I absolutely think that hand-drawn animation is valid and I actually hope to do one in the future with a large budget.
Brad BirdIf you move something 10 pounds through space and then stop suddenly, there's a little overshoot. When you transfer weight from one leg to another, there's a certain way that it happens.
Brad BirdI think if you have a really big, heavy person, there's a feeling of an invisible puppeteer jerking them around in space. They don't feel like they are moving themselves.
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