Frame Timing:

Becky to walk up ladder = 369

(from base of ladder)

Becky to reach box = 24

Becky to pass box =320

Katie to recieve box = 56

Katie to re-adjust grip = 47

Katie to turn around =63

on heels

Katie to walk off = 60

By comparing the frame timings we can see that becky tends to move a lot slower than Katie does, as it takes her a few hundred frames to climb the ladder, and also to pass the box. Her general movement is fairly smooth, and exaggerated (as she stretches greatly when reaching for the box and climbing the ladder) but it is very slow.

Katie tends to move with stiffer but quicker movement, it only takes her 60 frames to walk off, although watching the motion slowly we can see that there is very little movement occurring in the joints; she shuffles rather than walks.

On this contact sheet I have drawn in annotations to support my notes above

Research: Character Interaction

This is my initial character interaction research video, however I then opened it up in premier, and edited it so that its more obvious which bits are interesting to focus on:

-Character 1 is Katie she is an old man, helping his wife up a step ladder to retrieve an old box full of photo albums

- Character 2 is Rebecca, she is an old woman, climbing up the step ladder to retrieve the box

- I chose to record the action in front of the grids on the wall as it gives a clear back ground for the sequence

-There is one physical interaction between character 1 and 2 before the box is retrieved; katie first holds out her left hand as a support for Becky to grab onto whilst climbing, after this katie's hand moves to the ladder to support her from there. This interaction lasts for

100 frames

- Katie and Rebecca are playing an old couple fetching something from the attic, i think this is reflected in their fairly slow movement, and the care that Katie is taking over ensuring Rebeccas safety; such as holding her hand when she takes the first step, and also always keeping one hand on the ladder.

- As Becky brings the box down, she twists her spine as her knees are in a fixed position on the step ladder

- Next she moves the box in an arc so as to avoid the shelves and the top of the step ladder

-I particularly like Katie's walk off at the end as although it isn't really how old people walk, it is fairly stiff at the knee joints, but still has a bounce to the step. She is also holding the box in a fairly interesting way, suggesting that it is supposed to be heavy, as when she first takes it, she re-adjusts her hand positions to the bottom of the box for extra support (0:37)

-Rebecca's stretch for the box is also interesting as she first uses one hand to reach out to it before then constantly re-adjusting her hold around it until she has it off the shelf, as she is at first uncertain of the objects weight, so is unable to choose a definite lifting position at first

-Although Katies wave at the start wasn't supposed to be recorded, i still think it is interesting. It takes 46 frames, during which the wrist leads the action. The palm of her hand then follows and lastly the fingers drag behind.

- At around 0:06 both characters look to each other for re-assurance, this is just as Becky is about to place all of her weight on the first step, suggesting that they are both slightly anxious about the action