BASIC LIP SYNC
- ShrutiRoyBir
- Mar 9, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 10, 2021
Those were the days, when movies had no sound, now, we can not even imagine. Dialogue and sound are two most important part of any movie which make animation more appealing and impactful.
Finally, I am at the most favorite stage of this module, where I am going to use sound with animation and I am really excited about it, finally I can use "expressions", "body mechanic techniques" and "lip Sync" all together and really create a story.
In this first exercise of lip-Sync I have used a Robotic character "Iron Giant Rig". It was bit challenging to do this exercise as it doesn’t have lips and teeth or any facial features. So it was difficult to recognize the mouth shapes and expression to make any phonic sound. But finally, I figured out the way with the help of “Phonic chart’.
I just picked some of phonic shapes and mixed with the words in dialogue I have. And somehow I identified the actual possible match. I have added couple of phonic shapes here which were helpful for this workshop.
And also, before we introduce dialogue to character for the very first time, I like to recommend to explore external tutorials, blogs and articles read books from library. it will definitely speed up the process, I came up with really helpful video which has valuable information I need. check out the links bellow.
Time slider and Audio [ New in Maya 2020]
How to Lip-Sync
Finally, with little effort I completed this exercise, check my video above. I am willing to explore more about Lip-sync as I progress with final project and I will post more videos soon. Don't forget to like, comment and share, thanks.
Hey Shruti, finally you are learning funny stuff as well..🤣
Hey Shruti, nice work with this exercise. As you said, part of the challenge is creating believable lip sync when you're limited to (mostly) up and down jaw movements. But as we saw with Kermit, it's certainly achievable when you consider how we hold certain mouth shapes and phrases sounds, making it, I think, a good exercise for understanding the foundational elements of creating good lip sync. Like that you've included some research. Keep it up.