This was my final lip sync animation, where I utilized a 5 second clip from the movie WARM BODIES. Shaping the lips of the rig to fit the words was difficult, and I could not use the scene for reference on how the actor's lips moved due to the fact he was internally monologue-ing. I should have exaggerated the movement of the lips more as the shapes the mouth make, thus causing the animation and the audio to seem separate at some points.
I wish I had taken more time with small bodily movements such as the shift of hair as well as the shoulders and even the movement of the chest to signify breathing. Ultimately it was my first time doing anything akin to this and it showed, but I enjoyed doing it despite the fact I got tired of the lines after about 6 different runs into the construction of the lip sync.
Different angles of the mouth need to be taken into consideration, such as the extended pucker of the lips when making an "O" sound. Emotion needs to be present on the characters face otherwise the character looks robotic and it alienates the audience.
