There's a new addition to CryDev today, or perhaps yesterday, known as
Soldier11 and he's a 3D animator from CS: Source.
Here's an example of something he brings to the community as he learns to animate for CryEngine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHp2QnLXWpw
It's a reload animation of a Beretta M92FS.
His website
If you look closely at his various animations, they are extremely fluid and very forceful, making it
feel as if the user is
actually doing something, which is the main idea when it comes to animation. His animations include sounds which assist in this illusion (I don't think he made them himself.) This is an extremely good example of "Doin' it right." Take notes, folks.