Carrying On

The rough animation is nearly done. This week I'm doing the shorter shots that require less movement like the President's day montage and him looking out a window. They're less interesting to animate and more challenging since the movements are more subtle and harder to draw consistently.

Looking out a window, boring shot

Writing at a desk

Standing at a press conference

Addressing his generals in the war room. I drew this extra as well

I've ensured that even for the shots where the character doesn't move a lot, they are still active in a small way so that pacing isn't lost. I was given the idea to cut on movement early on and I thinks it keeps the film interesting at all times.

Using Reference Footage

Reference footage is helping me animate faster and now I use it for most of my shots.

Progress: Gantt chart is working well, team morale is high. I've started making my rough animation more rough and less refined to SAVE TIME. I'm confident I'll have it done before Chrimbo so I can help my team in colouring.

Smiling president

Sitting up in bed

 Getting out of bed