Terry Gilliam is one of my favorite movie directors,
but he's also the man responsible for Monty Python's wacky animations.

His extremely original animation style looks something like shuffling magazine clippings...
because that's partially what it contains.

Here are some stock photos, taken off of Pythonet.org from which I've drawn inspiration:

My recent project is actually a revival of an Computer Animation assignment.
The assignment was to pick a cartoon character, and do an "antithesis" to that character.
Superman has his StuperDuck... and likewise I have created a character I call "The Hand".

A bit of explanation: in the Monty Python cartoons there is a recursive theme,
whereas the main character of any given scene may suddenly,
and unexpectedly be squashed by a gigantic foot, as thus:

I have responded in turn, by creating an animation (styled after Gilliam's work) where a
hand would act in an opposite manner, and direction, by slowly creeping up on an
intended victim - and gracefully spiriting them away.

This is the set-up for the animation (the hand is hidden behind the tree):

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So far, I've only completed the old man's walking sequence, shown here:

Mr. Gilliam's animations were filled with lots of quirky and unexpected movements,
and I've really tried to capture that. If you're wondering where the heck The Hand is in all of this,
here's what it will look like when it's implemented: