We'd like to commission someone to create a custom animation (pretty sure it would have to be done utilizing tools outside of Articulate).
The vision: Think cartoon-like. A character (yet to be designed) busting through an image and making an announcement (image would then, of course, be damaged accordingly). The character's mouth would also be moving while they are talking. We can handle the audio piece ourselves.
Anyhow, have any of you ever commissioned work like this before, and who would you recommend?
Not the full answer, but if you can't find a freelance animator to do it all (image burst, etc) then CrazyTalk software can easily do the character piece AND sync the audio to facial movements for you. Used to be less than $100 bucks and all you need is a static picture or illustration.
This project is already behind schedule (hey, not my fault - I just got here), so they're willing to hire it out. This time. Maybe next time I'll get to play with it, though.
Sounds like a fun project, However, don't under estimate the complexity of this project, it's about 2-3k to get a reliable animator to do a custom illustration and animation. Just wanted to help with your expectations. Crazy Talk is a good option but you'll need the full body animator version.
I agree with Ryan whole-heartedly, but depending on the complexity of the character and amount of stage time needed, it would all depend. However, something like this could easily be built in Illustrator, then animated in Flash. I personally have been doing this since the inception of Flash (1996). Take a look at my website and let me know your thoughts. I am currently working on a commercial for YouTube building out characters and a story line. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.
What kind of animation are you looking for. If you are looking for frame-by-frame animation, that will be a little more expensive since it's very time consuming. For a quick estimate, you can visit Jazza's website and play around with the options.
If you want something less expensive, you might need to go with cutout or puppet animation. I'm not sure if these are the correct terms, but this is what I called them because of the techniques used in the software. Here are two of my samples.
The term known in the animation industry is "limited animation"; quite like the Flintstones was. Back then they would only draw the main objects moving on each cel to save time like an arm, head and mouth movement. The sad part is most of the animation cel's from back then were wiped off and drawn over again due to the cost and limited amount available at the animation studio's.
World Learning HUB is based in Bangkok and we produce bespoke eLearning courseware for customers all over APAC. One of our main tools is the use of avatar characters and animations for scenario based 2D/3D animations embedded in Storyline courses.
We have our own team of animators and character designers. There is a library of characters available with different ethnics and from different backgrounds. Adaptions to any style and the creation of new character is possible. And of cause the production of your animated clip.
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Cheryl,
Not the full answer, but if you can't find a freelance animator to do it all (image burst, etc) then CrazyTalk software can easily do the character piece AND sync the audio to facial movements for you. Used to be less than $100 bucks and all you need is a static picture or illustration.
Good luck!
Thanks, Bob - that's a handy piece of info.
This project is already behind schedule (hey, not my fault - I just got here), so they're willing to hire it out. This time. Maybe next time I'll get to play with it, though.
Hi Cheryl
Not sure if this is what you're after, but take a look at Nancy McCauley's website - Downtown Doodles: http://www.downtowndoodles.com/
Sounds like a fun project, However, don't under estimate the complexity of this project, it's about 2-3k to get a reliable animator to do a custom illustration and animation. Just wanted to help with your expectations. Crazy Talk is a good option but you'll need the full body animator version.
Hi Cheryl,
I agree with Ryan whole-heartedly, but depending on the complexity of the character and amount of stage time needed, it would all depend. However, something like this could easily be built in Illustrator, then animated in Flash. I personally have been doing this since the inception of Flash (1996). Take a look at my website and let me know your thoughts. I am currently working on a commercial for YouTube building out characters and a story line. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.
Hi Cheryl,
What kind of animation are you looking for. If you are looking for frame-by-frame animation, that will be a little more expensive since it's very time consuming. For a quick estimate, you can visit Jazza's website and play around with the options.
If you want something less expensive, you might need to go with cutout or puppet animation. I'm not sure if these are the correct terms, but this is what I called them because of the techniques used in the software. Here are two of my samples.
Sample 1 - Cutout animation
Sample 2 - Puppet/Cutout animation
If you have any questions, please PM me.
Just as a nice to know:
The term known in the animation industry is "limited animation"; quite like the Flintstones was. Back then they would only draw the main objects moving on each cel to save time like an arm, head and mouth movement. The sad part is most of the animation cel's from back then were wiped off and drawn over again due to the cost and limited amount available at the animation studio's.
Hi Cheryl,
World Learning HUB is based in Bangkok and we produce bespoke eLearning courseware for customers all over APAC. One of our main tools is the use of avatar characters and animations for scenario based 2D/3D animations embedded in Storyline courses.
We have our own team of animators and character designers. There is a library of characters available with different ethnics and from different backgrounds. Adaptions to any style and the creation of new character is possible. And of cause the production of your animated clip.
If you are interested please contact me.
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