The BIGGEST Posing Mistake Animators Do
Channel: Jean-Denis Haas
Date: 2020-06-19

Don't fall into the trap of just opening an animation rig and starting to animate with it. A rig pose is not a character pose. Think about the headspace, the emotional state, the situation, etc. that your character is in and work on that defining starting pose.

And here's the playlist for the Most Common Animation Mistakes series:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxFjjyAzIHYKGTgRqbsRDAF0waH1gT5mY

And FNA Animation tips series:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxFjjyAzIHYKbRdKo8V7T8DyukOBorLMz

Need animation tips and help with your animation?
► Sign up for the animation workshop! No minimum level requirements! You can show me beginner animation all the way up to advanced acting pieces.

You get 16 submissions, which can be weekly or every other week or whenever you want/can submit. The reviews are in video form as seen on my channel. 16 submissions of feedback can be yours for $500!

Email: signup@spungella.com
FAQ: http://spungellaonline.blogspot.com/p/faq.html

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:10 Channel overview
0:27 What is the common posing mistake?
0:54 Typical rig poses
1:14 Think about headspace!
2:13 Character poses
2:52 Push your character pose
3:09 Maya example
 4:10 Pose out your first frame
4:29 Zootopia example
4:53 Summary
5:46 Sign up for my workshop!
6:01 Subscribe!

Prefer to listen to my posts? 
► Check out my Spungella Playblast Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqSDwmhe2AI

► Did you like this video? Subscribe! https://youtube.com/jeandenishaas?sub_confirmation=1

Follow Me:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeandenishaas
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeandenishaas
Website: http://jeandenishaas.com

▶ Need animation resources recommendations? https://kit.co/jeandenishaas

The screen capture tool I'm using:
https://screencast-o-matic.com/refer/cIef3p8q7
(referral link, thank you!)

The critique tool I'm using:
http://zurbrigg.com/keyframe-pro

Gear and services used in my clips:
Music - Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/exvg3n/
(referral link)
Camera - Sony a6500: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M586Y9R/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=jeandenishaas-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01M586Y9R&linkId=124db498b70bc2e94ff80e25a19814ab
Mic - Sennheiser ME66: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004S4AK4U/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=jeandenishaas-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B004S4AK4U&linkId=627bbc38515a3fd7d4c95491726135d2
Lens - Sigma 16/1.4: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077BWD2BB/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=jeandenishaas-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B077BWD2BB&linkId=237db9fb4af4ba35209ecbedaf78fcbf

Follow Specifically:
Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeandenishaas
Spungella Twitter: https://twitter.com/spungella
Spungella Website: http://spungella.blogspot.com/
Animation Buffet Twitter: https://twitter.com/animationbuffet
Animation Buffet Website: http://animationbuffet.com/
Spungella Playblast Podcast: https://spungellaplayblast.blogspot.com/


For sponsorship, product reviews, and collaboration, you can email me here: youtube@jeandenishaas.com

And if you read all the way down to this YOU ARE AWESOME!  Thank you for your interest!

#spungella #jeandenishaas