Kyle Kenworthy's Animation Blog

May be time to start this blog up again

2024-11-15T11:06:00.001-05:00

stay tuned...

Kyle

Blog Shutting Down

2018-10-03T08:03:00.001-04:00

FYI as you may have noticed I haven't updated this blog in well over a year. If you want to follow what I'm up to I recommend you follow me on twitter (where I post often).
https://twitter.com/kyle_kenworthy

I also will be trying to keep my website more up to date as well.
www.kylekenworthy.com/

Thanks!!

Body Mechanics Student Showcase

2017-03-17T08:52:00.001-04:00

Student showcase from my Body Mechanics class.

You can sign up for the class here!
cgsociety.org/training/course/body-mechanics

Acting Reference #98

2017-01-18T07:53:00.001-05:00

Great reaction shot of Sam Neill in Hunt For The Wilderpeople. Lots of nice eye darts & expression changes. This was one of my favorite movies of the year, definitely recommend checking it out.

Acting Reference #97

2017-01-09T07:01:00.003-05:00

Jake Gyllenhaal gave an outstanding performance in Nightcrawler, if you haven't seen it check it out! I love how in this particular scene he is constantly moving closer & closer to camera. This creates a great sense of unease and tension. Think about where your characters are when you animate and how you can use their position to further to further tell the story.

Acting Reference #97 from Kyle Kenworthy on Vimeo.

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Acting Reference #96

2016-09-27T07:48:00.001-04:00

If you haven't done it already, check out Stranger Things on Netflix. It has some of the best kid performances I've seen in years. I especially love the work of Millie Bobby Brown who plays Eleven. She does such an amazing job of emoting so much in a very subtle believable way. The moment she opens the music box is a perfect example of this. The shoulder movement, breathing in, her brow expressions. It's all so expressive and readable, yet subtle and not over the top.

Acting Reference #96 from Kyle Kenworthy on Vimeo.

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Acting Reference #95

2016-08-09T09:36:00.001-04:00

Great performance and emotion from Ruby Dee in American Gangster. I especially love the intensity in her last line of dialogue "I will leave you". Take note of the finger point she uses during this line - instead of it being in sync/in line with the dialogue, it comes at the end of her delivery, almost as if its an exclamation point....great stuff.

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Acting Reference #94

2016-08-02T08:29:00.003-04:00

Some great exaggerated facial expressions from Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny.

Acting Reference #94 from Kyle Kenworthy on Vimeo.

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Anim: Mr. Button's Bow Tie

2016-07-15T09:24:00.000-04:00

Latest personal animation. 2D elements were done using Maya's grease pencil and the outline was added in After Effects.

Mr. Button's Bow Tie from Kyle Kenworthy on Vimeo.

Body Mechanics Class

2016-07-14T08:03:00.000-04:00

I'm running my Body Mechanics class again - an 8 week class starting July 25th. Hope to see ya there! and check out a couple student shots from the previous class.

click image to go to enroll page

Ruben Cohen
Class 2 Western - Workshop Body Mechanics - CGSociety from Ruben COHEN on Vimeo.

Maxence Charles

Pirate attacks - Body Mechanics Sequence - Maxence CHARLES - from Maxence Charles on Vimeo.

Craig Johnston
The Dentist - Anim Test from Craig Johnston on Vimeo.

Anim: Adventurer Flip

2016-05-25T07:25:00.003-04:00

Quick test animation for fun - rig by Kiel Figgins

Adventurer: Touchdown Raiz from Kyle Kenworthy on Vimeo.

Tuesday Tip: Scaling Keys

2016-05-03T08:02:00.002-04:00

If you’re scaling, keys end up on weird in-between frames. Make sure to “snap” them to whole numbers before moving on.

Video Game Animation

2016-04-19T07:50:00.000-04:00

I'm running my video game animation class again - 4 weeks, tons of fun! Hope to see you there. Click the image to check it out.

One More Week For Signups

2016-03-29T10:52:00.002-04:00

New class starts on Monday

You can sign up HERE

Acting Reference #93

2016-03-15T10:12:00.000-04:00

Here's a great example of using composition and character positioning to further tell a story. From Back To the Future.

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The Keys: Jurassic Park

2016-02-09T10:09:00.000-05:00

One of my favorite shots in Jurassic Park

I did not create this:
© Universal
For Educational Purposes Only

Acting Reference #92

2016-02-08T09:23:00.000-05:00

Another great example of working within a pose from Fargo. When the guy talking mentions "Mrs Mora" he gestures behind him with his thumb out. Watch how long he stays within this pose. If one was animating this line, it would have been very tempting to have him make more gestures after this. When creating your keys, try a pass with as few as possible and see if you can make it work.

Acting Reference #92 from Kyle Kenworthy on Vimeo.

Anim: Mountain Man

2016-02-05T11:30:00.002-05:00

Latest personal animation. The rig is from Joe Daniel's Body Mechanics pack, which I modified. Took me about 4 days on/off to complete

Mountain Man from Kyle Kenworthy on Vimeo.

"Even Strain" Process

2016-02-04T08:02:00.001-05:00

Even Strain Animation Process from Kyle Kenworthy on Vimeo.

Body Mechanics Class

2016-01-28T13:24:00.000-05:00

Another session of my Body Mechanics class is set to run this March.

You can sign up HERE

And check out these two awesome shots that were created during my last class

Pranav Panicker
Body Mechanics - Pole Dance from Pranav Panicker on Vimeo.

Pooja Krishnan

Figure skating animation from pooja on Vimeo.

Water Bears VR Trailer

2016-01-26T11:22:00.000-05:00

Latest VR experience from Schell Games - I did animation on these little guys

Behind the Camera: Conrad L. Hall

2016-01-26T08:16:00.001-05:00

Acting Reference #91

2016-01-18T07:58:00.000-05:00

I'm posting this clip from The Piano because it shows off some really nice body mechanics. Most my clips involve acting, but I want to get into posting some more involving mechanics as well. The shot of the girl dancing is just gorgeous. It has a great carefree and childlike quality to it. Definitely check out this movie as it has some great performances in it as well, especially from Anna Paquin & Holly Hunter.

Acting Reference #90

2016-01-12T10:12:00.000-05:00

Short little clip from Ex Machina (great acting in this, check it out!)
I really like the small facial expression Oscar Isaac makes when he exhales. And the hand gesture he makes towards Domhnall Gleeson is very nice. Often when we think of gesturing towards a second character, the finger point is the first thing that comes to mind, but there are many different ways to gesture towards someone.

Anim: Even Strain

2016-01-04T11:10:00.000-05:00

Quick little dialogue test I did over the Holidays