Last week, we captured motion references that align with the dialogue and character actions. It’s now time to attempt the conversion of these into animation data.
The primary focus should be on the stride and shoulder movements, while also ensuring the accurate emotional portrayal of the animated character.
Therefore, I have selected some BLOCKING pieces with roars that I consider to be very effective.
In this instance, we can observe the character extending their head forward, initially dropping the chin down, then compressing it upward before opening again to complete a cycle of mouth opening and closing, accompanied by a significant head movement. Concurrently, the head swings in a C-shaped curve that aligns with the character’s facial tangent line.
When the character bellows forcefully, the facial features first compress, then exaggerate into a wide-open position, with eyebrows raised and the mouth opening to an incredulously large size. The character’s head exhibits a slight left and right shake during the roar, conveying a sense of intense effort. This detail should be noted for the record.
The character feels fear and lowers their head. Here, one can observe the character’s shoulders rising, with the entire body engaging in the motion.