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Talk This Way 

Talk this way was a study task set by the teachers. I started by picking a voice note to use for my lip sync, I chose number ten. By looking at the reference given to us by the teacher called the, 'Preston Blair Phoneme Library' I created my own lip style to fit with the reference as this would help me with the vocal breakdown with the mouth shapes. Once the simple mouth shapes were completed I created a folder with the sound and lip designs so I could opened them up into After Effects.

I used the dope sheet given to us and filled in the letter of the mouth shapes for each each sound when playing the voice note. The dope sheet helped me to plan what mouth shapes I would need when making certain sound with your mouth, so when I came to slotting them into after effects I didn't have to guess which mouth shapes would be used for each sound. As well as knowing the mouth shapes, using the dope sheet would be effective when slotting them into the sound because the sheet would tell me what mouth shape is needed and where, when the sound is played.

To conclude with this study task, I really enjoyed making this short animation as I learned a lot about reference and how using reference is a good tool when needing some inspiration. And it is a good tool to use when struggling to imagine it yourself. By practicing using the dope sheet, I hope to learn what mouth shapes make what sounds resulting in a more effective lip sync.