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The Mountain Passage

by David Bowditch

Final Rating: 3.84. Finished #37 out of 52 entries.

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Animator

David Bowditch

Experience

Recently graduated with a BFA

Time Taken

2.5-3 weeks off and on

Description

A man seeks a hidden entrance deep into the mountains

Comments

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Animatical

Just a tip, but if you're using blender, go to the characters materials and turn down "Specular." It will make him look less lubed up.

Alex Ang

When the character pushes the boulder drop the left shoulder and twist the hand placement so the arm is arcing around the head, it's much better staging and could stop the weird angle of the head and neck.

Yonghwan Seok

Timing could've been better

Richard Adams

Love the concept. However, the slow, depressed-seeming movements don't really match the tense, energetic music. Having an eager, energetic guy would've worked better.

Ryan Woods

good keys and posing gets the story across, to get more character out of performance, keep all poses but mess with timing / ease in/out and dont be afraid to speed up some actions, as long as posing keys are strong the audince will read it no problem.

Adrian Petitjean

Weight problems everywhere. Take some references. The timing is off. Go back to the fundementals

Victor Lemée

Lack some weight, camera angle are a bit off. Take some reference and watch your arcs

Gabriel Mira de Assumpção Peixoto

The movement is ok, but could use some adjustment on the speeds.