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Hanzo noticed the assassin and frowned clearly before opening my eyes. It is not only anticipation for the coming dialogue, but also show he has already predicted the assassin coming.
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Green lights light up at first, then looked up. Here is a staging that makes audiences’ focus from Genji’s prosthetic to his face.
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Genji’s landing does not follow the principles that Squash and Stretch, which shows his strengthened body’s difference and his strong combat skills.
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What an excellent understanding and applying for Arcs! Genjiji’s whole body seems to be drawing circles. Pay attention to Genji’s left hand which is relaxing. This is a Secondary Action which is telling the character’s condition.
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Changing the focus from Genji to Hanzo, which can be the anticipation for Hanzo’s next action. [Tips form Design for animation, narrative structure and film language]
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Great timing! The different speeds between reaching the bow and arching show Hanzo’s anger and the same superb fighting skills. What is more, reaching the bow is also anticipation for the coming fighting.
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Genji’s hand shook before taking out darts. One more anticipation!
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This series of dodges is wonderful. The contract between Genji’s arcuate arks and the arrows’ straight arks make Genji’s move with skill and ease.
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Genji put back the sword after he landed on the ground instead of putting back the sword and landing at the same time. Well done on staging.
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Slow In and Out. Although Genji moves really fast, his movement still follows the Principles.
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Hanzo raised his arm and breathed to build energy for arching. This shows how much power he put on this shot. After releasing the arrow his arm was dragged by the power he used for arching.
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Genji’s scarf was dragged by his movement. The scarf was almost straight, which shows Genji’s speed was incredibly fast.
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Obviously, Genji has fewer frames than Hanzo, which means Genji is faster than Hanzo.
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Stretch can also be used even in a realistic animation.
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This short animation is one of my favourites. It carries the memories and passion in the summer of 2016.
The first time I watched this animation, I was completely attracted by the actions of Genji and Hanzo. But after finishing and understanding the 12 Principles of Animation, I discovered that the animators used countless details to build such a fantastic animation.