Hii, I’m TT (short for Turtle Trainer) and I’ll be teaching you how to change expressions with outfits!
What is an expression?
In this thread, an expression is the stable ending of an animation.
Here’s an expression:
This is the admire expression. Now, how can I change this slightly without using overlays?
I gotcha, all you have to do is change their outfit.
The script is:
INT. WOOD @MARY stands screen center AND MARY faces right AND MARY is admire@pause for 2@pause for a beat@MARY changes into MARY_1
And here’s the after!
As you can see, the mouth is closed.
You can call this technique “hidden animations” if you want to, feel free to comment those who change expressions after outfit changes! I’ll add them as I discover!
EXPRESSION CHANGING ANIMATIONS:
admire (closes mouth)
think (changes arm placement)
admire_hold_gift (removes the gift as well!)
apply_lipstick (changes face expression)
blow_kiss (slight change on the hand position)
sleep_uncomfortable_awake
frustrated
Don’t forget to like if this helped you!
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Also with sleep_uncomfortable_awake (for females, she changes facial expression)
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Another animation is frustrated. In the author’s story “H&V: The Magician’s Code”.
Here is a visual to see that I made:
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INT. WHITE@PORA spot 1.280 220 0 and PORA faces left@PORA is admire then PORA is hangup_phone_angry@pause for 2@pause for a beat@PORA changes into PORA_default
This is another one, look at the result:
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Trying_To_Help:
@PORA is admire then
I tried to see if it would give her the facial expression of a previously used animation. I’m gonna try another way.
INT. WHITE@PORA spot 1.280 220 0 and PORA faces left@PORA is admire@PORA is hangup_phone_angry@PORA changes into PORA_default
This gave her a double blink when she got the new face.
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You can add @CHARACTER is faint to the list, they open their eyes:
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MariG
July 5, 2018, 12:27pm
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True
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MariG
July 8, 2018, 12:27am
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omfg that looks so villanous!
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MariG
July 8, 2018, 12:36am
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I have a question regarding the changing of expressions, do you have to put a “pause” or can you just change the outfit immediately?
I think change the outfit right after the animation is over
What’s the code for this one??
Can we do this to the male too??
Apes
September 17, 2018, 5:00pm
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Yes, it works for males too and it’s animation frustrated
Wait what did I do wrong?
NURSE1 (talk_shrug)
We're all out.
@DALLAS is frustrated AND DALLAS is idle_happy@pause for 2@DALLAS changes into DALLAS therapy@pause for a beat
the other “DALLAS” has spaces in the script so that’s not the problem
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this is really helpful bookmarking!