Fisher Animation Review

Most actions follow a slightly circular path. This is especially true of the human figure and the action of animals. Give animation a more natural action and better flow. Examples are a pendulum swinging, arm movement, head turns and even eye movements.

• Arcs

• Anticipation

• Appeal

• Secondary Actions

Corresponds to what would be called charisma in an actor. A character who is not necessarily sympathetic – villains or monsters can also fall under this principle – the important thing is that the viewer feels the character is real and interesting

• Follow Through and Overlap

• Appeal

• Exaggeration

• Solid Drawing

This movement prepares the audience for a major action the character is about to perform, such as, starting to run, jump or change expression. Examples are a pitcher's wind-up or a golfers' back swing.

• Anticipation

• Arcs

• Staging

• Slow In and Slow Out

The most used principle.

• Squash and Stretch

• Exaggeration

• Anticipation

• Staging

Its purpose is to direct the audience's attention, and make it clear what is of greatest importance in a scene

• Staging

• Follow through and overlapping action

• Slow in and slow out

• Squash and stretch

The Adobe Animate timeline is divided up into little rectangles. Each rectangle is called a

• frame

• rectangle

• box

• thing

The white box where you draw things in Adobe Animate is called the

• big white box

• stage

• frame

• symbol

What is a film with no dialogue called?

• Horror

• Mummy

• Silent Film

• Music Video

Who created Steamboat Willie?

• Tex Avery

• Max Fleischer

• Walt Disney

• Winsor McCay

What is this?

• Flipbook

• Thaumatrope

• Zoetrope

• Rotoscope