Week 1: Anatomy – Bipedal vs quadupedal

• Anatomy studies sketches
• Structural sketches of locomotion poses
• Using reference/Pose tests for character using rigs

Week 2-4: Low and High speed gaits (Walks and Runs)

• Walk and amble
• WORKFLOW DEMO: layered approach
• Pace and trot
• Transverse gallop vs rotary gallop
• WORKFLOW DEMO: pose to pose approach
• Comparisons of variance in different quadrupeds (different gaits for different sizes)

Week 5: Changing speeds

• Transitioning from one low speed gait to high speed gait (or vice versa)

Week 6: Change of direction

Start with either high or low speed gait, have creature do a distinct change of direction.

• Low speed turning
• High speed turning

Week 7: Jump

Vertical/horizontal
Breakdown preparation, antic, jump, land

• Jumping a gap
• Jumping up onto a higher object

Week 8 - 9: Climbing and non ground based locomotion

• Comparison of feline and primate climbs
• Swinging and tree locomotion (orangutan, chimpanzee, monkey) [DEMO: Redback]

Week 10 - 11: Combine previous assignments into a sequence

• Planning of sequence (reference, thumbnails, what's the story etc) (stalking prey to strike or walking prey gets startled and runs from predator...etc)
• Try to use as much material from previous classes, stitch it together and perform a rough edit. (should look like a nature documentary)