I have to animate a tiger running towards the screen and I'm having a hard time finding video reference. I tried video taping my dog running, but she wouldn't cooperate :P
So do you guys know of any sites that have videos of tigers/cats running or even refference sheets of some kind
any suggestions would be appreciated.
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My thoughts went immediately to the Esso tiger. Couple of great very short clips.
http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?q=esso%20tiger%20advert&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wv
try BBC motion gallery
http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/Customer/SearchResults.aspx?searchText=tiger&type=Simple
BTW....a house cat would be more accurate than a dog, even a big dog, to reference for a tiger. Felines tend to stride in a line; almost feminine by our human bias. you can also really see a cats shoulder blades working.
oh wow, those esso clips are perfect! thanks a lot black spot!
lol, yeah I realized that after trying to work with my dog.
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OH MAN!
that bbc motion gallery is also amazingly helpful!
thanks so much, graphiteman!!!
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sounds like you got what you need, but the first thing I though of was Jungle Book which has both Bagera and Sher Khan.
There's also by Kimba, the White Lion and I'd imagine the Lion King.