Fighting!

I'm not on campus at the moment, meaning I'm stuck without a scanner, software or the school's zippy internet. Right now I'm polishing the storyboard... and trying to make the fight sequence between the little boy, his umbrella-duck thing and the evil, rabid squirrels, which is a lot harder than I initially thought.

Choreographing a fight sequence is difficult and requires consideration of where the characters are and how they are moving relative to each other. Sharp cuts and close-ups need to be done in a way that adds energy to the sequence without sacrificing clarity. Usually a fight sequence is the most memorable part of an episode, where all the built-up tension and suspense is finally resolved. When the artists on Samurai Jack storyboarded action sequences, they would fill pages with the most minute details, to ensure the pacing was tight and good. For example, they would have pages filled purely with arrows, to get the pacing down perfectly. Below are some action sequences from some cartoons I find inspiring:

Spectacular Spiderman vs the Sinister Six (This show is spectacular, btw... har har)

Samurai Jack vs Zombies (I like the Samurai vs Ninja fight better, but there isn't much actual fighting in that one)

Sokka vs his sword master (I like the part where they briefly switch to Sokka's pov)

These are the fight sequences that stood out to me while I was watching (*cough* marathoning *cough*) these series: I know there are a lot of good fight sequences I've missed: and there are a ton of really good fight sequences in live action. Let me know if there's a particular fight sequence you really like! ^_^