tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post111536251351839258..comments2024-02-27T02:14:14.789-06:00Comments on Keith Lango Animation: Alligators & MeteorsKeith Langohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496328772372705317noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post-1115537180362400422005-05-08T02:26:00.000-05:002005-05-08T02:26:00.000-05:00Along these lines I just ran into a Chaplin quote ...Along these lines I just ran into a Chaplin quote that says Show them what you're going to do, do it, and show them you've done it...which in the literary world is Intro, body, conclusion or in animation on a different scale anticipation, action, and follow-through.Zevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690403525367962682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post-1115405622265775262005-05-06T13:53:00.000-05:002005-05-06T13:53:00.000-05:00Keith, it's a good metaphor as far as it goes (whi...Keith, it's a good metaphor as far as it goes (which is an admirably long way). At some point it breaks down because there's vast differences in the two mediums. What's the literary equivalent of an ease out, for instance? Or line of action? My first impression is that the metaphor is most helpful while thinking about the phrasing of your scene.Thomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760361666218844332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post-1115404836258191582005-05-06T13:40:00.000-05:002005-05-06T13:40:00.000-05:00I definitly believe that's a good metaphor for ani...I definitly believe that's a good metaphor for animation. One of the reasons being one of my own experiences. Last week, I was going through all of these old videos I had ever since I was like 5,6,7 or so. A whole lot recorded animated features and shorts among them. I guess my parents noticed that I loved animation, even back then. One thing that surprised me, was that a couple of them were recorded from BBC, so they were in English without subtitles. And at that age, I didn't know any English at all. But now I've looked at them again, and I noticed that even then I completely KNEW what was happening in the story, even though I couldn't understand a word that the characters were saying. So basically, the imagery ALONE was telling a story, and that is definitly one of those things about animation that does not cease to amaze me. And there's a big chance that if the scenes had too much information in them, I wouldn't have been able to "get" them the way I did.<BR/><BR/>So yah, it's definitly true.<BR/><BR/>- BenjaminBenjamin De Schrijverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113326323094548928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post-1115395207601720652005-05-06T11:00:00.000-05:002005-05-06T11:00:00.000-05:00You're right on. And you can watch any movie (ani...You're right on. And you can watch any movie (animated or not) and see exactly how what you just wrote applies, or if it's a real bad movie, how it doesn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post-1115380180368419292005-05-06T06:49:00.000-05:002005-05-06T06:49:00.000-05:00I think it's a great metaphor, Keith. I too am one...I think it's a great metaphor, Keith. I too am one who is fond of a word picture or two now and then. It makes the abstract visible and even believable at times. Perhaps a way of seeing how it holds up is to take a really great well written narative and break down a little of what the author is doing in that. Most successful authors use the texture of the complex and the simple juxtaposed together to create "beats" in writing. One often used technique is a rather long and/or complex sentence or series of sentences in narative followed by a short and sweet (sometimes one word) retort. It's the punch of a gag in written form. <BR/><BR/>C.S. Lewis once said something about that if you are given a man of average intelligence and common sense, if you can't explain a concept to him in a way he can understand it, you don't understand it yourself. As animators we must always pick a "word" not only for it's cleverness in a particular context, but because it makes a point- and more importantly, the point we want to make.<BR/><BR/>Great thoughts, man.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798377015238997023noreply@blogger.com