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basakward — Lip Sync Tutorial - Part 1
Published: 2004-11-06 01:44:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 14259; Favourites: 265; Downloads: 3986
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After a handful of people asking my advice on how to do an animated lipsync, I decided to make a tutorial based off of what I think is important to consider with lipsync in animation, as well as my methods of tackling the task. This might not be the industry standard method of doing lipsync, but this is what works for me, and this is what I think is important. I hope if anything, it'll help make things a touch easier and understandable for you other ambitious animators out there trying to figure out what makes a good lipsync in animation.PART TWO: [link]
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Thank you so much for making this! This will help! ^^
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One of the best tutorials i've seen lately. <3 Definently faving this to be used later on. :3
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'we have butchered the english langauge'
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oi thx u soo much i been looking for sothing like this all night..
all the best
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Thanks a lot
It still helps a lot
Animation principials aren't changing ina a year or two
This is exacly what I was looking for
Fuzz
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What about those old japanese tv-cartoon with mostly static images and just the lips moving ?
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Let thm make their own tutorial, heehee!
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Im hoping to go to uni to do a course in animation, and figured id do some research. This was really useful and inspirational. Thanks. 
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this person i sit next to in my animation class is doing a dialogue assignment, and all hes animatig is the mouth.... i told to but more expression and stuff by using hand movements and stuff, and he actually said ok.... but i guess he was just saying that to get me to stop talking..
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Hahaha.. Well, it's a good thing you gave him some advice.. It's always up to him if he wants to take it to heart or not.. But if he's serious about doing some good animation, then eventually he'll learn that you can only cut corners so far.. *l*
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I am SUPER HAPPY about the emphasis you've put on body language and observation. Aspiring animators need to know that animation isn't just a soulless, cookie-cutter process - and you've illustrated that here quite nicely. I'm an animation major, and it just makes me all kinds of sad when people resort to consulting charts of drawings with vowels, consonants and the mouth shapes associated with them to do ALL of their work.
Awesome work.
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Yeah.. I kind of feel the same way.. So I tried to make my mouth shapes a bit minimal, trying to give people some room for personal interpretation and exaggeration. ^_^
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Cool tutorial! I should hopefully be getting an animation program soon, can't wait! This'll be very helpful.
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Hehehe, well I hope it's helpful! Most people like my methods of lipsync so hopefully it'll work for you. ^_^
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i think it's no coincidence that i saw this the same day i started re-reading farenheit 451.
one of my fav books... and i felt like animating it.
i'd read it, and storyboards would run thru my brain... and i'd think about which scenes we're most vital... and camera angles, and how i'd animate characters expressions/body language for each dialogue.
trippy.
keep goin, you do a tremendous service to all with ambition.
peace.
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Faranheit 451 as an animation? ^_^ Interesting!
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This is amazing and useful. Thanks for making it and sharing it with all of us! I'll be referring to this as well as my animation books for future projects.
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Awesome! I really hope it helps! ^_^
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My pleasure! hope it helps!
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Oooo..thanks for the pointers...I am starting lip syncing soon and your advice will help me ^_^
tanks for making a tutorial.
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My pleasure! I love helping people out.
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I just wish someday I could figure out how to put up some of my 2D animations on the net...if you could help me with that...I would be showing ppl here how good I can animate ^_^
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[link]
Perhaps that might help. ^_^
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thanks...I have done it in premiere..but som of my files are too big..must be the resolution I had them on..well hopefully I can get them to work...
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Well, keep in mind that standard television resolution is 720x480 at 72dpi. At the studio they scan their stuff in at 144dpi just in case we need to zoom or something..
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ok...will remember that...thanks
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Erin, your amazing! Thanks so much for putting these together!
And it's just in time for me too because I'm starting lip sync in my Audio for Animation class this coming week! XD
Thankyou. ^_____^
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Awesome! It's always great to hear that my tutorial will come in useful for people in the near future! I hope your project turns out well. ^_^
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Both are very helpful, actually. Thanks a bunch for taking the time to make them, dude.
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My pleasure, Amigo! I figured it's about time I took some time out to help some other people.. I don't want to fall into that egotistical net..
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LoL, thank the gods you don't. I develop a true dislike, almost hatred, for artists that get their heads too big, ya know?
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Yeah, I find myself steering away from egotistical people whether they be artists or not.. And I really don't want people looking at me in the same light.. So I'm trying to keep down to earth.. ^_^
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That good, man, keep it up.
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The fact that someone has both the skill, and the kindness to put up somehting like this is inspiring! Thanks, animator-dude. You are rawk.
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Like I faved part 2 I'm faving this as reference. I've never really animated successfully and this seems just the ticket. Thank you.
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amen...i'm in a directing class and i can't help but tell them all the time to just go with whatever comes naturally in their body language. i'm the type of person that uses my hands a lot when i talk, so i agree times 10. great work, and i love your demonstration
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Thank you! Everyone uses their hands when they talk, only some more than others.. It's really a WONDERFUL thing to use to emphasize the dialogue.
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Great tips on making classic cartoons. I'm gonna favs these two so people can get a chance to read it amd make less shitty flashes someday.
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Hehehe.. Well, I hope it helps.
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Wow, I appreciate the help here! Thanks, very educational! I've pretty much got it but I'm having trouble applying this...
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