Reach
Lead with a single clear direction.
CHARACTER ANIMATION & RIGGING / STUDY 01
Score the pause.
Then let it move.
A conservatory for artists who want characters to carry weight, intention and a readable centre of balance.
Open the figure scoreFIGURE SCORE
Start at the centre,
not at the controls.
A radial score makes the decisions visible before they turn into handles, helpers and hierarchy.
Centre
Place the character’s balance before asking the body to perform.
LIMB LIBRARY
Give every hinge
a reason to exist.
We trace the path from intention to joint: what initiates, what receives, and what gets to stay quiet.
Catch
Let a joint absorb the change.
Release
Leave a small echo after effort.
RHYTHM GALLERY
Every action is a
small score of time.
The invitation
Make the beginning readable before the character leaves the floor.
EXPRESSION LANTERNS
Light the thought
behind the face.
Before adding shape keys, identify the pressure that travels through the brow, mouth and neck.
Rehearsal cue: shift the gaze first. Let the rest of the face catch up.
STAGE PATH
Trace the route
through the floor.
Space is part of performance. We map arrival, redirection and the held beat between them.
PARTNER COUNTERWEIGHT
Let one system
answer another.
Rigging becomes expressive when the supporting relationship is visible, not merely functional.
RIGFOLIO
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RIG FOLIO
Document the choice
while it is still alive.
A note should name what the relationship helps the animator communicate — not just what it technically does.
CONSERVATORY DESK
Bring a character
into rehearsal.
Share the movement question, not private assets or production credentials. We will reply with an appropriate first study.
LAST REHEARSAL
Keep the question
open one more beat.
FIGURE SCORE CONSERVATORY
Until the next movement.