Preston Blair

I Don't know if I will need to do a walk cycle yet, but I found this and thought it would make animating Moom so much easier, look how excitingly he could enter the room. The mastermind behind this sheet is Disney original, Preston Blair who is most famous for his sequence Red Hot Riding Hood.


I think Tex Avery often get's the majority of credit when it comes to animation sequences like these, but today we aren't looking at the wolf character, but the dancing female. I think there's a lot I can take forward from this to put into Moom, because essentially her dance routine although a bit more sexual, shows that of the female figure, so maybe I can learn something to make it look sassier and more female. I think it's interesting that this character has a very nonchalent attitude until she gets angry. She also does alot of wiggling, and her hips and shoulder make frequent circular movements in a figure of eight. This is something that would probably make my Moom look very feminine and is something that I shall try not to forget. I also think a fascinating characteristic they've given this female character is how she hangs her head whenever she flutters her eyebrows, so I looked into who influenced this character because I wasn't sure if Jessica Rabbit was around at this time, but she came after, but they were both inspired by the actress Rita Hayworth.



I think it's really interesting to compare a performance by Rita Hayworth to the actual animated character because there are definitely similarities and differences, the hips and shoulders definitely rotate and move a lot like the Red Hot Riding Hood, but not as extremely. I also think she seem a lot happier in herself. Rita Hayworth smiles a lot in a way that says she doesn't care, whereas the cartoon character in comparison is very sexualised and doesn't seem so carefree and secure in herself.

Things to take forward, keep Moom Feminine with wiggles, Remember this walk cycle sheet for future means.

http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/aim/a_notes/walk_reference_01.html