Principles of Animation
When a ball hits a wall, it does this.
Squash/stretch
Hand-drawn, an older genre
Traditional Animation
What goes in the blank boxes on a storyboard template?
Drawings/illustrations
Red, blue and yellow colour group
Primary colours
All natural motions follow an...
Arc
Logos, interactive buttons and transitions generally fall under this genre
Motion graphics
What goes on the lines on a storyboard template?
Written descriptions
Green, orange and purple colour group
Secondary colours
Presenting a scene in a way that is clear and readable.
Staging
Continuous images stitched together to create movement
Stop motion
What is typically drawn on a storyboard?
Characters, objects, motions and/or locations
Continuous marks. AKA ...
Line
Gives characters weight and volume
Solid Drawing
Scenes from Anime, Bluey and Peppa Pig generally fall under this animation genre
2D Animation
This element in a storyboard helps show what characters are saying or thinking
Dialogue or Speech bubbles
Term for notes written to describe explain action or timing
Annotations
Adding small movements to make characters feel alive, even when they’re not doing much.
Secondary Action
An animation genre closely associated with Motion Capture and VR.
3D Animation
How the camera is placed and how it moves
Camera movement/Compostitions
Another name for 3-dimentional shapes/elements
Form