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Posted by Kel-chan - October 16th, 2015

My stuff has been sucking lately and now I really think I know why.

Lately I have just been animating. Just that. Animating. Not even listening to music while animating. Just creating character movements, fights, no clear planning of what the background or mood of anthing is. So everything is hollow, Everything is going through the motions.

I just realized this NOW, after pretty much finishing a short thing that I'm going to have to chop up and add in some music. I need to start planning out the music before hand animating to that. It'll make one coherent thing.

With my old animation I kind of did that because I knew the soundtracks I wanted before hand. Lately most of my stuff I haven't had any idea of the music or feel of the animation so I've just been throwing in songs after the fact hoping it fits and it doesn't. It also breaks the flow of the animation.

Not that anybody cares but. This, along with some other things I think are why my stuff has been sucking hard lately

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TheMajormel 2015-10-16 04:31:05

yeah , it's pretty important to get a mood going when working on something. Just animating with no mood to put into it will only excrete no mood.

Gheata 2015-10-17 03:12:44

You should spend some time for yourself to relax. Go outside, enjoy the nature a bit. Inspiration will come in time.

VicariousE 2015-10-18 02:58:49

Well, maybe you can't blame it all on the pre-positioning of music, but I hear what you're saying. If nothing else, it's good to have your heart in the right place before starting a project.

Looking back at my old work, I had (have) lots of music files of specific length, as audio filler.. but did I use them often? Not really, but I never regretted adding them in post, just parsley and ribbon cut carrots to make the main course look better.

Kel-chan 2015-10-18 02:58:49

True but alot of the times recently I've been at a loss for music, also using the music helps the flow- Just by helping to plan the scenes and make sure certain shots don't run too long. I think in more action oriented scenes its helpful. For regular talky stuff not so much.

I have a short animation I just finished but can't release it since i realized this at the end and have no music to put to it.

Good to hear from you

VicariousE 2015-10-18 20:30:27

Good to hear from you as well dear! So, you need an actiony bit o sound, how many seconds? I've been archiving the music here for years, I'd be glad to PM you some links... you could also ask the audio forum/collabintor for some custom stuff.

Ever since my 2.1 speaker set died a few years ago, it's been hard to find the heart of music lately bluh

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