More from Splatfrog: Ken Fountain talks about Eyes and Finger Tips

Ken is really rolling out the Podcasts...I can't keep up! But he is giving up some amazing tips on things to think about while animating acting shots. This one below is about how you could use the eye movements as your guide to laying out emotion in your characters. Fun stuff!

The Eyes Have It! - SplatFrog.com Podcast #07 from Ken Fountain on Vimeo.

He also just released another on the importance of animating all the way to The Finger Tips! Great looking character.

Always inspiring stuff from Ken Fountain!
Enjoy!
JP

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Ken Fountain Podcast: Getting Story From Your Still Images

Head on over to Splatfrog and check out Ken's podcast. He just uploaded another one showing part of his workflow we uses to extract his initial key poses from his reference video.

Some great stuff as always from Ken! And if you have Quicktime Pro you can download it!
Enjoy!
JP

Animators-Resource-Full-Interview-KenFountain

This is my full interview with Ken Fountain where he talks about his animation workflow, current projects and more. Ken breaks down a shot from Monsters vs Aliens and takes us through a quick example of using smears. 

Hope you enjoy!
JP

Check out more at: 

animatorsresource.blogspot.com

See Ken Fountain's work:
splatfrog.com

AnimatorsResource Interview - Ken Fountain and Animation Workflow

I had the pleasure of interviewing Ken Fountain for the blog a little while back and as I get prepared to release the full interview I wanted to share a little slice from it about Ken's workflow and how he compares it to comic book panels.

AnimatorsResource - KenFountain Animation Workflow from Animators Resource on Vimeo.

It was a great time and thanks again to Ken for taking the time! Hope you all enjoy and stay tuned for the full interview! You can see the shot from Monsters vs Aliens on his reel.

JP

for more about Ken Fountain, check out his site splatfrog

Avocados and Eyes: Ken Fountain Podcast

What a great analogy and that is why Ken is a great instructor. He always thinks about animation in every aspect of life. Here in his latest podcast, he likens the Eye attitude to an avocado...and shows off just how simple it is to convey different attitudes within the eye.

So head on over to his site SplatFrog if you havent already and soak up some animation goodness.
Great episode Ken!

Enjoy!
JP

More on Timing in Animation from Ken Fountain

Ken elaborates from his last post, Timing, timing and wait...more timing. This time its in a quick video form.
Always great stuff over at Splatfrog.

Enjoy!
JP

Timing in Animation: Ken Fountain

Over at the SplatFrog Blog Ken Fountain wrote up a great post on Timing in Animation. He breaks the timing down into categories and is very good at explaining his thought process and workflow. He also has made some quick 2D vids to help with his point.

Great stuff Ken..thanks for sharing!
Enjoy!
JP

More New Ken Fountain Video Lectures

Ken has been buys getting some more video lectures out! I did a post a while back on his Attitudes and Acting Beats a while back, and since then he has released two more. One on Vowels, Consonants & Character Shapes and his most recent looks like Breakdowns & Body Forces. Have a look at some teasers.

"Breakdowns & Body Forces" Teaser from Ken Fountain on Vimeo.

"Vowels, Consonants & Character Shapes" Teaser from Ken Fountain on Vimeo.

They are great and Ken is truly a great communicator when it comes to explaining process. Head on over to SplatFrog store and have a look around the store and his site. For only 10 BUCKS pretty great deal!

Enjoy!
JP

Ken Fountain's Kickstarter

Ken Fountain and a talented team of artist and designers are working on a great little project called Geo-Me. Many of you may know Ken from Ianimate.net or from his lectures. They only have a few more days left to meet their goal and they need your help!

"Geo-Me!" from Crackerbox, on Kickstarter! from Ken Fountain on Vimeo.

So head on over and check it out!!
Enjoy!
JP

Ianimate.net LAB No. 03 : Animating a Take

Check this one out coming from both Ken Fountain and Chris Kirshbaum on the topic of Animating a Take.
 
iAnimate.net LAB - No. 03 from iAnimate on Vimeo.

Great little bits as always from the Ianimate.net LAB

Enjoy!
JP

Ianimate.net LAB No. 01

Looks like a new little feature that Ianimate.net will be releasing to showcase some of the stuff thats happening within the school.

 
Ianimate Vimeo Page

Enjoy!
JP

New Ken Fountain Video Lecture

Hey Everyone

Ken Fountain just released another Video Lecture or at the jrawebinar STORE.

Ken Fountain: "Attitudes and Acting Beats" (teaser) from Ken Fountain on Vimeo.

For those of you who purchased the last Video Tutorial by Ken, then you already know this is pretty much a no-brainer. This one isn't quite as long so the price is only $10.99!
So head on over and check it out!

Enjoy...I know I will!
JP

Amazing New Animation Tutorials

Ok...I've been holding off on this post till the both of them were released and today is the day! Both Ken Fountain and Jamaal Bradley released Video Tutorials found over in the STORE section of the jrawebinar site.
They are  both Ianimate.net instructors and I had Ken for my first block of classes for Ianimate and it was a great experience. He is super insightful when it comes to acting and dialogue...he is an extremely talented animator and multi-talented in the arts. His lectures always made me think about my acting choices and pushed them to be the best. It doesn't hurt that he has some improv acting in his background, so I have no doubt that these video tutorials are going to be great! I have also recently bought Jamaal's tutorial and well worth the time and money. I never had him as an instructor but within Ianimate I was able to watch his lectures and critiques all the time. He definitely stood out to me right away with his passion for animation. He really pushed the animators to get the best possible work and was always super thorough and clear in his feedback. Watching his process of breaking down an acting shot, I found super detailed and informative and picked up some new tips of how to improve my own workflow. He is an industry vet that has always prided himself on doing great animation work and it shows!


"...from Planning to Polish..." Promo Trailer from Jamaal Bradley on Vimeo.
"...from Planning to Polish..." is a 3 hour,  3 part video that takes a shot from planning to final presentation.  Using 8 steps, the videos demonstrates one of the workflows I use when I am working.






So head on over and check them out!
Really Enjoy!
JP