Talking Animal Movies
For good or for bad there are a lot of these type of movies being made. It goes back to DR DOLITTLE, GOOD BOY, BABE, GARFIELD 1 & 2, sequels to AIRBUD, SNOWBUDDIES, etc, etc, etc. For the regular audience they are funny and cute, and for Hollywood this genre comes with a great financial promise.Some of these movies are low budget while some others are high profile movies, THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, THE GOLDEN COMPASS to name a few.
For animators this is a great opportunity to get their feet in a feature film and start building that resume. It not only gives them the opportunity to sharpen their facial animation skills but to get to know how a bigger pipeline works at a major studio, how it integrates with the other departments and to work with well known Animation Directors such as Chris Bailey - (Director GARFIELD 1 & 2).Facial Animation sounds simple enough, however you'll be surprised with some of the difficulties to convey the lines, phonemes, emotions and to keep it consistent throughout the entire show.
Talking Animals movies are a great avenue for junior animators to get into a Feature Film Level. Senior animators have a different take on these projects, they see them as an easy task or an easygoing contract just to get them by until their next big project. Wherever your animation skills are at, the opportunity to participate in a talking animal movie will be certain, this film genre will continue to have a big market in the movie making business.
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