Animated self research: Animated walks and run by Felix Sputnik

*aware of nudity

Animated walks and runs from Felix Sputnik on Vimeo.

I found this video useful because it gave me reference on how the body will twist during the run and also the correct posture. It also show different 'layers' of the animated character like what will the run look like with clothes, nude and skeleton. I also notice the shading is very important to tell the depth of the body in order to tell the distance in 2D which could be simply done by shading the correct part of the body. Additionally, the characters walk/run with different style, speed and way that can tell a story behind the characters. For instance, the teenage girl run very girly with her arms close to her body while the man runs dramatically with swinging arms. These signature moves might help the audience to understand their character and status which I think is very essential when creating a believing character.