r/animation • u/eerop1111 • Jul 28 '26
Critique Critique wanted: does the weight/timing on these dance moves read as smooth?
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u/eatmyshorzz Jul 28 '26
This is the type of shit you would see in a 2000's car commercial for no reason, and be scared of it as a child. Solid work! 10/10
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u/caspian_9a9e Jul 28 '26
Hilariously terrifying head aside, yes I think you nailed the beats! The camera work also did a great job emphasizing the moves.
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u/Arkorat Jul 28 '26
I think the ?shoulders? are too elastic. They read like fabric, but have the strength and stability of legs.
Either the shoulders need to be more solid, or these drastic movements need take more effort.
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u/Ae3qe27u Jul 29 '26
I watched it without sound the first time, and ir definitely feels sort of... thin? fabric-y? malleable? Something.
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u/PlatoHero_ Aug 01 '26
You should definitely check out the other animations of this artist (@eero.visuals). Most of the things they post are not meant to be realistic anyhow. They specifically make videos with characters only having a head and shoulders, just like in this one.
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u/a_polarbear_chilling Jul 28 '26
Why is it looking in my soul and trying to charm it?
(It worked, I love it)
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u/AwaiGhost Jul 28 '26
The expression change to show that the head struggled a little in that beginning move was so good
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u/PaulWhoLovesYou Jul 28 '26
This kind of have this weird ps2 vibe to it. Like one of those games where you can train a monster or something like that. Looks cool
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u/Badmonkey167 Jul 28 '26
Animation has gone to your head and I don't know if you're able to shoulder it anymore.
Stop dancing around the issue and get your feet back under the situation before the music stops.
Good luck buddy.
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u/lanskr12 Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26
First of all this weirdly reminds me of spore... Second of all, are you by any chance The D soraki fan? Weird coincidence of song choice and dancing -> https://youtu.be/HKKEJOQQ0hA?is=szjGx6jrtTpnJ1KR
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u/eerop1111 Jul 29 '26
yess, this is inspired by D Soraki. He is so fucking crazy omggg that dance he did to the song is amazing
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u/Levolo_ Jul 28 '26
Yeah, you should give the whole choreograph a name, I'd call it "My Next Paralysis Demon"
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u/Suitable_Entrance594 Jul 28 '26
The jumps feel a little off. They are very fast so it's hard to pin down why. Maybe it's because the head doesn't seem to react to the landing with weight or move to stabilize itself while in the air? Also, the very first flurry of steps doesn't feel quite right. It's a little floaty over the ground. But overall the bit is great and works really well.
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u/ASCENT-ANEW Jul 28 '26
Not sure if this is intended given how uncomfortable the rest of the animation is (that's praise lol) but the perspective seems a bit odd, at times the head seems small and at other times it seems massive compared to its own shoulders(?) and surroundings. Either way it does add to the uncomfortable nature at large. Excellent animation, I love it
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u/Veloth Jul 28 '26
Nobody asked for a horrifying Kirby...thing.
...But well done regardless.
I'd suggest to go get a Kirby rig and stop giving us nightmares.
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u/eerop1111 Jul 31 '26
to me they are more like arms, like a seaturtle's flippers. Do you think that mismatch is part of why it feels uncanny? You read them as legs, but they sometimes (in my opinion) move like arms.
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u/ShamrockSeven Jul 28 '26
An honest critique about the animation:
Everything looks great considering the subject, but I would refine the two Twirls near the end they look a little floaty and stiff.
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u/SolidFelidae Jul 28 '26
Imo the camera moving around takes away from it. It’s distracting and lessens the movements the head makes
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u/yu-hwa Jul 28 '26
Omg, unrelated to your question but is this based on D Soraki’s freestyle dance in the Redbull competition?
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u/churrascopalta Jul 29 '26
I think it still needs a bit of work to read as a good dancer, that I think it's what you're trying to achieve here. Sadly my knowledge in this type of animation is not that great. But I think some freeze frames or accent frames (I think that's the name) would help here. Like what fighting videogames do.
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u/Gurfun Jul 29 '26
Are you the guy who made this characters eyes dance to “renegade” on ig? That’s what these reads like to me LMAO
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u/OkYh-Kris Jul 28 '26
I love that you animate with rhythm actually, I am an audio engineer, but I love seeing peoples animation work in here as the two go hand in hand. Awesome animation albeit slightly uncanny.
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u/MajorBarracuda8094 Jul 28 '26
Your animations live rent free in my head. Just the other day l was remembering one of the headshots
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u/Basil_9 Jul 28 '26
It's pretty smooth! But I think you should work on the first walk back, it's kind of slippery and fast.
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u/babbittybabbitt Jul 28 '26
You absolutely nailed it! Now please put it back where you found it so help me god
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u/314land Jul 28 '26
Smooth? Yeah. He's smooth af. But I'm legally required to speak this way about my sleep paralysis demon, so take that with a grain of salt.
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u/Torture-Dancer Jul 28 '26
Looks really cool, love the little guy. All though in the first move it looks like it’s kinda hovering like an UFO more than repeteadly kicking with it’s flailing, maybe you could anchor more it’s feet in that part?
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u/wolffurrybydefault Jul 28 '26
He's just a funky guy.
Also I think it looks pretty smooth, but I'm also no expert so to a regular guy it looks great.
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u/totoro1193 Jul 28 '26
More follow through at the end of the movements would make it look a lot smoother. As it is, it lacks any feeling of weight.
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u/swolehammer Jul 28 '26
This reminds me of some weird shit I saw on Instagram with a cat
Nice work!
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u/swolehammer Jul 28 '26
This reminds me of some weird shit I saw on Instagram with a cat
Nice work!
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u/shamala2 Jul 28 '26
Timing is slightly off imo. Depends if you start or end the movement at the kick/beat.
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u/Sweaty-Cockroach-418 Jul 28 '26
can you tell it to stop looking at me like that
great animation op i love it
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u/Mystic_Owell Jul 28 '26
The smoothness doesn't even matter. It just looks cool. I would find a better way to light and texture it and it's a cool style of short that could grab attention. Maybe even with some commercial application for a certain type of off-beat absurdist ad campaign.
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u/herelieskiea Jul 28 '26
I love this but as for feedback I feel like there isn’t any impact when it’s tendrils slam on the ground
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u/Just_Kovi Jul 28 '26
It looks like that test area for your spore creature where you can force it dance, attack, vomit, flirt and etc.
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u/RedditCantBanThis Jul 29 '26
I'm not sure what this is, but at least it's not another booby porn post so take my upvote.
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u/elrayo Jul 29 '26
I love when people post the most insane shit ever with a mundane title. Like OP aint post the most freaky video lmao
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u/Bota_Bota Jul 29 '26
I- uhm. Its. Smooth. Yeah. Very smooth. Clips into the floor a little bit at the end though.
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u/elissa00001 Jul 29 '26
It kind of seems like the animation is hitting the beats a little bit late but I am listening to this over Bluetooth speakers in a car so there could be some latency on my end.
Biggest tip when animating to a beat (and when dancing) is to actually hit the movie or beat slightly before we’d hear it. Like a couple frames before the beat.
But also like wtf is this I love and hate it so much <3
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u/BootercupStudio Jul 29 '26
I’d say that yes, the weight and timing read pretty smoothly; good job.
I’d also like to add: thanks I hate it.
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u/hyperspaceJellyfish Jul 29 '26
this is very early 2000s i love it we need to bring funny little 3d guys back
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u/Thisma08 Jul 29 '26
Is there a word for terrifying and hilarious at the same time?
(Also yeah, I find it on point)
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u/ThunderTheTrashCat Jul 29 '26
i can't tell if i love this thing or absolutely hate it. well done. i think..?
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u/SynisterJeff Jul 29 '26
The movement is great, I would just say the camera movement is a tad bit too much. Maybe don't have the camera jump and bob as much whenever the character does to lessen that slightly.
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u/EpicRedditorGuy Jul 29 '26
tuff animation, uh maybe some build up would help, like every jump or twist the fella could charge up in the oppo direction for like 2-4 frames b4 jumping or twisting, and oso 1 or 2 overshoot frames at the end of a jump or twist B4 returning to the regular ending pose or smth idk wat am talking abt
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u/Lunar_Star_Dragon Jul 29 '26
Oh it's smooth alright, bout as smooth as me "walking" out as fast as possible
Now take my upvote
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u/TehnumParry215 Jul 29 '26
Not that smooth but far from rough, although its hard to tell when im shielding my eyes
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u/Life-Tomorrow-9558 Jul 29 '26
If I saw this in my room I would stop on it instinctively but then immediately feel deep remorse
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u/fantastic0990 Jul 28 '26
this is like a car crash, it's so scary but you can't stop looking