Acting For Animators w Joe Dieffenbacher 11 Dec 2024

Acting for Animators: Joe Dieffenbacher

On 11th December 2024 Escape Studios welcomes actor, clown and improv artist Joe Dieffenbacher to teach a masterclass in "Acting for Animators" with our Second Year 2D Animation Students.

Acting For Animators will take place at Husky Studios (near Elephant & Castle), Studio 2, from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Joe Dieffenbacher will lead the workshop.

Joe Dieffenbacher's class is a practical, physical workshop in acting skills, aimed at helping animators to create more believable, authentic (and funny) acting choices in their work.

Animators are actors - with a pencil or a mouse - and we need to learn how to make a strong acting performance and then turn that into animation.

Clown! - The Physical Comedian

Joe Dieffenbacher is an actor, clown and comedian with many years of experience of performing and teaching. He is the author of the book Clown: The Physical Comedian, published by Bloomsbury, a manual of methods for clowns and performers.  

Teacher

Actor Joe Dieffenbacher will lead the workshop.

Joe's teaching "incorporates the broad style of the circus, the intimacy of the street, the large-scale visual spectacle of stadium shows, the focused work of the theatre comedian, as well as the confrontational approach of the stand-up comic."

Where and When
Acting For Animators takes place on 11th December 2024 at Husky Studios near Elephant & Castle, Studio 2, from 9:30am to 12:30pm. 

Husky Studios,

29a Amelia St (off Walworth Road)

London,

SE17 3PY

(5 min. walk from Elephant & Castle Tube / Train; 7 min. walk from Kennington tube)

Acting for Animators

We have many tutorials for our students on character performance, which can be found here.

Acting Resources

To see more about how to use live action to create great animation, see the resources below:

Animators are Actors

Animators are actors. Animators will film themselves acting out a shot, and then use that reference to inform their animation.  And when you shoot live action reference, you will almost always find things you didn't anticipate, little bits of magic that your body will do without you even thinking about it with your conscious brain. 

Try it out - you'll be amazed by the power of your own acting skills.  

Live Action Reference Resources at Escape Studios

Live Action Ref and Animation by Emily Lim Sarrias

For more resources on how to use live action reference, follow the links below:

• Live Action Tutorials at Vimeo Channel
• Animate a Character Dancing Using Live Action - Tutorial
• Using Live Action Reference to Create Great Animation
• How to Film Animals for Live Action
• Animate a Character Throwing a Ball Using Live Action Reference
• Endless Reference for Animators
• How do Animators use Live Action to Create Believable Animation?
• Great Inexpensive Tripod For Recording Acting for Animation

The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. To apply for one of our courses, follow this link.