lip syncing practise

i found the phoneme shapes for the mouth, this is really just for my own benifit, i find that when i draw things out it commits them to memory better. so i drew the phoneme shapes for the dialog so i could get a better idea of what the technique is.

11 sec competition

the new monthly competition has opened up, and i have been planning a skit to go along with the sound clip, this months sound is from the old charlie and the chocolate factory movie, where wonka and grampa are arguing.
i have done a very rough story board of how my animation is going to look and im going to refine this over the next few days, and map out the lip synching shapes aswell.
im unsure if ill be able to finish the animation in time for the competition, but i will certaintly try, as this is a great way to improve my work flow rate and storyboard and animation skills.

11 second club

when i was chatting to paul he mentioned it would be a good idea to participate in the monthly competition called 11 second club, it starts at the begining of every month, and you are given 11 secs of dialog from a movie, and from this you have to create a skit from it and animate to it.
this is great practise because it will help increase my work flow time, and animation skills.
if you win the competition your work is then critted by top animators from the industry, and even if you dont win, other participants offer helpfull tips aswell.
so this is what i am going to be doing to help improve my skills,
aswell as working on my characters at the same time.
ideas for skits and an upload of the dialog i will be working from will be put up in the next few days:)