Zombie Skateboard Attack Review

AnthonyAnimation

Hey guys!

I finally had a chance to do some personal shots. I would appreciate any type of feedback, especially camera work. I'd like it to be a bit more dynamic than a static camera, but I don't have very much experience animating the camera so any tips would be great!

Rough block pass (no cam)

https://syncsketch.com/sketch/134063#153110

Rough block pass (cam)

https://syncsketch.com/sketch/134063#153111

I'll continue updating over the next week or so. Thanks for your help!  

Hito

looks nice man! looking forward to the updates

AnthonyAnimation

New pass! 

https://syncsketch.com/sketch/134063#155452

I'm going for a more exaggerated style (smear frames, squash & stretch), which is a bit out of my comfort zone. Because of the already stylized character I'm not sure it's coming across, which may not be a bad thing.

I'll work on finding areas, such as the kick and jump, which suit themselves to take advantage of these techniques, I just need to find a way to better implement them! I.E. don't have a smear just for smears sake, but evaluate the use cases of the smear.

Again, any feedback is greatly appreciated, thanks! 

AnthonyAnimation

End of day (3/1) progress.

Still things I need to work on and clean up, but I think it's coming along? Looks like I'll slow down the grab of the board a bit so it's slightly easier to read.

AnthonyAnimation

3/2 Progress (no cam)
3/2 Progress (cam)

I think I'm nearly finished. I'll slow down the end some more (and perhaps play around with the camera) so it's not so abrupt. 

Let me know what you think!

Hito

looking cool! very strong stylization. I think you can shift some frames from 0-17 to 30-45 to vary up the rythmn a bit. scribbled a few things on the syncsketch too, maybe a tough call given your camera view, what you have now reads better from camera, though I think it's a little weaker motion wise.

AnthonyAnimation

Thanks @Hito ! When you say "shift frames" do you mean take frames from 0-17 (speeding it up) and add them to 30-45 (slowing it down)? I think rhythm is very important, but it might have gotten mushy while I was adding holds.

Like you said about the camera, I'm still hesitant on it and trying to get angles that are appealing is something I'll keep looking into.

I appreciate the feedback!

Hito

yea that's what I meant by "shifting frames", just moving the time around, not the pose or anything.