LIPSYNCH – Creating an exposure sheet in LIP SYNCH PRO
INTRODUCTION
Create an animation with a synchronized voice track, using LIP SYNCH PRO software.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
1. Record a phrase using windows sound recorder (you need a .WAV file)
– You have to have at least 12 syllables (example: ‘I say: you do a good job, you get a good mark’)
2. Load your sound file into LSP
3. Match the mouth shapes to your phrase – keep going, until the result looks realistic
4. When done, show your instructor for marking (or suggested improvements)
à You now have an exposure sheet that you will use to make your lip-synch scene
5. Create images for each shape you need (take a photo of yourself, draw in Illustrator or in Photoshop)
6. Import the correct sequence into Animator, attach sound file and create avi, OR use SMP with Rotoscope
KEY CRITERIA:
length, spoken clearly, matching makes sense in Magpie, Final animation works
EXTENDING:
Add Use mouth shapes you created on your own, not just the LSP images