Topic: Sword Dodge/Somersault Test

I spent about 40 minutes filming this test; it was rather tricky, since it involved a moving set as well as running and somersaulting.  I'm pleased with how it turned out...see what you think:

Watch it in Quicktime

Apologies for the slight video stretching.  I'll fix that for future films.

Re: Sword Dodge/Somersault Test

Pretty good.  I thought all the movements should have been faster, especially the guy swinging the sword.  I don't think he would do any damage with that thing at that speed mini/no

Also, the run cycle seemed a bit off to me, but it's a good test.

Re: Sword Dodge/Somersault Test

Well, the run cycle looked a bit strange, but the somersault was perfect. The sword hit (Attempt) was smooth, but way too slow. If you took less frames for him and kept the same amount of frames on the other figure (Apart from in the run) it would have came out a lot better. I also noticed there was a little light flicker in it.

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