Animation exercise: Timing, spacing, smears (January 2017)

Smear frames have always been out of my comfort zone and I wanted to change that. This is a short exercise in exaggerated timing.

Animation Exercise: Zombie Board from Tyler Anthony on Vimeo.

Lessons Learned

1. Smear longer

There are some parts that happen quickly and aren't as readable as I would have liked. The point of smears is to allow the viewer to interpret the motion at these times. The kick of the board has the timing I want, but if it had one or two more frames of smear it would feel better.

Things that went right

1. Timing

Stylized animation does not come natural to my brain. You need an understanding of the principles of animation in order to push/break them. Early on I knew I wanted snappy timing which forced me to think about in-betweens differently. 

Credits: 

Zombie rig by Proletariat, Inc.