Development

~ I have decided to animate the character of Thumper (from the film Bambi) in my tests. I find the character easier to draw than a lot of the other Disney characters I've practiced drawing. The animators also use the bounce and stretch principle of animation with that character a lot, which is interesting to study.
~ I have started the development part of the project. With the assistance of screen captures I have taken from Bambi, I have drawn up a succession of frames from the scene in which Bambi and Thumper skate on a frozen lake. It is a very short first test and has made me think about how many frames are needed to show actions and how to get from one key frame to the next. It has also given me my first chance to practice using a light box.
~ I have also typed up all written research notes into a printable form.

NEXT:
~ I am going to photograph the frames I have drawn and see how it plays through as an animation.
~ I am going to make more screen captures from Bambi and draw some more frames that will hopefully make a better animation than my first test.