BODY MECHANICS

 

This is my first exercise in Animating a Body mechanics(action).

 

The job was to create a shot of a character performing a stunt. My inspiration for action is Sir Jackie Chan. hence, I took one of his movie scenes as a reference.

 

The reference is from Police story(1988) - Park fight scene.

 

 

The WIP images show both characters in action.

 

Steps to Animate a action scene using a reference -

* Selecting a suitable action sequence is necessary, so we can animate it. I selected a scene where the camera is still and Jackie chan movies obviously contain scenes which are clear.

* The key poses and breakdowns are noted by referring frame to frame.

* After you have noted the keys, next step is to start animating.

* A quick selection set is created to characters by selecting their controls.

* When the key poses(Step mode) are done, the breakdowns are added.

* Final polishing is done in the final to get the action precisely.

 

Watch the below video to see the Body mechanics

 

 

Animating this was very exciting and fun. Had a wonderful experience creating a shot.

I will be posting animation clips, stay tuned.