Normally, when someone wants to make an animated sequence these days, they just use computer software made for that purpose. If you want to go old school, you can draw individual frames, and people will be amazed at your persistence. Duncan McCabe took a much more difficult route, literally, to make a 24-second cartoon of a dancing figure.
Strava is a geolocation service that tracks where you've been on a map. The app is used by runners, hikers, cyclists, and even pilots to see their routes. Just making a recognizable shape is an accomplishment. McCabe planned his running to produce this cartoon figure, and changed it to make the figure dance. He selected maps from sequential runs he made from January to October of this year to produce a flipbook-style animation. Each run was about 10 kilometers, and took around an hour. Not the simplest way to dance, but the end result is pretty cool! In case you are wondering, yes, Strava has contacted McCabe about using the video. -via Born in Space