For my mood walk I’ve decided to have a child character going from a sad state onto a happy one after seeing a kitten.
The initial sad walk took me quite a bit to get, especially when it came to the arms: at first they were swinging to much as I thought that keeping them still would make the character look stiff, but the more I acted it out, the more I realised my shoulders were just bouncing up and down with the rest of my upper body.
I have just put down key frames for the second part of the walk and I’m happy with the initial transition but will seek feedback for the run. I’m afraid the action will be interpreted wrong and the audience will think the child is scared rather than excited. I am beginning to understand the importance of exaggeration and trying to apply to this particular exercise.