I am using this Moho animation for a Flash based character in a website who will talk sometimes (depending on user actions), which is part of the reason I wanted to keep things to a minimum. I also want it to look good, so I need a happy medium. I want to keep the number of phonemes (mouth positions) to around 6 to get a good range w/o being too sparse. If you had to pick only 6, which would they be?
So far I have "A" or "Ahhh", "O" or "Ooo" and a closed position. I'm thinking "E", "L" and something else. If you think I may need a couple more tell me. He will be saying short phrases and stuff so he's not really carrying on a full conversation like if this were for a TV animation or something.
What are the most important Phonemes for talking?
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I usually work down and dirty. I start with a couple of switch layers I think I need and add some more if I run into other mouth positions. Open "O", wide open "E", almost closed with a bit of tongue (copy this sentence on a pornographic forum of your choise ) "Th". And say the sounds yourself. It looks ridiculous when others are around but you quickly find out how to place the lips and tongue. And don't rely on tutorials 100%. An "A" is pronounced very different in other languages, here in Holland and "E" would be pronounced as an English "A"...
Good luck,
Reindert.
www.nobudgetvideo.com
Good luck,
Reindert.
www.nobudgetvideo.com
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Thanks everyone. You've been a big help. This is for my portfolio site and will be 100% American english (we all know its different than the Brit's english). Here's a teaser of what the site is starting to look like, plus the character that will be talking: Website v.01 (character is 100% Moho, background and border is Illustrator and of course the site itself is Flash MX 2004 Pro)nobudget wrote:I usually work down and dirty. I start with a couple of switch layers I think I need and add some more if I run into other mouth positions. Open "O", wide open "E", almost closed with a bit of tongue (copy this sentence on a pornographic forum of your choise ) "Th". And say the sounds yourself. It looks ridiculous when others are around but you quickly find out how to place the lips and tongue. And don't rely on tutorials 100%. An "A" is pronounced very different in other languages, here in Holland and "E" would be pronounced as an English "A"...
Good luck,
Reindert.
www.nobudgetvideo.com