Reference

For my lipsync animation i wanted to focus on character staging, acting and performance to achieve my concept idea for the flow of the animation. I look for reference from Gollum from Lord Of The Rings and Joker from Batman - The Dark Knight. The reason why was because both characters portray mental illness in their own aspects Gollum which was schizophrenic the Joker sadist and psychopathic which suited for my character for the animation.

The Dark Knight - Joker pencil trick scene

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhROHcfImLQ

Lord Of The Rings - Andy Serkis performance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbW-Zv_kR5Q