Motion design reference
I had some difficulties with the movement design and it was difficult for me to create vivid movements for the characters just by imagining them.
For this reason, I had to find some reference videos. George suggested a film that I could use as a reference, “Monster Inc”. I was inspired by the interaction between the little girl and the giant monster in the film, for example, the scene where the monster scares the little girl and she falls to the ground, turning her head and tilting her body away from the monster, which I used as a reference for my short film when the lantern is taken by the monster. The body language and expressions of the characters in the film helped me a lot
This is the movement after the adjustment, where the protagonist covers his hands with his hands, turns his face away from the monster, shifts his weight down and leans in the same direction.