Motion Studies

I work as a 2D animator and film maker. Obsessed with the way things move. This is my collection of the most beautiful displays of movement I can find in the world.

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Surfing royalty John John Florence filmed from underwater re-entry after riding a barrel.

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Performer: FKA Twigs

Choreographer: Ryan Heffington

Director: Spike Jonze

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Unspeakable beauty and power of this horsie captured by Yassine Cavalier

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Chase Reinford - pulls a massive tombstone backflip

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Chase Reinford - Adrenaline addiction documentary

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Hans Wouters makes long boarding steps look easy. Check him out on YouTube

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Julie Gautier in her underwater short film AMA

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Stipe Miocic is the longest reigning UFC MMA heavyweight world champion. When he was first pitted against Francis Ngannou - (who has the highest recorded punching power in any sport ever and is considered to be the most dangerous opponent in MMA) - he was put down as the underdog by almost everyone. He dominated the whole fight. I especially like how he dodges the punches and appears to know exactly when and where they’re coming from.

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Yago Lamela with one of the longest jumps ever at 8.56m. If you watch enough long jumps, you begin to see that each jumper has their own style. I picked this jump because I found Yago Lamela had an incredibly graceful style to his jump. 

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The oldest of the Wild West Express Kids trick riding

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Rare underwater volcanic eruption caught by a drone

https://youtu.be/XHe7-QHETfg

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Truls Torp death diving in Norway. Rare to see someone falling through the air with such relaxed composure.

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Tim Alongi and Jean-Baptiste Chandelier are acro-paragliders. Here they are skimming over sand dunes barefoot. Although their movement is very graceful and fun, don’t be fooled - this is incredibly dangerous. One unexpected gust of wind could pick them up and slam them into the ground breaking their bones. Good thing they are specialists!

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Sooo satisfying

Sean Rosenzvaig AKA StickyickySean https://www.instagram.com/stickyickysean/?hl=en

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Russian skydive routine over dubai, shot on a gopro. One of the most beautiful showcases of human movement I have ever seen.

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Michael Phelps slow motion underwater footage of his butterfly stroke

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Michael Pereira pulls regular backflips and spins in his fights. Not all his fights are wins, but in every fight he will have you on the edge of your seat (or off it). These are not movie fight scenes - every one of his opponents are trying their best to knock him out, which makes his moves all the more impressive.