The Three Biggest Ideas in Animation.Note

The Three Biggest Ideas in Animation

• [8] We can simplify all the little ideas about animation to the 3 most important ideas:

1. Timing - how long smth takes to happen (18 frame loop)
   • Include:
     • Frame rate
     • Speed
     • Pacing
     • Rhythm
2. Posing - still image
   • Can show:
     • Movement
     • Weight
     • Emotion
   • Include:
     • Silhouette
     • Squash and stretch
     • Anticipation
     • Overshoot
3. Spacing - relationship between still imaged over time (space between the frames)

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If you're working on an animation, you can ask yourself How does this motion feel? And if the answer is not great we can look for the solutions:

• Start with posing
  • Without images in place we don't have the ingredients we need
  • If you want a character to look one direction you need to make sure you have poses of them looking in that direction.
  • Focus on key poses
• Decide on the pace and rhythm (timing)
• Spacing
  • Play with exaggeration, flow and energy
  • Fix jitterness or jumpiness

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Homework

• Create poses for these words:
  1. Heavy
  2. Soft
  3. Eager
  4. Bored
  5. Hot
• Bonus: animate them