Who's Pulling Who?

Blocking

This animation blocking was crucial for me to get an idea of how the timing was going to play out. Also studying the bulldog's movements were so vital for the scene's believability.

Pulling Reference

After a good 30 minutes of throwing idea after idea away, I finally figured out a simple way to create a makeshift leash. After tying an extension cord to the strongest door handle in the house, it was ready to be pulled!

Bulldog Reference

It was so necessary for me to find good reference of a bulldog running, especially since this was my first time animating a dog. This was one of the videos observed, with the wind up the bulldog does at the beginning being a great subtlety to its personality.

Bulldog Run Cycle

This reference video was mostly used to comprehend the run of a bulldog from the profile view. It helped tremendously when timing out the steps, as well as analyzing the body movement.

Blocking and References