Today I had a really useful session with Charles Douglas regarding acting for animation, and recording LAV footage to use when animating my Fish. I already have some outlines of dance moves for the character of FISH, however it was incredibly helpful to have some direction with how to approach the characters ‘leg discovery’ scene. Thinking about fast and slow movements, along with how the character feels the movement, as opposed to just the movement itself, was useful.
Now, when animating the scene where FISH gets legs, I will be thinking more about the initial ‘wobbliness’ of the character, where their eyes are focused as they first learn to move their legs, how they might be approaching the first dance move, and then slowing into the ease of movement that follows for the fish.