Body mechanics is the foundation of every 2D animator. This is where a character’s believability is won or lost: the way it carries its weight, moves, starts or stops a motion. Studios hire animators on their ability to make a movement readable, accurate and alive. This module teaches you exactly that.
For twelve weeks, you are individually mentored by professional feature-film animators. You progress through three hands-on exercises of increasing difficulty, from a walk cycle to building a complete action shot, each designed as a genuine demo reel piece.
Module goal
Animate a humanoid character believably by mastering weight transfer, balance and the fundamentals of drawn movement, up to building and exporting a complete action shot.
*To guarantee quality individual follow-up, our classes are limited to 6 students and seats are reserved in priority for full-year programs. When a class is not full, we open the modules individually, on demand.
What you will cover
Animate a humanoid character believably by mastering weight transfer, balance and the fundamentals of drawn movement, up to building and exporting a complete action shot.
The three exercises
1. « The walk that starts or stops »
The walk cycle, with the added difficulty of a start or a stop. You learn to organize your workspace, create meaningful key poses, manage weight transfer and apply the 12 principles of animation.
2. « Moving a heavy and/or balanced object »
An exercise focused on reading weight. You learn to make an object’s mass believable, apply squash and stretch, clean your line work and fix your spacing.
3. « Building an action shot »
The synthesis exercise. You go from isolated movement to a complete animated shot: staging, camera animation and export of a polished video, usable in a demo reel.
Want to know more about the syllabus?
Contact us, we will walk you through the full program and answer all your questions.
What you will get
An experience close to a real feature-film production.
Live sessions with a working mentor, in small groups.
Shots tailored to what recruiters expect.
A certificate of completion for professional training.
Guided by a feature-film professional
Loup Bouchet
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