Yesterday I animated three men running down the street. Today I am animating a police man who is running but stops to turn and look at the Omicron Tsunami wave. To animate quickly I usually move copies of the upper body and head, scaling them bigger as they move forward. Since the police man turns I had to animate him head to toe. The woman in front of him had to be fully animated as well since she turns as well.
After I finish the policeman I have about 4 other people to animate and a bunch of very small people in the distance. I am hoping I can get away with just bouncing their heads and shoulders since they are mostly hidden by other running in front of them. If they are at any point fully in view I will have to fully animate them.
I have a few more of these scenes with crowds of people running from a threat, so I have my work cut out for me.