12Principlesof

ComputerAnimation
AmyGooch
AA3:Animation


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 12PrinciplesofAnimation
CreatedbyDisneyStudiosin1930s
SnowWhite(1937)
Pinocchio&Fantastia(1940)
Dumbo(1941)
Bambi(1942)

 Reallyabout
Performance
DirectingPerformance
Representingreality
Interpretingrealworldphysics
Editingsequenceofactions

Squashandstretch

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 Squashandstretch

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 Anticipation

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Top:movesimply

Bottom:anticipates
motionbefore
moving,broadcasting
whatisaboutto
happen

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 Anticipation

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BadJump:
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crouchfirst,
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 Staging

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 Staging

BadSilhouette GoodSilhouette

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 TwoAnimation
TechniquesforAction
PosetoPose

Straightahead

(Ex:RyanbyChrisLandreth)

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 Action,pt2
FollowthruAction

OverlappingAction

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 FollowthruAction

Balls
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Bottom:Followthru

Arm
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FollowthruAction

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Watchtheantenas

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 Movement:
SlowinandSlowout

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Theballontheleft Theballinthe
movesata righteasesin/out
constantspeed; atthetop;looks
looksabrupt smootherand
morenatural

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 Movement:
SlowinandSlowout

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Bad,Noease Good,withease
VeryRobotic Morenatural,fluid

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 Movement:Arcs

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 Arcs

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 Arcs:HeadTurn

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 SecondaryAction

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 Timing

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 TimingHeadTurn

60Frame 30Frame 5Frame

Lookslikestretch Lookslikenono Lookslikehegothit
no

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 Exaggeration
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 Solidmodelingandrigging
(soliddrawingin1930s)

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CharacterPersonality

 12PrinciplesofAnimation
SquashandStretch
Anticipation
Staging
FollowthruandOverlappingAction
StraightaheadandPosetoPose
SlowinandSlowout
Arcs
SecondaryAction
Timing
Exaggeration
SolidModelingandRigging
CharacterPersonality

 Afewmore

 VisualStyling

 BlendMotion
Cartoonphysics
Realisticcartoon
Realistichuman
Rotoscoping

 Cinematography
Lighting
Composition
Squencing

 Facialanimation
MoresubtlecontrolsinCG
Decideearlyonlevelofcontrol

 Usercontrolledanimation
Gamesallowuserintervention
Builtinanticipation
Branchsmoothlybetweenactionshots


 AnimationExamples
Siggraph2004DVD

 Credits
http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animatio
n/principles/prin_trad_anim.htm
Kerlows Book
Jessica Hodgins Notes
http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3ddocs/charanim/ (animations)