Principles of Animation
Animation Genres
Storyboards
Bonus
100

When a ball hits a wall, it does this.

Squash/stretch

100

Hand-drawn, an older genre

Traditional Animation

100

What goes in the blank boxes on a storyboard template?

Drawings/illustrations

100

Red, blue and yellow colour group

Primary colours

200

All natural motions follow an...

Arc

200

Logos, interactive buttons and transitions generally fall under this genre

Motion graphics

200

What goes on the lines on a storyboard template?

Written descriptions

200

Green, orange and purple colour group

Secondary colours

300

Presenting a scene in a way that is clear and readable.

Staging

300

Continuous images stitched together to create movement

Stop motion

300

What is typically drawn on a storyboard?

Characters, objects, motions and/or locations

300

Continuous marks. AKA ...

Line

400

Gives characters weight and volume

Solid Drawing

400

Scenes from Anime, Bluey and Peppa Pig generally fall under this animation genre

2D Animation

400

This element in a storyboard helps show what characters are saying or thinking

Dialogue or Speech bubbles

400

Term for notes written to describe explain action or timing

Annotations

500

Adding small movements to make characters feel alive, even when they’re not doing much.

Secondary Action

500

An animation genre closely associated with Motion Capture and VR.

3D Animation

500

How the camera is placed and how it moves 

Camera movement/Compostitions

500

Another name for 3-dimentional shapes/elements

Form