Well he's in stepped mode right now. He'll spline/clamp or Platue it later I imagine. That's my process too. Pose to Pose. I love the head follow thru. =] That's also the same viewport background I use! It's the best.
Gimbal lock, suck balls. Try select your curves in the graph editor and go under > curves > euler filter Check this out if it's not working. (or check it out anyway) http://keithlango.com/tutorials/Gimbal_Solving.mov To open the tool settings, choose rotation mode, click the middle button of the three buttons in the upper…