Thought of You - Ryan Woodward

As somebody who has always loved to dance and has a real interest in watching it too, I find this animation really satisfying to watch because of its fluidity. At the beginning when the man sits up slowly, the point of focus where he is pulling himself up from is his chest. This is drawn so well because of the arch that is created in his back as he lifts up, which shows how well this artist has observed the necessary stages the body has to move through in order to get to this point. Also, about 43 seconds in when the male dancer lifts the woman over his back, he takes a step into. He is clearly putting a lot of energy and anticipation into this motion, this is shown clearly due to the speed at which he steps forward. This is a realistic representation of the anatomical process that the human body would have to go through in order to sustain the weight of another person on their back. At 56 seconds, he quickly moves from being crouched down towards the floor to suddenly stretching upwards. Although this seems like a very quick motion when it is watched in real time, each frame in between shows the gradual alteration his body makes from squash to stretch. Through out this animation, different aspects keep becoming apparent to me which make it run so smoothly, such as the fact that the drawings of the figures are still quid rough and that some of the reference ones have been left in, the incorporation of muscle enhancement. Also the use of secondary actions through out, such as the flowing of the woman's skirt and hair, this really shows the flow of the movements she is going through.