In this tutorial, we show how to animate a reaction shot, or "take" with Monty. Reaction shots are the bread-and-butter of junior animators. On a feature film, once you have graduated from walk cycles and crowd shots, you get given reaction shots to test your mettle.
A reaction shot is where animators first start to get to grips with acting and performance. Just like live-action actors, animated characters on a screen must listen - and react.
Animating a "Take"
An exaggerated reaction shot is called a "take". There is a large section in the Animator's Survival Kit on takes, for good reason.
You can find the "Monty" Reaction shot tutorial below:
A reaction shot is where animators first start to get to grips with acting and performance. Just like live-action actors, animated characters on a screen must listen - and react.
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| Animate a reaction shot with "Monty" |
An exaggerated reaction shot is called a "take". There is a large section in the Animator's Survival Kit on takes, for good reason.
The starting point for a take is always a series of rough sketches or thumbnail drawings to help plan out the key poses and the timing of the action.
Animate a "Take" with "Monty"
We suggest animating a simple take with the "Monty" rig (which you can read about here)". Follow the thumbnails above, starting with frame 1, and ending at frame 49 - two seconds of animation.
Monty
Monty is a great rig to learn animation, very robust and simple to use. You can read all about Monty here.
Tutorial Videos
Tutorial Videos
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| Monty reacts |
Monty Take Part 1
Monty Take Part 2
Monty Take Part 3
Monty Take Part 4
Monty "Take" by Pernille Kjaer
Below is an imaginative Monty "take" by Pernille Kjaer.
Monty "Take" with Joris Van Laar
Below is a "take" animated by Joris Van Laar
Monty "Take" with Morten Anderson
In this clip Morten imagines Monty as a sleepy soldier on the parade ground.
Monty "Take" with Evgenia Golubeva
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