In this task, we were allowed to chose between some different audios to create a lip-sync animation to. Once picked, we had to create a dope sheet to help sort out the mouth shapes in correct order. I identified all the different sounds in the audio and wrote them down. Next, I sketched out the mouth shapes for all the sounds i could think of and used these to help simplify breaking down the audio.
The audio had a great sense of tone so I wanted to exaggerate the shapes to express frustration.
I found using the dope sheet difficult on it's own so I also used post it notes and drew the shapes as i went. I slowed down the audio and followed the shapes with my own mouth to try and find the right pace for each sound.
I used only key frames without inbetweens to better establish the change in shape. I think that the animation has a great sense of tone and that the mouth shapes fit visually with the sound.
If i did this again, i would create more movement in the face. The cheeks do not move and the face remains the same thickness. This is unnatural and I think more movement would make the mouth shapes more convincing of the sound. I also think that the frames could be shifted a little ahead as some sounds almost come at the same time of the mouth shape which almost becomes too late to be read correctly.
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