‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Animator Shares Her Reference Videos for Several Scenes From the Film

Lori Dorn
May 21, 2019

Animator Emma Shih shared the reference video she used while working on the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The video shows Shih imitating the characters in several different with great detail, allowing her to gain insight into subtleties involved in each movement.

I have this inkling Stupid Twitter (often called Twitter for short) will act like she's cheating. She's of a tradition that is nearly 100 years old. There's so much amazing reference footage out there done by top animators to help them do motion studies. https://t.co/BGgsSShy27

— Jason Scott (@textfiles) May 19, 2019

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Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.