Obstacle course: Research, analysis and thumbnails

So, the next assignment is an Obstacle course Animation. Ugh. I am studying animation, but I dislike animation itself. 3D Asset Modelling is my home.

But anyway, (drama aside) I am supposed to select a character and then animate a rig participating in a obstacle course while animating it to act like the character you chose.

My first instinct was to select Victor from Corpse Bride, however there was limited reference images and full body scenes of him moving, and so I decided on Emily from Corpse Bride instead.

Emily act like a 'free spirit' so to speak with fluid and graceful movements, almost as if she is walking on air. She dances often, and had an innocent charisma.

When it comes to animating Emily I feel i will need to accentuate her movements through dancing (ballerina-esk).

Above is a rough sketch on how I was her to tackle the obstacle course.

Below is my first attempt at animating Emily using a pre-existing Rig.

I hope it turns out, as I am not very good or very fond of character animation... After this project however, next trimester I can concentrate on 3D modelling, which will be nice.