Jeff Lew : Animating Power and Weight: First Pass

Animating Power and Weight PART 1 is a real-time demonstration of animating the first pass of a large scale creature swinging around a heavy weapon. We go through every step of the animation process, from breaking down the reference footage to methods of keyframing.

TOPICS:

- fundamentals of animating power and weight
- scene file setup
- using the character rig with heavy props
- breaking down reference footage
- finding poses
- methods of animating
- working with constraints
- common keyframing mistakes and how to fix them
- working within limitations of the character rig
- using the dopesheet and graph editor
- maintaining arcs in animation
- practical advice when animating
- understanding and fixing euler flipping
- working with keyframes in the timeline

Animating Power and Weight PART 2 is a real-time demonstration of animating the first pass of a large scale creature swinging around a heavy weapon. Part 2 picks up right after where Part 1 left off and completes the first pass of this animation.

TOPICS:

- posing the character to show weight and balance
- moving hold
- hiding mistakes with camera staging
- fixing motion in the graph editor
- keying contact points
- retiming keyframes with the dopesheet
- contrast in timing
- pushing ideas, experimenting

There were no project files provided so you'll have to make do with your own rigs
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