This cartoon is really just packaging for audio content, and one of the main reasons we do experiment with audio-only recordings is they allow for seamless editing—I can cut out mistakes, false starts, and even whole sentences without it being noticeable for the listener/viewer. It's nice to have this option especially when we're in experimentation mode, trying something new just to see if it works.
It's also a way to expand our toolkit. For example, this face animation is something we will now be able to do quickly, if there's ever a need. If I was making the videos for those puzzles today, I'd have Glenn's logo on the left to move its mouth and eyes.
It's also just me learning new skills. The body animation (minimal as it is) is done in a rotoscoping app called EbSynth, with which I have little experience. I don't know what future uses we'll find for it, but the more things we know how to do, the more likely we are to create something cool down the road.
Thanks, Seth!
This cartoon is really just packaging for audio content, and one of the main reasons we do experiment with audio-only recordings is they allow for seamless editing—I can cut out mistakes, false starts, and even whole sentences without it being noticeable for the listener/viewer. It's nice to have this option especially when we're in experimentation mode, trying something new just to see if it works.
It's also a way to expand our toolkit. For example, this face animation is something we will now be able to do quickly, if there's ever a need. If I was making the videos for those puzzles today, I'd have Glenn's logo on the left to move its mouth and eyes.
It's also just me learning new skills. The body animation (minimal as it is) is done in a rotoscoping app called EbSynth, with which I have little experience. I don't know what future uses we'll find for it, but the more things we know how to do, the more likely we are to create something cool down the road.
Ah, that makes sense. Audio is so much simpler to edit than video - as I learned when preparing online lectures for my students during the pandemic.
Good luck with these experiments. I must bear in mind that this all falls under the banner of "The Lab"!
The head logo and cartoon head being identical is duplication. Like have two Amex blue box logos on the same screen.