Introduction to animation 101

Description 

Read through the introduction to the module and the assignment brief.

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12 Principles of Animation

1 Squash and Stretch
2 Anticipation
3 Staging
4 Straight ahead action and pose to pose
5 Follow trough and overlapping action
6 Slow in and Slow out
7 Arcs
8 Secondary Action
9 Timing
10 Exaggeration
11 Solid drawing
12 Appeal

 

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Evaluation 

I have browsed the book 'The illusion of  life Disney animation' and started read first chapter- Squash and
stretch.


When we draw on the paper, there is a marked rigidity that is emphasized by the movement. In real life, this occurs only with the most rigid shapes, such as chairs and dishes and pans. Anything composed of living flesh, no matter how bony, will show considerable movement within its shape in progressing through an action. (Thomas F, Johnston O, 1912, p 48)

The movement of squash and stretch are very essence of animation. I learned that when we animate a character, a smile was no longer a simple line. It spread across a face; lips and cheeks, the Squash and Stretch can really make the movement alive.

Learned how to write a good blog

• document my learning process
• annotate the documents
• evaluate personal experience  
• use the formal word to express the blog, do not use slang or internet word such as hahaha, lol, CU etc.
• give feedback and problem-solving 
• make label or category to separate each module so teachers can find them easily

Stop motion Pro A to B move

-move block from A to B

-25 frames hold, 50 frames move, 25frames hold again (our brain cannot recognise first-second moving)

-use 25 frame per second for TV use

-use DSLR camera

photo of whiteboard analysation