Two Characters Interacting

Staging, planning, animating and syncing a two character interaction.
*sound byte from Art School Confidential

Expressive Animation

Full body and syncing animation.
*sound byte from Will and Grace episode

Opposing Force

Illustrate tension and release.

Principle of Body Mechanics

Character loses balance and then regains composure.

Walk with Personality

Focusing on the hips and weight distribution, this walk shows individual personality of the character.

Arcs and Paths of Action

Arcs and paths of action give fluidity to the movement as character does one jump, lands and then comes to a settle.

Overlapping Action

Successive breaking of joints is used to demonstrate wave-action - believable organic motion.

Anticipation and Squash & Stretch

Real-world physics are applied to a ball after it's initial momentum through an obstacle course.

Timing

Timing is used to communicate a feeling of weight and expression. Two balls appear in the same shot that appear to exhibit completely different weights.

* all models were supplied by animationmentor.com