RotoscopE Animation
1. When beginning a rotoscoping animation project, the first thing you need to do after finishing the script is film your base video. Your base video is the video that will be used as a guide for drawing your animation.
It is important to make sure your base video is shot in the best conditions as possible. Make sure your have focused the lens, adjusted the white balance, and adjusted the iris. Shoot the shots over and over until your have filmed the desired actions for your animation. |
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2. Once you have recorded and edited your video (I suggest doing so in Premiere) you need to place it on the timeline in Photoshop. Go to Layer > Video Layers > New Blank Video Layer to create the layer that you will draw your Line Art on.
In the Layers Panel make sure that your Line Art Layer is above your Base Video. Also click on the base layer and turn down the opacity to make the video see through. This will make it easier for your to use the Base Video as a guide for drawing your Rotoscope. In the Timeline Panel, Click on the Drop Down Panel Menu (Upper Left Corner of the Panel) and Select > Set Timeline Frame Rate. Then Select 10FPS. This means it will take 10 pictures to equal 1 second of video. This step is very important! You DON'T want to draw 30FPS do you!?!? Now you can draw each frame of your animation using the Base Layer to guide the fluidity of your animation. |
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Student Examples By Virginia Perez & AustiN Higgins (2015) |