For the later half of the animation, I used staging to put the white ball and black eight ball in the same frame. I used anticipation and squash and stretch to build suspense when the white ball is getting ready to roll. I exaggerated the squishing and jumping of the black eight ball to make it seem a lot softer than the other balls. I deliberately chose to make the other balls not squish as much. I also wanted to give the black ball a little personality at the end with the way it turns around and looks back at the camera.
pool table model: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/pool-table-b5238d5780aa4e44900a8bd963ac7898
carpet texture: https://architextures.org/textures/1005
