Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This month we start off with community projects including a film festival finalist, several animated educational videos for kids, and a 5 hour production course on Lynda. Then we do a deep dive into recording, editing, and compositing with Character Animator and After Effects, using the upcoming Evan Flamethrower cartoon as an example - watch this to become a recording pro!

0:00 Intro
0:40 Community Spotlight
4:47 Evan Flamethrower: Production
5:22 1. Setting The Scene
6:02 2. Audio & Lip Sync
9:17 3. Audio & Nutcracker Jaw
11:30 4. Lip Sync Editing
14:14 5. Recording The Face
16:29 6. Recording Eye Gaze
18:52 7. Recording Face Triggers
20:19 8. Recording Arms With Dragger
24:27 9. Recording Hand Triggers
26:17 10. After Effects Dynamic Linking
27:30 11. Adding Atmosphere
29:47 12. Creative & Editing Shots
32:41 Outro

Show Links:
Seek & Hide Productions: http://seekandhide.com.au
Socratica Kids: youtube.com/socraticakids
Gucoisado: youtube.com/gucoisado
Bodytown: adventuresinbodytown.com
Mark Simon on Lynda: lynda.com/marksimon

Download Character Animator: adobe.com/products/character-animator.html
Download free example projects and puppets: adobe.com/go/chexamples (official adobe pack) and okaysamurai.com/puppets (okay samurai puppet pack)
Check out the official forums: adobe.com/go/chfeedback

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Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai
Website: okaysamurai.com