So, here we are! Somehow I've survived the first class (which wasn't always easy), and after a much-needed week-long break, we're now back to the grindstone. Class 2 is all about body mechanics, so there should be a lot more full-body stuff this class (although many more of the projects we get this term are multi-week affairs, so expect fewer than last class's one-per-week madness!). The students have been all been mixed around, as is the tradition; my new class seems like a very happy and friendly bunch and should be great fun to work with. Once again I'm under the stewardship of the mighty and wise Shaun Freeman, although this time instead of meeting each week at 10pm-11pm, I now have the slightly more anti-social 3am-4am to content with. Eek. Good thing animators never sleep, eh??

This week I don't have a huge amount to show you all I'm afraid, since our assignment is simply to take one movement from a list of 12, and...umm... now how did they put it? 'Analyse the heck out of it'. I've picked a 180-degree turn, and so far between sketches and video reference I've got two potential approaches - a simple swing turn, and a scared oh-crap-jump-and-turn:

Next week we start blocking it up, which I'm really looking forward to.

So, sorry if you were expecting something a bit more meaty to get your critiquing teeth into - check back next Monday for more. Still, to try and make up for it, I'll post some other vaguely-related news. First, the film I've been working on since November, "Where the Wild Things Are", has put a trailer online! Feedback online seems to have been good, which is always nice. I'm now in the process of moving project onto James Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar", which is due out sometime round Christmas apparently, and what I've seen of it so far looks very interesting indeed...

Have a great week everyone!