Floaty Animation - Avoid and improve this common mistake

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  • Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
  • Does your animation look floaty? Are your character's limbs aimlessly hovering? Here are some pointers about what you could do to avoid and improve unwanted drifting and floating in your animation.

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  • @msfh1991
    @msfh1991 8 лет назад +105

    your floaty movement at the start made my day ahahahha

  • @gamerwhogames2081
    @gamerwhogames2081 6 лет назад +32

    The introduction confirms my worst fears but instills the greatest comfort at the same time.

  • @remem95
    @remem95 7 лет назад +53

    14:27 "Theres *stuff* going on there."
    Most accurate description of animation I have heard, ever. ^^

    • @jesterssketchbook
      @jesterssketchbook 6 лет назад +1

      id never thought about it like that before :P jkjkjk

  • @temptor7585
    @temptor7585 3 года назад +8

    Im a beginner animator and this video made so much sense to me, i am now understanding how t make moves not so floaty. My main issue seems to be the speed of animation. i am making an animation now that is 60fps (final render). In Blender when i preview it, it looks slower than the final rendered animation. My 60fps animation is really fast and i have to slow it down in post production. Animation is a lot of fun but time consuming to get good at- i still have much to learn.

  • @jopaaaaaa
    @jopaaaaaa 5 лет назад +2

    FINALLY. A video that explains what is a floaty animation instead of making a thing float/fly. Thank you for making this.

    • @AnimatorIsland
      @AnimatorIsland  5 лет назад +1

      I am glad it was helpful :D Good luck with your own animations! ^^

  • @reministic7165
    @reministic7165 8 лет назад +16

    This is a valuable video to me. Thank you for adressing a common issue that in my opinion doesn't get discussed enough, and for doing so in a practical and helpful manner ^^

  • @cathyberman4194
    @cathyberman4194 Год назад +2

    These tips work in two ways. This video helped me understand how to make movements LESS floaty and it helped me understand how to make movements MORE floaty when that is what I need. Like for something actually floating. Thanks!

  • @tobiaschurch8848
    @tobiaschurch8848 Год назад +2

    This was so informative. A good explanation as to why that Float happens, good, simple, examples to follow and understand.
    Thanks, you are awesome 💯

    • @AnimatorIsland
      @AnimatorIsland  Год назад

      Glad it was helpful! :D Good luck with the animating.

  • @lastobeth
    @lastobeth 4 года назад +1

    it's one of the best videos explaining that painful problem this good. thank you so much for the sincerity

  • @PutineluAlin
    @PutineluAlin 8 лет назад +10

    really interesting, should rewatch this from time to time.

  • @MrChannelforwatching
    @MrChannelforwatching 6 лет назад +4

    Great advice! One of my main problems is floaty animation and this really helped understand what I was doing wrong.

  • @iluv9508
    @iluv9508 7 лет назад

    thank you for this ! it is really helpful for me. will try to remember all you said. You explained it so clearly and in full of passion. I love your style. awesome !

  • @BennieWoodell
    @BennieWoodell 4 года назад

    This video encompasses every single thing that I didn't like about some of my animations that I just couldn't put my finger on!

  • @oriolysmedia
    @oriolysmedia 2 года назад

    This is so helpful. Thanks for taking the time to explain it.

  • @janeygadil7161
    @janeygadil7161 Год назад

    now im watching this over and over, your intro is hillarious XD also shows exactly why the person watching this is here XD

  • @grizlymagnum677
    @grizlymagnum677 4 года назад

    You give an excellent explanation here!

  • @oleit3
    @oleit3 6 лет назад +1

    This was extremely valuable for me, thank you!

  • @NovaaGrind
    @NovaaGrind 5 лет назад +1

    This channel is gold, thank you so much

    • @AnimatorIsland
      @AnimatorIsland  5 лет назад

      Thank you for your kind comment! It's really appreciated! ❤

  • @Virtual-Media
    @Virtual-Media 8 лет назад +8

    Found this was very helpful, you have gift for explaining things in a logical way.

    • @AnimatorIsland
      @AnimatorIsland  8 лет назад +2

      What a fantastic compliment, thank you very much! Glad the video was helpful to you. :)

  • @HebrewMadeEasy
    @HebrewMadeEasy Месяц назад

    thank you! i believe this video will be relevant forever!

  • @kareemismael6153
    @kareemismael6153 5 лет назад

    Fantastic information. Thank you for sharing.

  • @ghnkh573
    @ghnkh573 3 года назад

    Thank you so much!

  • @waad.hashem
    @waad.hashem 8 лет назад +3

    Very informative...
    Thank you

  • @FabianKaeser1985
    @FabianKaeser1985 4 года назад

    i love your videos! keeping that! everyone who learns animation should learn movement/acting

  • @xQuandaleDinglex
    @xQuandaleDinglex 8 лет назад +1

    Very good video! Keep it up!

  • @artzyally5020
    @artzyally5020 6 лет назад

    Thanks for the great advice!

  • @rogerioboechat196
    @rogerioboechat196 8 лет назад +1

    Great tips!

  • @svetlanashestakova754
    @svetlanashestakova754 3 года назад +1

    Thanks

  • @DPortain
    @DPortain 8 лет назад +1

    You got a proper background! Yay!

  • @chrisdobson7143
    @chrisdobson7143 7 лет назад +1

    Settle. Very important. Sehr gut. Danke meine herr.

  • @james84490
    @james84490 Год назад +1

    thanks

  • @sasaha8389
    @sasaha8389 6 лет назад +2

    13:50 if you want to fix that then you need to isolate the rotation of the shoulders from the FK controller

  • @majupiju2347
    @majupiju2347 4 года назад

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge ;D

  • @jobsonchelsea6434
    @jobsonchelsea6434 2 года назад

    thank you sir...

  • @rexmediapro4341
    @rexmediapro4341 5 лет назад

    Thank you soooo much!

  • @ashisharya6184
    @ashisharya6184 7 лет назад

    thank you so much sir. 😊

  • @Michaelfam3
    @Michaelfam3 5 лет назад +1

    Interesting that you mention that your friend works in a way where he finds that refineing the floatiness works for him, I work in a similar fashion and thought that doing such a thing was very bad. However you've talt be theres different methods and as long as the floatiness gets eliminated it can work 😄

  • @radar536
    @radar536 2 года назад

    Good pitch!

  • @biblicalbee2082
    @biblicalbee2082 3 года назад

    Wow this was very helpful

  • @Thefreddy24
    @Thefreddy24 4 года назад +1

    Thanks it helped a lot 😀

  • @McCoy_Buck
    @McCoy_Buck 5 лет назад +1

    Love this. Sharing it with my Facebook group

  • @ktk9685
    @ktk9685 5 лет назад

    Informative... thanks you

  • @solarstoned
    @solarstoned 7 лет назад

    lol i have just started using source filmmaker and everything u said I've done :P
    heeehee....i feel like the kid with his hand stuck in the cookie jar but i didnt expect to get caught and told off so quickly :)
    thanks for your great tips

  • @noureldinAbukhalifa
    @noureldinAbukhalifa 8 лет назад +6

    Would you talk about how figure drawing skills improve our animation?
    Or does it even have something to do with it ?

    • @leoadian1229
      @leoadian1229 6 лет назад +1

      nour el din Abu khalifa Figure drawing helps hand and eye cordination, structuring your lines faster and overall animation structure

    • @ash___777
      @ash___777 5 лет назад +1

      Even if youre using 3d, it helps you to understand the body better, how it moves, and where the weight is.

  • @gangasonar5137
    @gangasonar5137 3 года назад

    Hi sir, would request can you make a video on animating creature using bouncing ball... (layout and blocking ) thankyou

  • @ooln7240
    @ooln7240 2 года назад +1

    Me: Floaty Moment? What exactly does that mean?
    *Watches first 10 seconds of the video*
    Me: Oh, yeaha. I know exactly what you're talking about haha.

  • @yogeshparadkar4587
    @yogeshparadkar4587 7 лет назад

    Hey There... Its Great video.

  • @kokoze
    @kokoze 5 лет назад

    17:21 don't know why but that sudden arm rotation scared the hell out of me

    • @AnimatorIsland
      @AnimatorIsland  5 лет назад

      Haha x) elbows are weird. It might be the only joint that can give you a motion that looks like 360 degrees rotation. 🤔

  • @ToonaciousD
    @ToonaciousD 3 года назад +2

    A great lecture, but no examples. :(

  • @RG3DAnimationstudio
    @RG3DAnimationstudio 4 года назад

    Just the intro made me subscribe xD

  • @candlestorms
    @candlestorms 2 года назад

    You're good

  • @nigelsmith7717
    @nigelsmith7717 6 лет назад

    cool!!!

  • @artsveiman7776
    @artsveiman7776 5 лет назад

    The one issue with this video is that, it tells but does not show. Not sure if you just dont have access to the necessary tools I.E. Maya, Toon Boom, etc. but in an instructional video about animation there needs to be some samples of animation. Beyon that what is being said its perfectly fine.

    • @AnimatorIsland
      @AnimatorIsland  5 лет назад

      Time is the issue mostly. But if there ever is a redo of this video, it will have animated examples. I have one about common beginner mistake's in the works which will have animated examples. :D

  • @pritamdey4911
    @pritamdey4911 3 года назад

    How to avoid down pose in inbetween of two key pose

  • @ashokabm2057
    @ashokabm2057 4 года назад

    What is overshoot settle

  • @janeygadil7161
    @janeygadil7161 Год назад

    i cant help but laugh omg! this is exactly my problem ahhahah well I asked our director for help and he said the overall problem is this floaty issue that's why I'm here researching and looking for more ways to improve it XD he gave me tips on what to do etc too ^^ omg everything your saying is true and your exactly how i see my works ahhahahaha XD thank you for this video

  • @SnarkyGamers
    @SnarkyGamers 3 года назад

    So one way that causes it in 3d anim is basically shortcut tweening.

  • @cletusmugane
    @cletusmugane 4 года назад

    the last part is hilarious

  • @HiFinnnn
    @HiFinnnn 7 лет назад

    How was your Study at the Film-school in Baden - Württemberg? I am thinking about studying there. Sorry for the bad english, I am just a german boy. And you do an amazing job. Your Finn

    • @AnimatorIsland
      @AnimatorIsland  7 лет назад

      Hallo Finn, für mich war die Filmakademie das Beste, was mir passieren konnte. Es ist weniger theoretisch als an anderen Unis. Besonders die letzten Jahre, weil man dann vor allem Projekte macht. Dieses wieder und wieder ins kalte Wasser springen und mit immer anderen Leuten irgendwie zu versuchen einen Film zum laufen zu bringen, ist eine sehr harte, intuitive Art des Lernens. Auch wenn wir sehr oft tolle Workshops und Vorträge mit ganz besonderen Dozenten hatten (Ed Hooks, Terrence Masson), vieles muss man sich selbst beibringen oder von Mitstudenten lernen. Das erfordert große Disziplin! Es gibt Leute, die mögen das gar nicht und hätten gerne klassischen, systematisch Dauerunterricht (Gobelins in Frankreich machen das). Am Besten informierst du dich wann der Tag der offene Tür ist und sprichst vor Ort mal mit Dozenten und Studenten (zeig auch ruhig dein Portfolio). Und vergiss nicht das Pflichtpraktikum! Ich hoffe, du findest die Uni, die dir auf deinem Weg das meiste bringt :D -Ferdinand

  • @deandra1735
    @deandra1735 5 лет назад

    yeah but to avoid floaty animation how much frames would you put it because if you put it to minimum its gonna look like its teleporting :/

    • @AnimatorIsland
      @AnimatorIsland  5 лет назад

      The floaty impression doesn't come from more or less frames. You can have long and slow motions with many frames, but it's important that they have purpose and fit to the size of the object or character. Big things move slower, smaller things move a lot faster. A common animation mistake is to have a character wobble back and forth with his whole body arms moving up and down to create the illusion of breathing. But the breathing happens almost only through the chest. The pose is also really important. If the upper arm is lifted for too long or without purpose it looks like there is water there lifting the arm up.

  • @GameDevAraz
    @GameDevAraz 2 года назад

    Hi, Wth is Anticapation, Umm, Break Down, And Ah, The Other One, Could You please Point Me To A Video You Made About These Please? Thanks!

  • @karlpetersson4251
    @karlpetersson4251 4 года назад +1

    11:42 this face is going to haunt me in my dreams lol

  • @marksnow8838
    @marksnow8838 3 года назад

    Inverse Kinematics for the win when it comes to human animation.

  • @carolinazanlongo9485
    @carolinazanlongo9485 4 года назад

    good video.. but would help so see actual animation examples

  • @bdustin8023
    @bdustin8023 3 года назад

    Excellent video thank you. By the way 20 drunk guys dislike this video🤣

  • @user-zn8fm8kw5v
    @user-zn8fm8kw5v 5 лет назад +1

    Pokemon alpha saphire needs to lern from this

  • @dhanush.kdhanush.k9510
    @dhanush.kdhanush.k9510 3 года назад

    Good afternoon sir IAM dhanush I want to study animation what I do sir IAM from India

  • @silentsoul_official
    @silentsoul_official 4 года назад

    I love your German accent
    Cause,
    I have the same accent xD

  • @This_Guy-
    @This_Guy- 4 года назад

    I just hate fk I use ik for hand gestures I use fk for only cycles

  • @cgijoe5671
    @cgijoe5671 6 лет назад

    No get that royalty free ukulele music out of here

  • @vigneshr4456
    @vigneshr4456 4 года назад +1

    my aniamtion looks crappy

  • @dizelman1972
    @dizelman1972 7 лет назад

    интересно, что он курит

  • @ToonaciousD
    @ToonaciousD 5 лет назад

    All talking, no samples with fixes :( There are lots of examples on the web.

    • @AnimatorIsland
      @AnimatorIsland  5 лет назад +1

      Many of my viewers have actually improved their animation using my advice in this video. Just changing your mindset to more purposeful motions can reduce floating a lot and it's difficult to give before and after examples for that as they require a completely new animation. But the real reason why there are no examples: It would have delayed this video even more. Yes, I want to make a new version some day with examples, but I would animate them myself or for third-party content get permission for every single one as I don't want people to feel exposed. I am already afraid enough on stepping on people's toes with the 11SecondClub critiquing. In those live streams you can see a lot of examples and while there is no fixed version shown, I give lots of tips and draw over notes.

  • @babaksobhani1307
    @babaksobhani1307 6 лет назад +1

    Could you explain this with actual examples because speaking about motions is not helpful.

    • @AnimatorIsland
      @AnimatorIsland  6 лет назад +2

      Not sure how far you watched, but I demonstrate a lot of things acting them out in live action. I would like to do more animated examples, but unfortunately they are very time intensive to create. We might have an exploration of the 51 animation exercises with examples though... We will see :) I politely disagree that talking about motion isn't helpful. Many interviews with great masters (you can find some on this channel) don't have animated examples and yet there is so much you can learn from listening to them... or reading about it. The Illusion of Life is mostly text, but it's full of very helpful insights.