Comments on: Planning Animation at 6 fps

By: Ex Back

Ex Back — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:33:21 +0000

i hope there are more trips!

By: Dayna

Dayna — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:12:29 +0000

I usually let the action dictate the timing in a scene. My scenes are a combination of ones, twos, threes, etc. Limiting oneself to 6s would seem weird to me, because my eye can pick that out. But I agree, we all have different processes and preferences and it’s all good. Glad it’s working for ya!

By: stephen

stephen — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:58:00 +0000

when i did my last big thing in after effects I kept everything at 12fps, but a lot of that grew out of cutting the render times in half and just trying to make things simpler.

6fps is really working for you guys–it makes every frame count. I think I remember a shot in Q & A of the baby crying, and how with no inbetweens you took the kid from arms in to arms flailing. Super effective.

By: Tim Rauch

Tim Rauch — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:52:46 +0000

Thanks Brett and Eunice!

Brett: I’m glad you’re seeing improvement. I’ve found that drawing for animation is very much it’s own beast. I’m gaining better understanding of drawing to emphasize action through silhouette, arrangement of shapes, and balancing straight versus curved lines.

Always more to improve on!

By: Eunice Kim

Eunice Kim — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:04:37 +0000

Hi, when we met in Ottawa, I mentioned briefly that I myself have recently done a lip sync project while at RISD.

Like many, I also worked around 24fps, and where my key frames went..it would depend on the WORD that the person was saying– and I would add the emphasis on those things.
So, it would range all the way from 2fps-> whatever.
People tend to emphasize movements and words together.

In addition, when I needed rhythmic loops, I did it on 3s. It kinda seemed to work well with repeating bouncy movements. Like waving of the hands in mid air in dance-like movements. Hope that helps!

The old man looks great!

By: Brett W. Thompson

Brett W. Thompson — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:16:04 +0000

Wow, beautiful drawings!

And I always love hearing about process- fascinating!

I do 24 fps (mostly on 2’s) in Flash, but do 8 fps on paper, myself.

I think your drawing has improved since we met in NYC, Tim! These are amazing!!!

Keep up the great work! :)

By: Elliot Cowan

Elliot Cowan — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:30:33 +0000

I’ve had to learn to animate in NTSC.

I mostly use 1s or 2s.

Terrific drawings here, as to be expected…

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:57:57 +0000

Bob: Yeah, this would be animating on 4’s.

By: Bob Flynn

Bob Flynn — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:35:28 +0000

Really interesting. Is this the equivalent to animating on 4s (with 24 fps as the film base)? I remember reading that the Peanuts Christmas special was animated at 8 frames a second (on 3’s).

By: Adam Ansorge

Adam Ansorge — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:32:07 +0000

I prefer 30fps. I think it’s because when I’m marking up my ex-sheets, the frame count is easier to figure when the numbers get high up and it leaves more than enough breathing room for in-betweens. I like lower frame rate projects too. Usually those have the most complex animation and really give the viewer meaty frames to look at which can rock!