Research

The idea is to create a simple charactor and make it dance. I hope the whole sequence could be a 30 second loop. The main focus will be on the animation. Modeling and Rigging are also important as they are the preparation. As I have never rigged before, I need to do some more research into that. As for the animation, I have found some interesting videos from Youtube...


Tom Cruise dances in Tropic Thunder. This is the first video that poped into my mind when I thought about dance. Almost like a animated charator with a lot of exaggeration movement.


And here's something totally different in its setting and tone. Don't exactly know why I put it here...think I just really liked the acting by Al Pacino. Beautiful scene, prefect timing with the music. It feels like...when the high beat in the music comes up, there is a sence of power that breaks out from the actor. Then theres a sence of control over that power. Charming! really loved it.


Well, I know people have seems this a million times. Just look at the dog.. good animation, good timing and funny. And very simple! even no background. Oh yes this is inspiring.


Hey hot girls! yes! this is acutally the kind of stuff i wanted to do in my first year. But after I got my girlfriend, hmm....not so interested anymore. They are still good animation though. A little slow in terms of the music and some of the moves. Since the project has a 30 second limit, everything must move fast!!


WARNING! I'm warning you, if you don't like the big head/bubble eye japanese girlish stuff, DON'T watch this. I personly can't stand the cuteness of it, make me feel like girl by just watching it!! But must say, this is a well-known and succesful piece of animation. It's one of the first initial ideas that pops into my mind.
Simple, powerful. Although it's power is to make people feel weak..


Right, Let's have something more manly. This is...
well, I don't really know what's going on here, but this will work for my animation!


Some penguin dance. I like the charactor design, especially the little one at the end. It's simple, funny and fat, quite like Tom Cruise's role in Tropic.


Here's something really random. The most importance thing: it's short and still make sence. 30 second clip the same as my target. This is really ispiring.