Pencil Test Reel 2011

Another sequence drawn up for the opening shot of my 2011 reel.

To use 'pencil test' in the title is perhaps a bit misleading, as I tend to always stick to my original pencil frames when tracing in ink - then tweak in After Effects. This particular sequence required a bit of extra height in the kid's jump.

The exaggerated perspective made this one a little tricky - I wanted the head blown up in size and close to the camera - with a steep narrowing of the angle towards the feet. The resulting animation is choppy as hell! But when composited in the background, I think it's passable.