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Principles Of Animation

Subject : art
Instructions:
  • Answer 24 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Means that you must start at the beginning of a shot and progress through it straight ahead - one frame to the next - with no going back and no jumping ahead.






2. It occurs after an action - and is the direct physical result of it






3. Are little movements that aren't essential but that help to add meaning to an action.






4. This is a good way to emphasis to certain movements and thereby draw attention where you want it.






5. This is a directors tool used in all kids of film making and stage craft.






6. Should appeal to people so they would want to watch the movie






7. This is a good way to emphasis to certain movements and thereby draw attention where you want it.






8. The main reason being the jointed nature of the skeleton and gravity






9. Lets continue using the example of a man throwing a ball






10. Good drawing doesn't apply in stop motion - but we can try to keep to the spirit of the concept by changing






11. Are little movements that aren't essential but that help to add meaning to an action.






12. Acceleration and deceleration refers to the tendency things have to start and stop moving gradually.






13. Flattens out and elongate slightly






14. It is the most crucial elements physical and theatrical. actual motions required to perform an action - refers to the pauses and the emphases added to make it dramatic






15. Good drawing doesn't apply in stop motion - but we can try to keep to the spirit of the concept by changing






16. Should appeal to people so they would want to watch the movie






17. Means that you must start at the beginning of a shot and progress through it straight ahead - one frame to the next - with no going back and no jumping ahead.






18. Lets continue using the example of a man throwing a ball






19. This is a directors tool used in all kids of film making and stage craft.






20. Flattens out and elongate slightly






21. Acceleration and deceleration refers to the tendency things have to start and stop moving gradually.






22. It is the most crucial elements physical and theatrical. actual motions required to perform an action - refers to the pauses and the emphases added to make it dramatic






23. It occurs after an action - and is the direct physical result of it






24. The main reason being the jointed nature of the skeleton and gravity