animatin test - tracing 3d

I have been having some trouble trying to find a animating technique and style that I am happy and comfortable with. This time round I have tried frame by frame animating, using a 3d model as the basis for the characters movements. I am really happy with the look of this animation test, the only downfall is it is extremely time consuming, and also means that the characters animation also needs to be plotted in 3d. Erlack. What a lot of work!