post a lip sync test of him first.
This is the first time that Iāve done lip sync-ing, so I know its way away from being perfect and I need to fix a few face Shapes, but hey Iāll get there.
LOL I was expecting him to say whos my monkey Anyways Its a really good job. I think the expressions are quite nice allready. Can you tell me where I can find this tutorial your talking about?
I was thinking of having him on a beach next to a palm tree, but didnāt want to seem like Iām ripping off āThe Castaway (O NĆ”ufrago)ā by Wendell. So I thought about putting him in a zoo inclosure and keeping the palm tree sandy look just with bars.
Itās probably not the easiest mouth to animate since it goes around the side of the snout but I think youāre off to a good start. Donāt be afraid to push the shapes a ālittleā further than you might think necessary - especially with a TV gameshow host
One important thing I did notice was that his lips donāt close on the āpā in Jeopardy. These āhard consonantsā (I just made that term up now) like āMā, āFā and āPā are the things that carry the lip-sync.
Facial expressions (eyebrow lifts, squints and some assymetrical moves) are important parts of making the speech convincing. I suspect youāll settle into a rhythm and get a good feeling for what works and what doesnāt as you continue. One little thing that can make the process more comfortable, even if youāre just doing tests, is to put the arms down in a more natural position so they donāt distract from the important stuff.
Grape Ape, Iām impressed! Now weāre talking business! Yea Blender!
Thatās what people want, they want animation with sound, just like Pixar and talking like Pixar. But people donāt understand is how hard and how time consuming animation, especially talking animation, really is.
Itsā good to see the Blender community reach a new level of sophistication with people like you Grape Ape.
Andy, you deserve those compliments. And yeah Iām gonna push those shapes to the max, but first Iām finishing of the scene, Iāve got some ideas on how to make the sand and water but Iāll have to do some testing first. And your right it is a hard mouth to animate and the facial expressions where very quickly thrown in just to give a little life.
OZO, I agree. Its good to see people let go of the constraints and take the plunge. My monkey might not talk that much when Iām finished but heāll say alot more then just āemoā.
Ok, so I was making progress on the scene and background, but it wasnāt looking that great, so I decided to abandon the idea of the zoo enclosure and go back to the nice tropical beach look. And I must say its looking a lot better then the old idea. Started late last night.
Its not complete obviously but it will have other trees bushes and grass. Hopefully it will look good when Iām finished.
Anyways Its a really good job. I think the expressions are quite nice allready. Can you tell me where I can find this tutorial your talking about?
