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Emery Ryujin Duffin

12 Principles of Animation

Video Title: Goodbye Ghibli

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Principal: Anticipation

Explanation: We are preparing for the bunny to drop again, preforming its main action.
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Principal: Slow in Slow out

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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Principal: Solid Drawing

Explanation: This is a clear and consider drawing with lots of scale that stays proportionate as the angles
change.
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Principal: Secondary Action

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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Principal: Squash and Stretch

Explanation: Here we see the way the weight of the rabbit influences the shape of Totoro on impact.
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Principal: Pose to Pose

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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Principal: Overlapping Action

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.

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