Hitchcock was great at leaving the tedious or trivial unsaid. (See Paul Newman's argument with Julie Andrews outside Karl-Marx-Universität in Leipzig, East Germany, in the movie "Torn Curtain". Hitchcock leaves it up to us to imagine the dialogue. We know Newman is about to tell Andrews he isn't a traitor but a secret agent bent on getting a secret formula from some wacky professor, and can tell when he does by the way Julie Andrews, at first stopping her ears, responds.) Grabbing the sword may be essential to one's using it, but there are ways to get around having to show it. Focus the cam on his face, displaying his emotions (anger, panic, determination, whatever) at that moment; add the sound of the sword briefly touching the ground while it's being raised, etc., then show him turning toward the door, or his opponent, sword in hand.

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From W.H. Auden's (1907-1973) 1942 poem "Canzone":

When shall we learn, what should be clear as day,
We cannot choose what we are free to love?
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August Graf von Platen-Hallermünde (1796-1835),
Auszug aus einem "An Justus Liebig" gerichteten Gedicht von 1828:

Soll bergen ich mein innerstes Vermögen,
Was ich empfinde zu bekennen schwanken?
Ich schämte mich der eigenen Gedanken,
Wenn sie, wie Schwalben, an der Erde flögen.
Hienieden lohnt's der Mühe nicht, zu zagen,
Und wahr und frei zu sprechen kleidet Jeden,
Da bald wir Alle ruhn in Sarkophagen.

Being a huge fan of sword & sorcery type of movies, there are time when showing someone actually grabbig the sword, fitting their hand to the pommel is very important.  One doesn;t just grab a sword, you must seat it properly in your hand, and feel it's balance.

Also, this was just really a demonstration for the purposes of discussion.  As I said, many tutorials show a setup of a shot for a scene, with little regard to actually using the scene.

Maybe you could zoom in on his hand as it's moving toward the sword (recorded in slow mo and sped up afterward in the timeline)? That way you can make minor adjustments to the move (while using lots of "custom-ease-in-and-outs" to keep the movement smooth).

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From W.H. Auden's (1907-1973) 1942 poem "Canzone":

When shall we learn, what should be clear as day,
We cannot choose what we are free to love?
--------------------------------
August Graf von Platen-Hallermünde (1796-1835),
Auszug aus einem "An Justus Liebig" gerichteten Gedicht von 1828:

Soll bergen ich mein innerstes Vermögen,
Was ich empfinde zu bekennen schwanken?
Ich schämte mich der eigenen Gedanken,
Wenn sie, wie Schwalben, an der Erde flögen.
Hienieden lohnt's der Mühe nicht, zu zagen,
Und wahr und frei zu sprechen kleidet Jeden,
Da bald wir Alle ruhn in Sarkophagen.

Hi, is it possible for the character to pick up the sword in iClone version 6.  Thank you for any possible help, John Proctor

By using the 'Link" to the hand, instead of "Attach" to the hand, you could pickup and release the sword. This is only possible with the "Link" function.



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Thank you for your kind help, John Proctor

You are welcome John Proctor!




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