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Animation Studios search01

By Yunhe Wei Posted on 30th November 2023 Posted in Lifedrawing No Comments

UK-based Aardman Animations Website: Home | Aardman renowned for it’s stop-motion clay animation (Wallace and Gromit; Chicken Run; Shaun the Sheep, Arthur Christmas, etc.) Has collaborated with major studios (like DreamWorks Animation) Location: Bristol, England Nexus Studios Website: Nexus Studios …

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Storyboard artists: roles search

By Yunhe Wei Posted on 29th November 2023 Posted in Lifedrawing No Comments

Storyboard artists’s works serve as a blueprint for the entire animation production.Here are some roles storyboard artists might play after entering the industry I searched for. Visualizing the script Storyboard artists work closely with directors and script writers.They need to …

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Concept artists: roles in creative industries

By Yunhe Wei Posted on 28th November 2023 Posted in Lifedrawing No Comments

A concept artist plays a crucial role in the entertainment and creative industries.Some key aspects of a concept artist’s role are listed below: Visualizing Ideas: Concept artists are responsible for visualizing the creative ideas and concepts presented in a project. …

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Figure Drawing3: Templates of arms

By Yunhe Wei Posted on 3rd April 2023 Posted in Research No Comments
Figure Drawing3: Templates of arms

1Rythm = 2 Directional Force + 1 Applied Force The hardest part of drawing arms is actually to ignore a lot of muscular part.(don’t get caught up in the anatomy.) Side view of an arm Tips: Come from the back …

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Figure drawing2: Templates of the legs

By Yunhe Wei Posted on 31st March 2023 Posted in Research No Comments
Figure drawing2: Templates of the legs

A summary of a figure drawing class from Michael Mattesi Front/Back view of a leg They all obey the rule of “outside-inside-outside”. Tips: look at the knee and foot, if they are facing you, then it’s a front view leg …

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Collaboration: Colors and textures hidden in nature

By Yunhe Wei Posted on 7th March 2023 Posted in Personal experiment No Comments
Collaboration: Colors and textures hidden in nature

My collaborative work is with Rebecca Heath, who’s currently working on a stop-motion project named Wanderer. -What were the roles you were given? Since the project is currently at a very early stage, I was asked to do the background …

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Digital Collage experiment

By Yunhe Wei Posted on 1st March 2023 Posted in Personal experiment No Comments
Digital Collage experiment

Process My digital collage exercise

Workshop: Storytelling

By Yunhe Wei Posted on 27th February 2023 Posted in Classes No Comments
Workshop: Storytelling

How to tell a good story? Don’t make it too long Notice of the BONES of the story. Dig really deep Keep the subject always be the protagonist Audiences’ emotions should constantly change throughout the whole story Contentment/ Balance (can’t …

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Storyboard: Further study on film conventions

By Yunhe Wei Posted on 16th February 2023 Posted in Classes No Comments
Storyboard: Further study on film conventions

2D & 3D SCREEN DIRECTION X-axis: The eye moves comfortably from left to right as this mimics reading. The eye is less experienced to move the opposite direction and is therefore less comfortable. Y-axis: Moving an object down the screen …

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Lecture: Filmmaking

By Yunhe Wei Posted on 15th February 2023 Posted in Classes No Comments

Some notes after having the lecture Why we tell stories?-to entertain-to share our experience (documentary)-to reassure each other-creating tradition and history-you want to express yourself (telling a story for a reason) “Story” verse the “Idea”-how to have both (entertain and …

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  • Presentation: The historical evolution of Paper-cut animation
  • Stopmotion: Morphing
  • Acting class: walk and gesture
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  • Acting: 7 Levels of Body’s Tension
  • Lifedrawing1: rhythm and shape
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