May 2011 @sk VideoMail Topics:

• "Head tilts seem to offer a huge amount of performance when concentrating on facial acting choices.. video reference seems to be the only way of finding these subtle tilts that can really make characters communicate their thoughts, is their any other methods, way to find these little nuggets and build them into your planning stage."
  
• "On character close ups of the face, what's a good way to convey subtle breathing?"
  
• "How do you approach overlap and drag on extremities with many fk joints such as a long tail or tentacles? Is it better to offset systematically down the hierarchy or to build shapes in the viewport?"
  
• "From several different people I've been told to keep everything on the same key until right near the end when offsetting etc, as this makes it easier if your shot gets passed on to someone else. But other people have said to be more intuitive, and work with what looks right. Is it a case of keeping it tidy until blocking plus say, or there is no set formula?"
• "How do you distinguish between when you are sticking to your workflow and when you are noodling?"