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12 Principals of Animation
12 Principals of Animation
12 Principles of Animation
Principal: Anticipation
Explanation: We are preparing for the bunny to drop again, preforming its main action.
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Explanation: We are watching the acceleration of the cat as it pushes itself off Totoro.
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Principal: Exaggeration
Explanation: as the wind picks up the hair and the papers are flying like crazy, making the movement
seem more real and fluid.
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Explanation: This is a clear and consider drawing with lots of scale that stays proportionate as the angles
change.
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Explanation: The main movement is her head looking downward, but the secondary action is the way
the hair flows in the background as the wind passes her.
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Principal: Appeal
Explanation: This still holds a lot of emotion, not only in the background but in the main character. The
action of shooting the beam out seems to hold a lot of anger a
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Principal: Arcs
Explanation: This scene captures the arc that the bow takes as the violinist is playing.
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Explanation: Here we see the way the weight of the rabbit influences the shape of Totoro on impact.
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Explanation: This is a still image with the orbs around him moving to convey a sense of time passing.
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Principal: Timing
Explanation: The wings move together at a slower pace to create the look of buoyancy and non-urgency.
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Explanation: After the character puts food in its mouth and chews, you can see it swallow.
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Principal: Staging
Explanation: This background is clear and gives the audience a good idea of how the characters are
traversing the landscape.