Planning and Reference for Animation - DON'T SKIP IT!

Using reference is NOT cheating! And filming reference should be part of your planning stage before you start animating any shot. Proper planning is winning half the battle! So when you start your animation take the time to have a clear vision of what you want to animate. Here's the playlist of all things reference:    • How to use REFERENCE in Animation   Here's the playlist of the FNA Animation tips series:    • Animation Tips and Lectures   Need tips and help with your animation at an affordable price? ► Sign up for my Animation Workshop! $499! No minimum level requirements! From beginner animation up to advanced acting pieces! You get 16 submissions, which can be weekly or every other week or whenever you want/can submit. The reviews are in video form as seen on my channel. Email: [email protected] FAQ: http://spungellaonline.blogspot.com/p... Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:07 What this clip is about 0:28 What this Channel covers 0:41 Have a Plan! It saves time! 1:21 How I use Reference 1:51 Keep things clear in your Reference 2:20 Study poses 4:05 Focus on bigger Elements of your Reference 7:28 Frame what you want to study 10:57 Film Reference for polish 11:24 Find a Reference buddy or at least act it out yourself 12:00 Take the time you need to plan 12:15 Using Reference is NOT cheating 12:40 Recap 12:59 Sign up for my Workshop! 13:09 Thank you and SUBSCRIBE! Do you have rigs you want me to post and review? Email me: [email protected] For sponsorship, product reviews, and collaboration, you can email me here: [email protected] Prefer to listen to my posts? ► Check out my Spungella Playblast Podcast:    • Spungella Playblast - Podcast Announcement!   ► Did you like this video? Subscribe! https://youtube.com/jeandenishaas?sub... Follow Me: Twitter:   / jeandenishaas   Instagram:   / jeandenishaas   Website: http://jeandenishaas.com ▶ Need animation resources recommendations? https://kit.co/jeandenishaas The screen capture tool I'm using: https://screencast-o-matic.com/refer/... (referral link, thank you!) The critique tool I'm using: http://zurbrigg.com/keyframe-pro Gear and services used in my clips: Music - Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... (referral link) Camera - Sony a6500: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01... Mic - Sennheiser ME66: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00... Lens - Sigma 16/1.4: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07... Follow Specifically: Me on Twitter:   / jeandenishaas   Spungella Twitter:   / spungella   Spungella Website: http://spungella.blogspot.com/ Animation Buffet Twitter:   / animationbuffet   Animation Buffet Website: http://animationbuffet.com/ Spungella Playblast Podcast: https://spungellaplayblast.blogspot.com/ And if you read all the way down to this YOU ARE AWESOME! Thank you for your interest! #spungella #jeandenishaas