Hercules by Andreas Deja

Source: Deja, A. (2014). Deja View: "I'm an Action Figure". [online] Andreasdeja.blogspot.ca. Available at: http://andreasdeja.blogspot.ca/2014/10/im-action-figure.html [Accessed 1 Dec. 2014].

"When I animated this scene with Hercules I was able to benefit from some live action reference. 

The actor who went through the motion in front of a video camera was Robert Gant.
I received a layout package which included these two enlarged print-outs from the footage. Before animating I studied Robert’s acting and actions on a TV monitor. At the same time I drew a series of thumbnail sketches as I was searching for the key poses.
I remember the live action footage being excellent, and I used most of what Robert was doing. But by not tracing photostats it is still necessary to digest the scene in your head and make it your own.

Here are the rough key poses from the scene:"

-Andreas Deja