Overlap
When the Beast finally grabs at the rattle, it all happens at once. Real life does not happen that way. The solution is to introduce overlap into the shot. Through observation of the actual motion (me on the floor again), I determined that the arm and shoulder should start to actually reach out slightly after the whole body motion begins, with the grab continuing for a short while past the end of the body motion. With the timing keys set correctly, this is easy to accomplish.
Figure 11.29 shows the set of keys that represent the beginning and ending of the overall motion. The keys for the arm bones are selected. In Figure 11.30, the arm keys have been shifted a couple of frames to the right (forward in time) so that their motion begins ...
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