NTWG Commentary - That Guy is Dead! - NTWG #16

[urbanlamb]

Cool, Ill check it out!

lol that last bit sounded like I am a walking talking commercial ad.
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Maybe you can just put a pillow over your head, cut some eyeholes and write gogo on it. You can thank me later for that suggestion. But yeah hope you can figure something out, let me know if you discover any good animation programs.

I might as well give you info on this as well.

Corel video Pro has a built in program that mimics whiteboard drawing. You will need a tablet as well in order to do it but if you want to get techy about it There is a feature called Painting Creator in Corel Video Pro. I haven't checked to see if it comes as a stand alone but I use this all the time when I am writing words and making arrows etc. You can mark up your videos with it or create an entire comic from it if you want to mimic the actual drawing actions.

So there is an automated method to creating those whiteboard animations if your interested, but you seem to be having so much fun doing them the regular way that I didnt say anything till you posted this..

I just read your comment now.

 

[Wilad]

lol that last bit sounded like I am a walking talking commercial ad.
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I might as well give you info on this as well.

Corel video Pro has a built in program that mimics whiteboard drawing. You will need a tablet as well in order to do it but if you want to get techy about it There is a feature called Painting Creator in Corel Video Pro. I haven't checked to see if it comes as a stand alone but I use this all the time when I am writing words and making arrows etc. You can mark up your videos with it or create an entire comic from it if you want to mimic the actual drawing actions.

So there is an automated method to creating those whiteboard animations if your interested, but you seem to be having so much fun doing them the regular way that I didnt say anything till you posted this..

I just read your comment now.

It is fun! Yeah the technique I use now for the whiteboard stuff is pretty basic in that there's nothing added using an animation program (it's all markers and construction paper), the editing I do is some lighting adjustments, linking and editing shots together so, titles and putting the music in of course.
Ok Thanks for the suggestions Would like to try some different things out with animation so I'll check that out and others mentioned in the thread.

 

[urbanlamb]

It is fun! Yeah the technique I use now for the whiteboard stuff is pretty basic in that there's nothing added using an animation program (it's all markers and construction paper), the editing I do is some lighting adjustments, linking and editing shots together so, titles and putting the music in of course.
Ok Thanks for the suggestions Would like to try some different things out with animation so I'll check that out and others mentioned in the thread.

yes its fun this way. I feel like a walking talking text book right now but walt disney started the original machinima and animation craze. He did it all the way you do it and everyone enjoyed it. These days everyone is trying to do more in less time so software is great. Nothing wrong with it and its a great hobby. The crazy talk is specific to heads the more expensive one is how they do animated cartoons these days that and anime studio which is much broader. However the first thing they teach you when you start learning about this stuff is how to do it the way Walt Disney did. Walt Disney is the inventor of Machinima . CGI came after its like machinima plus but doing machinima manually is always fun if your a crafty artsy person. I make 3d models and am a texture artist "by trade" I guess one would say, but the entire technology world of taking nothing and without any pens or papers or solid objects bringing it to life and making it move has always fascinated me. So I started doing animating for fun about a year ago now. Its like arts and crafts on the pc and I like it a lot even if no one else likes my stuff haha. I just find it very fun. :0