This Actually Happens A Lot
My fourth year film at CalArts
Tom understands you.
Really adorable and relateable.
Watch this adorable film.
the base animation for the Ratchet Dance, referenced from Beyonce’s Move Your Body video. It took me more than a day to get this part right, especially making sure his tail moved like it was being pulled by his butt. WAVE PRINCIPAL, HOOOO
I ANIMATED A THING.
Okay so this took me about four days to finish. The dance is heavily referenced from a Beyonce video (SNERK). I’d been wanting to something like this for years but was too intimidated to try it. WELL SO MUCH FOR THAT.
also best Groovitron track.
Character creators/artists/animators: Take a note from Ratchet & Clank
There are a few things I go to when I want to study character acting. Disney’s Atlantis, Emperor’s New Groove, Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Summer Vacation, to name a few. And now I’m adding Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One to that list.
A4O got a lot of flak in the fandom (which I don’t get, personally I loved it), but one thing they most definitely got right was the character acting. It’s smooth, crisp, and elegant, with just enough exaggeration/squash and stretch to stay cartoony. Particularily, the facial and mouth animations are AMAZING, and I know those can be difficult when working in 3D. It’s always been good in the games, but I think A4O went a step above. There a subtlety in the actions that wasn’t there before, possibly due to limitations on the software. It’s absolutely worth looking at.
Not a gamer? Watch the cutscenes here and you’ll see what I mean.
Whoops, I promised I’d post something today, didn’t I?
I like to imagine this is what their romance is actually like
