Hadn't played my piano since my first video so this seemed like a fun way to get back into it. My musicsavvy friend showed me some of the rotoscoped piano animation from the anime's "Your Lie in April" and "Kids on the Slope" where every key is visibly hit, and I wanted to see if I could get that level of accuracy using a handdrawn approach like those piano scenes from 1950's Tom & Jerry.

Tried a few new things for this one:
Switching camera angles with each character mostly sticking to one side of the screen for readability
Drawings hands and characters in threepoint perspective with foreshortening
Using 3D software to screenshot/trace over objects (pianos) and establish perspective lines for freehanded characters/backgrounds
Dynamic backgrounds and lighting to keep characters in focus

Music used: Cascades (Scott Joplin), played by me and some royaltyfree snare drums