3D Crocodile Tennis Hyperlapse

Vertical video - a stylized 3D green crocodile character wearing a white polo shirt, pink shorts, and white sneakers stands on a solid pink background. He holds a tennis racket in his right hand. A yellow tennis ball is clenched in his open jaw. Still. 0–1s: The crocodile spits the ball from his jaw and smacks it with a quick forehand. Before it leaves frame a second yellow ball flies in from the left - he snaps a backhand. A third ball from the right - forehand. The pace is fast and accelerating. His footwork shuffles side to side. Each return is clean - full stroke, contact, reset. 1–3s: HYPERLAPSE. The speed ramps into overdrive. Yellow tennis balls fly at the crocodile one after another in rapid succession - coming from the left, the right, high, low. He is a blur of motion - forehand, backhand, forehand, forehand, backhand - his racket arm whipping back and forth at hyperlapse speed. His feet shuffle frantically side to side. His body pivots and rotates on every stroke. His white polo shirt bounces with each explosive movement. Balls fly in and get smashed back out of frame in a continuous stream. His tail whips behind him for balance on every shot. The pink background becomes a stage for a one-reptile tennis machine. 3–5s: The barrage continues faster. The balls are coming in relentless rhythm - one every fraction of a second. The crocodile reaches wide for a stretched forehand - recovers - lunges the other way for a diving backhand - recovers - overhead smash on a high ball - drop shot on a low one. His form starts breaking down slightly - the strokes getting more desperate, more athletic, less textbook. He scrambles. His sneakers squeak on the surface. His shirt is disheveled. Sweat beads appear on his green scales. But he keeps hitting - every single ball gets returned. 5–6s: The final balls. Three more - bang bang bang - forehand backhand forehand. The last ball fires off his racket and exits frame. No more balls come. The crocodile stands there for a beat - racket still raised, body coiled, eyes wide, waiting for the next one. Nothing comes. Silence. He slowly lowers the racket. 6–8s: The exhaustion hits. His shoulders slump. His chest heaves. He bends forward and puts both hands on his knees - the racket dangling from his right hand. His jaw hangs open - tongue visible, panting, huffing. His whole body rises and falls with each heavy breath. His tail droops flat on the ground behind him. His eyes are half-lidded. He is absolutely gassed. He stays bent over - hands on knees, breathing hard, completely spent. The pink background is calm and still around him. Hold.