Stalk

An animal on four legs stalks: it sinks low on bent legs, head forward and eyes on its prey, and creeps forward.

Use it in a cartoon Change it in the move maker The pack file (JSON)

What it is for

A cat after a bird, a dog sneaking up on a ball. It is what Crouch and Squats play on four legs.

The principle it shows: low and level

A stalk keeps the head level and still while the body sinks on bent legs and creeps: the eyes do not bob, the tail stays low, and it moves forward slowly.

The program, line by line

when it starts
  show the side view
  at the same time:
    — 1:
      glide dy 0 over 0 s
      glide dy 62.5 over 0.5 s (out)
      glide dy 62.5 over 1 s
      glide dy 62.5 over 0.7 s
    — 2:
      glide dx 0 over 0 s
      glide dx 0 over 0.5 s (out)
      glide dx 56.25 over 1 s
      glide dx 56.25 over 0.7 s
    — 3:
      glide torso 0 over 0 s
      glide torso -4 over 0.5 s
    — 4:
      glide head 0 over 0 s
      glide head -8 over 0.5 s
    — 5:
      glide neck 0 over 0 s
      glide neck -14 over 0.5 s
    — 6:
      glide tail 0 over 0 s
      glide tail -30 over 0.5 s
    — 7:
      glide left leg #0 0, right leg #1 0 over 0 s
      glide left leg #0 30, right leg #1 30 over 0.5 s
    — 8:
      glide left shin 0, right shin 0 over 0 s
      glide left shin 40, right shin 40 over 0.5 s
    — 9:
      glide left leg #2 0, right leg #3 0 over 0 s
      glide left leg #2 -20, right leg #3 -20 over 0.5 s
    — 10:
      glide left forearm 0, right forearm 0 over 0 s
      glide left forearm 45, right forearm 45 over 0.5 s

0 s — the body up 0, the body forward 0, torso 0, head 0, neck 0, tail 0, back legs 0, shins 0, front legs 0, forearms 0.
0.5 s — the body up -20, the body forward 0, torso -4, head -8, neck -14, tail -30, back legs 30, shins 40, front legs -20, forearms 45.
1.5 s — the body up -20, the body forward 18.
2.2 s — the body up -20, the body forward 18.

Try this

Take 0.9 s over its first change instead of 0.5 s: a slower stalk.
In the program: ramp · over 0.5 → 0.9
Sink the body to 81.3 instead of 62.5: a lower stalk.
In the program: ramp · to.dy 62.5 → 81.3

How it differs from the others

Pounce is what comes after; Cower (four legs) is as low, but afraid.

Works on

The two in the film above, and what the move turns on each: worked out by the build, which plays the move on each body and checks what moves. Nobody types this table.
Who	Moves?	What moves
Sunny (one of the six people)	yes	whole body, turns, body, head, arms, legs
Grump (an animal on four legs)	yes	whole body, body, head, front legs, back legs, tail, ears

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