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Fundamentals of Animation

Animation History & Classic Animation Activity

Notes

Part 2: Flipbook Assignment

Storyboard

Animation

Storyboarding in Storyboard Pro Activity

Storyboard

UP Storyboard

Exported PDF

Toon Boom Export:

Animating in Harmony Activity

Notes

Warm Up

1 Second Animation

Keyframes

Colour Swatch

Principles of Animation

12 Principles of Animation Notes

Principles of Animations (Animations)

Definitions

Squash & Stretch - gives the illusion of weight and volume to a character as they move. This is done by expanding and compressing the character’s body.

Slow-In and Slow-Out – designed to add realism to the movement of characters. When characters are performing actions, animators will draw more frames at the start of the action, less frames in the middle, and more frames again at the end of the action to create this slow-in/slow-out effect

Arc - almost all actions in life have a slightly circular motion

Timing - helps create the illusion that an action is abiding by the laws of physics. By adjusting the timing of a scene, animators can make that scene look either slower and smoother (with more frames) or faster and crisper (with less frames).

Anticipation- preparation for real action

Follow Through- argues that when a character is running and stops, their main body will stop, but the other parts of their body will keep moving for a bit after

Secondary Action- an additional action that reinforces and adds more dimension to the main action

Exaggeration- overstating certain movements in a way that helps evoke a point yet doesn't ruin the believability of the scene