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From: Doug Cross
Date: 10/2/03
Time: 2:04:46 PM
Remote Name: 147.129.18.202
Ed, Thank you for your interest in my animation work. My primary focus is to identify methods for helping clients both understand and shape principle features of fluid speech. Examples include pace, rhythm, transitions, and abruptness. Clients have responded very favorably to nonspeech based visualizations of movement fluidity.
I believe your idea of creating visual representations of similar, albeit disrupted, movement/speech patterns is very worthwhile - as long as the emphasis is on shaping natural, fluid speech. I have been working on developing animations that depict recovery from disrupted "stutter-like" movements, which seems to be along the lines you are suggesting.
The technology is available, but the learning curve is steep. I began working with Macromedia Director, but am not focusing on Macromedia Flash. Director is a more powerful animation tool while Flash allows for greater creative flexibility and accessibility.
Hope this helps Doug