Action scavenger hunt

Actions scavenger hunt

One of my favorite animations from the Overwatch Animated Shorts, you can see an example of a action at timestamps 2:10 and at around 6:00. The two scenes show Bastion (the robot guy) walking. These shots are even set up similar, with Bastion starting in the center of the scene and using the walking action cycle to exit the view of the camera.


The action can be seen at timestamp 0:27, where the elks (I think thats what they are) start to run away.

Conclusion

Actions are short sequences of motion. They are used in animations to shorten the amount of time that it takes to animate something, as you could, for example, make a short walk cycle and loop that multiple times throughout the animation