Animation Basics Animation Art Director
GCC Academy
I'm director Park Min, who will be teaching animation directing
The concept of directing and the role of a director
First Directing, let's start with a title of "What Is Directing?"
Many of you may have a vague and somewhat abstract image when it comes to directing
When we watch movies, theater productions, or dramas, we often see credits for screenplay and directing
That's precisely the directing we're referring to
What is the difference between directing and directing, and so on
I'll explain what directing exactly entails
First off, we now call the shots as directors
And saying 'I direct' is what we call directing
So, actors, lighting, camera crew, and various other staff members create the footage
According to the director's instructions and vision
If we look at the literal definition of 'directing' first
It should be based on the script in theater, broadcasting dramas, and so on
In addition to the actors' performances, stage sets, costumes, lighting, and makeup
various other elements such as music and arts also play a significant role
It's stated that these elements are utilized effectively to create, but it's referring to creating visuals, right?
This is referred to as directing
Seeing only the dictionary definition might be confusing, so I'd like to provide an example
First off, "directing," the person who directs, is called a director
Usually, both the script writing and directing are done together,
but there are many cases where they are done separately
You can think of the script as a screenplay, and directing as what the director does
This does not make 100% right but
Director, the person who does the directing
And then, the screenplay, there has to be a screenplay written in script form
So, as we've set our goal, various people will work on shooting and tasks according to the predetermined plan, right?
The person who directs, as I mentioned earlier, is called the director
I would like to say that directing is about creating expressions intended by the director to achieve their goals
Then what's a goal intentionally set by the director aiming to achieve through their direction
In a screenplay, there are both action descriptions and dialogue
For example, "A walks and delivers dialogue to someone as they walk
Things like this would be the goals, right?
Actors would need to actually walk because we need to film scenes like that
This is a brief explanation of directing, although it might not be enough, I'll provide further details
For example, let's say there's a scene in the screenplay
I've come up with an example
This is Scene number 1
We divide our work into shots, scenes, sequences, etc
You can think of it as starting from the smallest unit and gradually grouping into larger units
Why is it that when we watch movies or certain programs, we hear terms like 'chase scene' or 'fight scene'?
The scenes they're referring to are exactly what we're discussing
You can think of a scene as a collection of shots depicting a fight
Think of a scene as comprising all the shots from the beginning to the end of a chase
The protagonist A is giving a lecture in front of the camera
Right, that's me, I just made up an example
If we were to film this, you could look at the script,
See the action description, and decide on the angle to shoot from
The camera director has set it up like this
If you look at it diagonally, that camera over there could be
The one capturing the protagonist from the front
If you think of A as me
Now, we're watching from the side,
But it could be a shot from the front, facing A
Let's call this the 'A style' from now on
This is just an example
Then, if we take the same script
But change the camera angle to shoot it differently, would that be wrong?
That would also be correct
In this case, it would be facing the front
So, right now, the camera viewfinder behind
The subject is showing my own reflection
If you look closely at the picture here,
You'll notice that it's a bit blurry, which we call being out of focus
In this state of being out of focus
The image seen through the camera viewfinder is clear,
I'll explain more later,
If I say that a scene like this was created depending on
where the camera was placed
For convenience, I'll refer to 'cuts' as 'scenes'
If we talk like that
Then the A type and B type I showed earlier aren't really different
The protagonist A is giving a lecture in front of the camera
The protagonist is lecturing in front of the camera
The same goes for A from earlier discussion
Would you like to see one more?
The script is the same
The protagonist A is giving a lecture in front of the camera
This one is at a slight angle
The camera is positioned to the left
When we talk about 'over the shoulder scene,
we often refer to filming from behind one character's shoulder, showing the perspective of the other character
We often refer to filming from over the shoulder, slightly diagonally
So, would this slightly diagonal angle be different?
Would it be an angle or framing that doesn't match the script?
No, it wouldn't
These three can be filmed with the same script
but in the styles of A, B, and C
So, who decides on these?
The director decides
The director of photography, director
And executive director discuss it
The positions of the camera and the subject,
Why the protagonist A needs to be placed like this
All have clear reasons
It's about determining
The styles of A, B, and C
With the camera placement
As I mentioned earlier
I am giving a brief explanation with examples
In a concise manner
Deciding which of A, B, or C is the best is up to the director
That's precisely the role of the director
So they say "okay cut" and choose the scene
If we take the same passage and change the camera position
And then for 'eye level,'
We're talking about the camera's perspective
The camera can shoot from above,
Below, from the side, or diagonally
The director selects these elements,
Deciding on the scenes or shots to be captured from specific angles or styles
Deciding 'We'll shoot it' is
Part of directing
Then what is the role of a director?
What tasks does a director need to perform
For a piece of work?
Now I'm going to explain to you all
The view captured by multiple cameras placed around the subject
Using the very same script,
will be on a rectangular screen whether it's a TV, monitor, or theater screen
We often refer to it as the layout within the Scene,
However, even when we take photos
We adjust the composition so that the feet aren't cut off
Sometimes shooting horizontally and sometimes vertically
Deciding on these aspects is what the director does
But is that all there is to the director's role?
Not exactly
You could think of someone who does these kinds of tasks
As a director or a producer
I'll continue to provide explanations as you progress further into the details
This one is from last year
SLAM DUNK
There was this manga named The First Slam Dunk
It's been quite a long time since that manga book was published
There were also quite a few animations based on it
But this movie was released again
It was re released as a theatrical version
And it garnered a lot of audience attention and was successful at the box office
If you look here,
Below the title of this official movie poster
It says Coming Soon
So, it's before the release
If you take a closer look,
The original work, script, and direction were all by Inoue Takehiko
One person handled all three aspects in these fields
Original work
It literally means the person who originally created that piece
Created the story of the main character of this work and also drew the illustrations himself
Original work, this guy did it
They often take famous people's novels
Or our folktales
To make movies or dramas
For example, they still do a lot of theater productions based on novels
Like those of Shakespeare
From "Hamlet," when we talk about these kinds of works
The original creator of the content is different from the person
who creates the script
Here, the original creator, who made the manga, also wrote the script
When we say "script," we mean the writing used to make a movie
As I mentioned earlier, they also took on the role of director,
deciding which camera angles, A, B, or C, would be best
Actually, one person did 3 men job
So whether it's a movie or a drama,
You often see credits like "directed by,
written by, directed by, produced by," and so on
hat's what I mean by these terms
As I mentioned, about director's job,
Would the director be someone who simply decides on camera angles?
When we say "director" on set,
It's typically understood
As the person who officially debuts
Their work through the screen
There are also discussions and opinions like this
However, since we're talking about this role,
what does a director do for the sake of the work?
Put simply,
A scene is the smallest unit of a shot we capture
We have cuts, scenes, and sequences, right?
That cut, each cut, to each cut,
I can say they're the ones who decide between OK and NG
This is the director's sole authority
Of course, during filming,
Blooper can happen due to mistakes by actors, cinematographers, or lighting technicians
But the actor would never say, "This isn't it, this is a blooper let's try it again"
The actor can apologize for making a mistake and ask for another take
but that doesn't mean
they have the authority to decide between
OK and bloopers for that shot
The blooper cut or take 1, 2, 3, 4
The same scene repeated four or five times, or sometimes even six times
Sometimes, shooting can be done dozens of times
Choosing one of those takes is the director's role
This is the most crucial aspect of what a director does
Here, you see the one I mentioned earlier, A
Earlier, the camera was placed in front of the protagonist, A
But the audience views it from the side
So from the side,
You can see both the camera and the protagonist character, A,
In one frame,
And you can also gauge the distance between them
Since we view it on the screen,
There must be a reason and purpose behind it
When we wonder why the director shot this scene from this angle,
For example, it's to show the distance
Between the camera and Character A.
How far apart are they?
This distance could be because the camera is further back,
or the protagonist is further back,
or the screen is wider and larger,
so much so that this camera could be considered
as the actor since it's what's seen on the screen
so much so that this camera could be considered
As the actor since it's what's seen on the screen
but another camera shooting the subject could be right in front
This camera's position could be as close as it is now,
Or it could be further back,
Showing from the end of the camera tripod leg
To the tip of the man protagonist's foot
If you seriously ponder
Why this screen was chosen,
It's because it shows only one side of the space
This screen restricts the information
Provided by the directing director
Within this frame,
There's only the camera, the subject, and items like a desk, a chair, and a wall
Deliberately showing only these elements
Restricts the information provided
When only these elements are shown, you might not know where this space is
And for viewers, there's no window,
If it's indoors, you can never tell if it's day or night
Unless the next shot is connected and shows a window or light coming in,
Like moonlight or the neon signs outside being turned off,
You can't know for sure
It's to obscure the temporal background
With this intention, the director probably decided on this cut
For second example,
This also depends on personal interpretation
If I were the one directing this
I might have used the viewfinder
To make the protagonist's appearance clear
But kept their actual form in front of the camera
somewhat blurred
Then, you can still see the distance
But rather than distance, it's more about conveying depth
Blurring the depiction of Character A
While keeping the viewfinder's image sharp
Although a bit small, making it very colorful
Appearing vivid and sharp in the viewfinder
This is achieved by applying a filter called "camera"
This could also have been done to emphasize
a different side of the protagonist,
A hidden aspect, or the image they present to others
With such intentions and purposes,
This kind of scene would be well-suited
Now, this becomes the director's intent
Let's move on to the next one
The third type of cuts we've seen like this
In this cut, you can't see the protagonist's face
You can see the back, side, ear, cheek, and so on
Face isn't clearly visible
But the camera is actually quite clear
The viewfinder isn't visible
You can see the camera lens
Looking at the intent and purpose here,
It shows the distance between the camera and Character A
However, it's difficult for us
To accurately gauge how far this distance is
If we were to create an animation
Or draw in the style of A,
Where we only show symmetrical walls with a camera in the middle,
Then we would definitely
Be able to perceive the distance
We might not be able to say exactly how many meters it is,
But we can still get a sense of, "Oh, it's about this far away
However, if there's a screen
That diagonally reflects the same line,
That makes it hard to tell
It can show the distance, but at the same time
It can also convey depth
And still, the protagonist's face isn't revealed
So, through the lens,
If this were, for example, a live streaming,
Then someone, an unspecified large number of people,
Would be watching this protagonist, this lecturer, Character A
So the feeling of being watched by a lot of people online
Even by anonymous people
Could make the protagonist feel anxious,
Or, on the other hand, if they're the type of character
Who enjoys being in the spotlight
And showing themselves to others,
Then this could be well suited
For expressing that well
And since the audience still doesn't know the protagonist's face,
They might be curious as well
By directing with this angle
Before the protagonist is revealed,
It can create even more curiosity
The scenario I described, an example as a script,
Protagonist A giving a lecture in front of the camera
And based on this passage, the director gives the OK or not OK sign for each shot
If we follow the intention mentioned earlier, then the A style is okay
But then again,
We can't currently know the personality
Or mental state of the protagonist lecturing in front of the camera
We can't know if the protagonist is
Angry or sad until they speak
Or if someone else speaks, or there's an object or a subject,
Or other characters engaging in dialogue,
Then the protagonist can express their feelings
So, while we as third-party viewers can perceive and feel While listening or watching,
In a situation where only the camera and the protagonist are present,
Expressing the character's emotional state, psychological state,
Or personality requires the director's direction
If this shot is considered appropriate for conveying those aspects,
Then this shot becomes okay
These kinds of shots, where depth and distance are conveyed
While hiding the protagonist's face,
Can be considered appropriate
When they provide both depth and distance information
To wrap this up,
The person who decides on "OK" and "NG" for a shot is the director
However, for OK, you need director's decision
And the actors' performances and the portrayal of personalities
These personalities can vary, ranging from being kind but a bit sharp tongued
to being kind but talkative and there are various other traits
Whether it's a man, woman, or elderly person,
Efforts will be made to portray these personalities through the cut, dialogue, and voice tone
And the background, initially I only showed the side view
In the second example, it's the rear view, captured through the camera
Through the viewfinder, if there's a window
In the background behind the character, we don't know exactly where it is,
It implies it's indoors in a building, and we might even infer the time of day
Without curtains drawn,
As long as the position of the camera and the character changes,
Viewers may feel different emotions
Additionally, these elements constitutes the layout
Time has been mentioned
And combining stage, props, costumes, makeup, lighting, editing, and finally music
all these elements converge to decide if a cut is fitting
Which leads to giving it the OK
The work of a director I mentioned
And, well, directing itself,
An example that can vividly demonstrate
Would be Aladdin
The beloved Disney animation
Here, you have the same original story
With the familiar characters,
Just like the recent versions
The protagonist remains the same
And the story line is nearly identical
Even the dialogues are quite similar
Of course, if the techniques used were animation
Versus live action with CGI
Recent adaptations of "Aladdin" have been made using live-action and CGI
The biggest difference lies there
While the screenplay might have similarities
And can be adapted to fit the times
The fundamental structure remains the same
The director's vision is what brings out the uniqueness of each adaptation
Different directors mean different atmospheres and narrative directions,
especially in crucial points like the climax.
These aspects can vary significantly
But mostly stays with the original script along the way
If you think that having a different director
Still means the screenplay or the original work is similar,
Then there could be differences in techniques, content, acting, and characterization
There could be all sorts of differences
If you see the final destination as the same,
Then it's like having different colors after all
Wonka, currently in theaters
The prequel of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
It's the previous story
The main actor is so famous
Johnny Depp was like he was born for this character
The director is completely different
The two individuals are completely different,
And the colors are also different
It seems to have the same tone in the dialogue, but it's different
It has completely different colors
Of course, the story may be divided into beginning and subsequent parts,
But even so, it's the same movie with the same protagonist
And the same background
From every artistic aspect,
The appearance of characters that captivates us
Everything from the directorial style to the story line is completely different
That's exactly what the director decides
If the director who directed "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"
And Tim Burton, who directed this film, were to say,
"I want to continue this movie
In a way that emphasizes continuity more,"
They would probably make everything
From coloring to costumes to makeup just like the old movie
Even if the protagonist were different,
They might have rewritten the protagonist to be played by Johnny Depp again,
And they could even create a younger version of Johnny Depp using CGI
The decision not to do that could be influenced by the production team,
but it also reflects the intentions of the directors
They might think, "It's the same story, but I want to express it in my own way,
The way I envision it
Desire to bring their goals and desires into the project
Exactly, that's the essence of what a director does
Although it's live action movie but there are lots of animated series
and I've directed several episodes of
The Spider-Man animated series myself
Here, you can see that the character has been evolving since the first Spider-Man,
continuing through the second and third, up to the present
But if you look, in case of "The Amazing Spider-Man,"
First series already had trilogy but what they did was a reboot
They essentially went back to the same story again
At first, I was quite apprehensive when this movie was released
The protagonist and the production team changed, and even the director changed,
But it's essentially the same story
And you are just going to swap things and do it all over again?
If it was music industry,
Sometimes musicians publish remade songs
Taking popular but old song
Revitalizing the song with new taste and color
Is called remake songs
But watching a 90 minute long movie that has same characters and stories,
Made me worry that it might not work out
I really enjoyed it, even though it was the same story
I knew how it would unfold
But getting immersed in this new director's version of Spider Man's story was captivating
That's the role of the scriptwriter and director
I think many of you have probably watched it too
The newest Spider Man is portrayed to be much younger
The relationship with Iron Man is getting deeper too
Since he's younger, we see more of immature side of Spider Man
They gave more focus on the process of growth of the character himself
Now he is not a kid anymore though
So, while initially gaining incredible powers as a superhero
comes with a sense of responsibility,
as the story progresses, we see the character facing and grappling with typical teenage issues
And grappling with typical teenage issues
Even though he possesses superhero abilities, he's still just a teenager,
Akin to a high school or early college student,
Experiencing the usual challenges and dilemmas
Common among young people around his age
The portrayal remains true to the character's humanity and the enduring essence of friendship and love
Despite having the power of a hero
It's about the hero's journey through the trials of everyday life,
And evolving as both a superhero and as a human being
Who had existing relationships with family and loved ones
We witness his growth and maturation
Navigating the complexities of life while balancing his responsibilities as a hero
As movies age, they accumulate experiences,
And most of them have been successful,
Gaining worldwide popularity
So, despite the story line being the same,
these factors can influence the story depending on the character and other elements
Very interestingly,
When the protagonist was initially played by Tobey Maguire
And then gradually transitioned to other actors, such as Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland
There were significant differences in how they portrayed the character
When having same action scenes and dialogues
Recently, the three actors came together to film a movie
It might seem absurd, but let's say we're dealing with a time loop here
They gather by traveling through time, meeting up through the use of a time machine
The people involved in creating things beyond our imagination,
Including directors, producers, screenwriters, and directors, gather
And say, "Let's surprise our audience with something
They can't even imagine
Everyone seemed to enjoy it more and felt nostalgic
Seeing the older face of Spider Man,
Who used to portray a youthful high schooler
But now appears well into his 40s
Making me feel sad about it
But then there's the new Spider Man,
Still a young Spider Man,
It seemed like they were passing the torch of Spider Man's job to the next generation
but in reality
it was a setting where they were living in different time periods
That was the basic setting
That setting, like everything else, is ultimately determined by the writers,
Directors, producers, and so on the ones laying down the foundations
Initially, they probably gathered and brainstormed something like,
"What if we took the same screenplay and script
We used for the last movie and approached the world building
From a different angle this time?
How about trying to shoot it in a different direction?"
That would be a new approach
The story will have the same contents
But if the director decides to convey more depressing emotions
And aspects closer to human nature
Because previously, Spider Man was more heroic,
So, people were looking up to him and relied on him
This time, the director might want to focus on the human struggle,
Emphasize more of the human struggles of this Spider Man
Make it a bit darker
Then the direction of the direction would be set,
And it would become a completely different movie with a different color
I mentioned the way of portraying different style
And different color with a same story
Through different lenses, A,B, and C
And deciding this based on that is the role of directors
I provided a simplified example,
The director's role encompasses a wide range of decisions
Including stage setup, lighting, performances, backgrounds,
And even the overall world-building,
All of which contribute to creating a new film
I think many people would have watched this movie too
If we compare it to Korean movies, "Mugando" or "Sinsegye,"
You could say they share a similar context
It's about a double agent who is a police officer but ends up becoming
The leader of a criminal organization Eventually, he forgets his identity as a police officer
It would be very challenging while infiltrating and conducting spy activities,
Especially with the constant fear of being discovered
These intriguing stories of deceit and betrayal,
Where the outcomes are uncertain,
Eastern super star actors
The exact same lines and actions from the movie
Are performed by western super stars like DiCaprio, Damon or Nicholson
With their unique cultural background and nuances
Will bring somewhat new taste to the content
Even they share the same films genre like gangster or noir,
The ways they portray violence are different
From the behavior, culture, language,
to skin color, hairstyle, and clothing style,
Eastern and Western people are all different
These differences could be portrayed and highlighted
Because it was done by remarkable directors,
Mugando and Departed feels like they are completely a different movie
If someone who haven't watched Mugando and
Have watched Departed,
It's possible to perceive this as an independent film
If someone finds out that the original film was Mugando,
They will probably enjoy it as well
They have the same story but those two movies have different taste and color
Also, having Andy Lau and Tony Leung in the film is different
From having DiCaprio and Matt Damon in the film
Just like the music I told you about,
Having a very popular song
Revitalized by "pop stars"
When a popular pop star
Sings the old song feels so much different
But we also like that style
We cheer and adore them
The world's most remade song
Is Yesterday by The Beatles
Every other musician singing the same song
Will sound different from the original track by The Beatles
If you think of those musicians that remake old songs
As these directors might give you better understanding
Contents dealt with are different
The methodology aligns together ultimately
Industry size or characteristics may differ
But the idea is fundamentally the same
Let's look at next example,
These are Korean movies
Remade in Hollywood
There's one called A Love Story
Many of you probably know this
Starring Lee Jungjae and Jeon Jaehyeon
If the movie "The Lake House" depicts
The process of building a human connection
And love by transcending the time and space through a mailbox,
The Lake House was made with A Love Story copyright
The movie wasn't that successful
Was it the actors? It can't be
It probably wasn't
A lot of people say this
Emotions Eastern people, us Korean, feel and
Western people's culture of getting to know someone
Has been totally different
Different world, different region
Everything, from traditions to cultures being different
That's why the emotions or empathy
We can feel are often quite different
The empathy, tenderness, or love you felt in A Love Story,
may not be something we can feel in The Lake House
On the other hand, Westerners might find aspects in The Lake House
That they couldn't feel in A Love Story
While it could be differences in culture, medium,
The screenwriter, director, or production team,
Fundamentally, even with distinct differences,
different directors can create works with the same content
The Man from Nowhere very famous
starring Won Bin, is a noir film
It was remade In Turkiye
The poster itself shows
They share the same plot and contents but the style is very different
There have also been remakes of such films,
transforming them into something completely different
My Sassy girl was a huge success, too
Lots of people watched it
And similarly, with the copyright,
My Sassy girl was remade in Hollywood
Even actors were very well known
However, this movie didn't garner as much empathy
It's probably in The Sassy girl,
The main character
It was the kind of bizarre appearance that we couldn't even imagine
But it wasn't that there's anything wrong
Or any way related to crime
However, the character was made based on our culture,
We could relate to it
That's how people got into the movie
The love story created by the reactions
of the male protagonist showing his pure side,
to the actions and words of the female protagonist
We were drawn to that
However, those points in Hollywood version,
Is just way different than the perspective of a different culture
Having movie quotes translated into different language
Doesn't always mean that they will convey every bit successfully
When we watch big movies
Really famous ones
Titanic and other famous movies
Tell us that no matter the nationality,
We all share the sadness comes with the story
Showing that there still are some common ground
As a human being,
transcends language,
And crosses all boundaries of race or nationality.
As human beings, we all feel the same
joy, sadness,
and other emotions
This is the same regardless of personality
That can be seen as differences in style
While the director might have expressed it in his own style,
There were some enjoyable aspects
From the original work
That weren't fully captured
In my personal opinion
Old boy, such a famous movie
It's based on a Japanese comic book
Despite the fact that it's from an original work
The story is built on the structure of the original but significantly different
It's an adaptation through the screenplay
In the US
He is a very famous actor
Who cast in Avengers movie
He played in Old boy as main character
But it can be seen as a prime example of a failure
To achieve noticeable enjoyment or commercial success
People Who initially brought this
To make a movie
Must have felt
All the emotions conveyed
And thought that they can make one that relates to the culture
They did their best but the effort didn't just pay out
People call this kind of work, white washing
A Tale of Two Sisters,
They both are horror movies
But has significant difference
The terror, the pressure
Keeping it tense the whole running time
Making people question
whether they share the same movie plot or not
I too, write scripts
And direct my own films
After writing the screenplay and getting investments,
I decide to go as animation
Or, live action movie
But if I use the same contents
And gave the scenario to someone
Then the director's style shines through
You know the director's job we talked about
Those are the things that need to be done for the sake of the work
It can be different from others
If I give away the same work, title
And the same scenario,
If one decided to make it similarly in line with that
If the goals were made
That would be the director's choice and duty
The concept of animation direction
Animation direction
We can keep it simple for this one
The concept differs significantly from what we discussed earlier about directing
When we say "directing,"
If we show them some great photos to our friends or people around us,
People might not easily believe it
Some people might say, "This is directed," when we show them such things
That's the direction I'm referring to
However, when we say animation direction,
It encompasses all the aspects I described earlier,
Leading up to the point where the animation director oversees the entire production
However, when we talk about animation direction,
it literally refers to animation, which involves movement and drawing
It means that you have to draw animated pictures
The ability to draw well is crucial for creating animation movements
And drawing images through video to produce film, just like in live-action movies
The person who approves that is the director
And it's the director's responsibility to control everything until that approval
Directors control actors,
Backgrounds, art, lighting, shooting, and everything else
Since it's about making decisions
There also aren't actors in animation,
There are no actual people; instead,
Drawings are made to resemble real people
Drawing in animation is called "animation" or "animating"
The person who animates takes on the role of the actor
So the process of animating is referred to as animation direction
In simple terms, the director gives instructions
Actors perform
However, since there are no actors performing
Animation involves animation and direction
A, who walks worriedly,
Thinking that he didn't do well in today's lecture
Here, we see a part that can't be acted out by a real person
Drawing is required for this part
To create movement by drawing, One needs animation skills
Also require timing sense and timing sheet for movement
There are a lot of drawing to do
Director must order in what sequence
The story is going to be animated
With the whole staff
That's why directors must know the technical part of animating
There is a grammar to film making
When cameras change angles,
there are film making rules in place to ensure that viewers don't get confused,
Such as how the next scene transitions or how the scene is framed
The understanding and skills related to how to insert insert shots
As well as the animation production process
And the differences between animation and live-action processes, are clearly necessary
For example, this is what I've been doing to explain animation
For Walking animation and directing walking animation,
Looks good
This requires several drawings to match the front and back views exactly the same
The character must look the same too
Drawing this and animating it into a moving image
That is the skill of animation
This is what animation direction entails
If there is walking motion in the script
This script is the same right?
This shows walking motion from the side not from front this time
This one gives the feeling of walking with a trudging motion
Do you see what I mean?
If it rains in the background, it could emphasize
Being worried and disappointed
Now the second example,
Same script
Worried A
Walking motion is faster now right?
How about this?
It can convey feeling of anxiety
There's no facial expression
But successfully shows this person is actually worried
Thinking to go back home quick to resolve issues
Thinking if he made a mistake
Or if he misspoke
Gives the feeling of walking with the thought of uncertainty
They are all motions of walking
But the technique of describing the circumstance and personality of the character
It's done by giving a little tweak
This is animating, animation directing
I will give you one more example with this third one
Still the same script
A walking very worried
Now it's even quicker
This almost look like he's running away
On a film set, there may or may not be a cameraperson,
Script supervisor, or scriptwriter present,
But there are many other people such as actors, lighting crew, and art department
There even could be PD, assistant director with a crew size of dozens
It looks like right before sprinting away
As if realizing one's mistake on the set
If we're talking about walking, it's still walking,
not running,
just like this
It also can become motion of running away
A, who walks with concern,
Worrying about something
But bu understanding the situation
We can show three condensed
Examples of portraying
This character's psychological state
But there could be countless more
It could be a side view,
A front view,
A back view,
Or even a top-down perspective
There are many options
That's what we call animation direction and animation
A walking with happiness is clearly elated,
Or perhaps somewhat
Gone crazy running
But objectively, most people would likely interpret it
As someone feeling good about something
That's probably what many people perceive this as
This way, we describe things
We've summarized
What we've discussed about directing so far
If we dig more deeply into the definition
And provide examples one by one,
The discussion on directing could be limitless
From the perspective of someone has a career in film making,
Let me try to explain in simple terms
I must not say that
I am always right,
I believe it's been wonderful time
To concretely illustrate
The abstract meaning of
Directing through examples
I Showed how directing in film,
Overall directing of a work and directing in animation,
Particularly animation drawing,
differ through examples
So, to summarize,
Earlier, I showed
Three different walking motions
Even if an animator does
The animation and directing,
Choosing one of these three would be
The director or producer's call
Directing and directing, with such similar names,
It can be a bit confusing
Animation drawing, directing, and overall directing of a work,
such as film or animation, have different roles
The basic role of a director is decide on what is approved (OK) and what is not (NG)
The director's role involves
Not only deciding on cuts and scenes
Nut also guiding the overall emotional arc
Or narrative flow
Of the entire film
Or episode according to
Their vision and intentions
And that's the most crucial role of a director
Thank you
Summary Concept of Directing What is Directing? An activity that creates an overall effect through various elements such as the actor's performance, stage equipment, costumes, lighting, and makeup based on the script in a play or broadcast play
What is scenario? It is what the director intends and aims to express
Director's role Determining camera angles Selecting good shots Creating a new film
Concept of animation direction Directing of animation is animation drawing In animation, there is no actor, but there is An animator drawing a person
An understanding and proficiency in the animation production process are necessary Understanding the situation and depicting the characters' psychology are essential