The final animation challenge as part of my Cinematic Animation module was self guided, with the suggestion of working with a quadrupedal rig. I chose to work with the Companion X rig by M_Rigs (http://mrigs.squarespace.com/) as I had purchased his full pack and had not yet used any of them for projects. I primarily worked with tiger and gorilla references for the movement cycles, though also used dog, cat, and bear references for some parts. The challenge requirements were a walk, run, and idle animation cycle that looped and should be considered 'game ready'. I opted to additionally create an Idle Break animation to bulk out the piece a little more.
Character Rig Direct Link:
http://mrigs.squarespace.com/#/companion-x/
Final Render Sequence (Compiled)
Individual Render of the Idle Loop.
Individual Render of the Idle Break animation.
Individual Render of the Walk Cycle.
Individual Render of the Run Cycle.