This motion transitions from an “Afraid pose” to an “Angry pose.” Personally, I found this pose-to-pose assignment extremely challenging. Until now, I’d focused on creating a complete pose, but I realized I needed a deeper understanding of body movement to naturally transition between poses. However, actually expressing this in animation wasn’t easy.
So, I decided to start by taking a reference video using my own body. As I worked, I observed the movements, paying particular attention to the shift in the body’s center of gravity and timing. After receiving numerous pieces of feedback from my teacher, I realized I struggled with creating hip movements. Hip movement is a crucial element at the heart of human movement, so I’m determined to overcome this in the future.
To achieve this, I plan to observe the work of many animators and deepen my understanding by exchanging opinions with my classmates.
After polishing the video several times, I feel I was able to capture a certain degree of human-like movement. However, there’s still a bit of stiffness overall. I plan to continue researching this in future assignments and strive to express more natural body movements in animation.
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Final polished motion