Apply - Final Product

I FINALLY finished my Apply animation brief which took so long because I spent so long with adding detail to it. I did use my concept designs for my actual settings, which saved a lot of time but even they took so long because I was unhappy with them for a long time. I wanted to find this balance between being visually appealing and also having the ability for the audience to understand where I was going with the animation. I think it is clear enough to see the element of surprise as my characters puts glasses on for the first time, however because I have looked at the piece for so long I don't know if i'm just reassuring myself or not.

I feel like I have applied the principles of animation to this piece fundamentally. I really focussed on timing, via the rain drops, the rabbits arms and her walk. Also through the pace in which she takes her glasses on and off. I wanted it to be a lot slower as she takes them off and then double the pace as she puts them back on and I think I have achieved that well. I was really disappointed with is the ears. I found they were extremely difficult to animate, especially as I was concentrating on her walk more, however they aren't too bad because I went back in and altered them, but as shown in the gif below before I changed them, you definitely spot them out in that they are not as smooth in transition as I would have liked them to be. I think I played a bit with squash and stretch with my water drops, and through the glasses, but I am more in general worried with timing and easing in and easing out, so I mainly focussed on those.

In conclusion, I am happy with this animation. It took so long, so I am glad with the results. I obviously would change some things but for what it is I think I applied the principles efficiently.