Principles of Traditional Animation [Lasseter, SIGGRAPH 1987]
Stylistic conventions followed by Disney’s animators and others (but this is not the only interesting style, of course)
From experience built up over many years
- Squash and stretch -- use distortions to convey flexibility
- Timing -- speed conveys mass, personality
- Anticipation -- prepare the audience for an action
- Followthrough and overlapping action -- continuity with next action
- Slow in and out -- speed of transitions conveys subtleties
- Arcs -- motion is usually curved
- Exaggeration -- emphasize emotional content
- Secondary Action -- motion occurring as a consequence
- Appeal -- audience must enjoy watching it