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Breakdown basics turns

Breakdown basics turns

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Breakdown basics turns

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- A breakdown is often thought of simply as the largest gap between two keys, as in this example. Key one, key two, breakdown. This can be the case, but in skilled hands a breakdown is much more than that. Let's look at the simplest possible breakdown, right here. When the turn is fully inbetween, we get this smooth but bland turn. Note that the turn does nothing of interest. The eye lines, the nose lines, all of it. They're just flat. The center breakdown is as dull as you could hope for. It's 50 percent, right down the middle. So there's the overlay, for proof. So let's do something more exciting on the breakdown. And let's see how this affects the entire animation. Let's dip the head. Instantly, this is a different scene. Now bear in mind that the keys are supposed to be the most important frames. But see how we can vastly improve the action by adding this extra movement to the breakdown. So when we see the keys in the breakdown side by side as one image, you can see the dip, with…

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