Class #02 – Introduction to Animation

What is animation?

What’s your favorite animation and why?


 

Animation is all about space and time – watch this TED talk:


 

Disney’s 12 Principles Of Animation:

 

Extra reading:

 

 

Timing for a bouncing ball animation

4 Basic principles of animation:

– Timing

– Squash and stretch

– Motion arcs

– Slow in Slow out ( top)


 

Bouncing ball theory

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Tutorials

 

Another Technique:


 

Keyframing  Guide:


 

Graph editor tutorials:

 


 

Advanced: