AMV_4000: But motion lip synching is something I haven't done yet; how can I do a guide on it?

Maybe it'll come up in my next video; I can already think of a spot where it might well be useful.
Generally speaking (not always, obviously, or the problem would never come up, but generally) animators would try to avoid that sort of thing - it isn't as though their budget is infinite. ^^; I can imagine, though, that our doing it would simply be a matter of care and careful attention to detail, in using overlays and going step by step to make sure that it looks right.
Geppetto: I think I'll do that. It'll take me a while, though, and I need to garner some more information from what these guys think (thanks for your input, fellas!)
DJ Izumi: The significant problem is that most amateurs tend to assume that the default mouth stance is 'closed', so when they try to do it they're so hung-up on the closed-mouth frames that they can't even think it isn't right. And winging it is inherent in the idea of only needing three mouth positions - technically speaking, there's something like seven or ten different basic ways the mouth can be positioned when talking (I forget), but animators generally don't stress it so we don't have to either. ^_^
And body language wasn't something that I felt like covering, because it can be such a tricky thing. Fer example, in the frames I chose, Naruto is lip synching, "And this is for the ones who stood their ground" which suits both the posture and the actual content of the original scene.
But here's my verbose verbiage on it:
Lip synching is just a TOOL. It won't make a bad video good; however, it can make a good video bad. Don't do it TOO much unless that's the point of your piece; try to make it so that it the lip synching is an unusual moment and heightens the tension.
There aren't any hard-and-fast rules, but the most vital skill for an editor to possess is the ability to watch the same video over and over again, seeing what doesn't work, and
not being afraid to change it. Don't say to yourself, "They'll understand it, they have to", "I can't do any better than this", or any other excuses. If the lip synching doesn't fit, if it doesn't enhance the mood and is just suddenly jarring and ugly, don't be afraid to cut it out. One of my favorite Sailor Moon AMVs to Smile.dk's "Future Girls" is almost ruined because the editor put in some absolutely wretched lip synching.
Maybe I'm a mutant, but even after two weeks of listening to almost nothing but "It's My Life" and watching my video over and over, I STILL like it and STILL want to watch it. I can't see why everyone can't do that...
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