'Though Of You' dance reference

A great dance sequence in 2D is a great inspiration for my Rap and Clap animation. I don't think i want to mimic the style of dancing but from this you can see the fluidity and smoothness between movements is very important. As well as a contrast between fast and slow movement.

Rap and Clap - Final Animation

This is my Final Rap and Clap animation. I'm pretty happy with it. I think the turns towards the countertop seem a unnatural and i struggled making it so i was happy with it. This is the best compromise i could get.

Rap and Clap - referencing the music video.

Here is the original music video from where my audio clip is from. I don't think i'm going to use this reference much but it's good to get a feel for the song and artist.

Rap and Clap - Final animation test

Here is the final playblast before i render it out. I've added the toast pop and changed the beggining zoom out from the radio instead of above his head. I think it gives it afocus point from the start instead of a few random polygons. It also shows that he is singing and dancing to the radio and not randomly.

Rap and Clap - Nearing the end

After a lot of tweaking, changing and head scratching i am almost there, Just some final pieces to add in near the end. I'm happy with how this has progressed so far and hopefully my final animation shall be solid.

Rap and Clap - Blocking

This is my blocked out animation. From here I will continue blocking out and switching between stepped and linear until I am ready for splined animation and further editing.

Rap and Clap - Lip Syncing

Here is the lip syncing for the piece, It needs some fine tuning and tweaking, especially in the eyebrows. But least i get a feel of what his body will be doing comparative to his mouth which helps me decided on keyframes and timing.

Rap and Clap Reference

My housemate helping me with reference footage. This was just to get some ideas for moves and actions I could put into the clip.